Chapter 16: We'll talk tomorrow

'What are you all agreeing with here? Damn idiots, are you that easily be bewitched by this bastard?'

Andre roared at everyone, sticking out a finger: 'Think about it, when have I ever deprived you of your inheritance? I always emphasise that the Harburg family belongs to everyone, but there can only be one leader. Otherwise, if everyone just speaks their mind like you just did, we'll end up like a band of robbers!'

As Andre growled, the scene gradually quieted down. Andre continued, 'Do you all remember? What exactly is it that you are willing to come to Harburg for? Is it just to show your inheritance rights? If that's the case, then the place we should have appeared is the court, because only there can the final ruling on inheritance rights be made!'

'Oh yes,' Andre thought of something and said, 'of course, if you are not satisfied with the ruling, you can appeal. I believe this must be a transnational lawsuit that spans the major countries of the world. Perhaps we can all become celebrities and dominate the front pages of the media every day!'

Andre said this, but then his tone changed: 'But is that what you want to see?'

Everyone subconsciously shook their heads, and Andre immediately said, 'That's right, so we must still hold fast to our original convictions and not be tempted by anything inappropriate, because only in this way you will be able to obtain more wealth that belongs to you. Otherwise, I will let him leave here, and the consequence of this will be that he will not only lose his wealth, but may also become an enemy of Harrogate in the future. Everyone at 'Baiyi.com'

took a collective gasp, and many even put on a smile to indicate that they had just been joking.

Clap, clap, clap!

A burst of applause sounded, instantly leaving everyone stunned, because the person applauding was Zhou Ming. Everyone looked at him in disbelief, completely unable to understand why he had done so.

Even Andre frowned: 'Mr Zhou Ming, what else do you want to say? It seems that you are going to stop at nothing to prevent the meeting from starting today.'

'It is undeniable that I did have such thoughts before, but now you have really misunderstood me, Mr. Andre. I was genuinely applauding your speech because it was truly brilliant!' said Ming.

Andre looked at Ming with sparkling eyes, waiting for Ming's next words, but Ming had obviously once again surprised him.

Ming looked at Andre, who was a little dazed, and asked him, 'Why, have you finished already?'

This question made the atmosphere that Andre had previously stirred up dissipate instantly, replaced by an embarrassment of having run out of ideas. Someone in the audience couldn't help but laugh, which made Andre want to kill Zhou Ming.

But Andre took a deep breath and quickly calmed himself down: 'I think I've said everything I needed to say. What's left is not for me to say, and after all, this is a very important meeting that will directly affect the Harburg family for at least ten years to come!'

'Of course, my estimate is very conservative. Anyway, our meeting starts now.'

Andre looked at Zhou Ming and then changed the subject: 'However, due to some special reasons, I understand that we should perhaps prepare more for this meeting. in order for this meeting to finally achieve a result we all hope for, I think today's meeting will end here, and we will temporarily adjourn until tomorrow, when we will officially begin.'

This time, Andre didn't even wait for a response from the scene after asking the question, and turned directly to Zhou Ming and said, 'I'm very sorry, it seems that I forgot your existence when making the decision, so I guess you should have no objections?'

'Do we have the right to refuse?' Zhou Ming asked.

'It depends on whether it's you or Caitlin. If it's you, I can always ask you to get out of this castle, but Caitlin, she also has Harusburg family blood flowing through her body, and she also has the right to vote, one vote among all the people here.'

Andre looked around and then smiled, 'It seems that, unfortunately, judging by the reactions of the others, they don't seem to support you.'

Zhou Ming also saw the way everyone looked at Andre, nodding in agreement, and had to shake his head sadly: 'It seems that our appearance has caused you a lot of trouble. But as an important meeting that will affect the Harburg family for at least ten years in the future, it is always better to be cautious.'

Zhou Ming walked off the podium while saying this, and he kept walking until he reached Caitlin before suddenly turning back to look at Andre: 'So can I say to Mr Andre, "See you tomorrow"?'

