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Watching Nancy scold her son with a stick might’ve looked like theater, but Claudia didn’t feel comfortable getting out of the car just yet. That changed the moment she saw Nancy’s condition–it was clear something was wrong. She quickly got out and rushed forward, trying to steady the trembling woman.
“Mom, are you-”
Alan slapped her hand away.
Her hand immediately turned red from the force.
Alan’s fox–like eyes narrowed at her, burning with anger. Without a word, he turned and helped the dizzy, breathless Nancy into the house.
Claudia stood still, gently rubbing her stinging hand before silently walking inside.
The house was bustling.
Because Nancy’s health was so fragile, a live–in traditional medicine physician was always present. He checked her over, inserted a few acupuncture needles at her temples, and prescribed calming herbal medicine to lower her blood pressure. After sternly instructing everyone to keep her peaceful and stress–free, he left.
At Chase’s insistence, Nancy was helped upstairs to rest.
Once she was gone, the atmosphere in the living room turned utterly grim.
“Andy, why don’t you go upstairs and keep your grandma company for a bit?” Chase’s stern face did its best to soften.
Andy, sensing the tension in the room, obediently nodded and ran upstairs.
Now only the Moore men and Claudia remained in the room. None of them looked pleased.
Chase swept his eyes over his son and daughter–in–law, then said darkly, “I’ve told you both before. Whatever problems you have as a couple, leave them at the door. In this house, and especially in front of your mother, I expect you to at least pretend to get along. Is that clear?”
Alan let out a low “tsk” and muttered an agreement, his expression clearly showing just how little he cared.
Claudia stayed silent, coldly watching the scene unfold.
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She didn’t know the full scope of Moore Corp’s internal affairs, but after all these years, she’d learned enough. The Moore father and son had been at odds for a long time. Their philosophies clashed, and their feud within the company was no secret. The only reason they still played nice under this roof was because of Nancy.
Chase glanced at Claudia briefly before turning to Alan. “Come with me to the study.”
The two men headed upstairs, leaving Claudia alone in the living room.
She knew they were about to discuss the company, and she had no place in that conversation.
Alan had always kept her away from anything related to Moore Corp. He never allowed her to get involved—not even through a job application. Their marriage had been nothing more than a hollow shell for years.
She no longer cared about being excluded. Claudia pulled out her tablet, sat on the couch, and started watching videos from fashion week.
The international fashion weeks were in full swing this month.
For now, all she could do was watch from afar.
Upstairs, in the study.
Chase sat behind his desk while Alan sat off to the side. Tension crackled in the air between them.
“Alan,” Chase snapped, “you’ve gotten bold. What I say now goes in one ear and out the other? Don’t forget–I’m still a board member and a shareholder.”
Alan’s tone remained low and calm. “Dad, when I make a decision, I stick with it.”
He remained composed–even while confronting his father’s anger.
“Right now, I hold the majority voice on the board. The branch company is already a done deal. I am taking Moore Corp into AI. If you disagree, we’ll take it to a vote. But the result won’t change.”
“Ungrateful brat!”
Chase hurled a teacup at him.
Alan tilted his head just slightly. The cup flew past his ear and smashed against the wall.
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“Dad.”
His voice was cool. “Seven years ago, I did what you asked. I gave up my path in AI to take over the company and walk the road you paved. But it’s been seven years. Moore Corp is mine now. It’s time for you to let go of your outdated ideas.”
Moore Corp was a heavyweight industrial conglomerate with annual sales in the hundreds of billions. It operated across various industries–oil extraction, power supply, mineral trade, finance–and was one of the world’s top companies.
But it had never touched AI. Chase had always been too old–school.
AI, though, was Alan’s true passion–and the future.
Seven years ago, he’d been too weak to fight back. Now? He wasn’t giving up an inch.
Chase knew his son’s temperament. He understood there was no turning back on the AI tech subsidiary. Still, he let out a cold laugh.
“You’ve grown wings, huh? Can’t control you anymore. Fine. But that new president of your fancy tech division–isn’t that the Summer girl? What are you really up to?”
Alan lowered his eyes. “That’s my personal business. Please stay out of it.”
Chase’s tone turned warning. “I don’t care who you mess around with. But Claudia is the wife
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mother chose. If you’re going to fool around, do not let your mother see it. She won’t survive it.”
Alan said nothing.
Whatever else was said in that study, Claudia didn’t know.
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