As expected everyone looked shocked when Cris introduced Daryl to the rest of the officers that morning, especially the Vice Chairwoman.

“Is this a prank Cris?” Lenny snapped as her jaw clenched. She looked at Daryl from head to toe, inspecting the young man in front of her.

“I’m afraid we don’t have time to orchestrate a prank, Miss… I’m not sure how to address you so I’ll just call you by your name. Unless of course, you want me to add an “aunt” before, it is not a problem for me. You can let me know whichever is comfortable for you.” Daryl politely commented.

“Kenzie addressed me as Madame VC in the office just like everyone else and Aunt Lenny once outside the office so you can do the same. Why is it so sudden? Does brother Jack know about this?” Lenny questioned suspiciously.

Her eyes widened when she thought of something so she exclaimed, “Don’t tell me Kenzie is pregnant!?”

Daryl smiled as he bluntly said, “That is indeed one of our priorities and we are working on it Madame VC. But for now, we wanted to get married privately with only our immediate family present so I hope you understand. Don’t worry we will have a grand wedding ceremony soon as well as soon as things are settled.”

“Settled?” Lenny asked with the furrowed forehead.

“Yeah… With the company and our personal matters,” Daryl simply answered with a smile.

Cris interrupted them saying she needs to guide Attorney Cha to the legal department immediately.

As soon as Cris and Daryl were out, Lenny called her secretary.

“Call my son now and tell him to come to my office this instant!” she barked. She also called her trusted assistant and immediately asked for a quick background check on Daryl.

“I want it in less than an hour! Don’t miss a single detail about that man!” she yelled on the phone.

Brix heaved a sigh before he entered his mother’s office.

“Mom…” he whispered as soon as the door closed. His mother’s eyes were focused on her tab.

“That Daryl Cha is the son of Marius Cha of Cha Construction Engineering Corporation. It is the second-largest construction company in our country. Not only that, but he is also the Vice-Chairman of Sy Law Firm. See how clever and sly your cousin is. She had her eyes on such a capable man and even tied the knot with him so quickly.” Lenny exclaimed with a conflicted expression.

She did not expect such a thing to happen and she could feel that with how things were happening, the situation would do no good to them.

She looked at Brix and mumbled, “Why are you so slow? Does a simple task of seducing a woman who likes you take so much time?! I’m sure that Cris is already aware of everything and here we are acting all dumbfounded!

A woman’s weakness is her heart! So secure Cris’ heart and use her emotions to your advantage! We need her on our side to succeed Brix. Cris is one of the key people who know the company well! She was Jack’s right-hand and now Kenzie’s precious ace! We need that woman in our side Brix!”

Brix brushed his hair with his fingers as he tried his best to control his emotions. “I’m doing everything I can mom. I really don’t think that Cris has developed any deep feelings for me but like you said… she likes me and has agreed to go out with me. I will soon ask her to be my girlfriend…”

Lenny’s eyebrows lifted up as she reminded, “Don’t be stupid Brix, and always remind yourself that Cris is nothing more than a pawn. You don’t need to get serious with her so guard your freaking heart! You need to be like Kenzie!

Smart! Look at how she married a respectable man with a good name and good family background. You should also marry a woman with a powerful family background to back you up. I will plan everything and choose the best girl from those elite families in the business world so you can just focus on gaining some information from Cris…”

“Mom… Can’t we just be content with what we have now? Uncle Jack has always been very nice to us. I really don’t understand why you are so obsessed with gaining control of the company which is not even ours in the first place…” Brix almost pleaded.

He was helpless and tried to choose the right words to make her understand his thoughts without making her mad.

“Are you really that stupid Brix? How many times do I have to remind you that it is our right? It is your right to have this company being the son of your father! Your father is the eldest and rightful heir of Chua Group!”

“But dad let go of this company and started his own company which went bankrupt didn’t he? It was Uncle who helped grandpa to bring the Chua Group to where it is now!” Brix once again reasoned.

Lenny held her chest and started breathing heavily. Brix paled when he saw her and quickly ran to his mother to grab her medicine for her heart.

“Calm down mom. Relax your breathing,” Brix reminded his mother to breathe just as the doctor instructed.

“Son, do you want me to die soon because of you? Why are you being so stubborn and disobedient? Why do you always question the things I ask you to do? Why can’t you see that I’m only doing this to secure your future? You don’t know how hard it is to be left alone with nothing and to live empty-handed,” his mother whispered as her voice croaked.

His mother had severe heart problems and that was why he was careful not to anger her. No one knew that he brought her to the hospital after the board meeting where he lost the CEO position to Kenzie.

He no longer knew what to do. He tried to reason things with his mother but she had a narrow mind with only one goal which was to take over the Cha Group.

“But what good would securing a future do to us when both of us will not have peace of mind mom. It’s like we are constantly in a battle and have to look over our shoulders to keep ourselves safe. Don’t we have enough already mom? I’m really tired and scared that I might lose you at any moment. You are sick and this ambition of yours is making your health worse.

Please trust my capabilities. I can secure my future on my own mom. With what you are doing… You’re just making me feel like a worthless person incapable of doing anything without you.” Brix could no longer help but speak his heart. He did not even notice the tears that suddenly fell down his eyes.

Lenny was so shocked to see her son in such a state that she was speechless.

“Mom… I’m really tired of doing this. I sometimes thought about what I should do to make you wake up from the delusions and greed you have. Sometimes I wondered that if I’m gone… then maybe you will stop doing this since there will be no reason for you to fight a pointless battle for money like this. Will you only stop if you lose your one and only son mom?” Brix questioned sadly.