Andre nodded and replied, 'Yes.' Ming stood there watching him for a while before asking, 'In that case, Mr Andre, what are you still doing on the podium? Do you have something to say? Or are you going to sing for us and wish the meeting tomorrow well?'

Stung by Zhou Ming's light-hearted remark, Andre left the stage with the words 'See you all tomorrow' and walked off the stage.

Andre walked straight up to Caitlin and said to her, 'To be honest, Caitlin, you are the most beautiful woman in our Harburg family, but your judgment is really poor. Following such a scoundrel, you will lose the family.'

Caitlin said, 'I don't think Mr. Andre needs to worry about it. At least my husband is better than those bastards who are determined to use the most despicable means to compete for family property.'

Stimulated again by Caitlin, Andre could no longer maintain the smile on his face. He gritted his teeth and said to Caitlin, 'Don't think I don't know the real reason you're here, but I want to tell you that your goal is absolutely impossible to achieve!'

With these words, Andre left the hall, and with his departure, the others also left one after the other.

At this time, Louise, who had been quiet all along, also stood up and left, but before she left, she shook her head regretfully at Zhou Ming.

Caitlin nervously shook Ming's hand, 'Our situation can't be that bad, can it?'

Zhou Ming, however, smiled and patted the back of her hand, saying, 'Hasn't our situation always been pretty bad? Besides, your aunt may not have meant what you think she meant. Maybe she simply feels that we didn't meet her expectations today?'

Caitlin blinked, as if she had thought of something. She asked Zhou Ming, 'What do you mean?'

Zhou Ming also shook his head. He did not give a direct answer, but thought for a moment and then asked Caitlin in return, 'Regarding this question, I think we can put ourselves in each other's shoes. If you were in your aunt's position, what would be your purpose for attending this meeting?'

Caitlin nodded with a sudden realisation.

On the other side, Andre went straight to a room at the back of the hall after leaving the hall. He called the castle butler and, without saying a word, Andre first took off his tie and smashed it in the butler's face, and pointed at him and roared, 'You damned bastard, how the hell did you guys watch the door? How could you let someone in without knowing it?'

The butler, who had been a little dazed by the blow, immediately bowed his head after hearing Andre's words: 'I'm very sorry! But it wasn't our fault. Princess Louise used the invitation to let them in! We were going to tell you right away, but you were in a meeting, and you had previously warned us about the importance of this meeting, so we didn't dare disturb you.'

'So you chose to let that Hua Xia bastard break into the meeting and disrupt the proceedings, right? Is this how you do things? If so, what do I need a butler for? I might as well get a dog. At least a dog will faithfully carry out my orders and won't make so many excuses!' Andre angrily shouted.

Andre was tired of shouting and wanted a cup of coffee, but it was already cold, which made Andre vent his anger once again. He smashed the cup directly.

But when he pointed at the butler and was about to continue scolding, the door to the room suddenly knocked. This kind of interruption would have made Andre even angrier, but when he later learned that someone was looking for him, he calmed down and let the poor butler go.

The person who came to see André was Ephraim, who had been pushed aside by Zhou Ming at the previous meeting. When André came out, he was sitting in the other room drinking coffee. Seeing that André had arrived, he immediately got up and said, 'My brother André, you weren't scolding your servants just now, were you? I think they must also have their own difficulties. I don't think they would deliberately deceive you.'

Andre waved his hand and said, 'My brother Ephraim, you didn't just come to see me to intercede for my servants, did you?'

Ifaman laughed: 'Of course that's not possible. It's just that I could hear your angry tirade in the other room perfectly clearly, and I'm afraid it's going to be difficult for me to pretend I don't know.'

Andre did not respond, and Eifman did not intend to pursue the matter. He then added: 'There is no doubt that the appearance of Caitlin and her Chinese husband today was completely unexpected, and it has prevented us from officially starting the meeting today. Their sudden arrival must be to fight for the right of inheritance. What are you going to do?'

Andre was very disdainful. He emphasised, 'Iphman, my brother, although I admit that the arrival of Caitlin and the Huaxia man was a surprise to me, the meeting has officially started today!'