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Chapter 2014
Chapter 2014
Chapter 2014
"Ms. Riddle, you're finally back. Do you know how much all of us here have been waiting for you to come back?"
"Yeah! At first, we thought you and Mr. Johnston had almost died during the accident. We were all very worried about you."
Nicole watched as people started to swarm around them, moving closer, pushing overwhelming questions of how Nicole was doing and expressing their concerns.
"Mr. Riddle Sr. has arrived!" one shouted from the crowd.
Everyone in the room instantly fell silent. There were rumors going around claiming that Mr. Riddle Sr. was bedridden and had passed on. The news of Mr. Riddle Sr.'s presence had taken everyone aback. Though no one in the room spoke up, deep down they knew the truth.
Everyone watched as Mr. Riddle Sr. slowly approached the doors of the banquet hall.
'Didn't the rumors say the old man is preparing for his funeral? How can it be? He's here looking fine as ever!'
Mr. Riddle Sr. had stopped all his medications, had Nicole do needle techniques on him and he took the detoxification medicine Nicole prescribed him with. Mr. Riddle Sr. now was almost fully recovered, all thanks to Nicole and her return.
Everyone gave way for Mr. Riddle Sr. to pass by. Soon enough, he reached where Nicole and Jared were standing.
"Grandpa." Nicole nodded, greeting Mr. Riddle Sr. before flashing him a smile. After prescribing Mr. Riddle Sr. with the medication, Nicole had been busy taking over the role and responsibilities of the Riddle Corporation, to the point of not being able to make time to visit him.
Mr. Riddle Sr. gave Nicole a loving look before turning around to look at the crowd. The atmosphere of the crowd was calm, and everyone fell silent.
"Dad!" Several sons and daughters-in-law of Mr. Riddle Sr. called out as they approached.
"You're all here. I might as well take this opportunity to make an announcement," Mr. Riddle Sr. said indifferently.
"Dad. Nicole had just returned not long ago. I think it's better if..." Karen could not help but feel a little relieved at the idea of Mr. Riddle Sr. giving an announcement.
Mr. Riddle Sr. gave Karen a cold glance which shut her up immediately. Mr. Riddle Sr. did not trust any of the people there. 'They're all here hoping that I'll die sooner, or they won't stand a chance to get what they want.'
Karen was offended by Mr. Riddle Sr.'s cold glance, which naturally led the others being afraid to speak up. They settled themselves down.
It was only then did Mr. Riddle Sr. turn around to the crowd and say, "It's been a while since Nicole returned. The affairs of the Riddle Corporation have been handed over to Nicole, so today I'm going to announce two things."
Mr. Riddle Sr. paused for a moment, looking at the crowd's reaction before continuing to speak. "First is that I will give all my shares to Nicole. During her absence, I managed them on my own but now that she's back, I will be returning this to her.
"Also, because of her position as the Chairperson of the Riddle Corporation, the future of the company is in her hands. All of the affairs will be entirely dealt with by her."
Everyone in the crowd had known about this five years ago during his first initial announcement. Yet, hearing it again, they were still shocked to hear the news.
"She just came back and now she's going to take over the Riddle Corporation. It's five years of absence. Can she really do this?"
"Did you not hear? She came back a long time ago. She probably knows the ropes to manage the Riddle Corporation well."