Marcelo laughed at that like it was a quaint joke. He took another sip of his drink.

"I frankly don't care for your blessing nor do I need your permission to marry her. You are not my father, and you certainly have done little to nothing to earn that title for her. I don't care to join your sycophantic family. Any business between Veridian and Shaw Industries contracted during Stephanie's leadership will run its course and then I will have nothing to do with the company so long as you control it."