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Those around fell silent for a brief moment before bursting out laughing."He'll make a fine lackey!""Congratulations on hitting two birds with one stone today, Mr. Simon!""Daniel should consider himself lucky to be able to follow Mr. Simon around as his lackey!"They clinked their champagne flutes as waves of laughter rang out from every direction.I looked at Simon amid the crowd, watching his arrogant display with a cold expression. I gradually looked at him with amusement instead of killing intent, smiling faintly. Simon was essentially rushing toward his own death by keeping me next to him in the Fullerton family."I've already gotten Dad's approval. If you dare go against me, you're done for. Got that, Daniel?" