Chapter: 1062

She had not been able to find fault with Dahlia in the past. But now that the opportunity presented itself, she would grab ahold of it and use it against Dahlia. She was going to be merciless.

"This is all your fault, Rhys! If you didn’t attack them, Dahlia would not have been dismissed!" The moment Alma left, Florence unleashed all her anger on Dustin.

"That’s right! Dahlia had a bright future ahead of her, even possibly becoming the next head of the Nicholson family! But because of you, now everything’s gone down the drain!" Julie complained.

"This isn’t Dustin’s fault. He did that for us." Dahlia spoke up for Dustin because, though he acted impulsively, he did nothing wrong his way through them to protect Dustin. The men he brought with him today were all elites in their gang. Several bodyguards were no match for them at all. In just minutes, all the Nicholson bodyguards were on the ground, all battered up.

Alma’s expression darkened further at the sight. Julian, too, was beyond furious. He hadn’t brought any men with him, as he had rushed over in a hurry. Had he known this would happen, he would have brought the best guards the Nicholson family had along with him.

"Dahlia Nicholson! How dare you! Are you trying to go against the family?" Alma roared. Seeing that she couldn’t use force against them, she immediately turned on Dahlia and put the blame on her.

"Madam Alma, I was the one who beat them up. If there’s anything you’re not happy with, you should come at me instead," Dustin reminded her nonchalantly.

"Hah! You lot are all in this together!" Alma yelled angrily.

"Dahlia Nicholson! You let your guards go against your elders and harm your family. I am officially dismissing you from your position! From now on, you are no longer chairman of Nicholson Corp.!"

As Alma left Nicholson Corp., she was in a terrible mood. A person of her status has never had anyone question her decisions. But today, she was publicly challenged and even lost one of her loyal aides. There was no doubt that she’d be in a foul mood. However, they are currently in Balerno. If she wanted to get revenge, she’d have to arrange for her trusted confidants to come over from Glenstead.

"Grandmother, Dahlia was personally appointed by Grandfather to be chairman of the company. Will it put you in a predicament when Grandfather comes around to find that you’ve dismissed her from her position without consulting him about it?" Julian asked hesitantly. Although Alma’s actions had pleased him greatly, he was certain that such overbearing actions would be frowned upon.

"What do I have to fear when we don’t even know if he’s ever going to come around?" Alma said nonchalantly.

"Isn’t Grandfather just suffering from some of his old ailments? He should be alright after resting up for a bit, shouldn’t he?" Julian was curious about what Alma meant by that.

"It isn’t an old ailment. I poisoned him. He most likely won’t ever be coming around anymore," Alma said coldly.

"What?" Julian felt like he’d been struck by lightning as he stared at Alma in bewilderment.

"Gr grandmother, you’re joking, are you?" Julian said in a trembling voice, his eyes grew wide as saucers.

"Do I look like I’m joking to you?" Alma looked at him frostily, her gaze just as cold to match.

"B-but why? Why would you do that?" Julian seemed to lose his cool as a cold sweat broke out. It was a major crime to harm the family head. There were unthinkable consequences if anyone found out. Most importantly, his grandparents had been married for half a century! Though they did not publicly show their affection for one another, they had been through thick and thin for 50 years! Julian could not comprehend why his grandmother would want to poison his grandfather. Was there some sort of deep grudge between them?

"Your grandfather had not been in the right mind when he thought of appointing Dahlia as the next head of the clan. He had intended to announce his decision to the whole family today. I advised him against it, hoping he would change his mind. But the old geezer was so stubborn and insisted on doing so. I was left with no choice. I could not let him do that, so I poisoned him last night. He’ll spend the remainder of his life on the bed," Alma said calmly, as though it were the most reasonable thing to do.

"B-but even so, y-you shouldn’t have harmed him." Julian gulped dryly.

"Who do you think I’m doing this for? I’m doing this for you!" Alma huffed.

"You’re my grandson and the first legitimately born grandson of the Nicholson family. No matter what, you are the rightful heir of the family. But look at what that old man did. Not only did he not put you in a position of importance, he even insists on appointing an illegitimately born brat as the next family head! I consider myself merciful for not taking his life!"

Julian fell silent at that, his thoughts were a mess. No matter how he saw it, he was indeed the one who should have been the next head of the family. He genuinely refused to accept Dahlia as the next head.

"Alright now, stop overthinking things. When the time is right, I’ll support you so that you become the next head of the family. Whoever stands in your way must die!" Alma said decisively.

"Thank you for your support, Grandmother!" Julian quickly came to terms with what Alma said Since his grandfather no longer seemed to be thinking straight, he might as well just stay in bed. In the future, he would be the one in control of the Nicholson family!