chapter 191
Mr. Alfred remained on his knees, refusing to get up.
His aging body trembled slightly as he looked at Julia with pleading eyes, waiting for even the slightest sign of mercy.
Julia simply looked back at him..Her expression remained completely indifferent.
She had seen this scene before.
Every single time the Alfred family found themselves in trouble, she was the one who sacrificed everything to pull them out of the pit. Yet, once the crisis was over, they always treated her as though she had never existed.
In her eyes, this wasn’t genuine remorse.
This was nothing more than emotional manipulation.
Steve could no longer hold himself back.
“Julia,” Steve said through gritted teeth, “are you really going to let the head of this family kneel before you like this?”
Julia scoffed.
“I didn’t ask him to kneel,” Julia replied calmly. “If he wants to remain there, that’s entirely his choice. It has nothing to do with me.”
Marcus stood quietly beside her. A faint smile appeared on his face. He said nothing. Deep inside, however, he admired Julia even more. The old Julia would’ve already softened.
But now, She was completely brutal.
Just then- Thud!
Another figure suddenly dropped to the ground.
It was Mrs. Alfred.
She knelt directly beside Mr. Alfred, tears already forming in her eyes.
“Julia,” Mrs. Alfred pleaded, “please save the family. We know we’ve hurt you. We know we’ve wronged you countless times. But please… don’t let all of us lose everything.”
The rest of the Alfred family looked at each other.
Since both the family head and the old matriarch had already knelt…
How could they possibly remain standing?
One after another… They slowly went down on their knees.
The uncles and aunts knelt. Then, The cousins followed.
Victoria hesitated for several seconds. She bit her lip so hard it nearly bled.
Her pride was screaming at her not to do it.
But in the end…She slowly knelt.
Steve was the last. His fists were tightly clenched, and his face was burning with humiliation.
Only Leah remained standing.
She quietly watched everything unfold before softly calling out,
“Julia…”
Mrs. Alfred immediately continued pleading.
“Julia… please. We beg you. Save the Alfred family.”
The others quickly joined in. “Please save us.”
Their voices echoed one after another outside the mansion.
Julia slowly closed her eyes. Originally…
She had already decided she wouldn’t help them.
make such a demand.
Mr. Alfred was the first to recover from the shock. He quickly forced out a smile and said, “If you mean you want to become the CEO, then that’s fine. I can agree to that.”
Mrs. Alfred nodded repeatedly and added, “Yes, that’s what she means. You can become the CEO while the company still belongs to the Alfred family.”
Julia sighed and slowly shook her head. “No. You misunderstood me,” she said calmly. “What I mean is that I will become the owner. Not just the CEO. The company will belong to me. Every decision will be mine. Every major project, every investment, every direction the company takes… my word will be final. I won’t be some acting CEO that can be replaced whenever you feel like it. The Alfred family company will become my company. As for the profits, seventy percent will still belong to the Alfred family while I keep the remaining thirty percent.”
Victoria didn’t know when she snapped. “What the heck? Thirty percent just for yourself? That’s nothing but greed!”
Julia immediately scoffed and looked at her. “I can’t believe you’re the one talking. Your fiancé is the very reason this company is on the verge of bankruptcy, yet you still have the confidence to accuse me of being greedy.”
Victoria bit her lip in anger, unable to say another word. Steve immediately took over. “She’s right, though. You becoming the CEO is already outrageous, but now you also want to become the owner? Are you kidding me? You want all of us to put our future in your hands? That can never happen.”
The other members of the Alfred family immediately began murmuring among themselves. “This is too much.” “She’s asking for the entire company.”
“That’s impossible.” “We can never agree to that.”
Julia remained completely calm. “The company is already dying,” she said. “It nearly entered bankruptcy under your management. Its reputation has already collapsed, investors have lost confidence, and the shareholders have abandoned it. Even if I save it, rebuilding everything will take an enormous amount of time, money, and effort. I’ll be the one investing my own money to stabilize the company, restore its reputation, and attract new investors. If I’m taking all the risks, then naturally I should have full control over it. Otherwise, what’s stopping all of you from pushing me aside again after I’ve done all the work?
You already did it once. I’m not foolish enough to let it happen twice.”
Mr. Alfred sighed deeply before looking at her helplessly. “Julia… can’t you do all that without taking ownership? For the sake of the family?”
Julia let out a cold laugh. “You must really think I’m either a fool or a pushover,” she replied. “No. That’s my condition. I become the owner, and that’s final. If you don’t like it, then there’s nothing more for us to discuss.”
With that, she turned around and began walking back toward the mansion with Marcus.
Mr. Alfred’s face immediately changed. He knew if Julia walked away now, everything would truly be over. The company would officially be declared bankrupt, and decades of hard work would disappear forever. Looking at the desperate faces of his family members, he clenched his fists before shouting,” Okay! Okay! We accept!”
Julia stopped and slowly turned around.
Mr. Alfred lowered his head and said, “We’ll do it. The company will be yours.”
Julia nodded once. “Good. Then before I do anything, we’ll have all the necessary legal documents prepared and signed. Once ownership is officially transferred to me, I’ll begin saving the company.”

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