ked uprigh

t her? She was the President of Dawson G

ness spinning the hallway around her. But she didn't stop. She

already begun. Brittany was pacing outsid

lyn's car pull in but her brows fur

ll wearing

time to comment. To

onference room,"

ding, took the elevator, and half-ran through th

w the do

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head t

tared in confusion but she only noticed the man in

n Da

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t was he doing preceding

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inside. Her sho

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asked confused w

man immediately. The seat won'

ould you even give his spirit time to ascend? Why the rush, uncle?" Evelyn fired mu

d forward into his

hy

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herself. They've already

in his chair and said with feigned concern. "You don't look too good. Perh

fists clenched. "This meeting is unauthorized. As preside

because Grandpa just died and I am in mourning."

ross her and call a meeting with the board of di

e dissolve th

alm venee

ed. The new chairman and president has been appointed. I was trying to save y

his voic

Groups, and effective immediately, barred fr

stunned int

re

ody f

aces of the board members who had sworn to he

way when her eyes met theirs. Apparently, this decision had alread

met h

stood f

ust say?" Evelyn w

ell? Why?" Eva demanded angrily. "After the e

he list of top 10 pillars of S country all thanks to me and now what? Yo

ked away

while we appreciate you, there's nothing we can do on t

ect her when her grandfather had first introduced her as the president of

Evelyn couldn'

es nar

know that you all are letting go of my hand after sw

ooked awa

e had thought. This wasn't

. All o

rned t

t me on that seat, therefore I, Evelyn

shaking his head

don't get

e shifted–sh

save you some face today because my father used

I'll t

ur position is because you, Evelyn, are

e like a blow

ked around

rprised. "W-what are you talking about? I'm no

drop of Dawson blood."He said it like a judge

eling. Then something struck her. Her exp

ecause I'm not a Dawson I cannot

the directors as if expecting them to say something. But no one stood up for her nor

fits of laughter. She laugh

f her laughter could be heard. Everyo

aughing, her expression shif

o! Mr. Log

. And although not a Dawson, I took Dawson Gr

n or continue to thrive without me the

oulder and with her head held high, s

--

cally and within her, she hoped Logan Dawson had lied. She'd give anything to be a Dawson. Not because

y she knew. The rest of the family

er her birth and her father on his way back home with her. That was what her grandfather had told her. She used to think she was a cursed c

heir gut feeling could never just accept her.

he story her grandfather told. Was it a lie

hed heavily. She felt empty. The kind

oor beside her opened an

wson."

nch. She felt exhausted

sult is ready. Will you li

paper wasn't just a medical report. That piece of paper held the t

ded a sealed envelope

further from the hospital and parked somewhere quiet. The

driven Dawson Groups to global height. She never had nervous moments nor experienced trembling fingers when sh

lf mentally before unfolding the pa

ty of Pat

stopped fo