Chapter 922
The old man let out a heavy sigh. “That Jocelyn woman is a viper. She’s ruthless and nothing but a curse.
A son of the Lance family never has to worry about finding a good wife.
You need to think this through very carefully. Without her, you can marry someone else. But if you let her come back, you’ll be chained to her forever p>
The old man’s words carried profound weight.
Richard hesitated. He remembered how sharp and capable Grace had been. With her gone, who would help him hold up the Lance Group?
Yet, the intoxicating memory of Jocelyn’s tender submissiveness made him completely unable to walk away p>
No. He had to choose Jocelyn. Only with her could he truly feel like a man.
As for the Lance Group, didn’t he still have his father to prop it up?
If his father couldn’t hold out until his son grew up, wouldn’t that be the perfect opportunity for him to finally flex his own authority?
He might not be cut out for expanding the empire, but with a loyal cabinet of seasoned executives supporting him, surely nothing disastrous would happen.
“Dad, I want to be with Jocelyn p>
Lord Leonard Lance was left utterly powerless. He knew his son was a hopeless case; even without Jocelyn in the picture, he would still be a hopeless case.
A woman as brilliant as Grace was a once-in-a-lifetime blessing, one they would likely never find again. Since things had come to this, he figured he might as well let his son live comfortably.
However, Lord Leonard firmly resolved never to let Jocelyn touch even a sliver of the corporate power. Anyone could see that woman’s heart was twisted.
“If you want Jocelyn back, fine. But from now on, neither of you will have any say in the Lance Group’s affairs p>
Lord Leonard stared directly into his son’s eyes. “From today onward, I will control the Lance Group until Owen comes of age.
When I grow too old, I will pass the torch directly to him.
Furthermore, you are forbidden from interfering with Owen in any way. I will raise and educate him myself p>
Because his son lacked the mind of a commander, and a massive corporate empire simply couldn’t be handed over to just anyone.
Richard let out a bitter laugh. “Dad, do you really have that little faith in me p>
“It’s not that I don’t have faith in you. It’s that you don’t possess the mind of a leader.
If you had been born into a regular family, you’d at least have a normal job and scrape by.
But you weren’t.
I cannot allow generations of our ancestors’ blood and sweat to be destroyed in your hands.
Just be a rich man of leisure. That’s the best possible path for you p>
That Jocelyn woman could absolutely never be allowed near power, nor could she be permitted any contact with Owen.
Even if he spelled it out explicitly, he doubted his son would truly understand.
But at that moment, the old man had no idea that allowing Jocelyn and her son to stay would bring endless nightmares to the Lance Group.
In the end, Richard made his choice and brought Jocelyn back.
As for the Lance Group, she didn’t believe for a second that she couldn’t handle it— she was merely letting it go for now.
That was just how the world worked; you win some, you lose some.
When Lawrence grew up, Richard refused to believe the old man wouldn’t groom his own grandson. When that time came p>
And so, after countless silent battles and negotiations, the current situation was born.
Pulling his thoughts back to the present, Richard needed to resume his planning with Jocelyn.
“Hurry up and go! If you’re too late and that rebellious brat causes a disaster, we won’t even have the chance to salvage this p>
*Ugh. It’s all that idiot mechanic’s
fault. Since he was already
Vel
tampering with the car, why didn’t he
just kill
both the mother and the
sen p>
*Leaving that little menace alive brought nothing but endless trouble p>
Richard’s train of thought was derailed by Jocelyn, and he hurriedly stood up, preparing to go look for his eldest son. To be completely honest, he loathed having to see his eldes son’s face
That ungrateful brat had never treated him like a father.
But he had no choice; he had to go.
Before Richard could even step the door, Lawrence burst into the room in an absolute frenzy. “Mom, Dad Gwen was taken to the police station content
“What? What did you just say p>