Chapter 557

Beckett stayed silent for a long time before finally muttering, "Yeah." Back then, when he and Madeleine signed that marriage agreement, it really had nothing to do with emotions… He just needed to find someone to marry so he could trigger his grandpa's will. Grayson Beach had it legally set up—once Beckett settled down and got married, all his shares would legally be passed on to him. The shares Beckett held now weren't much, but every single one was snuck in during the company's rough patches, bought up quietly. If he could get his grandfather's shares through the will, the last chunk left… was the part currently sitting in Stanton's hands. And those? Were his mom's. Stanton had taken advantage of his wife's sudden passing and the fact he was next of kin, using that to legally snatch up the shares. If Beckett wanted to get those shares back, it would take some real effort. Luckily, Stanton was overly cautious, and so far hadn't transferred any shares to Clinton or Ruby. Deep down, St