Ethan is dead

Back at the mansion

Evelyn walked straight to Sial's bedroom, Deep dark circles were evident and her hair was all messed over her face

She pushed the door open, "Was what you said… true? D-don't lie to me" her voice stuttered as she spoke, her head hunged low

Sial stood motionlessly at the side of the bed, A blank expression on his face as he silently pursued his lip on a thin line

"Please" Evelyn quietly muttered

Sial stood up and walked to the door, he had an expressionless face as he stated, "I have no reason to lie to you as it's not in any way beneficial to me"

He opened the door and walked out. Evelyn slumped onto the floor, she bawled her hands into a fist. All these years she thought… H-he just didn't want to

But he was

Dead?!

…

Evelyn clicked the front door open, she had rushed back from Amelia's house after the text message. She saw Sial sitting on the couch directly facing her, "You! What do you mean…what deal?"

Sial ignored the question, he stared unmovingly at the floor, "You will help me, in exchange for information I know you will be interested to know. Do we have a deal?"

Evelyn harrumphed," information? I don't think there's anything I want to know you about. As for the help is there anything that the bold Night si can't do!?" She went on with a mocking expression plastered on her face

Sial titled his head backwards, a devilish grin dancing between his lips, "Certainly, the great Night Si can do anything, I do not require your help, Consider it as me being a good person… for once" he said as he inched closer, "Don't you want to know about Mr Cole?"

"M-my dad?! Where is he!" Evelyn roared

Sial chuckled, "Oh now you want to know?"

Evelyn's eyes blazed with anger, She launched her fist forward," Dont joke with me, Sial"

Sial effortlessly caught her fist, and he returned to his usual expression, Cold and distant, the playful side no longer there, "Sit"

A blank look plastered on his face, "Before taking on this mission. I ran a proper investigation of the Cole Family and I found something" he paused and glanced at Amelia beside him. Seeing her silently listening he continued, "Mr Cole had a late-stage pancreatic cancer, which started after the death of Mrs Cole. It was when he took you in, that he named you after his wife's desired name for their first daughter as she was pregnant with a girl. Mr Cole learned about his cancer a year after you joined. His health Complications worsened and only he knew, that was the reason behind his frequent disappearance and delayed visits. Mr Cole decided to quietly enjoy his last day"

Evelyn's hand trembled as she listened, her eyes reddened as tears rolled down her face. Memories flooded her mind

She always thought he was too busy

She thought he had no emotional attachment towards their relationship so why he didn't bother

She misunderstood him her whole life, And now it is too late. He suffered in silence shouldering everything while she was ungrateful the whole time.

She remembered he gave her a present for whatever achievement she clutched, Whether birthdays, then she thought he was just being materialistic as he had no time to keep the father-daughter bond. Despite his state, he never failed to send a present.

Evelyn cried harder at the thought of it. She hated herself so much.

A heavy silence filled the room, Sial glanced at Evelyn and pulled out a document, His dark eyes cold. "Mr Cole left everything under your name, his last kin"

Evelyn sobbed louder, She repeatedly shook her head, looking hysterical, "No I don't want it, I do not deserve it. Get out, Leave!"

She threw the document back to him, but Sial remained unmoving "As I said, "Last of Kin" if you don't accept it, then the Cole family will die down with Mr. Cole. His hard work will go down the drain. Right now, The public still thinks he's alive, as a result, his laboratory is still being perfectly managed, But once his death reaches the media, they will begin to eye it" Sial didn't proceed further as he believed she was smart enough to understand. He couldn't be bothered to filter his wordings.

Evelyn paled, now quietly sobbing she tightened her grip on the document. Sial stood up, "I…im also on a mission, I can't stay here, I'll be leaving tomorrow, I will come back after a breakthrough."

Evelyn remained motionless on the floor, She sniffed and continued to hold onto the document tightly.

Sial's expression hardened, and his cold eyes stared down at her, In the next moment he knelt and patted the top of her hair, his expression still somewhat distant, "I'll look forward to your progress" he said and stood up leaving to his room.

