The entire family froze. Grandpa Silas leaned forward, his eyes narrowing as he looked at Julian with a new intensity.
"Julian, do you realize what you are saying?" Silas asked in an inquisitive tone.
"Perfectly aware, Grandpa," Julian answered without hesitation. He turned to Arthur, who was now sweating profusely. "You lost your investors because you couldn’t read market reports. You were too busy trying to look impressive that you forgot Vanguard Holdings is led by people who can smell failure from a thousand miles away. You aren’t a victim of bad luck. You’re just an incompetent manager."
"Shut your mouth! You’re just an odd-job laborer! What do you know about management!" Arthur shouted as he stood up, his hand pointing at Julian.
"Sit down, Arthur!" Silas commanded, his voice boo
