Tessa shot Stefania a look of admiration when she saw the way Stefania dealt with their visitors. The latecomers, Adam and Joseph, arrived at the house a while after that. When all the key people of the Sawyer Family were finally settled down in the large hall, the meeting officially began.
As the man in charge of the Sawyer Family, Nicholas was the first to lay things out in the meeting. “What does everything think of Kieran’s funeral?” he asked. The crowd exchanged glances with one another upon hearing his words.
Adam was the first to speak in the end. “We’re very sorry for what happened to Kieran. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family, he uttered. The rest of the people chirped in as well. “My condolences.”
‘Rest in peace.” Nicholas didn’t show any emotion in response to these people’s words, but Stefania was tearing up. Right then, Joseph took the initiative to suggest something. “Since Kieran is the son of the eldest man in our generation, he deserves to have a grand funeral.”
“That’s right. Furthermore, now that the company is in such an unstable position, Nicholas and Tobias are probably too busy to handle these matters. People like us who have a little free time should help out with Kieran’s funeral, Adam added with a nod. He looked as if he genuinely wanted to help Nicholas’ family.
However, Nicholas rejected the two men’s suggestions without any hesitation. “I might be busy with work, but I’m not too busy to handle this. Furthermore, Kieran is my brother. I’d rather handle his funeral on my own,” he uttered in a firm tone. Adam and Joseph exchanged glances after that, and they both wore cunning looks on their faces as they did so.
They had already predicted that Nicholas wouldn’t agree to allow them to handle the funeral. So, they had simply planned to use this as a form of support for their upcoming plans.
“Well, since you’d like to handle it on your own, then I believe it’s best if we don’t stick our noses into it. But in that case, would you be able to handle things at the company, Nicholas?” Joseph’s eyes twinkled with greed as he stared at Nicholas.
The rest of the people could sense the ulterior motive behind the man’s words, and some of them began to whisper among themselves. Nicholas took a glance at the crowd before he questioned Joseph. “What do you mean by that, Master Joseph?’ Nicholas asked, even though he already knew the answer.
“Well, what I mean is… Since you have to deal with Kieran’s matters, I’m sure you won’t be able to handle the workload at the office. Wouldn’t it be a good idea for you to bring in one of the more capable juniors in the family?’ Joseph put out a suggestion that he had discussed with Adam.
Nicholas’ gaze darkened after hearing the man’s words. “Do you have anyone to recommend?” he asked. Many of the juniors piped up before Joseph could say anything. “I don’t mind helping out, Nicholas, someone said. “You should pick me, Nicholas. I have way better skills.”
“If we’re talking about skills, the company I’m handling has shown a 10% growth within the past year, so I’m better than everyone here.” Nicholas’ gaze darkened when he saw the way the crowd was fighting and one-upping each other just to enter the company. “That’s enough! Nicholas barked. “Kieran has only been gone for a few days, but you’re all planning to replace him already. You sure are eager.”
Upon finishing his last sentence, Nicholas’ gaze swept across the crowd. He glared at everyone fiercely. Anyone who made eye contact with him shrank away after seeing the look in his eyes. “We were just trying to lift your burdens,” someone uttered in a soft voice.
Nicholas scoffed at this. “I’m sure you know what you’re thinking deep down. Anyway, that’s all I have to say for now. No one is allowed to take anything that belongs to Kieran-not until I say so. I’ll take over his workload for now!” Nicholas hissed.
The rest of the crowd gasped upon hearing this. Both Joseph and Adam knitted their brows together with displeasure as well. Nicholas continued speaking before they could say anything. “I know that some of you may not be pleased with this decision.
However, I’m not going to change my mind, and you will have to wait if you want anything that belonged to Kieran. Nicholas added the last sentence just to make it clear that he didn’t want the rest of the family harassing or bothering them anytime soon. Stefania was furious at all the people in the family.
