Chapter 134 Dismiss Joseph

Later in the afternoon, Vincent and Samuel walked into Joseph's office. He was still upset and frustrated about Kate, so he didn't have the patience to speak with them. He said bluntly, "Just tell me what you want. Don't sit here and give me dirty looks."

Vincent had been angry when he got to the office, but Joseph's words sent him into a rage.

"Do you really think I don't know that you secretly helped White Group?"

Vincent shouted, "Before you were Leo's son-in-law, so I pretended not to see it when you help them. But now, you and Kate are divorced, and so there is no connection to her. You have no reason to help her."

Joseph asked calmly, "You came about this?"

"You must stop providing resources to White Group now, otherwise..."

"Otherwise, what? Dismiss me?" Joseph sneered, showing that he didn't care about it. "If you really want to do that, I will not stop you!"

"You!" Vincent's face turned red. He just wanted to threaten him and scare him with Samuel, but Joseph didn't seem to care.

"Grandpa, don't be so angry! We should sit down and talk peacefully if we have something to say. We are a family, and our relationship should not be ruined because of unimportant things," Samuel began to act as a devoted cousin.

"Peacefully? I'm afraid that is just wishful thinking!" Vincent growled again,

"Someone doesn't respect me as the chairman of the board; he just helps White Group on his own, regardless of the consequences. That kind of management mentality, no matter how great it may seem, will lead to a management crisis."

"You don't have to justify yourself. Just tell me your decision," Joseph didn't feel threatened at all.

Seeing this, Vincent blurted out, "Since you don't respect my opinion, then you are dismissed from your position as president of this company."

"Grandpa..." Samuel appeared to be shocked but was thrilled. He pretended to stick up for Joseph, "Can't you see that grandpa is angry? Don't fight him. Apologize to him quickly; otherwise, you will no longer be president…"

Faced with Samuel's pretend concern, Joseph smiled coldly, "If he doesn't dismiss me, how will you have a chance?"

Vincent was so angry that he could not even speak. He glared at his rebellious grandson, and after a few minutes, he finally said, "You are going to ignore your father's will for a woman? If he knew that, he would…"

"Don't use my dad as a reason!" Joseph snapped. It was a subject that hurt Joseph deeply, "You have been teaching me with that reason for many years. Are you not tired? You take everyone as your subordinate and ask that everyone be obedient to you? How did you pressure my dad then, have you forgotten?"

While Samuel watched the entire scene, he pretended to stop Vincent, "Grandpa, your heart is not good. Don't get too upset, or we will be worried about you."

"Worry?" Vincent shouted, "Someone hopes I will die as soon as possible!"

Joseph stood straight and ordered John coldly, "Collect my belongings. I will hand over all of my work," Then he turned to Vincent, "I hope you can arrange for someone to take over my work as soon as possible. I always don't like to procrastinate, so you should be decisive this time and do as you say!"

Vincent had threatened Joseph before, but at that time, Smith Group was unstable, and so Cassie persuaded him to tolerate Vincent's temper. However, the repeated threats led to Joseph understanding Vincent's true nature and his own better. He couldn't handle being pushed around by others, especially his family, which is why he developed his own career. Although it was not equivalent to Smith Group, with his experience, Joseph's new career would only get better. More importantly, he could be out from under Vincent's management and control.

Vincent gripped his crutches in his hands. He did not want to fire Joseph, only scare him. He didn't think that Joseph would give up, but now that he had, Vincent had no choice. Out of anger and to avoid embarrassment, he looked at Samuel and said, "You take over Joseph's work!"

"Grandpa..." Samuel was shocked. Vincent's words were clear; the Smith family power was now in his hands. It had been Samuel's main goal ever since he returned. He thought that Vincent was only using him as a pawn and would command that he go through various tests before becoming president of Smith Group. But, the most important part was that Joseph needed to make mistakes while he held the position. Samuel was thankful that he was able to get the job so easily.

"What are you afraid of? You received a great education, and you are also my grandson. You have the same right to inheritance as he does!" Vincent encouraged Samuel. He hoped to irritate Joseph, but Joseph remained remarkably calm.

Vincent was furious, he stepped forward and pointed his finger at Joseph, "Kate refused your help, but yet you are still showing such passion for a cold woman like that?"

When Vincent demanded that Samuel take over all of Joseph's work, Samuel stuttered, "O…Okay!"

Even after Vincent left the office, Samuel continued to act shocked and upset, but inside he was elated. He turned to Joseph and said, "Hand over the work now! And please, don't get me wrong, Joseph, I was not the one who made the choice."

Joseph scoffed, "Don't think about taking anything else from me. If you try, I promise you will lose everything!"

"What are you talking about, Joseph?" Samuel acted as if he didn't understand.

Joseph ignored him and gathered files. After two hours, Joseph explained what he was currently working on to Samuel. As he was about to walk out of the office, Samuel smiled and asked, "Do you know why Kate refused your help?"

Hearing him mentioning Kate, Joseph turned around, "Because of Grandpa?"

"Yes, Grandpa reached out to her personally and warned her to cut off contact with you and not reply on Smith Group," Samuel smirked.