Chapter 135

"Damn, she is shrewd. She just put Charles in a dilemma." said Derek. He knew, as well as, if not better than anyone, what power can do to a person.

"I know what you mean, Derek. With that said, Charles should know the dark side of chasing power. He knows better than most what is the right choice to make." said Madam Louise.

"I hope you are right, Louise." said an equally concerned Lea. "He knows, for sure. I just think the path to do the right thing is not as straightforward as we think." said Peter.

"Mr. Quinton, you don't mean..." said Mason.

"I'm afraid so, Mason. I just hope he knows whose side he is on." replied Peter.

"C'mon, Charles. Stay strong, brother." said Mason and Derek.

"So, let's be clear. You want me to be the sole owner of the Quinton Consortium when it's all said and done. You are going to guide and nurture me to be the heir to the throne, so to speak." Charles asked Pamela.

"Well, the only way to do that is to get my loser brother to surrender ownership of