Zach shot his assistant a sidelong glance, a smirk playing at the corners of his mouth. "Do I look like I'm cracking jokes?"
The assistant, hearing this, rubbed his temples in sheer frustration.
What do you do when your boss is this unpredictable? Might as well ask the internet for advice.
Something seemed to click in Zach's mind. He asked, "That live show my sister's been on, there's a woman named Shen, right? She's paired up with that Wu guy, part of the Pledger clan?"
The assistant internally groaned at his boss’s casual reference to 'that Wu' and 'that Shen.' It was one thing to forget a name, but Heather was a bona fide movie star, for heaven's sake. Was this really okay?
With a resigned sigh, the assistant nodded. "Yes, that's correct."
Zach drummed his fingers on the desk. "Ah, from the Pledgers, huh? Good to know. Another reason she can't be ignored."
Assistant: "…"
This is madness!
At that moment, the assistant pondered whether bringing up the comments made by the Pledger family would result in his boss flying into an uncontrollable rage.
Scratching his head with hesitation, the assistant looked like he had something to say but was holding back.
Zach narrowed his eyes. "Spit it out, whatever it is!"
"You really want to hear it?" the assistant asked cautiously, but seeing impatience creeping into Zach's expression, he cleared his throat and hurriedly relayed the message from the Pledgers.
"The Pledgers have said we should know our place, drop the lawsuit against Michelle, and we could all leave on good terms. If we insist on suing, we should first 'weigh our own weight'..."
After delivering the message, the assistant instinctively took a step back, sensing an ominous aura beginning to fill the room.
Zach let out a derisive snort, his benign face somehow looking even more harmless as he nodded with a smile. "Know our place? Weigh our own weight? Sounds a bit threatening, doesn't it?"
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