Time flies. In the blink of an eye, it was the day for the Hill family’s equity meeting.
Everyone from the Hill family was present today. The equity meeting was not only attended by those with shares like Jade Hill, but even Johnson Hill, who had nothing to do with the Hill family anymore was here as well.
The dozens of chairs in the huge conference hall were seated quickly. The atmosphere was pretty tensed. It seemed like it was an ordinary annual family meeting from the surface. But in fact, it was chaotic.
Johnson Hill yawned and said, “Why are we even having an equity meeting when the patriarch won’t even give one single share to me. Tch, what pharisaism. What good does that do?”
Richard Hill, seated at the power seat of the conference table, glared at Johnson Hill, showing dissatisfaction.
“Silence!” Richard shouted.
Everyone kept their mouth shut and the noisy conference hall became silent.
He looked around and said sonorously, “Today marks the date of our Hill Family annual equity meeting. As per usual, we…”
Richard blabbered on and on while everyone else just stared at favonovel.com blankly.
It was mostly boring. The exact same speech had been made every single year.
What has changed at all?
After twenty minutes of the long boring speech, came the key point, the succession.
Richard coughed, reminded everyone to pay attention. He asked, “The first thing on the agenda today is regarding the patriarch of the Hill family. I wonder if everyone here with shares will continue to support me as the patriarch or will you support someone else as the patriarch this year? Everyone feel free to speak up, there is no need to hold back.”
Everyone looked at each other and said nothing.
With how things progressed, it seemed like the patriarch would not be changed.
Richard laughed. “What did I say? Will there even be any changes? You are already so old but you are still occupying the seat. Don’t you feel bad about it?”
Emma Hill pulled Johnson’s sleeve. “Dad, calm down…”
Richard frowned and stared at Johnson. “Johnson, if you have anything to say then just say it out, don’t hold it inside.”
Johnson shrugged. “What can I say? If I want to be the patriarch, will you allow it?”
Richard sneered. He said calmly, “Of course you can, as long as you manage to persuade all the shareholders to support you, I cannot object to you being the patriarch.”
Johnson rolled his eyes, “What nonsense, as if anyone will support me.”
Richard had no intention to continue bickering with him. He looked at everyone and asked, “Does anyone else have a different opinion?”
Everyone present looked at each other.
What else can be said?
At that moment, Richard held the most shares, followed by Harvard Hill. The seat would be either be retained by Richard or succeeded by Harvard since favonovel.com was Richard’s appointed heir.
But with how Harvard was in that moment, how can favonovel.com lead the Hill family?
Hence, Richard’s continuous succession was a done deal.
As everyone kept silent, Richard nodded. “Alright, seems like we are all on the same page.”
Before favonovel.com finished his sentence, Jade Hill raised favonovel.com hand. “Grandpa, I have something to say.”
“Oh?” Richard was stunned, what was the girl saying all of a sudden?
In light of Jade helping and advising favonovel.com throughout the year, Richard treated favonovel.com as part of the family and hence favonovel.com never did doubt her.
He asked, “What is it, Jade?”
What Jade said next was disastrous and threatening to Richard.
