She Outshines Them All (Athena and Matthew)

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Athena replied softly. "You would be at the center of the power struggle. You were still a child back then. It would do you good with such immense wealth."

She paused before continuing thoughtfully. "In comparison, your sister was already an adult then. Additionally, the possibility of her inheriting the Graham Group was not high. Your mother made the wise choice of letting her take responsibility." "You're indeed smart" Matthew sighed heavily in front of Athens for the first time. "My sister could only agree to the marriage alliance, but she had a condition. That was for her to be the CEO of the Graham Group. What happened after i was pretty much like what the media said." Athena's eyelashes trembled slightly, concealing her lamentation Married or divorced, legends like Lucy had no free will.

Thinking of that, she suddenly thought of the Donovan family

The Donovan family and the Graham family were complete opposites.

des

downed the champagne in his glass. "My sister only had me and her career left after her divorce. To pave the way for me, she didn't hesitate to offend the founding members of the Graham Group. She also secretly nurtured and promote a large number of trusted A heavy silence loomed in the air before Matthew continued sadly," She was eventually forced out of the board after her. run-in with the other directors got to the point of being irreparable. She sensed the crisis in advance and arranged for me i join the Graham Group timely. She had been preparing for me to succeed her." Athena nodded silently Matthew spoke again. "A few months later, she got into a car accident. As for me, I succeeded in her place just like she had arranged At that he at point, the picked up the champagne bottle and steadily poured it for Athena and himself. Then, he raised his glass and looked at her "In the past five year, Ive dug out many suspects, but I can't confirm the murderer. Athena, would you tell me what you'd do if you were in Athena looked back at him. Not long after, she clenched her fists and said decisively. "If I were you, I would think of all these suspects as murderers and beat them up one by one. If I got the right suspect, it would mean I got my revenge. If not, I'd still feel good to vent my anger on all of them. It'd I do me no harm

Matthew was initially slightly stunned by what Athena said. Then, he raised his hand to his forehead and Laughed softly

Matthew could not contain his laughter. It got louder each time,

He got to the point of almost slapping the table's edge as he laughed. "You indeed know me well!

Athena blinked her beautiful almond-shaped eyes and looked at him dazedly.

at how he did not

wondered if her words

floor of the restaurant. Louis was the only one around. He

a ruinute. Matthew finally stopped laughing. He raised his head and sat straight. He stared at Athena. A deep spark was escalating in his eyes. It was as if a beat was about to start rampaging after being locked up long Athena

His gaze was strange.

returned to his usual noble self.

her glass and clinked

for

their champagne, Matthew did not continue talking about his past. He ate heartily. The steak and cake in this restaurant are

the first time Athena felt devoid after listening to other people's stories. She could feel her empty stomach. She picked up her knife and fork. She ate her meat and drank her soup heartily. Halfway through her meal, she received an

It was from Daniel.

Detective Lockwood Holmes in three days. It would be the fourth day after midnight

reminder, she

this novel. She was surprised that there had been over 100,000 new comments. There were more than 100,000 dollars in tips from readers in the past three days. The novel's popularity was overwhelming. She knew she

Daniel. She promised to stay up at night and complete the

had sent a string of emoticons expressing his agreement and gratitude. He also asked whether she would continue to work on the sixth chronicle right after the fifth. Athena was speechless. She was eighteen and just got out of high school. She wondered if

A thought occurred in

up at Matthew. Tm involved in an online detective novel based on real-life cases. It's quite popular. Would you mind if I wrote about your case? If possible, I'll write about our investigative methods, the process, and the clues we have discovered

continuing. "Of course. I'll make the necessary adjustments to the case so that readers other

won't guess I'm writing about your

it if the murderer decides to target you. Therefore, let me handle this