No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 378



"No way."

"I mean, if we're talking looks and presence, how does he even compare to me?" Grant said, puffing out his chest and striking a pose, clearly pleased with himself.

"Did I hear it right that he's the one who funded the startup?" I pressed on for more details.

"Oh, yeah, he's the big boss, the real deal," Grant chuckled, "While everyone calls me Mr. Smith and treats me like I'm someone important, I'm just a high-level employee, same as you and Mr. Collins."

His tone was so casual and friendly.

"Then why doesn't he manage the company himself?" I asked, genuinely curious.

"You kidding?" Grant scoffed at me, "The guy's loaded. Owns a bunch of companies. Why would he bother managing this one?"

I glanced towards the private room's door. Was that short guy really loaded?

Having lived with the Wagner family for years, I thought I had a good sense of who the wealthy players were, and I'd never heard of a Collins in those circles.

"Don't believe me?" Grant saw the skepticism on my face. "You need to get out more."

I was at a loss for words.

look a bit old-fashioned, but he's only in his early thirties. Now that the coal industry is slowing down, the Collins family is branching out into other ventures. Our Mr. Collins might not look like much, but

a lot of my

"Westridge folks

shook his head, "And our boss

"And here I

think?" Grant

thought about Ernest's broke-ass look and decided

circles around Jeremy. But when it

bet

not keep the big boss

laugh, into the

stopped me, "Director Hudson, you don't think

him off with a laugh,

Grant threw out there

door open, neither Ernest nor Jeremy were speaking They just sat there, looking like they'd

intense showdown.

and the big boss

first meeting;

lighten the mood, "Sorry for the wait, Mr.

have a seat," Jeremy's demeanor was down-to-earth, his speech friendly, a stark contrast to his invisible tycoon

filling Director Hudson in on

outing me for snooping around the big