The First Heir

Blake laughed. “Haha, to think Ms. Cain herself came out to greet me. What an honor. You are one of the most beautiful gems of Riverdale’s business scene.”

“You flatter me too much, Mr. Michaels. Besides, our Madam Johnston has far more claim to that title than I do.”

Minerva flashed him her signature smile. After so many years in this line of work, she had long since mastered saying the right thing at the right time.

She had heard plenty of compliments from plenty of men too.

“Well, f*ck. Is it just me or is Mr. Michaels interested in Ms. Cain that way?”

The male colleague said, scratching his head.

Philip chuckled coldly. “Oh, all men will give a beautiful woman another look.”

He then turned his gaze to Wynn. To him, his wife was the most beautiful.

she

a black lace top with smooth and long wide slacks. She wore three- to four-centimeter heels, completing her elegant yet capable

shall we talk

with a

“Sure.”

and Wynn

large real-leather couch, holding up a cup

to him, eight of his imposing subordinates stood on either side of him, never once removing

table. They had notebooks in front of them and cast shadows on the wall behind

your say, Madam Johnston, may I have the

going straight to the point. “Our family has also invested considerably in the research and development of the new drug, but time is running short. Word from Capital City has it that the earlier fraudulent medicine incidents have shone a spotlight on the pharmaceutical industry. A few of our investments hit some roadblocks, and now we’re having trouble keeping up with our funding. That is why, after a meeting with our board, we have decided to temporarily pull out of

leaned back against the couch and took another sip of Longjing, awaiting the

to

she had heard tell of this before, she

abruptly, Mr. Michaels? I heard about what’s happening in Capital City too, but those rumors aren’t really affecting your businesses. Why are you in such a rush to end