Chapter 559

lan was parked in the boss chair at the Raymond Corporation, with his sidekick Jeff briefing him on the meetings lined up for the week.

“We’ve been shooting Tyler’s script for a month now, about a third done. The Raymond Corporation has been getting loads of investment offers from directors. Boss, I’ve sorted out a few decent deals for you to check out.”

Jeff dumped a heap of files on lan’s desk. lan flipped through a few pages, then put them down and asked, “Did you send off those shoes I bought? Did she say thank you or anything?”

“She got them, I made sure the delivery guy left them at her front door. But she wasn’t home, so the shoes ended up in her storage locker.

The storage locker was pretty big, which was meant for mail and deliveries. Most people check it daily when they get home.

lan was fuming, but quickly cooled off. Whatever. Their deal was done, and he didn’t really care about her anyway. From then on, they’d be nothing to each other.

Late in the afternoon, Maja got something from the Raymond family, a ticket to a luxury cruise.

The butler made a point to tell her, “Ms. Pennyfeather, Grandpa Holden wants you to chill out a bit. This is the fanciest cruise party in all of Greenfield, setting sail tonight and cruising the river for three days. It’s a who’s who of business bigwigs and A-list celebrities. Grandpa Holden reckons it might help you out.”

The night before, Maja had mentioned her interest in film investment while on the phone with Holden Raymond. In film investment, it’s all about the connections.

But the Star Movie group was fresh out of connections and the higher–ups were scrambling to invest in short films. Over the past month, most had made a tidy profit, but a few had flopped. Building connections took time, and if she wasn’t leading the charge, how could she guide them?

was serving up an opportunity to network

Holden I’m grateful.”

box, “This is a dress Grandpa Holden picked out for you. Just flown in from overseas this morning, one of a kind. It’s a gift for

no regrets about their three–month deal. It

protégé. If you don’t want to claim the Raymond family name, you don’t have to let anyone know who you really

of everything. Maja thanked

take you to your

was right on time. She had her makeup done while going

quickly and handed her the documents quietly. As Maja voiced her thoughts and gave instructions for the next three days, she spotted a photo of Zoey with a man on Zoey’s phone screen.

this your

a bit

in the photo looked

done, Zoey

The tiara on her forehead really set off

this a bit much?”

“Ms. Pennyfeather, a cruise party calls for this kind of get–up.

all, they were hired

wore a trendy diamond chest chain. The chest chain extended from her chest to her neck, sparkling against her

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