Chapter 91: Surviving? Conquering it
If Aveline could handle the board so smoothly when she was scared, Damien wondered how amazing she could be if she were confident.
His eyes brushed over the men who were furious just a minute ago. He just couldn’t believe the board not only feared Henry, but they had started getting cautious of Aveline.
Who wouldn’t be when she had just threatened to sell the billions worth of Ashford stocks?
Aveline looked at Damien as she asked, "Am I doing well?" Her voice was uncertain.
Damien forced a smile. Well? She was mind-blowing. He had thought she would be running out of the room, crying her eyes out, begging him to do something about the shares.
Aveline didn’t wait for his response. She turned to the other members. "I know there is a lot of confusion about the sudden ownership transfer process, but trust me, I’m more shocked than you." She lied.
"Some of you here have more experience than my age, whereas I have zero experience with business, not to mention I don’t have any idea about the role. Though I only need ten percent worth of shares support, as a newbie and someone inexperienced, I won’t be electing myself as chairman of Ashford Holdings."
Aveline’s words made most of them breathe in relief. She glanced at Damien and smiled at him as she turned to the others. "I do have a candidate in mind to support."
Damien adjusted his cuff and prepared himself to stand as soon as she announced him as the chairman candidate. He had already planned ahead to be chairman and CEO of Ashford Industries.
’Finally,’ he thought, ’I’m going to get what’s rightfully mine. All this buildup for the obvious choice.’
However, Aveline poured a bucket of ice-cold water over him by saying, "Thus, I hope my intentions are clear to everyone in the room." And she sat back, pushing the microphone away from her face.