Chapter 287: The Twist

When Hannah returned to Silverlight City, a light rain was falling.

She looked up, feeling unusually calm.

Ethan's situation had been resolved. Daniel and Ryan no longer posed a threat to him, and his position in the Lawson family was secure.

As for other matters, Hannah didn't care.

Her phone buzzed—it was a message from Ruben.

Ruben texted: [Ember's authority has been taken away. Pleasure doing business with you.]

Hannah looked at the message and replied: [Pleasure doing business with you.]

She put down her phone, feeling completely unmoved. She had expected this outcome all along.

Now Ember had completely lost her inheritance rights.

Someone who only dragged the company down didn't deserve to be an heir. The head of the Stone family understood this better than anyone.

Just then, Sophia's car pulled up in front of her. Hannah got in.

"Hannah, you're trending." Sophia handed her phone over.

Hannah took the phone. On the screen was Instagram's trending list, with her name ranked third.

#Lumora Biotech Inc. Global Uniform Pricing for New Drug#

She clicked on it and saw a long article detailing how Lumora Biotech Inc.'s new drug was being released simultaneously in several countries at exactly the same price, without raising prices based on different markets.

The article ended with a sentence: [In an era of profit-driven capitalism, someone still remembers that medicine is meant to save lives.]

Public opinion had completely reversed.

[After being treated that way by the Robinson family, she can still create medicine like this. I really admire her.]

[Hannah represents modern women—not depending on men, relying on herself.]

[This is what a scientist should be like!]

Someone had even compiled her complete story, growing up in an orphanage, being deceived by the Robinson family, being kicked out of the company, starting her own business, developing new drugs, being acknowledged by the Harvey family.

A complete timeline, crystal clear.

"See, everyone's praising you now." Sophia's lips curved into a smile.

"I told you that you could do it. You're a representative of modern women, and I'm getting a bit excited myself."

Hannah handed the phone back to her without saying anything.

She didn't need other people's praise. She just needed to get things done right.

This wave of public opinion also brought positive effects.

Lumora Biotech Inc.'s stock price rose fifteen percent in three days, and Harvey Corporation's stock price rose along with it.

The building project in the new district that was still under construction had sold seventy percent of its units before the building was even topped out.

The sales department called with the good news, their voices trembling.

"Ms. Nguyen, the payments have come through. Cash flow is very healthy."

"Got it. Good work."

Hannah hadn't expected this matter to create a chain reaction. After thinking it over, she immediately started working on a new project.

With such good traffic, it would be a waste not to use it.

Daryl saw all this on the news.

He sat in the study of the old mansion, with a share transfer document spread out in front of him.

Since Hannah took over Harvey Corporation, he had been watching and waiting.

He had been waiting for her to make mistakes and waiting for her to crack.

She made no mistakes and didn't crack.

She did better than he had expected.

He picked up the phone and dialed Hannah's number.

"Hannah, come back this weekend. I'm tired. The company should be fully handed over to you."

The Harvey family needed a strong heir. From every perspective, Hannah was the most suitable candidate.

An heir who could bring profits to everyone was what the Harvey family truly needed.

The shares he held no longer had much meaning. Better to hand them all to Hannah and let her continue developing the company.

Gage, standing nearby, looked at him and lowered his voice.

"Chairman, are you sure you want to step down?"

"I'm old." Daryl closed his eyes. "The company should be handed to young people. This is also what I owe her parents."

Originally he had planned to give the Harvey family's connections to Henry and the company to Manuel, but both of them had problems.

"Thank goodness for Hannah. Otherwise, what would happen to the Harvey family?"

Daryl looked toward the gloomy sky outside the window, suddenly feeling relieved.

Alvenia, the Lawson family mansion.

Gordon leaned back in his chair with news about Hannah on the tablet in front of him.

He looked for a long time, from the first article to the last.

The new drug, stock prices, real estate, and public opinion reversal all showed how capable Hannah was.

He put down the tablet and picked up the phone.

"Richard, come over."

When Richard entered and saw Gordon's expression, he felt uneasy.

He sat down across from him. "Dad, you wanted to see me?"

Gordon pushed the tablet over. "Look at Hannah. What do you think of her?"

Richard took the tablet, scrolled through the news, and smiled.

"Hannah is capable and responsible, and she's good to Ethan too. If it weren't for her this time, things wouldn't have gone so smoothly for Ethan."

Gordon nodded.

"Behind her is the Harvey family. The Harvey family's connections domestically are stronger than ours."

"If Ethan gets together with her, it would benefit the Lawson family."

Richard was stunned. "Dad, you're not against it anymore?"

Gordon didn't answer.

He picked up his teacup and took a sip.

"Tomorrow we'll hold a family meeting to formally confirm Ethan's status as heir."

Richard's eyes brightened. "What about Ethan and Hannah?"

Gordon put down his teacup.

"Of course it's fine. The Lawson family needs a capable daughter-in-law. As for children, there are ways to handle that."

Richard's heart sank.

The Lawson family would never let an outsider inherit. They wouldn't choose children from branch families either, so the heir could only be Ethan's child.

So what about Hannah?

Seeing Richard's expression, Gordon sighed.

"The Lawson family's interests come above all else. Since Ethan is the heir, he must accept this. As for Hannah," Gordon said, pausing briefly. "She has the Harvey family's business and connections in her hands."

Looking at Gordon before him, Richard only felt a chill wash over him.

But he didn't say anything more, just remained silent.

As long as Gordon didn't oppose Ethan and Hannah being together, future matters could be dealt with later.

"Alright, go notify everyone. Have Ethan prepare himself."

The family meeting notice came very suddenly.

Ethan was on his way to the airport. The car had already reached the highway entrance when the call came.

"Mr. Lawson, the chairman says there's a family meeting tomorrow. You must stay in Alvenia."

Ethan gripped his phone, his brow furrowing.

"What's so urgent?"

"It's about confirming your status as heir. You must be present."

Ethan was silent for a moment. "Got it."

He hung up and pulled the car over to the side, sending Hannah a message.

[Something urgent came up at the company. I'll be back a few days late. Take care of yourself. Don't always work overtime. Eat on time.]

After sending the message, he stared at the screen waiting for a reply.

After a few minutes, the screen lit up.

Hannah only replied with one word: [Okay.]

Ethan looked at that reply and felt uncomfortable.

She used to reply "You too." Now it was just "Okay."