Domineering Mr. CEO and His Impudent Love

Chapter 696: Chapter 699: Everyone Fell for Aidan Lucas’s Trap (Extra 3)

He forcefully demanded shareholders to vote while also soliciting support from other branches of the Lucas family.

To say that there were no other forces behind him with such an excessively aggressive performance, nobody would believe that, not even a fool.

Aidan Lucas scoffed coldly, revealing a trace of disdain in his eyes.

He knew full well that Theodore Lucas had planted his people in the Royal Palace Group and even in the branches of the Lucas family.

However, these people seemed to underestimate him greatly.

Jumping so eagerly, not worrying they might break their back.

Aidan Lucas lifted the corner of his lips, and indifference crawled into his eyes.

He glanced at the most eager shareholder and said coldly, “I think the voting proposal is good.”

The shareholder didn’t expect Aidan Lucas to agree, delight flashing through his eyes.

Austin Lucas, however, looked at Aidan Lucas puzzled.

He couldn’t understand why Aidan Lucas would agree.

There were 10 shareholders present, and together with Aidan Lucas, who represented the Lucas family, there were 11 people in total.

Even though some of these people had always sided with Aidan Lucas and were trusted members of the Lucas family,

asking everyone to vote was an incredibly bold decision.

To do this, at least five shareholders out of eleven must stand completely selflessly on the side of Aidan Lucas.

After all, as the provoking shareholder pointed out, from a business perspective, Aidan Lucas’s obstinacy presently was harming the interests of the Royal Palace Group.

Even if those ten shareholders had excellent private relations with the Lucas family, who knows what kind of decisions they might make when their own interests were being compromised.

Austin Lucas couldn’t help but worry for Lily Gray.

He was also a bit resentful of Aidan Lucas’s arrogance.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Like a true heir, completely oblivious to worldly suffering, Austin thought that Aidan Lucas must have never tasted failure.

At a time like this, he still confidently assumed that the other shareholders would stand with him.

As Austin was thinking, he heard Aidan Lucas’s indifferent voice, “Since this is the case, let’s start the voting now. Shareholders who want me to divorce my wife can raise their hands.”

The provoking shareholder was overjoyed upon hearing Aidan Lucas’s words.

He quickly raised his hand and promptly signaled to the other few shareholders whom he had incited earlier.

Just as a few others raised their hands, Aidan Lucas’s cold and stern voice called out, “With the 75% of Royal Palace shares I have, I vote against.”

Sitting at the head of the table, the man half-squinted his eyes with a low, dangerous tone, “Alright, the vote has ended, 75% to 25%. Even if all of you vote in favor, the proposal will still be rejected.”

“Mr. Cooper… how could you do this?!” the troublemaking shareholder exclaimed in disbelief.

“Oh, what did I do?” Aidan Lucas slightly raised his eyebrows, not caring at all, “Voting has always been like this. Or, is this your first time attending a shareholders’ meeting?”

Thinking they could win by numbers, the other side was simply too naive.

In the business world, what mattered was always shares and strength, not headcount.

“I, I…” The troublemaking shareholder was at a loss for words.

In the end, he could only dejectedly lower his right hand.

He knew that today’s carefully planned “forcible palace”, had not only failed but also lost all his trump cards.

Just then, several vacillating shareholders that he had secretly persuaded earlier raised their hands.

Although Aidan Lucas wouldn’t immediately retaliate against them, it was now clear who the fence-sitters were and who stood with Aidan Lucas.