The Day I Kissed An Older Man novel Chapter 1429

"I know you're all hoping to take over the company while my husband isn't here, but I suggest you all save it. The company will remain the Holdens' as long as I'm here!"

Corinne's words made everyone speechless. As unwilling as they were to accept her authority, staying silent was their best choice.

After all, reasons were not on their side. Corinne was right. Even if Jeremy was not around anymore, it would be the twins who would take over the company instead of the shareholders.

The meeting continued on for another hour and a half with Corinne providing her business insights as usual. As much as the cunning shareholders were not willing to accept a woman as their president, they had to admit that Corinne was capable, logical, and well-versed in the intricacies of running a company.

After the meeting ended, Corinne went back to her office to continue her work.

Francine, who worked as her secretary, immediately followed her into the office when she saw her coming back from the meeting.

"How was the meeting? Did those old foxes cause you any trouble?" asked Francine.

Corinne sat down and opened a bottle of mineral water, taking a sip before raising her eyebrow at Francine. "What do you think?"

Francine pouted. "I'm pretty sure they did. After all, those old farts have been vying to take over the company for the longest time, and they would've succeeded if it weren't for Jeremy."

Even though Greg did not like Corinne before, he came to know her character and capability after living together under the same roof. Hence, he was not worried about her running the company into the ground.

Initially, Corinne was reluctant to have anything to do with Holden Group, but Greg's health was failing at an alarming rate, and the shareholders were all vying for a piece of the company as though they could not wait to swallow it whole. Thus, she had no choice but to agree to Greg's request.

At the same time, Francine—who just graduated from university—was employed to work as Corinne's secretary. She did not really have to do much except to keep an eye on all the sneaky shareholders to see if they were pulling any shady strings behind the Holdens' backs.

"Corinne. What are you thinking about?" asked Francine with a tilt of her head when she realized Corinne was staring blankly at no particular point in the room.