He leaned closer and whispered something only we could hear, "If you're willing to be with me and give me a son, I'll consider keeping you in the company. What do you say?"
I looked up, met Liam's gaze with a smile, and pulled out my recorder.
"If I play this recording for Susan, do you think you'll still be able to swagger around here?"
Liam's face drained of color and he cursed under his breath. Then, probably bored, he left with his team, not bothering me anymore.
Leaving the office, I headed straight to the lawyer's office where Ethan had been waiting for me for quite some time.
With the evidence we had meticulously gathered, we were well-prepared to take down the Norton Group.
I asked Ethan, "You stayed with the Norton Group for so long, were there ever any moments of hesitation?"
Ethan sneered and replied, "If it weren't for the Norton family, I wouldn't have lost my family in the first place. How could I have hesitated?"
It turned out that Ethan's biological parents had been under Susan's employ.
When Susan's husband had passed away and the Norton Group faced allegations of tax evasion and collusion with gangsters, Susan had used Ethan's parents as scapegoats. She then adopted Ethan to maintain her reputation.
We submitted the evidence, leveraging all of our connections to ensure it had the intended impact.
Eventually, the Norton Group collapsed under the weight of its scandals.
The saga ended with the bankruptcy of the Norton Group. Ethan seized the opportunity to acquire the company as a subsidiary of the new conglomerate he had created, thrusting him into the limelight.
However, Susan was not one to go down without a fight. Despite the decline of the Norton family's fortunes, they were not entirely destitute.
In a last-ditch effort to save herself, she made Liam take the fall for the family's misdeeds. Now he was facing the prospect of a life behind bars.
I became a shareholder in Ethan's company. I saw Susan on several occasions, humbled and seeking cooperation.
However, she was mostly ignored.
Ethan occasionally visited my office to tease, "Jean Spencer, you've done me such a great favor, should I give myself to you in return?"
I smiled back at him. "Let's talk about that when you hand over control of the Synthovision Group to me."
Ethan promptly fell silent.
After all, men were often more concerned with power and position and were not always trustworthy.