Chapter 496

After all, that was Torben Hill, the famed devil incarnate of Millsburg a

nd the son of an elite family. It was absurd to see him beaten up into a

pulp like that. They wouldn't have believed that the Hill Family had a we

ak spot if they had not witnessed the scene with their own eyes. The fact

that Dustin was the man behind the Hill Family's forced submission.

They wondered about his origins and viewed him in a new light. Some were

shocked; some were curious; a few were fearful; and more than everything,

they admired him,

for not many in Millsburg had the power to force the Hills into submissio

n.

That went to show how remarkable Dustin was. Mike

and Nina, who had been looking down on Dustin, were now quiet. At the end

of the day, they found out they were the naive ones.

At that moment, Dustin's phone started to ring. He picked up the call

from Dahlia.

"Where are you? Didn't you promise to come with me on

my first day at Nicholson Corp. Are you standing me up?"

"No, of course not. I was held back by something. Be there soon," Dustin

explained.

"Where are you? I'll go pick you up."

"I'm at Pinevale Hospital"

After hanging up, he immediately turned around and said to Abigail "Take

good care of Mr. Robinson. If

anything happens, just give me a call. I have to leave now."

"Yes, Sir, please be careful!" She reminded him. He smiled at her before

leaving. "Don't you worry. The Hills

won't do anything to me."

20 minutes later, a blue Maserati pulled up to the hospital entrance. The

car window rolled down to reveal an

attractive woman. "Why are you standing there? Hop on now." She jutted he

r chin out.

"Right away." He sat in the driver's seat and beamed. "Chairman Nicholson

, I see you've been doing pretty well, haven't you? You've got a new car!

"

"Cut that out!" She rolled her eyes at him. "I need to talk to you about

work. I might run into problems at the

board meeting later. You should prepare yourself for that."

"Problems? You're the chairman of the group. Who would have the guts to g

ive you problems?" He sounded

curious.

"I'm an outsider who joined and became a chairman, and I don't

have a group of people loyal to me there. It's hard to take control." She

shook her head. "Plus, many are eyeing my position. The greatest threat r

ight now is

from this guy called Hank Hoffman."

"Hank Hoffman. Who is he?" Dustin pressed on.

'He's the vice chairman of Nicholson Corp. and a man loyal to Madam Alma,

Regulus' first wife, because she has supported his career. He's more adv

anced than me in terms of his seniority and his connections. Hank

has the respect of the whole company."

"But his reputation still can't rival that of your patriarch, am I right?

Regulus Nicholson personally appointed you as the chairman. I bet they h

ave to listen to him," Dustin reassured her.

She nodded and muttered, "I hope so."

They chatted during the drive and soon arrived at the Nicholson Corp. bui

lding. The company, worth tens of billions, was well–

known and reputable in Millsburg. The Nicholson Corp. building was locate

d in the bustling

and wealthy prime area downtown.

When Dahlia and Dustin entered the office, they made their way to the mee

ting room. There, they found that the meeting room was packed with senior

executives and shareholders.

The middle–aged man sitting at the

head of the table had a beer belly and a mole at the corner of his lips.

His nose was as red as Rudolph's, and his eyes were mousey. Overall, his

freckled face could only be described as unappealing. The man was Hank Ho

ffman, the vice chairman of Nicholson Corp.

"Dahlia, you're late. The board meeting has started. Get yourself a seat.

" Hank sat in the chairman's seat leisurely, not showing any sign of vaca

ting it for her. He indirectly provoked her with that disrespectful move.