Chapter 161

"Hah, did you really think no one would find out? I knew from the very first day you bought into the company." Joe's voice was filled with confidence, laced with a hint of mockery. "You own at least 17% of the shares, right? I know you're trying to sell them off, so I blocked the final step to keep you from cashing out completely. "The only reason these shares are worth anything today is because of Zayn's hard work. Now that you're no longer a Forbes, do you think you can just walk away with them? Not a chance." Josephine exclaimed in disbelief, "Uncle Joe, I bought these shares with my own money!" "Your own money? Hah!" Joe sneered. "Josephine, do you take me for a fool? When you married into the Forbes family, you had, what, a few dozen million at most? "Where did you get the money to acquire that many shares? Don't tell me it wasn't from Zayn. You were just buying Forbes shares with the Forbes money." His voice was cold, devoid of the fatherly concern he once showed her. Now,