Chapter 429: Chapter 429
After Avery accepted Alexander’s proposal, Alexander took Avery’s hand and led her to Nicolas.
He told Nicolas with a smile, "Dad, Avery has accepted my proposal. We will hold the wedding after she graduates. Please give us your blessing."
Nicolas was so angry that his eyes turned red. He grabbed a vase at the side and threw it at Alexander. He roared, "Get lost! You’re not worthy of being my son. Get out of this house and Moran Group." He pointed at Avery next and yelled, "How dare someone from an insignificant family like yours marry into our family? Dream on! We will never let you have your way."
When Brandon saw this, he was furious and wanted to rush up to rebut Nicolas on the spot.
However, Alexander spoke first. "If you scold my fiancée, you’re criticizing me too. I came to your birthday party and even introduced my most important person to you. How could you scold me? "You leave me with no choice but to leave. You can celebrate your birthday yourself."
Then, he held Avery’s hand and left at once, not giving any thought to embarrassing Nicolas. Avery did not say goodbye to Nicolas either and left with Alexander with a smile.
When the Carter family saw their daughter leave, they did not stay. They threw Nicolas disdainful looks and left as well.
Before Brandon left, he pointed his middle finger at Nicolas rudely, attracting everyone’s attention and uproar.
Josie secretly made a face at Nicolas too and whispered "Bad Guy" before running away.
Everyone was speechless. They had heard Josie’s words. They wondered if the Carter family was fearless because they were ignorant, or so tough they did not fear being beaten. But no matter what, Alexander had completely broken off ties with Nicolas. Nicolas was also humiliated.
For the remainder of the birthday party, Nicolas went back to his room to rest because of his poor health. Neil, Derrick, and the other big shots did not appear either.
As it was inappropriate for the guests to leave immediately, they sat down for a casual meal and gossiped about what had happened. After chatting, they left.
The next day, news of Alexander proposing to Avery on his father’s birthday, falling out publicly with his father, and leaving directly exploded on the internet. The entire Internet was discussing this matter like crazy.
At the same time, Neil personally gathered all the directors for a board meeting. There was only one goal for the meeting and that was impeachment.
All the directors were here, including Alexander. Nicolas turned up in a wheelchair too. Even the directors who were overseas took a plane back overnight to attend the meeting despite their old age and fatigue. To put it bluntly, this meeting was targeted against Alexander.
Neil did not speak up but instead waited for the other directors to speak first. Most of the directors were old. They had long disliked the young and unruly Alexander, who always wanted change and reform.
In the past, Neil and Nicolas supported Alexander so they could not do anything to Alexander. Now that Neil and Nicolas no longer stood on Alexander’s side, they did not hold back.
One after another, they pointed out what Alexander had done wrong, and how he had gone overboard over the years.
Alexander listened quietly. He wasn’t impatient or anxious, nor was he in a hurry to refute or counterattack.
He was like a well-mannered audience listening to a boring talk show. From time to time, he would sip his coffee. He did not talk until the show ended.
Nicolas glared at Alexander and thought, ’When the time comes for the vote, all the directors will agree to impeach you. Let’s see if you will still be smiling.’
Nicolas was the last to accuse Alexander, recounting how disrespectful Alexander was, and how he bullied his stepmother and step-siblings. He was very passionate in his speech, and the directors looked at him sympathetically.
Strangely, Archie, who was usually at odds with Alexander, did not accuse Alexander in this meeting. He even defended Alexander. However, his defense was criticized and be was warned by the other elder folks.
Soon, Archie shut up.
As for Neil, he only said, "Moran Group still has to respect the opinions of the vast majority. Alexander, what do you have to say for yourself?"
Alexander smiled, "I have nothing to defend myself with."
Neil closed his eyes to hide his disappointment. "Let’s start voting."
Just like that, the meeting finally came to the voting segment after more than two hours.
There was no doubt the majority of the board of directors, or even all of them, supported Alexander’s impeachment. Alexander’s withdrawal from the Moran Group was already set in stone.
Just as everyone was about to raise their hands to vote, Alexander suddenly said, "Guys, today might be my last day at the headquarters of Moran Group.
"Since it’s such a joyous occasion, shall we take a ten-minute break and let everyone recover a little? Then, you guys can have the energy to celebrate my departure afterward, right? "After all, you all didn’t sleep well last night. Some of you even flew back from overseas. You must be tired.
"At the same time, I can reminisce about my last moments in Moran Group. Perhaps I will regret it and kneel in front of everyone to beg you to let me stay. Wouldn’t everyone be really pleased then?" Now that Alexander mentioned it, the directors do feel tired.
They had relied on their desire to take revenge on Alexander and teach Alexander a lesson to hold on for two hours just now. Now that things were settled, and they were left with the vote, they relaxed at once. This was especially true for Nicolas. He was already in poor health to begin with. Coupled with the fact that he had not slept the entire night, he was exhausted.
"Dad," he said to Neil, "Since we’re not in a hurry, why don’t we take a break first?"
Neil closed his eyes. "Let’s take a ten-minute break then."
All the directors looked at Alexander with a gloating expression and got up to leave the meeting room.
Some went to the bathroom while some went to the rooftop garden for fresh air. Others went to the smoking room to smoke cigars or headed to the pantry to eat fruits, snacks, and even drink alcohol.
Nicolas chose to smoke to refresh himself. Neil, on the other hand, chose to exercise by taking a stroll in the small garden.
No one paid attention to Alexander. Alexander looked indifferent as he walked to a corner of the conference room to play darts.