Chapter 410

But Winston knew deep down that it was just wishful thinking. Given Ella's intellect, it was simply impossible. "I really do want to hand the company over to Ella," Frederick said earnestly. Since Liam wasn't interested in taking over the family business, his only option was to entrust it to Ella. Winston scoffed, his lips curling in disdain. "Give it ten years—maybe even longer—and see if you can teach her. Even then, she'd need someone like Brodie to help her. Otherwise, handing her the company would just result in her running it into the ground." Frederick didn't want to argue with him but clearly disagreed, saying, "Ella isn't as bad as you make her out to be." "Intelligence is a hard limit—it's not something you can just make up for. All the kids in our family are smart; we barely had to put in any effort raising them. You think it's easy to teach someone because you've never dealt with someone who's slow. With someone like Ella, she'll drive you mad. Don't set your expectatio