C139 She Could Not Bear It.

"Since everyone has agreed to choose a proxy president, then we will each state our requirements and then choose the person according to everyone's requirements. If everyone agrees to the candidate, then the candidate will be decided." Viola smiled and looked at Lydia, "Sister, what do you think?"

"Sure."

"Since sister has agreed, let's start now." As she spoke, Viola gave the board members a look to signal them that they could speak.

Soon, one of the directors stood up and said, "The Ellis family is currently in chaos. I think we need someone with experience and strength."

"Right."

"That's right."

One of the directors spoke up, and the other directors echoed.

Lydia looked at the group of people and pretended not to see through them. She smiled and asked, "Oh? Then which one of you would like to suggest a candidate?"

"Well... Mr. Zhou, you have been in the business for a long time, so you are naturally more experienced than us. Why don't you choose a candidate first?" Director A said as he asked Director Zhou, who was the oldest among the directors, to choose a candidate.

Director Zhou — Barry.

Janie's younger brother, Lydia's uncle, was the only one in the Ellis Group who had shares in the antique.

Normally, Barry rarely participated in the company's matters, but because of his age and his relationship with the Ellis family, the board of directors usually respected him.

Naturally, if someone wanted to change the shares, Barry was the first person to be recruited.

From the looks of it, Viola was really trying to seize power this time.

"Benny, who has some ability, is still in the intensive care unit. As for Blain..." Barry sighed, and his gaze swept across her body. He then looked at Viola and said, "Younger generation of the Ellis family, I think only Viola can shoulder this responsibility."

"Uncle, you are too kind to me. I have already been expelled from the Ellis family. Moreover, I'm afraid that I won't be able to handle such a heavy responsibility. After all, I'm too young and inexperienced. I won't be able to do it well."

"Being expelled from the family won't change the fact that you have the blood of the Ellis family on you. If the Ellis family is in trouble, would anyone object to your return? If they do, then I'm afraid that the reason behind their decision is worth thinking about!" As the chairman spoke, he secretly glanced at Lydia, who was standing beside him.

Lydia naturally understood that the last sentence was clearly meant for her.

If she were to bring up the matter of Viola being expelled from the Ellis family at this time, it would be said that she had no foresight and did not care about the big picture.

"Viola has been helping Madam An manage the company. She has been doing it well. I agree with Viola's position as the acting president."

"I agree."

Barry opened his mouth, and the other board members followed suit.

Only Lydia stood where she was and did not say anything.

However, it seemed that the directors did not have any intention of asking for her opinion.

For a moment, Lydia was in a slightly advantageous position. This made Viola, who was beside her, extremely proud. The corner of her mouth could not help but curl up.

Although she was happy in her heart, she still acted politely and declined the invitation, "But at that time, most of the time, Grandma was by my side to advise me. Now, Grandma is... Viola is really afraid that she won't be able to do it well."

"What are you afraid of? If anything happens, don't you have us old men backing you up?" Barry patted Viola's shoulder heavily.

He turned his head to look at the directors. "V Viola will take over the position of the acting president. If you all have no objections, then let's do it."

"Alright, it's settled!"

"Alright!"

Seeing that the board of directors had all agreed, Viola was secretly happy. Now, the Ellis family was in her hands.

She glanced at Lydia, who was standing beside her. Her eyes were filled with provocation. Let's see how you're going to fight me this time!

Lydia's thoughts were all in her mind.

She raised her eyebrows and looked at Barry. She cleared her throat and said, "I don't agree."

Viola was speechless.

Barry and the other directors were speechless.

Suddenly, the ward fell silent.

Everyone glanced at Lydia with disdain. They snorted and silently ignored her opinion.

Barry looked at Viola gently, " Viola, come to work tomorrow."

Lydia swept her gaze across the crowd and narrowed her eyes.

She grabbed the glass on the table and smashed it in front of everyone. "I–I don't agree!"

Everyone was stunned.

Almost at the same time, everyone's eyes fell on Lydia.

After a few seconds of silence, Barry's eyes were filled with displeasure. "Lydia, what do you mean by this?"

"Oh, it's nothing. I just feel that I, Lydia, am a person who speaks lightly. If I don't make any noise, I'm afraid that the other directors won't notice me, and they won't listen to my opinions."

Lydia narrowed her eyes and smiled. She had just retorted back.

Barry's face turned green, but he couldn't find a way to retort the little girl's words.

At this moment, he was stifling his anger. Looking at Lydia was even more unpleasant.

