A One Night Stand With My Boss (by Ela Osaretin) novel Chapter 76

Chapter 76 

Connor waved his hand with a smile and said, “No worries. If they can be poached, my company doesn’t really need them.” He raised his glass of red wine, smiling slightly, “Here’s to us making it big in the robotics industry.”

Jaiden awkwardly lifted his glass and took a sip. Lauren elegantly placed a shrimp into his bowl. A cold glare shot towards Jaiden as she mouthed the word “useless.”

Lauren was the heiress to a major media conglomerate, and she had been in a long–term relationship with Gavin, the scion of a film production company.

However, even the most intense love couldn’t withstand the pressures of a business alliance. In her father’s eyes, although Gavin was wealthy, he didn’t hold as much commercial value as Ray’s grandson, Jaiden.

Following a suggestion by Lauren’s father, the two powerful families decided on a marriage alliance.

Soon after, Lauren and Jaiden had a lavish wedding. Lauren was dressed stunningly, but her smile was clearly forced.

The marriage was strained with little affection between them, primarily held together by the backing of the Addison and Passos families.

“Connor, so many of us wanted to invest in your robotics company, but you wouldn’t let us buy in, leaving us no part in your success,”

his cousin Pamela remarked.

“Connor wanted to make it on his own, without tying it to Passos Corporation,” his mother Emily chuckled.

“Without shares in Passos Corporation, would he have had the funds to buy back his own shares?” Pamela sneered.

Her husband Silas squeezed her hand under the table, signaling her to stop.