Evelyn stood in a daze, does he mean he expects greater things from me?

She chuckled mockingly, What does she know?

….

As Sial walked out of the room, Sial pulled out a mask then put it on. He left the mansion and Evelyn quickly followed behind, She stopped at the door and watched as a black-tinted car picked him up and left.

She felt lost all of a sudden, What does she do now?

He said she was the last kin. She knew nothing about running an organization or anything about medicine, She worked at a comic company, Drawing works and sending them to the company. This was totally different from her field

She walked back into the house, And suddenly she felt the house was too big, it emanated a feeling of loneliness, It was so bleak.

Evelyn eventually sat down on the couch and gathered her thoughts, Firstly the media had no whiff of the news so the public is currently clueless but she knew it would not stay that way for a long.

So she needs to have a good grip on the organization before the news gets out.

She needs to settle in with the company to be able to keep everything under her grasp.

Evelyn immediately washed up and changed into an Elegant blazer dress, She glanced at the mirror and saw her swollen red eyes. She patted her eyes continuously And grabbed a concealer to hide the dark circles. She contacted a lawyer and discussed the change of power at the organisation, The lawyer got to work and sent a letter, They organized a shareholder meeting.

Standing at the huge building, She stared at the big bold name "Flourish and Prosper". She sighed and walked in, and the receptionist immediately welcomed her, Then a middle-aged man approached her, he had a friendly smile on his face

"Good morning miss, we've received the letter from the lawyer, Rest assured I'm on your side, I'm your dad right man, Zhang Liu." He explained and added, "I'll render you with all the help necessary, Mr Cole helped me at my lowest, Now I won't let his legacy die down with him" Zhang Liu muttered with a sigh

Evelyn glanced in shock, "You know he's dead?"

Zhang Liu realized his slip-up, " Dont worry only I know, I was with him till his last breath" he said, a hint of sadness flashing across his eyes, He then plastered a smile on his face, "Let go, The old hag in the room are pretty sly, So don't say much lest they use it against you as you're still inexperienced, Dont worry I'll be there"

"Oh" Evelyn nodded, And they walked into the meeting room, Immediately she was met with different gazes from the old shareholders, One of the shareholders had an impatient look on his face, and he stood from his seat and straight away berated, "We were all here by 8:00 am, leaving our works and rushing here only for you to make us wait. Youngsters these days are just too arrogant"

The atmosphere became tense as half of the shareholders there shot a disapproving look towards Evelyn, They couldn't understand why President Cole would just throw his hard work on his adopted daughter for her to ruin, after all the vice was still around if he was tired of running a huge organization he could just pass it to the vice and his gain will still be what he normally had. They had no expectations and were ready to pull out their funds once the company's downfall starts to affect their interest

Zhang Liu quickly ease the tense atmosphere, "My apologies Gentlemen, please let begin the meeting"

The shareholder who spoke earlier snorted and sat back down in his seat, "Fine let's begin"

"Wait," Evelyn said, most of the shareholder's expression became that of impatience, One even muttered under his breath, "What now!"

Zhang Liu also became nervous and worried.

"You," She said, directly staring at the Shareholder from earlier, The other shareholders all watched.

One shareholder mocked, "Old Wen, She seems to be talking to you"

The shareholder addressed as Old Wen, Raised his chin arrogantly and said, "Stop dilly-dallying, Let's start the meeting some of us have work to do, unlike others who just barge in at where they're not needed and splash money around," Old Wen said mockingly and added, "Or are you trying to stall for time"

Evelyn Chuckled, "Watch your words if you don't want to pack up today, After all, I still hold the highest shares And don't try to threaten me with selling the shares, I'm not short of money I can simply buy them back"

Old Wen's face distorted, "Y-you!!"

Evelyn sat up straight, She glanced at her watch,"Everyone here said they came by 8:00am" She asked, And the shareholders glanced at her wondering if she had potholes in her brain

"I entered this room at 8:30" Evelyn added

"How shameless, Admitting your lack of ineffectiveness with no shame" A shareholder who was Old Wen's friend commented.

Evelyn lets out another chuckle and stared unwavering at the shareholder, "How righteous of you. The meeting was initially set to start at 9:00 am did you not listen enough? So it's not that I'm late, You all are simply just early"

The shareholders who were dissatisfied earlier were all dumbfounded.

One shareholder chuckled, "Old Wen you're really getting ahead of yourself, How much did the vice pay you to cause chaos in the meeting"

Old Wen immediately exploded, "Hong Junhui what do you mean by that!!"

The shareholder simply shrugged, "I was just casually saying, why are you getting all worked up unless you're actually guilty eh Old Wen"

Wen Wangji became increasingly angry, he yelled "Old Hong you watched your tongue, I-"

"Silence!" Evelyn commanded,"We are not here to listen to your little disagreement" She glanced at her watch "This is 8:40 now, As I came pretty early and the meetings start at 9:00. We'll follow the main schedule and start the meeting by 9:00," Evelyn said coldly

Zhang Lui was impressed, He secretly gave a thumbs up. That will teach these old foxes a lesson!

When Mr Ethan was alive, He went for a softer approach to them, which made them scheme secretly and become greedy, He hoped young Miss would clean up these people

Wen Wangji slammed his hands on the table, "What is the meaning of this!"

Evelyn glanced coldly at him, "Meaning of what? We have to uphold standards of professionalism. I did not request any of you here to arrive early at the meeting room. You are free to depart and return by 9:00. However, be aware that any minute late will result in repercussions"

The meeting room fell silent at Evelyn's words. The shareholders all glanced at each other, There was a pin-drop silence. Old Wen's face paled, he had no idea this seemingly young frail-looking girl would be this domineering. He silently sat back down in his seat.

…

9:00 am

"Alright let's begin" Evelyn's voice was heard," Assistant Zhang please drop a full detailed analysis on my desk after this meeting ends.

I am still new here and unable to do anything yet, I'll require your full cooperation to get this organization to a higher level.

Attach to that, We shall have weekly meetings to check on our progress and workers, We shall work to perfect our work research. We'll look into the progress, Any one with a suggestion?"

Evelyn asked, The shareholders murmured among themselves, but no one was dumb enough to suggest. They all look forward to seeing the rise or fall of the organization in this young president's hands, all most of them are after is their interest.

Evelyn could guess what they were thinking, "Since no suggestion, let's move on. The PR director, Please release a statement on our official page" Evelyn paused, her eyes slightly red as she continued, "The death of President Cole"

The statement evidently shook the whole meeting room.

The president is dead?!

The shareholders widened their eyes in shock but no one dared to ask.

Evelyn did not give them the chance to, "Meeting adjourned " she said and walked out of the meeting room

The shareholders in the room were left in a daze.Zhang Liu immediately followed, hesitating to speak, He wanted to give a word of comfort

"It's Okay you do not have to comfort me," She said noticing his predicament, "Where is my office?" She asked

"This way, president" Zhang Liu gestured awkwardly

In the CEO's office, the room was spacious and meticulously decorated. From the office, one could see a mesmerizing view of the sky as it was a glass wall.

Evelyn sat down on the chair, "Zhang Liu, honestly I do not know anything about running an organization, I'll need your utmost guidance"

Zhang Liu nodded," Dont worry that's what I'm here for president, you did a good job at the meeting today, but that won't stop some of the shareholders from going against you, So be ready" Zhang Liu reminded

Evelyn nodded, Just then a notification beep rang across the room, Zhang Liu pulled out his phone and checked the notification, "Oh, It has been posted" he passed the phone to Evelyn.

She glanced at it and saw a lot of reposts, and comments, the majority demanding more information while the minorities prayed.

Evelyn's expression did not change much, She had a blank look on her face. "You should expect reporters hoarding at the front of the organization tomorrow"

Evelyn nodded and They looked into a few documents with Zhang Liu giving her utmost guidance.