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“So I really was being petty.” Emery pressed her lips together. She finally decided to come clean and
apologize. “I’m sorry for what I did. I can’t believe that even as an elder, I still acted this way. I promise
that no matter what happens in the future, even if Xavier takes over my company, you can ask for
anything. I won’t say no.”
To me and Ashton, Emery was always ready to help, but it was a different level of sincerity when she
made such a promise to our next of kin.
“Thank you, Aunt Emery,” Summer said before suddenly thinking of something. “Actually, there’s
something I need help with right now.”
“Right now?” Emery raised an eyebrow before agreeing nonchalantly. “Of course! What is it?”
“I need your help looking into the background of the deputy president of Luscious Wines. I’m very sure
that he was the man who left with Quince just now.”
“You mean Lexis?” Emery seemed to know who Summer was talking about. “Are you planning to buy his
wine or something?”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“That was what I planned on doing,” Summer said with a nod. Then, she started looking hesitant. “Out of
all the samples I received, Luscious Wines had the best quality overall.”
Emery nodded. “It’s an old brand, so they have a good reputation. However, recently, the management
has become obsessed with abusing their power and being up to no good, so their reputation has been
getting worse recently. Of course, their reviews have also been unsatisfactory. People who are interested
in wine could taste even the slightest bit of impurities or lack of quality control, so choosing Luscious
Wines is still quite a risk.”
“Thank you, Aunt Emery. Don’t worry. I don’t plan on signing any contracts so soon, so nothing’s going to
happen yet.” Summer chuckled before asking another question, “Still, Luscious Wines is at the top of the
industry. If something happens to them, the other smaller companies probably won’t be able to avoid it
either. What do you say we weed out their little plans first so we can find out what exactly they’re up to?”
Emery looked at Summer as her eyes gleamed in surprise before smiling. She stirred her coffee as she
said, “I knew you were naturally gifted at these things. I’ll do the background checks on these people as
soon as possible, so all you need to do is just be the boss of your center and earn more money that we
can all split and enjoy together.”
I looked at them helplessly as they playfully bantered back and forth. I jokingly knocked on the table and
said, “Excuse me, you two big shots, it’s mealtime. Put the business talk aside and join me for a nice
meal, yeah?”
“Haha. Look, your mom’s getting jealous,” Emery said mockingly.
“I bet Mommy’s just hungry.”
“I am! I could down a whole ten-course-meal right now.”
Lunch would have been a fun affair if it weren’t for the reappearance of someone I wish we could forget
about.
We had just finished eating and were about to leave. Emery fished out a card from her purse and was
about to pay when a hand suddenly blocked her way.
Lucas walked out from behind the waiter and stood next to the table with a grin on his face. “What a
coincidence, Stovall! Fate is really a fickle thing, huh? We seem to bump into each other no matter where
we go.”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmI did my best to squeeze out a smile. “Yes, it does seem that way. This restaurant was strongly
recommended by a friend, so I came to check it out.”
Lucas smiled at me ambiguously before looking at Summer. “You see, dear? I’ve already told you how
close your mother and I are. We’ll eventually end up collaborating anyway, so have you changed your
mind yet?”
As usual, his tone was laced with cockiness. I had no idea where he had gotten the audacity to sound so
confident from.
Summer just smiled and didn’t reply. She glanced over at me and Emery, and we all understood each
other’s thoughts almost instantly. We decided to stay quiet since there were some things that were better
off not said.
Lucas didn’t seem to feel awkward even at the lack of a reply. He tilted his chin and paid our bill. He had
clearly learned quite a lot about Chanaea’s customs during his time here.
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