Chapter 35: Kill Me
Evelyn rose to her feet. "In case you’ve forgotten, this is no longer a family matter at this point. Every decision here involves every single one of you and that does not exclude my Fiancé. In fact, his words hold more importance within this room than any of your words do."
"Now, I can see that a lot of you do not agree with this decision," she said. "Would you like to give me a reason? Just a single one."
They glanced at each other.
Lincoln pinched between his brows, drawing a deep breath.
Roman said, "If anyone should rightfully own TDG if anything were to happen to you, it should be Preston."
"Why?" she asked.
"Because he’s your family. Your brother—"
"And Zayne Mancini is my fiancé. What is your point?" She intently gazed at him. "It’s up to me to decide if I want to give the cooperation to my brother, but seeing as I have my fiancé whom I love, why would I choose my brother? Personally, I don’t think TDG will be in safe hands with him."
"Spare me that bullshit!" Preston took a shuddering furious breath, fuming. "You don’t think TDG will be in safe hands with me? What the hell do you mean by that? Do you realize I’ve been trained to run this corporation since I was what? Twelve? Thirteen? And you stand there, thinking you have the right to question credibility?"
"This is not me questioning your credibility, Preston," Evelyn said, half smiling. "I’m simply saying that I personally don’t think you’ll be good enough. Father seemed to have had the very same idea as I. Zayne Mancini is more than experienced, the most successful businessman as of currently. Don’t you think it’s a bit rude of you to think you have what it takes more than he does?"
She glanced around at everyone within the room. "Don’t you all think so? I mean, if anything possibly happens to me, do you really think Preston will be more capable of handling this corporation than Zayne Mancini?"