Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Kathryn shook her head. "Liberty, I'm not the successor anymore. She's your assistant. You should know her background-I don't need to read it."

She had read Pedro's resume before. But Pedro was her man.

Since Kathryn declined, Liberty folded the resume, placed it back in the envelope, and set mirobas it on the coffee table. Then she turned to Makayla. "Have a seat."

Makayla remained standing. "Master, after reporting in, I need to settle into my residence. I won't stay with you unless instructed otherwise."

Her contact number was listed in the resume. If Liberty needed her, she could call anytime.

"Where will you be living?" Liberty asked.

"Where my senior brother Fraser lives-that's where I'll be. It's the closest place to the Farrell family mansion."

Assistants had the option to buy their own homes, but there was one condition: their residence couldn't be too far from the mansion. As all-around assistants, they were also bodyguards. Living too far away would make it difficult to fulfill their duties.

from settling in, Makayla also needed to establish her

weren't just highly skilled individuals; they were trained to build connections and accumulate influence, which was later assessed by their

came with severe consequences. Anyone who did would be hunted down by the island, no matter where they ran. Some assistants were even controlled by special methods. If they ever turned against the Matriarch, their fate

"Your senior brother Fraser is cooking inside. Don't rush off just yet- stay for dinner. Afterward, he can take

didn't refuse. She bowed slightly. "Thank

go help with

ingrained in her for twenty-seven years. Now that she had officially reported in, she belonged to

Pedro had once told Kathryn he was

Pedro's voice rang out in surprise.

Long time

remained

grinned. "It's been