Chapter 655

"Let's wait until Mr. Blanchet wakes up. Right now, the most important thing is to show Mr. Blanchet your determination to quickly get up to speed with the family business. The company's going to be shaky after all this, and you've got a lot on your plate. I'll call a meeting with the senior management soon. Strike while the iron's hot and get to know the team."

Lysander immediately switched to his chief assistant mode and started organizing the schedule.

Winnie nodded. "Lysander, you and the dismissed shareholders will be reinstated tomorrow."

Enrique and others looked relieved and grateful. "Ms. Blanchet, we'll support you as best as we can. It's clear Mr. Paul Blanchet still has doubts about you. The more he doubts, the harder you need to work. When Mr. Carlos Blanchet wakes up, he'll protect you as his daughter. You'll be the one to inherit the Blanchet family."

Winnie hadn't thought that far ahead. She glanced at the clock; it was already past four. Tonight was going to be a sleepless night.

"Get ready for the meeting and let everyone meet me first."

Winnie stepped out, heading to the secretary's office to set up a temporary workspace.

Melanie suddenly came over, nudging her arm and pointing mysteriously at the office.

Winnie walked over, frowning, and gently pushed the door open a crack. Patricia and Paul were still there.

Paul sat silently in a chair, while Ishara knelt in front of him, crying pitifully, "Grandpa, I swear I didn't know about my birth. Eleanor never told me anything, and I always saw Patrick as my closest uncle. I had no idea they deceived me and everyone in the Blanchet family. I feel so guilty and miserable. How could my birth be so shameful? No wonder I've been weak since I was a child. This must be God's punishment for me. Grandma, you must take care of yourself. I can't stay by your side anymore. I'm the disgrace of the Blanchet family, someone who shouldn't have been born. I might as well die now."

Ishara weakly got up, holding her stomach, and rushed towards the wall.

Paul was stunned.

Patricia finally couldn't take it anymore. She quickly ran over and hugged Ishara, tears streaming down her face. "Ishara! What are you doing? Eleanor! Why aren't you stopping her?"

"Paul, it's my fault. Ishara didn't know she was an illegitimate child. Please, forgive her."

Eleanor cried, hugging Ishara tightly. "It's my fault. Ishara, I'm sorry for your suffering!"

Patricia saw Eleanor and Ishara in such a pitiful state, glaring at Eleanor with disdain. After thinking for a moment, she turned to Paul. "Paul, Ishara has pleaded so many times. She might really be innocent. I think we were deceived when Winnie said Ishara was involved. Ishara is so sickly, and now she's trying to prove her innocence by dying. Don't push her to the brink. Do you really want her to die with the child in her belly before you're satisfied? Ishara! You're carrying Mr. Rodriguez's child. You're really unfortunate."

"Grandma, only you truly care for me. You understand my grievances." Ishara clung tightly to Patricia, tears streaming down her face. "I know no matter how much I explain, Grandpa will still tie me to Patrick, thinking I'm also trying to take over the Blanchet family. If Grandpa misunderstands me, there's no point in me living! Recently, the Rodriguez family has been in trouble. I don't even know what will happen to the child in my belly. I might as well die together with the child, sparing Grandpa and Grandma any further trouble. However, it would be a betrayal of the love and care they have showered upon me since I was a child."

"Shut up," Paul snapped irritably.

Patricia stroked Ishara's hair. "Ishara, don't say such things. Grandma can't bear to see you die. Grandma still believes in you. Since you didn't participate in killing Carlos, whether the Blanchet family can accept you in the future, Grandma will decide. Come back to the old house with Grandma. Eleanor's sins won't implicate you. If Grandpa wants to expel you, Grandma will fight against him!"

Paul frowned at Patricia's protective attitude. He was soft-hearted towards Ishara; after all, she was Patrick's child.

Paul waved his hand. "Fine, go back to the Blanchet family and reflect yourself. The Blanchet family won't let you starve."

"Thank you, Grandpa." Ishara nodded gratefully, glancing viciously at Eleanor in Patricia's arms.

Winnie, watching through the crack in the door, caught that trace of malice.

Melanie, fuming, wanted to rush in. "Grandma can't tell right from wrong. Even now, she's still being deceived by Ishara. I think she's senile!"

"We don't need to go in." Winnie coldly stopped her, sneering. "Can't you see? Ishara's tears only work on her Grandma. If you go in now, you'll just look heartless in Patricia's eyes."

Melanie suddenly realized Winnie was also talking about herself. 'If Winnie rushed in, it would have an even worse effect.'

Melanie clenched her fists. "Are we just going to watch Ishara deceive Mrs. Blanchet ?"

Winnie had already anticipated this. 'How could Ishara be willing to be defeated by me so easily? At the end of her rope, she would definitely have Patricia save her. Patricia had spoiled her since she was a child and would certainly not give her up now. So Ishara was even less likely to leave the Blanchet family. She might still cause trouble.'

"Ishara won't let me go. Now that I've taken the position of heir, and the child in her belly has lost its value for marrying into a wealthy family. I guessed she would seek sympathy from Mr. and Mrs. Blanchet to clear her name. However, even if Mr. and Mrs. Blanchet are deceived by her, her reputation and status in the outside world have plummeted. The identity of an illegitimate child is enough to make her suffer. Let's see if she can bob up like a cork."

Melanie nodded. "The nobles in Trento City are all shrewd and snobbish. Let her experience the humbleness of being an illegitimate child! No one will help her, right? People aren't fools."

Winnie squinted her eyes slightly. 'Who knows? With Ishara's ambition and unwillingness, she probably won't stop here.'

In the conference room, Winnie held the first high-level meeting of the Blanchet family.

The scandal that happened in the company today had already spread widely. Ms. Blanchet quickly took down Patrick and swiftly became the new manager of the company. The senior management naturally didn't dare to neglect her but remained cautious.

Winnie understood how difficult it was to be involved in one of the top three companies in Veridiania.

She quickly got into the meeting mode.

Ishara's hateful gaze watched from afar as Winnie walked into the conference room with her head held high and sat boldly in the chairman's seat.

Ishara detested Winnie so much that she almost ground her teeth to pieces.

Eleanor seemed older, her eyes lifeless as she slumped to the ground. After a while, she gently touched Ishara, whose teeth were chattering, "Ishara, Patrick was defeated unexpectedly. He won't be able to return to the Blanchet family.

It's all because we were careless and let Winnie get your hair to do a test.

This matter, the company can't tolerate it, and neither can your Grandpa Blanchet.

Fortunately, you're smart, knowing how to make use of their kindness to stay.

As long as you can stay in the Blanchet family, you still have a chance."