The dark-faced man said, "If you don't agree, then the five of us will agree. So, this meeting will still be decided by the minority."

"That's right, the minority will decide! Your rejection is invalid!"

"Little girl, don't fill in the blanks. Our decisions have been made after careful consideration. Viola is definitely a perfect candidate!"

Thought this through?

Did you use your brain or your feet?

However, she was just secretly complaining in her heart. She had yet to gain any power, so it was better for her to not fall out with these old foxes for now.

Lydia's eyes swept across everyone and landed on Barry. With a cold smile, she said, "Then your careful consideration will not save the company. Instead, it will cause the stocks of Ellis Group to fall all the way to the bottom and cause you to lose everything."

"You're just trying to scare me!" Barry snorted in disdain.

Lydia walked forward and smiled, "Uncle, you must have forgotten about the plagiarism incident that happened not long ago?"

"...This..."

"Sister, I know you have always wanted to be the president, but you can't use my mistakes to attack me just because of this, can you?" Seeing Barry wavering, Viola opened her mouth with an aggrieved look. Tears even flowed from the corner of her eyes. "Young people, who has not made a mistake when they were young? However, mistakes and abilities cannot be equated."

"It's true that mistakes can't be equated with ability, but... how can the Ellis family hand over their power to someone with a problematic character?"

As she spoke, she took out a newspaper from her pocket and handed it to Barry.

"Just yesterday, the original author of Viola's work had already hired a lawyer to sue Viola for plagiarism."

Everyone's expression changed when they heard this.

Especially Viola, whose face had turned pale, she reached out and snatched the newspaper.

When she saw that the original author had asked for an interview, Viola's hands trembled unconsciously. What was going on? It had been a long time since that incident, so why would this person choose to defend her?

What a coincidence!

In fact, it was all arranged by Lydia.

After Viola failed to seize power for the first time, Lydia had expected that Viola would definitely have other moves. Therefore, she found a friend to contact that foreign designer.

Then, she borrowed the lawyers in the country to sue Viola for her rights. Naturally, she also bought the article to create public opinion.

As soon as the public opinion was released, the directors had a subtle change in their hearts.

"At this moment, the Ellis family is asking Viola to take over. I'm afraid that tomorrow's stock will fall to the bottom... Are all the directors going to reconsider?" Lydia smiled and looked at everyone.

She had lowered herself to the ground and let the directors look at each other in dismay.

Barry was the first to ease up his attitude. He smiled and said, "V Viola's ability is indeed not bad, but her scandal and character are indeed a problem. The matter of Viola being the acting president is indeed worth deliberating."

"Well, Mr. Zhou is right. We need to discuss the position of the acting president."

"Since all of you feel that we should discuss this further, why don't we find a time to accompany you to discuss this further?"

Lydia smiled and gave them all face.

The group of people naturally gave in and left the ward.

The directors changed their minds at the last minute, and Viola was caught off guard.

With a dark expression, she pulled at Barry's arm and whispered, "Uncle, I can handle this matter. Don't worry, as long as I sit on the CEO's seat, I'll give you five percent of the shares that I have!"

"I can't lose all my money just because of five percent!"

Barry shook off Viola with a cold face and left without looking back.

Holding the newspaper, Viola's face was ashen.

She was about to sit on the position of the acting CEO, but she didn't expect that she would miss it just because of one sentence from Lydia.

That bitch, she deserved to die!

Holding the newspaper in her hand, she walked away.

Seeing that Viola was about to leave, Lydia raised her hand to stop her.

"What are you trying to do? Get out of my way!" Without anyone else around, the pitiful Viola was extremely stubborn.

Lydia's eyebrows twitched. "Don't try to act tough, or else... I won't let you get away with this."

"As expected, you were the one who caused me to be sued!"

"Yes."

"You...!!!"

"What do you think? Are you not convinced?" Lydia glanced at the furious Viola and snorted, "Keep it down!"

Vola, who was depressed, was speechless.

In the past, she would've slapped him back, but now that she was at a disadvantage, she didn't dare to. At the very least, she couldn't afford to lose her temper with the current Lydia.

She could only grit her teeth and leave with a pale face.

"Did I tell you to leave?" Lydia glanced at the dejected man and raised her eyebrows.

Viola endured and did not say anything. "Sister, what else do you want?"

"You schemed against me and now my dad is lying in the hospital. Don't you think that I only asked you to get involved in the lawsuit? Hmm?" Lydia's eyes suddenly narrowed into a slit, and her eyes were filled with a terrifying coldness. "Just now was just the appetizer. Let's get into the main topic!"