Chapter 376

Even though Gerald was really disappointed in his screw-up of a son, Bernard, you couldn't say he didn't care. I mean, Bernard still carried the Everett name, after all. The kid had pulled enough embarrassing stunts to make anyone's teeth itch. Gerald actually thought letting Alfred knock a bit of that arrogance out of Bernard wasn't such a bad idea. Truth be told, he was kind of impressed with how Alfred was handling things—would've clapped for him if the setting was different. Still... He had to play his part. Putting on a conflicted face, Gerald tried to smile but it came out crooked. Right as Alfred fixed his eyes on him, Gerald opened his mouth to lightly push back—just a formality, really—when a flash of clarity hit him. Up until now, he couldn't figure out how to hand off all his shares to Julian without stirring up trouble. He'd long made up his mind: Julian was going to lead the Everett Family. No question. Problem was, back then, Julian looked like a slacker who didn't care a