Unexpected Blessing After Divorce

Chapter 269

As soon as Joyce’s words fell, she heard the conference room’s door being opened from the outside. Zavier led two

assistants into the conference room, followed by his eldest son, Logan.

Zavier shot Joyce a smile that was warm and gentle as usual before saying. “I’m sorry, Joyce. I was caught up in

business just now, so I’m a few minutes late.”

Joyce’s expression remained impassive. She replied lightly, “Take a seat, Zavier.”

Hazel got up and pointed at a few empty seats for Zavier as a gesture for him to sit down.

Zavier and his group soon took their seats. The former soon spotted Christopher in the conference room, so he

smiled gently once more. “Even Chris is here.”

Christopher just glanced at Zavier indifferently before greeting him.

Christopher was always closed to his uncles and his aunts loved and pampered him a lot. But that was purely shown

on the basis that none of their profits and privileges was harmed. That was because Christopher was neither

Zachary’s oldest son nor the future heir of Solace Corporation.

On the other hand, Kendrick’s case was completely different. He never viewed his uncles as his elders and

superiors. The two elderly men didn’t dare to criticize him when they stood before him during private moments.

The same applied to the relationship Zachary shared with his brothers. The three brothers only grew closer

together after Zachary retired from his position.

The truth was, Kendrick had intended to make arrangements for Christopher to work at Solace Corporation when

the latter was still a university student.

However, Christopher turned that offer down straight away.

He didn’t want to get involved in any of Solace Corporation’s affairs. Later on, Christopher started Glory Corporation

just for fun. During the initial phase, which was very difficult, he turned down Kendrick’s offer to help him out.

They were brothers, after all. What Christopher feared the most was letting profits get in the way between the two

brothers.

A thick wall would be built over time between the two closest individuals in the end.

Everyone was present at the meeting.

Joyce wore a light blue dress with a smart collar. She sat on Kendrick’s seat while maintaining a steady gaze ahead

of her. Then, she started speaking. “The purpose of this meeting is to make an announcement. I think everyone

here has heard of the news regarding Mr. Solace’s accident while he was on a business trip in Nardor. As of now,

he’s… receiving treatment in a hospital there. He’s incapable of

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moving at the moment, so he can’t return to this country. I know that there are various rumors flying around the

company. I hope that you can stop spreading baseless rumors and just stick to your jobs.”

Before returning to the country, Christopher, Joyce, and Layla had agreed to use that reason to pacify everyone.

If Joyce were to tell the participants that Kendrick’s whereabouts were unknown, more chaos would erupt in the

company. However, it would be a completely different story if they were to find out that Kendrick was being treated

in a hospital. That reason would have provided Joyce and the others with a buffer period. At the same time, those

who wished to act wouldn’t dare to do anything before they could find out the truth of what happened.

During that period of time, the rescuers would continue looking for Kendrick in Nardor.

As Joyce had said before, she wanted to see Kendrick, dead or alive, with her own eyes.

As soon as Joyce finished speaking, someone questioned her right away, “Since he’s unable to return to the

country, he still should be able to host a video conference call, shouldn’t he? Mrs. Solace, you mentioned that we

shouldn’t be spreading baseless rumors, but the best way to get rid of the rumors once and for all is for Mr. Solace

to show his face in front of everyone.”

The one who spoke up was Logan, Zavier’s oldest son.

He was currently a project director at Solace Corporation.

Joyce looked at Logan while pinching the space between her thumb and her index finger with her fingertips. Just as

she was about to reply, Christopher suddenly spoke up. “It’s inconvenient for Kendrick to do that at the moment.

Once his condition has stabilized during the late stage of his treatment, we’ll let him host a video conference call

with you.”

He gazed at Logan coldly.

Logan and Christopher were cousins. Even though the age gap between them was huge, Logan used to be a fun-

loving guy when he was young. The cousins had compatible personalities, so they always hung out together.

