“Violet brought upon herself this whole situation!” Zuko pulled Lina up with him with a smirk. “Let’s end this meal here. My wife and I will pretend we didn’t hear anything you said. If you insist on causing us trouble, I don’t mind meeting you in court!”

“Mr. Hamerton, please wait!” Fred called out to him. “Is there really no room for negotiation?”

“If my husband says there isn’t, then there isn’t.” Lina chuckled lightly. “Mr. Grist, I understand your desire to protect your niece, but we shouldn’t abandon our sense of right and wrong as a person, should we?”

“What if I offer you an internship position at the Grist Group, Ms. Jenner?”

“What did you say?” Lina halted her steps and glanced at the man beside her.

Zuko furrowed his brow slightly, his gaze filled with suspicion. He discreetly held her small hand tightly and gently squeezed it twice as if telling her not to worry and that he had everything under control.

“An internship position at the Grist Group isn’t just open to anyone.” Fred smiled. “If you’re willing, you can have an internship position, and I can reserve a permanent job for you after graduation.

“Ms. Jenner, what do you think?”

is rare.” Zuko chuckled softly. “But not to

with a sharp gaze. “You have exceptional abilities. How did you end up being PR

froze, and he spoke with a dignified tone. “She’s my niece, after all. I might have a lowly background,

Group is handed over to Violet in the future, you won’t compete

Fred’s expression suddenly changed.

that Zuko had seen through him. He had countless grievances, but he was an illegitimate child at the end of the day and had to suppress his own brilliance. No matter how capable he was, he was always marginalized in the Grists. He could only bide his time now, help the Grists on the surface, and

had seen through

Zuko, and doubts

Lina’s hand as they passed by

word, “Mr. Grist, please stop. If you come looking for us again because of Violet, I’ll reveal even more scandalizing news about your niece. Heh! When she falls from grace again, I wonder how the outside world

with a chilling smile that sent shivers

to remind him that the food had gone cold and asked if they should be replaced. Only then did Fred snap out

“That guy’s… Zeke?”

was momentarily

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