A One Night Stand With My Boss

Chapter 76

Connor waved his hand with a smile and said, “No worries. If they can be poached, my company doesn’t really need them.” He raised his glass of red wine, smiling slightly, “Here’s to us making it big in the robotics industry.”

Jaiden awkwardly lifted his glass and took a sip. Lauren elegantly placed a shrimp into his bowl. A cold glare shot towards Jaiden as she mouthed the word “useless.”

Lauren was the heiress to a major media conglomerate, and she had been in a long–term relationship with Gavin, the scion of a film production company.

However, even the most intense love couldn’t withstand the pressures of a business alliance. In her father’s eyes, although Gavin was wealthy, he didn’t hold as much commercial value as Ray’s grandson, Jaiden.

Following a suggestion by Lauren’s father, the two powerful families decided on a marriage alliance.

Soon after, Lauren and Jaiden had a lavish wedding. Lauren was dressed stunningly, but her smile was clearly forced.

The marriage was strained with little affection between them, primarily held together by the backing of the Addison and Passos families.

to invest in your robotics company, but you wouldn’t let

cousin Pamela remarked.

on his own, without tying it to Passos Corporation,” his mother

in Passos Corporation, would he have had the funds

her hand under the table, signaling

food is getting cold,” Madison interjected,

Beneath the peaceful facade, a storm of conflicts and disagreements had

He and his father sat in

to marry the heiress of the Mullins family. What do you think about that?” Jonah asked.

smiled, “What think isn’t really the issue. Do you know how many people this

lips

heiress of the Mullins would doubtlessly be the best ‘insurance,