Only when he turned 30 did Logan finally settle down and become mature.

Upon hearing Christopher’s words, Logan shot him a look, a smirk already curled on his lips. Logan guffawed lightly

before saying, “Since when do you have the right to speak in Solace Corporation? If I remember correctly, you

don’t have a position in this company. Isn’t that right, Chris?”

Even though Kendrick had arranged for Christopher to deal with the incident in Romdale a year ago, the latter had

never gone through the official hiring procedure at Solace Corporation.

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Honestly, it didn’t matter to Christopher if he had gone through the process or

not.

However, that only applied when Kendrick was still around. Now that he was not, the situation was no longer the

same.

Christopher leaned backward slightly, feeling his back pressing against the back of the chair. He glanced at Logan,

who sat across from him, with an impassive yet lazy look on his face. “Are you saying that only the employees of

Solace Corporation can attend this meeting? If I remember correctly, Great-uncle Richard and Great-uncle Simon

don’t have positions at Solace Corporation as well. Does that mean they don’t have the right to speak up too?”

Richard and Simon Solace were Christopher’s grandfather’s brothers.

They were currently in their 90s. When Christopher’s grandfather retired from his position, the two brothers did the

same.

Even though the brothers’ descendants continued working at Solace Corporation, they still kept to themselves.

Truthfully speaking, Richard and Simon had been following the family law of the Solace family faithfully. They didn’t

have the courage to step over the line.

Christopher’s retort shut Logan up successfully.

Logan dared to berate Christopher, but there was no way he would have the same courage to berate the great-

uncles sitting at the table with him. After all, there were many members of the Solace family who were present in

the conference

room.

Christopher noticed Logan holding his tongue, so he continued, “I know what everyone’s worried about. Don’t

worry. After all, Kendrick is the patriarch of the Solace family. He’ll definitely live a long life under the protection of

our ancestors. It’s just that his condition is quite severe, seeing as he survived the car accident in Nardor. That’s

why it’s inconvenient for him to meet everyone at the

moment.”

Christopher’s tone remained neutral, but none of the people in the large conference room dared to question him

anymore.

Layla shot Joyce a look, silently prompting her to continue talking about the things they had discussed earlier.

Joyce pursed her lips as she surveyed the conference room once again. Then, she continued the topic, “Also, I’d like

to make another announcement. Since Mr. Solace is receiving treatment in Nardor, we won’t be able to get much

work done in the company due to his absence. In order to make sure that Solace Corporation can function as usual,

Mr. Solace would like to let Christopher replace him for the time being so that the matters can be dealt with. An

official letter will be published soon. I hope that everyone can help the Acting Chairman out with

company-related matters from here on out.”

As soon as Joyce was done speaking, everyone started talking among themselves in shock.

Some time ago, many people were already displeased when Kendrick made the decision to let Christopher take

over Solace Corporation Romdale Branch. After all, the latter was just a rich boy who appeared out of nowhere and

had no idea how to run a company. What sort of capabilities would he possess in the first place?

Now that the same clueless kid was supposed to take over Solace Corporation, it was natural for everyone to doubt

him.

“Isn’t this a little too hasty, Mrs. Solace?”

The one questioning Joyce this time was Zavier, who had remained silent the whole time.

He opted not to refer to “Joyce” by her name, unlike the time when he entered the conference room. Instead, he

addressed her as “Mrs. Solace” as a reminder of her identity.

There had never been such a case when the second son of the Solace family became the Acting Chairman of

Solace Corporation in the past.

If Christopher could do it, then why couldn’t the other second sons do the same?

What about the second sons who were more capable and experienced than Christopher?

Zavier explained, “I’m not saying that I doubt Mr. Solace’s judgment. I know that he’s always loved his younger

brother and has placed high hopes in Chris, but managing Solace Corporation isn’t child’s play. Even if we were to

choose an Acting Chairman, shouldn’t we choose someone who’s both capable and experienced?”