Chapter 350 No Other Possibility

Chapter 350 No Other Possibility

When there's a massive difference. in power between two sides, even sarcastic remarks become meaningless.

That's exactly how Robert and Neil felt right now.

No matter how harsh Alexander's words were or how ugly his actions, the two of them could only take it.

Not to mention their children, Craven and Iris.

Alexander's presence terrified them into silence.
Similarly, whether they had actually harmed Arabella, and whether Alexander could produce evidence, had also become irrelevant.

Because Alexander had decided they were responsible.

They weren't even qualified to explain themselves, let alone the fact that they actually did it.

The entire meal was tense for everyone except Arabella. Alexander hadn't given her any heads-up before coming, so she could only roughly guess what was happening, but lacked the details.

So she simply focused on eating.

Chloe's spirits, which hadn't been very high to begin with, lifted when she saw Arabella's good appetite, and she smiled more.

Her Arabella was still so simple and pure - what a good way to live!

But some things ultimately had to be dealt with.

Her agreement to come back with her two sons this time meant she had already made certain decisions.

After finishing her meal, Chloe elegantly dabbed her mouth and looked seriously at Alexander.

"Alex, your grandfather once declared that your father and your two uncles must never split the family. For the FitzRoy family's continued prosperity, when he put the FitzRoy family in your hands, you must have sworn an oath to him."

Alexander also put down his knife and fork, picked up a napkin, and gently wiped his mouth.

He replied, "Yes, Grandma."

Chloe sighed deeply.

"Your two uncles haven't lived up to expectations, and now they want to split the family. Craven was trained as the heir before you, and now that the FitzRoy family is in your hands, you should at least compensate him somewhat."

Chloe hadn't wanted to be so direct, but seeing Alexander's attitude toward his uncles today, she could clearly tell he had lost his last bit of patience with these two families.

If she didn't spell things out as clearly as possible, Alex would definitely pretend not to understand.

But her purpose in coming back this time was to get Alex to give his uncles as many benefits as possible within reason.

No matter how much she loved Alex, she was still the matriarch of the FitzRoy family. Both sides were her flesh and blood, her children. She couldn't just ignore her other two sons.

Neil and Magnolia, Robert and Serena, Iris and Craven all looked at Alexander expectantly.

Arabella, sitting beside Alexander, barely dared to breathe when she saw this scene.

She could already smell the tension in the air.

After hearing Chloe's words, Alexander just smiled lightly and said in a dismissive tone, "Grandma, they wanted to harm the child in Arabella's belly simply to cut off my line. Their desire to seize power from me has never died. Should I voluntarily give up more benefits and let them have more leverage to use against me?"

He lifted his coffee cup to his lips, slowly took a sip, then rejected Chloe's suggestion. "We can split the family. Starting today, Neil and Robert will no longer receive any dividends from the family, they'll move out of the houses registered in my name that they currently live in, and we'll stop the practice of the main company supporting their smaller companies. From now on, everyone manages their own affairs."

As soon as he finished speaking, Neil couldn't contain himself. He stood up, slammed the table, and said, "Alex! What are you trying to do? I told you, harming your child has nothing to do with us. Why do you still assume the worst about us? Never mind that the houses we live in were given to us by Dad - just talking about the dividends, what gives you the right to cut ours off? That's what we're entitled to!"

His wife Magnolia said kindly , "Neil, don't get upset. I'm sure Alex isn't really like this. If the family splits this way, won't Alex be criticized later?"

Robert chimed in, "That's right, Neil. I'm sure Alex doesn't mean it that way."

Alexander smiled slightly. "That's exactly what I mean."

He naturally didn't make this decision without reason.

First, he would never let anyone with ill intentions toward Arabella off the hook.

Second, Neil and Robert's businesses relied too heavily on support from the group. Simply put, they were siphoning benefits from the group to line their own pockets.

He had long wanted to cut these two out of the group's affairs.

It's just that this model was established when Grandpa was alive, and as a beneficiary, he couldn't bring it up himself.

Conveniently, they had recklessly run right into this on their own.

Chloe sighed softly. "Alex, I know you're angry, but think about it - you're still family. It's best not to make things too extreme."

She gave Arabella a look, wanting her to say a few words too.

