“Violet brought upon herself this whole situation!” Zuko pulled Lina up with him with a smirk. “Let’s end this meal here. My wife and I will pretend we didn’t hear anything you said. If you insist on causing us trouble, I don’t mind meeting you in court!”

“Mr. Hamerton, please wait!” Fred called out to him. “Is there really no room for negotiation?”

“If my husband says there isn’t, then there isn’t.” Lina chuckled lightly. “Mr. Grist, I understand your desire to protect your niece, but we shouldn’t abandon our sense of right and wrong as a person, should we?”

“What if I offer you an internship position at the Grist Group, Ms. Jenner?”

“What did you say?” Lina halted her steps and glanced at the man beside her.

Zuko furrowed his brow slightly, his gaze filled with suspicion. He discreetly held her small hand tightly and gently squeezed it twice as if telling her not to worry and that he had everything under control.

“An internship position at the Grist Group isn’t just open to anyone.” Fred smiled. “If you’re willing, you can have an internship position, and I can reserve a permanent job for you after graduation.

“Ms. Jenner, what do you think?”

Group is rare.” Zuko chuckled softly. “But not to the extent that we’d compromise

gaze. “You have exceptional abilities. How did you end up being PR for

with a dignified tone. “She’s my niece, after all. I might have a lowly

Zuko raised an eyebrow. “Even if the Grist Group is handed over to Violet in the future, you won’t

Fred’s expression suddenly changed.

capable he was, he was always marginalized in the Grists. He could only bide his time now, help the Grists on the surface, and secretlyBooks Chapters Are

had seen through

squinted, examined Zuko, and doubts

cold smirk, holding Lina’s hand

whispered in Fred’s ear, enunciating each word, “Mr. Grist, please stop. If you come looking for us again because of Violet, I’ll reveal even more scandalizing news about your niece. Heh! When she falls

shivers down

to remind him that the food had gone cold and asked if they

“That guy’s… Zeke?”

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