His Heiress Wife (Retika)
Chapter 51: Shocked!

Chapter 51: Shocked! 

The mocking eyes and the insulting smiles of the people didn't seem to affect Melody at all.Neither didshe blink nor change her unfazed demeanor.Melody raised her head and glanced at the people in frontof her slowly.Her cold, brown eyes surveyed them carefully.

The shareholders looked away uncomfortably, unable to look at her in the eye.

The laughter inside the meeting room gradually died down.

No one expected someone as young as Melody to have such fierce gaze and strong aura.

The old shareholder who mocked her earlier cleared his throat and looked down.

He was taken aback by Melody's unbothered behavior, and he even regretted mocking her laststatement earlier.

When the room was filled with silence again, Melody raised her hand lazily and reached out to Atty.

Lewis, who was standing behind her.

Atty.Lewis immediately opened his briefcase and took out a handful of documents.

He handed them to Melody carefully.

Quince glared at the lawyer as he watched him suspiciously.

Zach Lewis was a well-known lawyer in the industry.

He was ridiculously polite and respectful towards Melody, who was way younger than him.

He was surely not afraid of what other people might think of him.

Quince was waiting for what tricks Melody had on her sleeves.

Atty.Lewis distributed the document to each shareholder.

When he finished, he stood behind Melody again.

She held her chin with her right hand.

Every time she would lower her eyes, her dark and long eyelashes would stand out.

She would gaze at the people using her cold eyes and would speak slowly.

"The document you're looking at right now is a contract with Mr.David.You may turn to the last pageand take a look."

Melody announced, her cold and low voice echoing through the quiet room.

"Mr.David? The Mr.David?!" Someone gasped.

"Isn't he the man who's currently dominating the technology world right now? Everyone has been tryingto negotiate with him lately!"

The people who heard the statement curiously flipped through the papers and read the last page thatMelody had mentioned.

Everyone's eyes widened, while some even froze on their spots upon seeing the last clause of thedocument.

The old man who belittled and insulted Melody earlier looked dumbfounded.

He was so stunned that his mouth went agape for a long time.

"This...this document...How is this possible?"

He uttered in disbelief.

The content of the contract was beneficial to the Sullivan Group, but it was stated that the Sullivanswould take advantage of it.

Furthermore, the contract only had very few restrictions.

But the most important and relevant matter was the one that Melody had mentioned.

The content of the clause stated that the contract wanted Melody Sullivan to sign the documentpersonally.

The premise also mentioned that the contract would only take effect once Melody had been assignedas the chairman of the company of the Sullivans.

Otherwise, everything would be considered void.

Everyone in the corporate world had been fighting to create a deal with Mr.David.

Now, they wanted to negotiate with the Sullivan Group and also make such a strange request.

Wasn't that too suspicious? Everyone had the same question in mind.

The shareholders looked at Melody in confusion, waiting for her to explain what was this all about.

"Just like what you have seen, Mr.David has already signed his name on the contract.I'm not gonnadiscuss how much profit this project can bring.You can judge it for yourselves." Melody spokeconfidently.

Quince scowled as he listened to Melody.

'’Mr.David actually signed his name on the paper.How could Melody do that with such capability? Thatwas impossible” He thought.

Quince suspected that his father might be the person behind this.He really did a lot of things just so hisgranddaughter could earn his spot.

First, he arranged an excellent marriage for Melody, found her a backer, and arranged for Mr.David topave the way for her.

He must had done a lot of ways so the people would be in favor of her.

The old man really made sure that even if he would die, Quince would never feel at ease.

Quince got lost in his thoughts.

He really couldn't understand why the family property was not given to him.

He was Alistair's own son! Why would he choose a useless girl like Melody? With a confused andangry mind, Quince threw the documents on the table and looked at Melody in disdain.

"So what if you have this contract? Do you think I don't know what tricks you're trying to hide? I wonderif you think that this is just a game to you, taking advantage of the Sullivan family!" He roared.

When he finished his last statement, Quince looked at the people in the room and said, "Alright,enough with this nonsense! Let's vote!"

He was confident that these old shareholders would never really vote for Melody.

They would never be swayed by a little contract.

The people nodded their heads in agreement and started to vote.

Even if Melody would inherit the family's shares, as long as more than two-thirds of the peopledisagree, she won't be able to get the position as chairman.

Just when they were about to start the formal voting, phones started buzzing everywhere.

One by one, the shareholders picked up their phones.

And each time a shareholder would read something from their screens, their facial expression wouldchange into something different.

Everybody looked very surprised and suspicious.

Curious and puzzled, the other shareholders who saw their colleagues' reactions started to look at theirphones, too.

It didn't take too long when everyone in the room had the same shocked reactions on their faces.

Besides their surprised reactions, there was another expression that all of them had on.

It was bizarre and different.

They all held their phones tightly and looked at each other with their frightened eyes as if hiding a veryimportant secret.

Quince stared at the crowd in front of him, confusion was written all over his face.

"What's the matter? What's wrong with all of you?" He asked, frowning very hard.

"Nothing!"

Everyone replied almost at the same time.

Atty.Lewis smiled faintly as he secretly glanced in Melody's direction.

The woman remained seated as she looked at the people with her stoic expression. He knew that thisgirl was definitely something.

Seeing the defeated looks of the people in front of them made Zach feel really giddy.

Trying to hide his smile, Atty.

Lewis looked at the crowd and cleared his throat.

"Can we start voting now?"He asked.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

No one even dared to object to his suggestion.

After Quince confirmed it, he raised his voice and announced, "The voting meeting has officiallybegun.Those who agree to let Melody be the chairman of the Sullivan Group Enterprise, please raiseyour hand"

Delight and confidence radiated in Quince's voice and smile.

He was so sure that no one would be stupid enough to let a girl take charge of their business.

However, his mood instantly dropped as he stared at everyone in the room.

All of the shareholders were raising their hands! Only Quince wasn't raising his.

His eyes widened in disbelief.

Even their associates that he had trusted and had been with him in the business for several years,were also raising their hands.

This made Quince more shocked.

He shook his head as if he couldn't believe what he was seeing in front of him.

"Wait, I think you misunderstood my instructions! I said if you agree to let Melody Sullivan take over,raise your hands.Do you understand?"

He announced slowly, emphasizing every word he was uttering.

Everyone lowered their heads, scared to meet Quince's eyes.

Atty.Lewis looked at Quince and spoke.

"Don't worry.We sure are old, but we're not deaf"

Melody knitted her eyebrows and let out a long breath.

"Are we done now?" She asked coldly, impatience was laced in her tone.

Atty.Lewis turned his head and nodded at Melody.

"Yes, Ms.Sullivan.Congratulations on being the newly elected chairman of the Sullivan GroupEnterprise.We can address you as Chairman Sullivan now.' He smiled at her.Quince looked like he wasabout to go crazy from what he just witnessed.He raised his head angrily and slapped the table,making some people jump in surprise.

"I can't believe this! Have you all gone mad? You're actually choosing this girl to be the chairman of thiscompany? She's brainless as hell! What are you all thinking?"

Quince's loud voice resonated throughout the room.Because of his anger, he couldn't help but utterblasphemous words.

The people in the room frowned heavily.

They couldn't believe that Quince just easily said those words.

Melody got the all the cards against them, so they needed to do whatever she asked them to do.

One of the shareholders couldn't stand Quince anymore.

"Mr.Sullivan, Ms.Melody is your daughter! Maybe she inherited your family's sharpness in handlingbusinesses, and maybe President Sullivan knew that she would be a great leader.He's a greatbusinessman after all!”