As Emily spoke, she immediately transferred the $600,000 bonus back to me in front of everyone.I looked at the transfer notification on my phone and almost laughed. Even now, after all this chaos, she was still thinking about Zenith Consortium’s investment. I was genuinely curious to know just how shameless she was.I looked up at her calmly. "Ms. Hopkins, do you really think I came here today because of $600,000?"Emily froze. Then she forced out an awkward smile. "Wasn’t... wasn’t that the reason?"Before I could answer, Uncle Royce spoke first, "Of course not. Everly owns a 20% stake in Zenith Consortium, which pays out hundreds of millions in dividends annually. As the sole heiress, the Osbornes' $10-billion fortune is entirely hers. $600,000? That's not even ten times her monthly allowance. Do you think she'd care about your measly $600,000?"Emily’s face flushed crimson. Regret hit her so hard she practically wanted to slap herself. How had she been stupid enough to drive a
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