Arabella could only pretend not to understand and lowered her head.

She did respect and love Chloe, but at a time like this, how could she not stand with Alexander and instead speak up for others?

She didn't know if Alexander's demands were reasonable or if what he was doing was right. But at this moment, she had to support him.

Alexander's cool gaze swept around the room. "In exchange, starting from the month you hand over your authority, each person can receive two million dollars a month in spending money."

Neil snorted. "Two million? Are you treating us like beggars?"

The businesses they currently owned generated at least several hundred million in profits annually.

Taking away everything they had and giving them two million dollars a month - was this splitting the family?

This was clearly a power grab!

Not only would they get no benefits, they'd have to hand over everything they had. Why should they?

Though Robert didn't speak, his expression showed he shared Neil's thoughts.

Alexander wasn't in a hurry. He smiled faintly. "You haven't been to the main company in a long time, so of course you don't know - the farming and mining you're doing now are industries the main company has already phased out. The company is now upgrading and transforming, shifting to emerging technology and semiconductor chips. In two years at most, the main company will shut down all projects related to farming and mining."

This was like a bolt from the blue for Neil and Robert, who were using farming and mining to make money!

"That's impossible!" Even Robert lost it He suddenly stood up, watching Alexander closely. "You're being reckless! Mining and farming are such important industries - how can you just cut them? This is too reckless!"

He looked at Chloe and said seriously , "Mother, Alex was the heir Father chose, but you've seen it - he's completely incompetent! Mother, I strongly request that we choose a new heir!"

At these words, Neil's and Craven's eyes lit up.

Choose a new heir - that would naturally be them!

If the FitzRoy family could return to Craven's hands, at least everyone would get a piece of the pie!

Whereas Alexander wanted to throw away their entire pie!

So for a moment, both families agreed.

They absolutely couldn't let Alexander have his way!

Unfortunately, they all overlooked the most basic and simple fact.

When someone holds enough power, resistance is just a laughable game of pretend.

They thought going from Alexander to Craven was just a matter of Chloe ordering a change of heir, but they forgot that the power was in Alexander's hands. Over these years, his accumulation within the FitzRoy family was already no less than his grandfather's.

So, faced with Neil and Robert's provocation, he simply gave Roy at the door a look. In just moments, over thirty men in black suits filed in from outside, surrounding everyone in the private room.

Neil's face darkened as he looked at Alexander. "Alex, what's the meaning of this?"

Robert looked at Chloe in terror. "Mother, Alex really has no regard for us FitzRoy family members anymore. Does he want our lives?"

Alexander's expression was calm as he looked at the panicked group and slowly said, "Agree to my proposal just now, and you'll be free to go."

Neil's face changed dramatically. He looked at Alexander in disbelief. "Alex! You're trying to threaten us this way? Do you really have no respect for us as your elders? Where's your father? Get your father here now! I need to ask him how he raised his son - raising such a heartless, ungrateful wolf!"

Robert still didn't want to completely break with Alexander. He smiled ingratiatingly and said,

"Alex, this isn't how you do things. We came all the way back home, and you're detaining us here, trying to lock us up - if word of this gets out, it won't sound good for your reputation either, right? How about we discuss this more? If you don't want to split the family, that's fine. We'll just keep the old model, no changes. What do you think?"

Alexander smiled. "Robert, from the moment Iris paid Cherry to go after Arabella, there was no other possibility between us."

Only at this moment did everyone in the room finally understand why this was happening!

It all came down to Arabella!

Neil gritted his teeth. "Alex, for a woman, you treat two elders this way - it's absolutely insane! How can you face your dead grandfather?"

Magnolia was calmer than Neil. After thinking, she said, "Alex, we can apologize to Arabella. After all, we're family. Let's just let this matter go, okay?"

Alexander still smiled faintly, but the smile was cold and didn't reach his eyes. "No."

Magnolia's face showed embarrassment. She opened her mouth and looked at Chloe for help. "Mother..."

Robert also looked at Chloe with difficulty. "Mother, we can't let Alex do whatever he wants like this."

Chloe sat with her eyes slightly closed, showing no reaction at all, as if she had heard nothing, and as if everything in this private room had nothing to do with her.