From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

Daly had just witnessed Rebecca's capabilities and was thoroughly convinced of her talents. He approached her, clapping a hand on her shoulder, "Rebecca, darling! Your old man has full faith in you! I'm sure you'll bring glory to the Morris Group. So, when are we heading over to AY Tech?"

Rebecca replied, "Leave the arrangements to me, Dad. You use this money to tide over the crisis for now. We can't afford to lose our cool!"

Rebecca's bank account boasted over twenty million dollars.

Though not a staggering amount, it was sufficient to address their immediate concerns.

The rest, they would leave up to AY Tech.

Daly nodded, "Alright then, I'll head to the office right away."

...

Meanwhile, at the Christensen Group.

Sherman was reviewing documents at his desk when a knock sounded on the door.

"Come in," he called, without looking up.

"Mr. Christensen," said the secretary as he entered.

"Speak," Sherman urged, his words brief.

the secretary continued, "Mr. Christensen, I've found the

in front of him to look at the secretary,

operatives under Alex," the secretary

eyes narrowed at the

encounter with Alex at a gala, where Alex had presented Anthea with a gift. The image of the two together irked him deeply. "What's

by Alex to

that's all I needed to know. You may

bowed slightly and exited, Sherman's brows

shy of his adulthood, he had personally taken

dialed a number

came the voice

his hand, Sherman

The person on the other end was taken aback, even questioning if they had heard correctly.

we talking about Alex from the Peterson Group?" the

"Yes."

then confirmed, "Understood, I'll

hanging up, Sherman returned to his documents, but not a minute later, he set them aside, reaching for his

the end of the cigarette, and he

front of

floor-to-ceiling window, his

that of a king overlooking his domain, an air of restrained nobility