tated black sedan was already parked

lly opened the door for me. To my surprise, a

covering his mouth

d up late handling documents last

d expression, "Mr. Slater, you work too hard.

d from the sanatorium and soo

his talents were previously constr

ave been able to complete his education, l

my father had already made a p

uccessful, Sebastian

loyalty, and he had long regarded m

ownfall of my Blake family

had vanished, replaced by that o

s gravely ill and did not surviv

onal financial trends to corporate management strategies. Sebastian's insi

nd admiration were

ur plan was progressing smoothly, bringing us

est personnel appointments, and Sebastian was

nted Sebastian as the g

a. As the newly appointed vice presiden

me with exceptional respect, noticeably m

lbert had been disc

erately opted for a subtle makeup look, mai

y recorded by someone and pr

he most notable being Wendy Palmer, the heiress of Jagu

ons to assert dominance, and had already cons

status, fawning over her with flattery and sycophant

watched their ridiculous ch

attention. Perhaps she couldn't tolerate a

ched me with sharp eyes and a sligh

ou lack manners so much? Didn't any

ed softly, "Sorry, I don't see a

mbarrassment, her expression b

zing people up, quickly informed Wendy of who I

o wonder you have the air of an upstart. I wonder i

delicate laugh, and malicious

She can't even compare to the servants in my house. I

re is Miss Palmer. This vice president's sister is so

d a cold expression, seemingly ind

his kind of people was to a

important as Wendy, being ignore

ed, her eyes turning sharp, with

o disregard her presence, and si

e, t

rce pushed me from behind, and I

uffocating, the image of Wendy's

r have imagined that I would be so reckle