"Thank you, Grandfather." Gloria extended a grateful bow before returning to her seat with an elated expression beneath her black veil hat.
Cyril's dejected expression immediately lit up upon hearing this, and a hint of elation flashed through his eyes as he turned to Gloria with a faint smile on his face.
"It seems that Father has never thought of handing over the Moreton Family to a woman." Cyril's heart settled slightly with that thought. The Blue Suede Textiles Shop was the first shop that Family Moreton had established, and it had been open for several decades in the Aden Square.
However, the current value of this textiles shop was only to commemorate the history of the Family Moreton. Among the countless businesses that the Family Moreton owned, this was one of the most inconspicuous shops. Due to poor management, it had been operating at a loss for the past two years, and it had only been open at Geoffrey's request.
Now that Geoffrey had entrusted Gloria with the responsibility of managing this textiles shop, there was no way that a little girl like her would be able to turn the tables around. She was most likely going to waste a few years there, but she still wouldn't be able to do anything.
"You're so awesome, Big Sister! Are you the boss now?" Mickey turned to Gloria with reverence in his eyes as he spoke in a quiet voice.
"Shh, let's eat," Gloria said in a quiet voice, but her voice was filled with elation.
"Our little girl really has grown up. She dares to speak to Grandfather like that; she's just like her father." Debra turned to Gloria with elation in her eyes.
"It's a difficult beginning, but it's at least a beginning. If I can feel some happiness in this place, then that's good too." Lance picked up his knife and fork. He was aware of the situation with the Suede Textiles Shop, but he was very surprised that Geoffrey had made such a decision.
Regardless of whether this was a test or a candidate that was destined to fail from the very beginning, as long as Gloria was happy, then that was all that mattered.
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"President, this is the information provided by the think tank regarding the Catering Association incident and the Bastie Prison incident. Please take a look and see if we should act according to the results of the discussion." Menard, who replaced Mars as the new Secretary General, gently placed two documents in front of Geoffrey, who was sitting behind his desk.
"Read it to me." Geoffrey leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes. He couldn't hide the exhaustion on his face.
"Yes." Manard hurriedly picked up the documents again, and then read out the two reference opinions.
"Let's do as they say. Our chamber of commerce can't take responsibility for this, nor can our members. Seeing as Warren and the other vice presidents have already been arrested, we'll let them take responsibility for this as well." Geoffrey opened his eyes and took a glance at the second document in Menard's hand. A hint of mockery appeared on his face as he said, "We've spent so much money on these guys, but sometimes, their suggestions are completely unreliable. The Aden Chamber of Commerce does indeed have the power to go toe-to-toe with any power in Chaos City, but arm-wrestling is a very strenuous job, and there's a good chance that they'll be injured. If they lose, they'll lose face, and if they win, they'll incur an irreconcilable feud. The Bastie Prison is backed by the city lord's castle and the Gray Temple. If we offend both of them at the same time, we'll have nowhere to go in Chaos City. "
Menard turned to Geoffrey with a perplexed expression, and asked, "How should we handle this, President?"
"Cooperate with the Bastie Prison's investigation, and give them all of the information we have on Goodenia and Ward. As for the infiltration, we'll return the responsibility to them as well. Separate the Aden Chamber of Commerce from this matter, and make Cyril spit out all of the money he's taken from us. After that, send all of it back," Geoffrey said in a calm voice.
"But according to the analysis of the think tank, if the chamber of commerce is unable to protect its members and board members, then it'll have a negative impact on the cohesion of the chamber of commerce. In fact, some members may even side with the Buffett Family," Menard said in a concerned manner.
"Heh, I never said that the Aden Chamber of Commerce is anyone's protection, nor will it tolerate those who break the rules. Humans should learn to be fearful and learn to use the rules instead of thinking about how to change the rules. If that little girl from the Buffett Family dares to take in those bastards, she won't have the right to challenge me. "Geoffrey chuckled coldly.
"Yes." Menard's expression changed slightly as he lowered his head in response. He picked up the documents and quickly strode out of the room.
The Aden Chamber of Commerce had faced countless challenges and threats in the past, and Geoffrey had always displayed his unique foresight and methods to save the chamber of commerce from peril and carve out a place for itself on the Norland Continent.
He was a man who had stood at the pinnacle of the business world in Chaos City, and even on the entire continent, for several decades.
If the battle between Moreton and Buffett becomes a battle between two women, then that's going to be a little boring. Cyril, I hope you won't disappoint me again. Geoffrey tapped his knuckles lightly on the table as he looked out the window and fell into deep thought.
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"From today onward, Robert will be your new president. He'll take over all of Warren's duties, and reorganize the Catering Association to establish a more fair and transparent new Catering Association. The city lord's castle will take this very seriously, and will assist in the establishment of a third-party monitoring organization. I hope the Catering Association can become the true guiding light of Chaos City's food industry."
In the conference room of the Catering Association, the official representing the city lord's castle announced the inauguration of the new president, and shook hands with Robert, who was standing off to the side.
"Everything is for good food! All I want is for all of you to continue to work toward this goal with me. I want all of you to be able to look at the words on the door with your heads held high every day. "Robert looked at everyone below the stage with an earnest expression.
A burst of applause rang out below the stage, but everyone wore different expressions on their faces.
"That's great! Vice President Robert has become the president. It won't be long before the Aden Square food competition rankings board will be revered by all of our customers!" Luther clenched his fists with undisguised excitement on his face.
"Indeed. I didn't think that the president and vice president would all be arrested overnight. The Catering Association can finally see hope of being welcomed again." Alvin nodded in agreement, and was also very excited.
"In that case, we're going to undergo a massive transformation, right? Are we going to lose our jobs because of this? "
"Also, won't the president's actions implicate us as well? A lot of city lord's castle guards came this morning, and all of our information has been sealed up. After so many years, who doesn't have their own shortcomings? "
Most of them were panicking and concerned.
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