BookToReadChapter 506 A four-year-old child-she couldn't possibly understand any of this.
But she knew who her father was.
Lately, Stewart had been paying more attention to both children, and it was only natural for a child to gravitate toward her own father; blood ties ran deep.
Ferdinand was self-aware enough not to pit himself against the girl's biological dad.
"I understand," Ferdinand said, looking at Briony with a sigh of resignation. "Let's leave it up to Little Nina. Three days from now, the Wentworth Group will hold a shareholders' meeting at nine o'clock sharp. Bryn, you must bring Little Nina and her vote to the meeting." Briony said nothing.
She knew that not showing up would be the sas abstaining.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAnd if she asked Little Nina for her opinion, chances were, she'd side with her father.
Ferdinand knew Briony couldn't make up her mind right away.
He stood, gazing at her, and finally said, "Bryn, you once saved my life. I hope you'll remember what I'm telling you today-no matter what happens toin the future, I'll do everything I can to protect you." Briony looked back at him.
His expression was earnest, his gentle eyes charming and utterly free of malice. Those eyes were nothing like Stewart's.
She thought, perhaps Ferdinand took after his mother, Malvina Ellsworth.
Briony got to her feet. "Ferdinand, if we're keeping score, then we're even. I saved you, but you've helpeda lot these last four years. From now on, neither of us owes the other anything. As for whether we'll stay friends, I guess that's up to fate." That night, after Ferdinand left, Briony sat alone in the garden gazebo for a full half hour.
In the end, it was James who cout looking for her.
Briony told him everything-Ferdinand's background, what he'd revealed about the Wentworth family, all of it. Whether or not to attend the shareholders' meeting was the hardest decision she'd faced in a long time. She needed a friend's advice.
She didn't go to Stella; Stella was struggling with her own issues lately, and Briony didn't want to burden her. James saw it the sway Briony did.
"Ask Little Nina," he said. "She's still so young, though-she won't remember this when she's older. You'd better record a video, just in case. If she ever grows up and hates the choice she made as a kid, she'll blyou!" Briony was speechless.
It sounded ridiculous, but honestly, it was the most straightforward solution.
After all, a ten percent stake in the Wentworth Group was no small matter.
No matter who won in the end, that ten percent would always belong to Little Nina. And in the face of such inevitable upheaval, no shareholder could really stay out of it.
Since there was no way to avoid it, better to cut the Gordian knot.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmSo Briony and James really did go upstairs to ask Little Nina.
James, ever the devoted godfather, whipped out his phone and started recording.
Briony sat on the edge of the bed, 'et
looking at her daughter in cartoon pajamas, and gently explained what a shareholding was, and what it meant to cast a vote. Little Nina listened intently.
At last, Briony asked, "Little Nina, do you understand?"
Little Nina nodded. "I get it. Daddy and Mr. Ellsworth are Who? nyandhting over a Wand have one vote.
big I vote for gets the company." James burst out laughing. "Our little princess has top-notch comprehension!"
Briony smiled and stroked her daughter's hair. "So have you m e decided who you want to vote for?"
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