Chapter 373

Margie glanced at the second-floor study with a smug look, as if waiting for something amusing to happen. "Just wait and see. Even if we don't add to her troubles, she'll find a way to make things difficult for herself. I'm curious to see how she'll handle it." Lori laughed along. "Mom, you're amazing! After twenty years of scheming, it's finally paying off. It'll be perfect if Joanne can't back out now." While the mother and daughter were downstairs enjoying their moment, Joanne didn't react as explosively as one might expect after listening to Ethan's calm words. "So, what you're saying is, you want to use me as a bargaining chip to exchange resources with the Newman Group, right?" She remained composed, and while she was willing to understand his position, she couldn't agree with his approach. "Jojo, you know how hard I've worked to build and maintain this company. It's already been quite a feat to reach this scale. Now that I'm old, my strength is waning, and with no son..." H