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.

a big name in the coal industry from Westridge. Might 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

up a

folks stretching their hands out this

his head, "And our boss has investments

"And here I

you think?" Grant

broke-ass look and decided it

circles around

bet

Let's not keep the

laugh, into the private

"Director Hudson, you

off with a laugh, "Ernest is

underdog," Grant threw out there before

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

intense showdown.

skipped a beat. Had Ernest and the big

was their first

the mood, "Sorry

fine, have a seat," Jeremy's demeanor was down-to-earth, his speech friendly, a

"Just filling

he was outing me for snooping around