Chapter 49

While I was grateful for Gerald's support and the way he had fulfilled his role as a father to me, gratitude was one thing, and the condition was another. I had fulfilled the duties I was bound to fulfill. As for what remained, it wasn't something that could be forced. I could see Gerald's expression shift slightly. Before he could speak, Racquelle sneered, glaring at me with contempt. "Joshua, it seems like you do know your place. You're right. You have no qualification to be the vice chairman, nor any right to those shares! "You're nothing more than a dog of the Smith family. Do you think you're family now, after acting like a dog for so long? Let me tell you, you'll never be worthy!" I looked at her calmly, suddenly finding the situation amusing. She finally couldn't hold back any longer. Even in front of Gerald, she was openly hurling insults at me without any restraint. Everyone around us was dumbfounded. Though they had seen her disrespect me in private, it was the first tim