Chapter 194

Jane looked at the old lady stubbornly defending her, feeling touched. She had no intention of refusing the shares either.

But Grandpa Smith, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, was now more active than anyone else. He immediately chimed in: "Watson, my friend, I've told you before - Smith Corporation's legal team is at your disposal anytime. Since everyone's here today, let's just get everything done today and save some people from making moves behind the scenes."

As he said this, he glanced at Patrick intentionally or unintentionally. But he couldn't be bothered to talk to him. Finally, he looked at Larry: "Larry, I've always thought that among you younger generation, you were pretty outstanding.

But I never expected that you'd be just as foolish and ignorant as your parents, willing to violate your professional ethics to help them do whatever they want. I think your career ends here.

Your grandfather has spoken today - I'm taking charge of this Watson Family shares matter."

After saying this, he looked at John without saying anything, but the meaning was clear.

John nodded at him, then said to Kevin: "Go have the lawyers draft the agreement and bring it directly to the hospital."

"Yes."

Kevin immediately went to arrange it.

The Watson Family members were stunned, looking at John in disbelief.

Everyone knew that New York's most authoritative and powerful lawyers were at Smith Corporation. Now that John was involved, there was probably no room for negotiation.

Anna was especially anxious. She hadn't expected John would choose to stand up for Jane.

Then what about her?

Without wealth, without power, without shares, without John, without marriage - all she had was the title of Watson Family's young lady in name only. What would she do in the future?

Jane, that bitch Jane - why could she get all this without lifting a finger?

She wasn't willing to accept it.

In her desperation, she tugged at Emma's clothes, her face looking extremely wronged.

Emma immediately snapped back to reality and looked at the old man on the hospital bed: "Dad, do you really have to do this? Turn against all of us for Jane?"

Patrick quickly followed: "Yeah Dad, Jane is so young, she has no ability to protect so many shares. Once they fall into the wrong hands, our Watson & Associates company will be finished. How about this - if you insist on giving her something, just give her one percent. That should be okay, right?"

This made Jane laugh outright.

Did they think she was a beggar? One percent?

She might not even care about one hundred percent.

She was too lazy to waste words arguing with them anymore. She looked at the group impatiently: "You're all so old, can't you understand plain language? Grandpa and Grandma said they're giving me everything, EVERYTHING. Don't you understand?"

Her cold voice and blunt tone burst with intense hostility, directly intimidating the Watson Family members.

Looking at them like they were idiots, she said coldly: "I said I don't have the ability, but do you? Don't forget, Watson & Associates was built by my grandparents. Their things, naturally they have the right to distribute them. Who are you people to question their decision?"

"Then who are you?" Emma pointed at her nose and cursed: "What right do you have to inherit Watson & Associates' shares? What right do you have to be so arrogant in front of us?"

Jane smiled coldly, her icy gaze like a sharp sword, staring directly at Emma, saying word by word: "Because this is Grandpa and Grandma's decision. If they don't give it to me today, I, Jane, absolutely won't take a penny from you! But what Grandpa and Grandma want to give me, I won't give up a single cent to you either!"

Emma immediately laughed, cursing "idiot" under her breath, then turned to the old man and old lady, saying righteously: "Dad, Mom, you see it now, right?

You kept saying how good Jane is, but the facts prove she's just putting on a show for you. This is her true face.

She was nice to you from the start just for your shares. Now that you're giving them to her, she can't even be bothered to pretend anymore.

After all, she's just a bastard raised in the countryside. She's been scheming for our Watson Family's shares from the beginning. What a great act, fooling two old people."

Instantly, the entire room fell silent.

Emma thought her words had worked and was feeling quite pleased with herself.

Grandpa Watson was about to speak when suddenly they heard Jane's blunt laugh - cold and mocking, as if laughing at these people's stupidity.

Immediately, everyone's eyes turned to Jane.

John's gaze at her held deeper meaning.

Grandpa Watson and the old lady looked at each other - had this girl been driven crazy by their anger?

Only Patrick felt a deep sense of unease and looked at Jane: "What are you laughing at?"

"What am I laughing at?"

Jane stood straight in front of everyone, hands in her pockets, coldly surveying the Watson Family members: "I'm laughing at your stupidity, laughing at how ridiculous you are. Since you, Patrick, took over Watson & Associates, the performance has plummeted. Its position in the business world now gets worse by the day. How much are these so-called shares actually worth?

The empire Grandpa and Grandma built in their lifetime is about to be ruined in your hands. I bet before it even passes to the next generation, Watson & Associates will already be an empty shell company."

"What do you know?" Emma couldn't take it anymore and shouted at the top of her lungs, "Jane, you don't understand anything. Stop talking nonsense here."

"I'm talking nonsense?" Jane sneered, "Then ask your husband - forget twenty percent of the shares, is the entire Watson & Associates even worth five billion?"

Emma was suddenly speechless, instinctively looking at Patrick.

Patrick's expression wasn't good either. Everyone in this room wasn't an outsider, especially with John present. He couldn't fool anyone. Watson & Associates' current market value was only worth about three billion.

But Emma couldn't afford to lose face. She glared at Jane through gritted teeth: "So what if it's not five billion? Even if Watson & Associates is just an empty shell, it's still more money than you, Jane, could earn in a lifetime. And you have the nerve to mock us here."