CHAPTER 1486: 1486. BORN TO BE A PERSON WITH NO FEELINGS

Now that the chairman has been taken away, just moments ago, Young Master Hall was still wearing an indifferent expression, even with a hint of schadenfreude. It was obvious he had long anticipated this turn of events.

Young Master Hall holds quite a bit of Jones stock, but he doesn’t hold any position within the Hall Clan. He only shows up at the company occasionally in the capacity of a shareholder.

Yet everyone is keenly aware of his capabilities.

Without participating in the company’s operations, he can still maintain a tight grip on it. Such strategic foresight is truly fitting for a corporate powerholder.

These matters belong to the upper management; for regular employees who only earn their salaries, it’s natural to not get involved in these issues.

After a brief murmured discussion, everyone simply went back to their respective tasks.

However, as soon as William Hall was taken away, the management of the Hall Clan fell into chaos.

In the past few years, the father and son of the Hall Clan have been in fierce conflict, but it never escalated to such an extreme degree.

Although Harry Hall is capable, he has never been directly involved in managing the Hall Clan; he has only served as Jones’ legal advisor.

While his reputation in the legal field is prominent, that expertise doesn’t always translate seamlessly to the business world.

Therefore, some senior management members who weren’t familiar with Harry Hall chose to side with William Hall.

But no one expected that William Hall would actually be taken away by the police.

If this were just a matter of losing the father-son power struggle, with William Hall’s decades of business connections, he’d still have a chance to stage a comeback. Who could’ve foreseen that he would actually commit a criminal offense?

When William Hall eventually returns, the Hall Clan will have transitioned into an entirely different landscape, leaving no place for him or his faction.

Those who chose the wrong side will inevitably face the consequences of their choice.

Some accepted their fate, returning to focus on their own positions, ready to leave quietly when Harry Hall orders them to go.

But others, unwilling to accept defeat, started making moves.

They banded together with William Hall’s faction of shareholders to obstruct Harry Hall’s efforts to take over the Hall Clan.

Still, some went to the extent of outright betraying William Hall, flattering Harry Hall to gain favor.

In just half a month, the Hall Clan experienced a thorough corporate purge.

Those who had always supported Harry Hall naturally remained unscathed, but as for those who sided with William Hall—

The ones who had already resigned themselves to their fate and simply focused on their work remained untouched.

Salaries, dividends, bonuses, positions—none of those were affected.

But those who were scheming—whether they had tried to block Harry Hall’s takeover or sought to ingratiate themselves with him by betraying William Hall—were ultimately expelled from the Hall Clan under various pretexts.

Atlanta Baker—Mountain Area—

"Leo, you’re finally back."

Mia Brown had been visibly uneasy these past few days; William Hall hadn’t contacted her in a long time.

Although the mountain lacked signal coverage, she had deliberately brought a satellite phone with her before arriving.

Even though they were an old married couple and didn’t have the habit of engaging in lengthy phone conversations, it still seemed improbable for him to go an entire day without making even a single call.

He should at least inquire about how mother and son were doing up in the mountains, shouldn’t he?

The more she pondered, the greater her unease grew.

Ever since the day she slapped her son, although Leo showed no obvious reaction outwardly, he had been frequently visiting Adam Jones and their settlement site. Clearly, he was still upset with her.

Mia Brown felt guilty about this, so she didn’t dare to reprimand her son any further.

She simply waited for him to return, planning to discuss the matter with him directly.

"What’s wrong?"

Leo Hall looked at Mia Brown. His expression showed neither anger nor impatience, resembling someone naturally devoid of emotion.