Mistaking the CEO for a Gigolo

The floodgates opened and memories came pouring in.

Jonathan opened up and talked about the past that he had buried for many years. When it came to the essential part of the story, he held back instantaneously. His throat choked a little.

“Grandpa, what happened to the company then?” Kyle asked eagerly.

Jonathan took another sip of tea. Both his hands gripped onto the cup and continued, “Seet Group received a big business deal from the Marston Group back then. Both companies rushed to produce a batch of valuable products together. However, Seet Group miscalculated two important data and there was a huge problem with the final product. Everything had gone to waste. Therefore, Seet Group was responsible for quite a huge loss. If we were to pay off everything based on our financial ability back then, bankruptcy might have been the next thing for us.”

“And then?” Kyle asked.

At that moment, his eyes deepened as if he had figured out something from within.

Jonathan sighed. “Kyle, do you know why your Great-grandpa did not hand over the Seet Group to me, but to your Dad instead?”

to do with

sigh. “That is

to minimize Seet Group’s losses. I organized a drinking session and had Sam drunk on purpose. I swapped the two agreements and had him responsible for the batch of problematic goods! He

Marston Group compensated for the loss and they closed down because

company was the one that produced the defective goods. Unwilling to be a scapegoat, Sam tried his best to defend himself. I was constantly living in fear and guilt, therefore, I bribed two witnesses to prove he was at fault. Then, he was forced to compensate for the losses and Marston Group went bankrupt. That incident was a great blow to him as he felt that the world’s unpredictable and was filled with evil people. As

in silence. Who would’ve thought Grandpa had done such

Grandpa was indifferent and hadn’t asked much about the company, probably

that I wouldn’t be an ideal successor due to my ruthlessness. Therefore, he focused on training your Dad himself. I was also aware that the mistakes that I made back then were irreparable, and I’ve been reflecting on them over the years. When it comes to company matters, I do my best not to intervene unless there’s no choice. Every time I get myself involved, I would remember that I had such an ugly past… In actual fact, I’ve always known that my history with Sam would one day be revealed. There’s a saying ‘karma is

Kyle had mixed feelings.

that moment, he finally understood why Monica would treat the Seet family