At that moment, Raymond spoke sternly, "Alright, Jake. Sit down."

Caught between a rock and a hard place, Jake glared at Grace fiercely before reluctantly sitting down.

Grace made a timely exit, and as she closed the door, she heard Raymond say, "Let's do as Xander suggested. You'll handle this project. Go and do some field investigation in Linden City first." Jake's gaze was burning. He was clearly unwilling, but he had no choice but to grab the cup in front of him and take a gulp.

Grace left with a satisfied smile and hurried toward the elevator.

The assistant from before caught up to her. "Ms. Lewis, you didn't do anything, did you?"

Grace spread her hands and asked, "What could I possibly do? Alright, I'm leaving now. See you next time."

Her smile was clearly mischievous.

Just as Grace entered the elevator, Jake rushed out of the meeting room in a panic, clutching his stomach and desperately looking for a restroom. He looked utterly disheveled.

As the meeting dispersed, Hazel was the first to find the assistant.

"What did you do? How did Ms. Lewis become President Fulton's assistant?"

"I-I couldn't stop her ..."

Raymond was the last to leave the conference room. He glanced at Jake's retreating figure and sighed. "That girl is always on your side."

be in a good mood.

your side too," Raymond said thoughtfully. "If you're willing to give up FutureLink Corporation, I'll

chuckled lightly. "Favoritism much? I won't trouble you, Dad.

convey a message when you visit Aunt Priscilla. Ask her to

mean? What did

strode past Raymond

said, "Ms. Lewis is quite

Instead, he took the phone from her to

quite cheerfully,

asked, "Are you headed to

with Jake? That guy got what he

"You spiked his drink?"

him. I just can't stand

"I poured in two

to Fulton Group with this in mind, didn't you?" Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh the Findɴovel.ɴet website on

bullied you and

you, Gracie. I'm

saying, "Xander, you stay and handle things here.

walked toward the window. The weather was nice, and the

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