Jennifer interrupted the two's banter: "Why are you following my car?
Is the big film king so idle?"
"I just saved the damsel in distress during the day... Jennifer, you really are a heartless woman!"
Zeus covered his heart, "Looking at you like this, could it be that you still have lingering feelings for your ex-husband?
You even went specially to the hospital to wait after making someone pass out..."
"Stop the car!"
Jennifer ordered, and John hit the brakes abruptly.
Caught off guard, Zeus slammed into the seat back, and before he could react, he was kicked out of the car by Jennifer.
John, taking pleasure in his misfortune, stuck his head out: "I told you not to remember—the consequence of exposing my Boss Jennifer!"
The luxury car roared away, leaving Zeus desolate in the wind, murmuring: "Colton... Is he the man' you have liked for more than a decade?"
... In a blink of an eye, several days had passed.
Colton had been staying in New York Hospital without returning to the imperial capital.
He intentionally concealed the news of his awakening, only claiming that he was still in a coma.
For a time, rumors abounded about the GN Group, and unrest rose again.
"President Redford, we've got some new leads regarding the poisoning."
Nelson hurriedly entered, holding a stack of documents.
These days, Peter had ordered Colton not to worry about work, so he didn't dare to bother Colton with company matters.
However, this time it was of great importance, and he had no choice but to bypass Peter and come in secret.
"Who?"
Colton's eyes snapped open, filled with a sharp, bloodthirsty look, startling Nelson.
Ever since the boss woke up this time, Nelson always had a strange feeling that Colton could actually see everything.
"All the clues point to... Stephen."
Nelson detailed the actions of Stephen and his mother during Colton's coma.
When Martha got married, grandpa had given her a part of the company's shares as a dowry, but it wasn't enough for her to sit on the board of directors.
However, since Colton was in a coma, and Stephen was too young to control the overall situation of GN, Martha naturally entered the board of directors and became a force to be reckoned with in the company.
"Although the chairman gave the real power of the company to your younger brother during your coma, the person who truly holds the power is still Director Martha," Nelson whispered,
"After the news of your coma was released, several investment projects under your younger brother's supervision were successively launched, and the board of directors united against him, claiming to drive him out of the headquarters and demote him to a branch company...
Among them, there's no lack of Director Martha's manipulation."
"What about... Mike?"
Colton's face was somber.
He had been an orphan since childhood, and to his younger brother Mike, he was both a brother and a father figure.
But he had failed to take care of Mike properly, and in the past years, Mike had been wronged a lot in the company...
"Mike is still young, so he dared not go to the company during this period.
He has been seeking help everywhere to raise funds to make up for the project's losses..."
Nelson felt somewhat unbearable, "However, he has met with obstacles everywhere and has suffered a lot..."
Colton clenched his fist and said coldly, "What kind of poison did Stephen use, and has Peter found out anything about it?"
"Dr. Peter has been researching the antidote for a year and has been looking for the source of the poison, but... there is no clue."
Nelson's expression was solemn, "Boss Colton, it seems that there is some hidden power behind the Rolan family that we can't touch."
"Hidden forces?"
Colton pinched his brow, his tone suddenly malicious and cold, "Contact the people from the Philippines.
No matter how much money it takes, find the origin of this poison.
Also, have Peter reproduce the exact same poison... If Stephen dares to take action, he must pay the price!"
"Boss Colton, are you planning for an eye for an eye…" Nelson was startled, not expecting Colton's methods to still be so ruthless.
After experiencing Jennifer's incident, he had thought that the boss would become more compassionate after waking up from his coma...
It seemed that this compassion was only towards people, not issues.
At this moment, the door opened, and a young man in his early twenties carefully stuck out his little black head.
His features were delicate and gentle, with red lips and white teeth.
Some resemblance to Colton's facial features could be vaguely seen between his brows and eyes, but his behavior was honest and endearing, giving off a somewhat naive youthful aura: "Brother!"
"Mike!"
Colton looked up at the door and frowned, "Who let you come?"
"Everyone said that you fainted again, and you might become a vegetable...
Cough!
Brother, I'm worried about you!"
Mike stood aggrieved in front of the bed, looking up and down at Colton.
After making sure that aside from his pale face, there were no major issues, he patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief,
"Thankfully, Grandpa told me—you're fine, otherwise, I would have been scared to death!
If you were to faint again, what... What would I do?"
As he said this, the young man's eyes reddened, and his voice choked with sobs, pitifully said, "Brother, you must follow peter's advice to recover slowly and not be impatient.
You shouldn't worry about the company or home…"
Colton interrupted him: "If I don't worry, will you?"
"…Brother!"
Mike pouted, subconsciously taking a step back, hanging his head guiltily and saying, "I messed up!
Several projects I was in charge of experienced problems with funds and operations, so they all stopped...
I don't know why it suddenly became like this.
I've been personally involved in these projects from beginning to end, and when you return to the company, I let you review them... you even personally audited them, but I don't know where the problem lies!"
Colton's face darkened, and he scolded, "Mike!
You're not a child in your teens anymore!
When encountering issues, you can't just think of retreating.
If there's a problem, investigate it!
If there's a difficulty, solve it!
GN hasn't fallen, and I'm not dead yet.
What are you crying for?"
"Brother, I've tried every method I could think of, but I don't know how to remedy the situation, and I don't know how to appease the board members... I'm sorry!"
Mike squatted by the bed, lying next to Colton like a rabbit, and said grievously, "No matter how hard I try, I can't even match a fraction of your ability...
I should just leave the company and stop causing trouble for everyone."
Colton clenched his fist, wanting to slap his silly, adorable brother awake.
But when he heard the young man's grievance, he hesitated for a moment.
His fingers slowly relaxed, and he helplessly patted his head,
"Go back to the capital immediately, gather all the documents related to the project operations, and redo the financial audit...
The board of directors isn't made of wolves and tigers.
If you've got a clear conscience, you don't need to be afraid of them!"
"But, Aunt also thinks I'm useless..."
Seeing the resentful expression on his elder brother's face, Mike awkwardly bit his lip, "Like you said, can it really convince them?"
"The project loss is a fact, you can't convince them, but you shouldn't take the blame for no reason.
Do what you're supposed to do, and I'll handle the rest."
Colton reminded him a few more times, then let Nelson escort Mike away first.
Nelson returned before Colton's lunch break,
"Mr. Redford, your younger brother has boarded the plane."
"Check who the mastermind behind all this is, and find out if it is really Martha!"
Colton thought of his grandfather, and his eyes slowly darkened, "Nelson, I need solid evidence."
He could deal with Stephen and even Martha, preferring to mistakenly kill a thousand enemies rather than letting one go.
But when it came to his grandfather...
That was the most important family member to him in this world, besides Mike.
He couldn't hastily take care of Martha!