Chapter 715
It was 10 AM on the dot when Ms. Ashbourne’s Rolls–Royce, as steady as a temple, pulled up in front of the K Group headquarters.
A handful of company bigwigs, bouquets in hand, lined up outside to greet her. Before she took over the K Hotel, she was merely considered as Chairman Ashbourne’s “love child“. Having gone through tons of setbacks, she’d carved her own path in Elmsworth, and acquired a name for herself in the cutthroat world of business.
The lobby had been meticulously prepared for her arrival, with an opulent red carpet rolled out and a welcome ceremony of the highest order awaiting her.
No one dared to underestimate Ms. Ashbourne.
Inside the car, Jason, seated shotgun, adjusted his tie and peered through the rearview mirror at Evadne, who was resting with her eyes closed, “Ms. Ashbourne, we’ve arrived.”
Evadne’s pretty eyes fluttered open.
Jason’s eyes lit up with an earnest curiosity, “Ms. Ashbourne, your blush is quite fetching today -rosy with just a hint of pink. Might I ask the brand? I’d like to get one for Nydia.”
Evadne’s cheeks flushed a deeper shade, her mind flashing back to two hours earlier when she lay beneath Thaddeus, flushed and blossoming.
His hands had caressed her waist, lingering with a possessive tenderness.
Could she admit the blush was called “Guilty Conscience“? Cursing the man who still left her weak in the knees, Evadne deftly changed the subject, glancing towards Jason’s impeccably tied necktie, “Nice tie, Jason. Nydia’s gift?”
“Ms. Ashbourne, how did you know?” Jason’s perpetually youthful face turned a shade of pink.
don’t have the eye for it.”
hand–stitched by Nydia herself. She even embroidered my initials on the back. It’s my most
It’s Nydia’s handiwork. With something so precious, I’m surprised you
wear it to work.”
Nydia with me calms my
the luck they can get in this game.”
lips, “There’s
as he handed
disgruntled Bevis. The room
should rightfully fall to
illness, coupled with Cassius‘ resignation,
influence here. I don’t have any say in this Group. And besides, even if my brother steps down, with
Ashbourne children has the makings of a leader? If they did, Chairman Ashbourne would
that, they shouldn’t.”
in with a stern face, followed by the sharp click of Evadne’s high heels that seemed to tread upon the directors‘ very throats, sending a shiver down their spines. Tve been standing at the door for a while, overhearing your lively discussion. I even feel it’d be rude to interrupt.” Evadne remarked with an amused smile as she strode forward, “But we do have a meeting to
taken aback, each mentally reviewing if they had spoken out of turn
him tense up,
merely taking her place at the head of the table
Evadne’s demeanor was commanding yet restrained, “As I’m sure everyone is aware, the formal appointment has been received by all within the K Group. As of its issuance, I
directors exchanged glances, their expressions thoughtful.
suffice to lead the K Group. Even if you’ve achieved some success at the Elmsworth K Hotel, running a
Ashbourne’s made such a hasty
to hold against Evadne, his smugness
was itching to knock
father’s decision was hasty. Then please, enlighten me with a method that isn’t,” Evadne spun
think as Chairman Ashbourne’s own brother, Bevis has served our company for nearly three decades,
a conservative member, having good terms with Bevis. Surely he wouldn’t be willing to bow down to what he deemed a “wet behind the ears” young lady, so he intended to seize the moment to challenge, “A decision of this magnitude should be put to
regarding President Ashbourne I nearly forgot. President Ashbourne, your little foray into junk bonds turned out to be a spectacular flop, didn’t it? And
rest were like,
of company funds? Didn’t that
since we’ve laid it
from shock to fury as he leapt from
was fixed on him, “What am I implying? And remember, in public, it’s ‘Ms. Ashbourne‘ to you. We’re not at a family barbecue
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