Chapter 465

As for why Lucian was the sole recipient of that 5% stake, it was because he was the firstborn great-grandson of the Stone family. No one could argue with that reasoning, and even if they dared, few had the nerve to challenge it. So, the matter was settled just like that. With this, Lambert of the third branch now held 8% of the shares, while Alvin was left with a mere 2%. Old Mrs. Stone declared that since the child was still too young and his birth mother wasn’t around, he would only receive his 2% upon reaching adulthood and getting married. This instantly dashed Aster and Second Uncle’s hopes of forcibly snatching the shares for themselves. Aster seethed with resentment, but there was nothing she could do. In the end, she directed all her fury toward Gwen, convinced that it was Gwen’s fault—that her constant presence around Old Mrs. Stone, always cradling little Alvin, had somehow endeared the boy to the old woman. Otherwise, why would Alvin, who had been overlooked when the eldest