Chapter 559

Beckett stayed quiet for a long moment before finally speaking. "Yeah." Back when he and Madeleine signed the marriage agreement, it had nothing to do with feelings. He simply needed someone to marry so he could activate Grayson Beach's will. The will had been notarized. It stated that once Beckett got married and settled down, all the shares under Grayson's name would go to him. Right now, Beckett didn't hold many shares, but what he did have, he'd bought secretly during dips in Beach Group's stock price. His plan was to use the will to claim his grandfather's shares, and the rest… those were currently in Stanton's hands. Every single share Stanton owned had originally belonged to Beckett's mother. Stanton had taken advantage of her sudden passing and, as her legal spouse, inheriting her estate came easily. Taking those shares back wouldn't be a walk in the park. Luckily, Stanton was overly cautious and hadn't handed over anything to Clinton and his mother yet. Deep down, Stanton didn