bChapter /b74

Lana said sternly, “I’ve told you. If you don’t want the job, you’re free to leave,”

Chris yelled bangrily/b, “I want to see Miss Enna. I want to see her right now. Lana, you’re just an assistant. What gives you the right to treat me this wayb?/bb” /b

Lana looked at Chris with undisguised disdain and scoffed, “Want to see Miss Enna? Chris, I told youb–/byou’re not qualified.”

Chris felt utterly humiliated. Clenching his bjaw/bb, /bbhe /bbspat /bout each word, “Who the hell are you to decide if I’m qualified or not, Lana? You’re just a damn assistant.

Hart Corporation is nothing but a pathetic littlepany. Do you really think you’re something bspecial/b? And Sienna? Not only did she steal her father’s position, but she balso/bb–/bAh—”

Before Chris could finish his sentence, Lana delivered a crushing kick to his bchest/bb, /bsending him flying bacross /bthe room.

Hended hard, writhing in agony, feeling like bevery /bbone in his body was about to break. “That damn womanb, /bChris thought through gritted teeth. ‘Why is she so strongb?/bb‘ /b

Lana advanced step by step, boosted by one–inch heelsb, /bpletely overpowering Chris, beven /bthough he was much taller than her.

Lana narrowed her beyes /bat Chris and said coldly, “Chris, have I been too lenient with youtely?”

bFor /bthe first time, Chris felt like prey under a predator’s gazeb, /bfrozen in ce, unable to move, pinned by Lana’s disdainful bstare /band overwhelming

aurab. /b

Chris gulped, utterly speechless under her intimidating bgaze/b.

“Pleasure working with you, Mr. Quinn,” said Sienna.

“It’s been a pleasure working with you, Miss Enna. Thank you for this opportunity,” Miles smiled.

Sienna responded coolly, “The pleasure is mine, Mr. Quinn.”

Sienna and Miles were hardly strangers. As fellow movers and shakers in the business world, they had crossed paths several times bover /ba decade. ago.

The Quinn family was no stranger to power struggles, gued by illegitimate heirs and internal chaos. But after Miles rose to power, he brought order to the dynasty. No pushover could ever im such a position.

As soon as Miles got into the car, his assistant couldn’t wait to ask, “Mr. Quinn, what does Miss Enna look like? Is bshe /bgetting on in yearsb?/b”

Miles took off his sses and began polishing them methodically. “What do you mean by that?”

The assistant said, “Mr. Quinn, ever since Hart Corporation changed hands, no one’s even seen what the new CEO looks like. She doesn’t go by Miss Hart. People call her Miss Enna instead.

“All we’ve heard are rumorsb. /bShe spent ten years boverseas/bb, /bso she must be married with kids by now. Plus, as the eldest daughter, she’s probably-”

It bwas /brare for the assistant to see Miles smile, let alone with such a heartfelt smile as she did today.

Miles said, “Don’t buy into those rumors. She’s still every bit bas /bstunning bas /bshe ever was.

She was even more dazzling, more wless, more formidable, and more breathtaking than ever.

Just like eleven years ago, when Miles first met Sienna. Back then, he was still the rigid, book–obsessed PhD student his family knew.

His father had taken Miles to a business summit, where he first encountered Sienna.

Dubbed as the most prominent socialite in Varis’s elite circles, Sienna lived up to her name, bold, dazzling, yet aloof,

At just seventeen, Sienna had already taken the reins of Hart Corporation bas /bits youngest–ever CEO,

That was the first time Miles couldn’t fathom how a seventeen–year–old girl, still in school, full of youthful innocenceb, /bcould possibly be the CEO of Hart Corporation.

Miles, lost in his academic pursuits, couldn’tprehend how someone could effortlessly juggle so many responsibilities, while the schrly honors he took such pride in were mere child’s y to Sienna.

Miles had read all of Sienna’s papers and published booksb. /bEach one struck a deep chord in him, leaving waves of emotion that lingered long after he finished reading.

Fate could be cruel to the truly gifted. Ten years ago, a tragic ident imed Sienna’s life, or so everyone thought. Little did anyone expect she would miraculously return.

The assistant finally understood what Miles meant. With a teasing smile, he said, “So that’s why you were bup /bso carly this morning, all your preparations bwere /bfor Miss Ennab.” /b

An awkward look bshed /bacross Miles’s face. “Just focus on driving.

After work, Sienna headed home early to find Linda and Jocelyn, for once, diligently doing their assigned choresb. /bElisa reported to Sienna, one by one, what she had assigned them that day.

Amber trudged in with her backpack, a wayward strand of short hair drooping limply. She was clearly not in the best of spirits.

Linda’s eyes lit up at the sight of Amber bas /bif she’d found her lifeline. bDay /bafter day at home, she’d been deliberately slighted by Elbert and staff. They treated her like anything but the mistress of the house.

“Amberb, /byou’re finally home. I’ve missed you terribly,” Linda gushed with exaggerated warmth.

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