In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

"It's still such a pity we missed out on such a promising project. I should have invested in it privately. It would have turned a nice profit," one of the directors said with a sigh. Samuel smiled. He felt even better about himself now. Fortunately, he had the foresight to do exactly that.

The project's development had already begun. Housing units would be up for sale next month. He would get his capital back very soon.

"Look who's here," someone called out.

Everyone turned and looked to the right.

"If it isn't Ms. Lewis. Let's go have a chat with her," one of the directors suggested. Everyone else agreed. All of them followed his lead. "Ms. Lewis!"

Grace instinctively stopped in her tracks when she heard someone calling out to her. She turned around and saw the directors walking toward her.

"How may I be of assistance?"

the project on the south side of the city has begun development, right?" Grace's expression

Tucker. It's a pity that our company didn't take part

up when she said that. He said angrily, "Our company didn't take part in it because you were

this an indication of your inability to lead as the president of this

Lewis. If we had taken part in this project, we would be doing as

industry you talked about. There aren't any signs of improvement at all. Caleb's the only noteworthy artist we have in

the real estate industry. We would have

delight when he heard them. "Alright, everyone, stop picking on Ms. Lewis. Everyone makes mistakes. We're all

when Samuel spoke up. He smiled as he walked through the crowd

some respect. It's okay, Ms. Lewis, you still have

of his fingers and wagged them before Grace's

"

try harder. Don't make a fool out of