Chapter 199
"You don't need to ask about my identity."
Besides Philip, the only stranger there was Eleanor.
But Eleanor had always looked down on these women, especially Emily's sister, even if they were half-sisters.
She said this coldly, then followed Samuel and Philip inside, closing the door behind her.
Sophia looked at this woman with scars on her face and some bruising around her eyes, feeling curious but not asking further.
She knew Philip's identity and was aware of the grudge between him and William.
Now that all these people were gathered here, she seemed to understand what was going on.
"Are you all people who have grudges against William and Emily?"
At this moment, Sophia became much smarter. Without beating around the bush, she directly exposed everyone's identities.
Of course, this was also because of her sense of insecurity.
These people all looked powerful and influential, not people she could mess with at all.
In that case, she might as well drag everyone down together.
"Yes."
Eleanor spoke first, Samuel nodded at her, and Philip smiled without saying much.
"In that case, let's just speak plainly."
Since everyone had nodded, Sophia quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
And her suggestion was accepted by everyone present.
"William and I have an irreconcilable hatred."
"Me too."
"Me too."
After Samuel said the first sentence, Philip and Eleanor immediately followed with the same words. The three of them looked at each other and saw intense disgust in each other's eyes, which confirmed each other's identities.
"I contacted them."
Samuel began to explain.
After learning about Emily and William's affairs, he had an idea, and Brian happened to mention his other daughter, Sophia.
Sophia and Emily had a huge grudge between them, completely irreconcilable.
But she had been hiding everywhere, never to be found.
Samuel intended to use her to achieve certain goals, so he sent people to secretly search for Sophia's whereabouts, but ended up running into Philip's people.
The two groups almost fought, but fortunately they eventually identified themselves to each other and discovered they both had grudges against William.
Thus, Philip and Samuel formed a temporary alliance.
And Eleanor got involved at this time too.
When Eleanor was abroad before, she wanted to know William's news all the time, so she sent people to secretly watch him. But William was vigilant, preventing her from getting results, until she finally bribed Clarence to achieve her goal.
But this time Clarence was severely dealt with by William.
William had already found out about his underhanded moves, plus he coveted the Brown Group and even wanted to harm the three children. William really couldn't let him go.
Clarence was sent directly to prison. Before that, he secretly contacted Eleanor and told her about Philip.
But what they never knew was that some things aren't as simple as they appear on the surface, and neither are some people.
"So what are you planning to do next?"
Samuel and Philip looked at each other, then at Eleanor, before speaking to Sophia.
"I want you and Brian to come forward and take over the Johnson Group. If you can do it, then the Johnson Group will definitely be yours, and Brian won't face any prosecution anymore."
Samuel waved his hand grandly, speaking quite boldly.
Brian's eyes lit up at this, and so did Sophia's.
After learning that Emily had taken over the Johnson Group, she had been restless like a cat scratching at her heart. Now that there was finally a chance, she naturally wouldn't miss it.
But were these people reliable?
As if seeing through Sophia's thoughts, Samuel pursed his lips lightly.
"Brian has been hidden by me these days, otherwise he would have been caught long ago."
Sophia's gaze turned to Brian.
Brian nodded, though his expression was somewhat unpleasant.
"Okay, so what should I do next?"
Philip opened his mouth and took charge of the situation.
In this small hotel room, everyone plotted together, trying to completely bring down Emily and William.
But what they didn't know was that after these things were discussed today, someone secretly left.
The next day, at a newly convened shareholders' meeting of the Johnson Group, Sophia swaggered in with Brian.
"Well, if it isn't my sister?"
Sophia had a smile on her face and mockery in her eyes as she looked at Emily sitting in the main seat.
"Yesterday I heard the news that you took over the Johnson Group, so today I couldn't wait to come thank you."
As she spoke, Brian walked out from behind her.
"Emily, you really are my good daughter. Now that I'm back, you should return this position to me."
Brian spoke without courtesy, walking over to try to push Emily out of the main seat.
But Emily seemed nailed to the chair, not moving an inch no matter how he pushed.
"What are you doing here? As a fugitive, shouldn't you be hiding? If someone reports you to the police now, you might end up in jail."
Emily remained calm, just looking at Brian steadily while speaking threatening words.
"Want to send me in? You're my daughter. How could I not know your methods? Emily, you'd better save yourself the trouble!"
Brian sneered, his eyes full of disdain as he looked at her.
"Is that so?"
Emily asked back. Sophia also walked over at this time, blocking Brian's front.
"Dad is willing to give you this courtesy and let you step down yourself. That's already a huge blessing for you. If you don't know what's good for you, don't blame us for being ruthless."
As she spoke, her eyes looking at Emily were full of pride.
At this moment, looking at Emily's face, Sophia wanted nothing more than to tear her apart with her own hands.
But thinking about how Emily would have to watch them take over the Johnson Group again, she felt secretly pleased.
So what if Emily had latched onto William?
Their things would never fall into Emily's hands.
"I now hold 33% of the Johnson Group's shares. As far as I know, other shareholders hold 67% scattered among them, so the largest shareholder of the Johnson Group right now is me."
Brian stopped pretending and directly revealed the latest data.
"33%?"
Emily looked at him somewhat surprised.
"Yes, so now the largest shareholder of the Johnson Group is Dad. Even if you've seized the nest, you should get down from the Johnson Group chairman's position now."
Sophia said, her face showing an expectant smile.
"But I have 67%!"