Before Be arrives at the CEO’s office, she asks Daniel Sullivan and Bryan to join Harper and the others in the lounge, where they are waiting for her.

She needed to talk with her family before finalizing everything regarding the handover of the CEO position.

However, when Be opened the CEO’s door, she was surprised to see the room’s vibe, which was extraordinarily gloomy and cold, as if she had entered a funeral home. No one spoke; they all focused on their cell phones or were lost in thought while looking at the scenery outside the building.

A slight smile appeared on Be’s face, but it faded when she didn’t see her father in the room.

’Where is he? Did he go home without waiting for me!?’ Be muttered as she continued walking to join them.

At the same time, Isaac Donovan nced toward the door and was surprised to see Be. Instantly, the gloominess in his eyes faded. He smiled and waved his hand to his granddaughter.

"Be, are you done taking care of your matter? Come in and sit next to Grandpa," Isaac’s words surprised everyone. They all looked at Be.

Still waiting for Be’s verdict on firing him, Jacob became even more tense. He smiled as his niece walked over to join them. However, he could only swallow hard when he noticed Bepletely ignored him and Thomas.

Feeling sour, Jacob chuckled inwardly while trying to tell himself that keeping his position as CEO of Donovan Group was impossible. Be and her team had shut down or anticipated every possible way he could think of.

The only thing he could do now was pray that Be would not expose his past dark secret, which he had kept only for himself.

If this girl exposes him, like she did in the meeting room earlier, he will be in serious legal trouble.

...

Be nodded slightly to her Aunt Emma and uncles before settling beside her Grandpa and leaning closer to him. "Grandpa, where’s my father?" she whispered.

Isaac Donovan shrugged, taking a deep sigh.

"Hmmm. Lucas, he’s in his office. I guess he was devastated after I told him about your mother’s grave illness," Isaac replied in a low voice, hoping no one else heard his words except Be.

Unfortunately, everyone in the room still clearly listened to what he was saying.

Be was rendered speechless. It seemed her Grandpa forgot about his promise to keep her mother’s illness a secret. Now, her father knew about it, and she no longer had a chance to hide the fact that her mother was staying in her house.

She slowly touched her earphones tomunicate with Sam. It didn’t take long; Sam’s voice echoed from the other end.

"Boss...?"

"Sam, please guard my father’s office. Don’t let him leave this building. My business with him is not over. Not yet!"

"Consider it done, Boss!" Sam replied.

After hearing confirmation from Sam, Be returned her focus to the two men sitting anxiously before her.

She felt amused by how shocked and frightened their faces were as if they had seen her as their worst nightmare.

If only she had more time, Be would definitely torture them longer. But now, it was already past lunchtime, and she didn’t want to keep her grandfather waiting any longer.

"Mr. Jacob Donovan, here we are, meet again," Be greeted him formally with her polite smile.

"My pretty niece Be, please just call me Uncle Jacob. We are fam—" Jacob’s voice was cut off when Be raised her hand, stopping him. He frowned, waiting for her to speak.

Isaac and Emma were also surprised as they nced at Be, curious to know what she wanted to do. They could no longer predict her movements or how she nned to teach her uncles and father.

"Mr. Jacob Donovan, maybe you’ve already forgotten, but I clearly told you in the hospital when we met thest time," Be said.

Be smiled faintly while shaking her head, amused by the memory of theirst encounter when she visited her Grandpa in the hospital.

At that time, she was so angry when her father and uncles med her for thepany’s failure because she agreed to divorce Tristan without telling them all.

Jacob’s frown deepened as he tried to remember what Be had said to him, which made her speak so formally like they were strangers.

After waiting a few more seconds, Be continued, noticing Jacob’s puzzled expression.

"Mr. Jacob, it seems you have an extremely short memory. That’s natural. You are no longer young, and early amnesia usuallyes to people like you," Be slightlyughed when she saw Jacob holding back his anger.

Instead of fearing Jacob’s anger, she seemed rxed and much happier.

"Let me remind you again, sir. At that time, I promised myself I would sever any ties with you, including blood ties. I vowed that I don’t have an uncle like you..." Be said sincerely. She didn’t try to annoy him now; those were her true feelings about the two men before her.

After seeing the shocked expression on Jacob’s face, Be turned to her younger uncle, Thomas Donovan.

"If you’re curious about your status... Well, it’s the same, Mr. Thomas. I also think of you like that. Even though ourst name is the same, I have erased you both in my heart and mind," she said, returning her gaze to Jacob.

No one said anything for a moment, nor did they move. They all looked at Be with the same shocked expression, as if they couldn’t believe what they heard.

Be let them take in her words, not attempting to say anything, but a smile shed through her eyes; she looked calm.

However, Be was worried that her decision to sever family ties with her two uncles would disappoint her grandfather.

Before long, Thomas Donovan finally broke the silence. "Be, why are you so cruel and heartless?" he asked with an annoyed tone, enough to re Be’s anger.

"Cruel? Heartless? Are you really serious about what you’re saying, Mr. Thomas Donovan?" Be narrowed her eyes at Thomas, feeling like she wanted to whack this man’s mouth with her high heels.