Making 144
Making 144
Benjamin collapsed in the chair, drowning in fear and despair.
He thought, “It must be Gilmore Reed!
He recorded my conversation with Carol and sent it to the media!
I can’t go down like this!
No!
I don’t want to be expelled from my family! I don’t want my reputation to be ruined like this?”
Just then, his phone rang.
The sudden ringing of the phone shocked him. His body quivered subconsciously for some reason
It seemed that Gilmore’s call just now traumatized him.
Benjamin Hesitated for a while before picking it up, his hands trembling. “Hello…”
“Mr. Palmer, your two uncles just broke in. They brought people with them. We were outnumbered and couldn’t stop them. They have the chairman’s documents and…” On the phone, a woman’s voice was shaking-
It was Benjamin’s secretary
“I see…” he replied.
Then, he hung up.
Just then, the door of his office was pushed open.
Two guards in black uniforms and sunglasses barged in, followed by two middle–aged men in suits and ties. A young assistant stood by them, holding a briefcase,
The two middle–aged men gloated. “We’re here to check on you, Benjamin”
They were Benjamin’s uncles, Russell Palmer and Herbert Palmer.
Benjamin looked at them with his sharp eyes and asked, “You’re not here to laugh in my face, are you?”
Russell sneered. “Benjamin, what are you talking about? We’re your uncles. We’d never do that
“Yeah, we just heard you almost destroyed our family business, so we’re here to take over Castronova Ventures,” Herbert snickered
*So what? I’m still the vice president of Gastronova Ventures. I won’t budge unless Grandpa tells me to,” Benjamin said as he glared at his two uncles,
Russell and Herbert nodded. “Fair enough. Your grandpa has the final say,”
Then, the two gestured at the young assistant. “Show him the document!
“Yes,” the assistant replied. Then, he took out a document from his briefcase and placed it on Benjamin’s desk.
“Mr. Palmer, the chairman has already signed this document. Please take a look.”
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13:05 Fri, Aug 23
Benjamin looked down at the sheet of paper.
After reading it, he fell heavily onto the chair in shock, his face drained of all color.
The document clearly read that his grandfather had fired him from the company, kicked him out of the family, and. designated Herbert and Russell to take over Gastronova Venture
At the end was his grandfather’s signature, which made the document official.
Benjamin had lost everything.
Seeing Benjamin’s dejected expression, Russell ordered with a sneer, “Guards! Ie’s no longer the vice president of this company. Get him out of here!
“Yes, Mr. Palmer,” the guards answered.
Then, Benjamin was dragged out of the office like he was a dead body.
Seeing him being taken away, Russell and Herbert smiled victoriously.
When the guards got out of the building, Benjamin was thrown to the ground.
“Scran” The guards kicked Benjamin on his butt.
When Benjamin recovered from the daze, he had already been kicked out of the company and expelled from his family
He got up, ran back to the company’s gate, and shouted, “You can’t fire the vice president of the company!”
Just then, a group of reporters pointed their microphones and cameras toward Benjamin, stopping him in his tracks.
“Mr. Palmer, why did you try to ruin Evermore Diner’s reputation?”
“Mr. Palmer, did you just say you were fired from the company?
“Mr. Palmer, do you know that malicious slandering is a serious crime? Why did you knowingly break the law?”
Benjamin was overwhelmed with questions.
Facing the reporters and cameras, he was on the verge of breaking down.
“Get away from me!” he shrieked
Then. Benjamin elbowed his way out of the swarm of reporters and fled the scene.
But the reporters didn’t give up and chased after him.
“Mr. Palmer, can you answer my question?”
“Mr. Palmer, please stop.”
“Mr. Palmer”
In Claire’s office in Newhaven Commercial Plaza, Gilmore, Claire. Gerald, and Gilmore’s parents were watching TV.
On the TV, the images showed Benjamin running away and screaming like crazy with a group of reporters chasing after
Seeing that, all the people in Claire’s office laughed.
“Karma‘ Serves him right?” said Harlan
Yeah! How dare he slander our Evermore Diner? Nice try! He dag his own grave!” Sophia echoed.
Clare turned her care to Gilmore. You saved Evermore Diner. If it weren’t for you. Benjamin would have succeeded, and the restaurant would be a mess right now.”
Gerald had already told her what Gilmore had done to save Evermore Diner’s reputation. She knew that Gilmore had installed pinhole cameras at Lunar Café and asked the chefs to put on a show in front of Carol and Benjamin.
After watching the footage Gilmore had taken in Lunar Cafe, Claire had pulled some strings and contacted the major med outlets in Oakhaven and sent them the footage.
That was why reporters from Infinity Network, Penguin Media, and Virtual Voice had shown up at Evermore Diner today.
Benjamin said to Claire calmly, “I couldn’t just watch Benjamin destroy our business, could I?”
Claire nodded
After this incident, she had grown imperceptibly more dependent on Gilmore.
She believed that everything would be okay as–long as he was around. NôvelDrama.Org owns this text.
She then suddenly thought of something and asked, “Gilmore, how did you know Benjamin would try to bribe our chefs at
Lunar Cafe
Gilmore replied. “Well, the people on his side gave him away.”
“The people on his side?” Claire asked, puzzled.
Gerald and Gilmore’s parents were also confused.
Gilmore answered, “Yeah, Benjamin’s two uncles told me about his plan.
“They wanted to snatch the family business from Benjamin’s hands, so they delivered the information to my door.
“That’s why I saw through Benjamin’s dirty scheme.”
Claire finally understood after hearing his explanation.
Benjamin’s father was supposed to be the legitimate successor of the Palmer family’s fortune. Since his father died, the successor naturally became Benjamin. In the power struggle, his two uncles decided to throw him under the bus
That totally made sense in Claire’s eyes.
She didn’t doubt Gilmore’s words in the slightest.
Gerald and Gilmore’s parents were also convinced.
“Uncles‘ betrayal, huh
He deserves it
Sophia cursed-
“That’s right, they deserve to suffer, Gilmore echoed.
He was relieved as he thought, “I can’t believe they bought it.
Thanks for covering for me, Benjamin’s uncles!”