The Prison-Made Queen novel Chapter 960

"You expect a weeping widow to run a multi-billion-dollar empire?"

"Dad, don't be naive! Even if I stepped aside, do you really think the board would agree to that? Do you think the markets and the shareholders would accept it?"

"You built the Langley Group into what it is today. If you keep dragging your feet and the company collapses, how are you going to face our ancestors when you're in the ground?"

Talbot's words crossed every line of respect.

But with the ultimate prize dangling right in front of him, Talbot no longer cared about playing the dutiful son. He just wanted to lock his jaws around the Langley Group, and he was done pretending.

Sensing the shift, Director Judson immediately chimed in, sounding sympathetic but applying relentless pressure. "Chairman, Talbot isn't wrong."

"We know you're heartbroken. Burying a grandchild is a nightmare no one should endure. But thousands of families rely on our payroll. The stock is tanking as we speak! We cannot afford this instability! Someone has to step up and take control, right now!"

Director Larson nodded vigorously. "Exactly, Chairman. We have to look at the big picture!"

"We all know what Talbot is capable of. In a crisis like this, he is the only one who can keep the ship from sinking. Please, for the sake of the legacy you built, make the call!"

The directors fired off one after another, forming an invisible wall, cornering the old man. Under the guise of reasoning, they were ruthlessly backing him into a corner, forcing him to surrender.

Surrounded and outnumbered, the exhausted Dante and the shattered Letty were drowning in an atmosphere so oppressive they could barely breathe.

...

Meanwhile, at the Fulton estate.

Judie rubbed her sleepy eyes as she walked downstairs.

"Judie, come here. Sit down."

He pointed to the space beside Libby.

Judie sat down, her heart hammering against her ribs, her eyes locked on her father.

Donovan hesitated, struggling to find the right words, before finally forcing them out. "We just got confirmation... Your cousin, Callahan, and Leilani... something happened to them in Northern Myanor."

"They were in an area hit by a massive terrorist bombing. They've been completely off the grid for four days."

Based on the intel Donovan had just received, the situation was looking incredibly grim.

They had solid confirmation—surveillance footage proved Callahan and Leilani were right in the heart of Mitchina.