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Years ago, when Malcom took over Crown Group, he wasted no time shaking things up. He pushed the company public, cut out the dead weight, and drove profits to skyrocket. Everyone said Malcom was a once–in–a–generation business genius. His only real rival was Abram, who ran DY Group. For a while, the two companies battled neck and neck–something no one in Cetherland had ever seen before.
If Abram hadn’t retired, things might look very different now. Jude took over and, by his early twenties, transformed DY Group from a struggling firm into an unstoppable giant. In just a few years, he built it to heights never seen before, leaving Crown Group far behind. If things had gone another way, people might still talk about two leading giants–DY Group and Crown Group–instead of DY Group standing on top alone.
And now, both Malcom and Ashby showed up here.
Tilda found the whole thing strange.
Russell’s eyes widened. “Ashby and Malcom? What are you doing here?”
Ashby laughed. “We saw you walking to the hotel all by yourself. No driver, no bodyguard. We thought it wasn’t safe, so we followed along to make sure you got there.”
He glanced at Tilda, surprised. “But we didn’t expect to see her here. Russell, why are you with Tilda? Weren’t you two already—”
Halfway through, Ashby seemed to realize something. He stopped mid–sentence, then burst out laughing. “So the two of you finally made peace! I’m so happy for you! I knew it. You’re father and daughter–blood is thicker than water. Nothing can break that bond. Tilda, just earlier, when your dad was drinking with us, he was in tears talking about you. He’s so proud of you!”
Because it was dark, Ashby couldn’t see the expressions on Tilda or Russell’s faces. He just kept talking.
If he had seen them, he would have understood he had misunderstood the whole situation. Ashby would’ve shut his mouth right away.
Ashby was drunk, carried away by the excitement of meeting Russell and Malcom after so long. He’d had more than a few drinks.
Malcom, whose tolerance was much higher, wasn’t nearly as tipsy. He noticed something was off and tugged at Ashby’s sleeve. “Ashby, stop talking.”
“What? Why stop?” Ashby’s face was red, his eyes bright like stars. He pointed at Tilda and Russell with a silly grin. “Look at them. Don’t they seem fine now? Malcom, aren’t you happy
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for Russell? We’ve been friends for years!”
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“Wake up, Ashby!” Malcom nearly groaned, wanting to bury his face in his hand.
The atmosphere between Russell and Tilda was strange–icy, even.
There was no way the father and daughter were making up.
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This was just how Ashby got when he was drunk–blurting nonsense without paying attention to the mood.
“Hmm…”
Malcom’s warning finally sank in, and Ashby started to realize something was wrong.
He glanced carefully at Tilda and Russell.
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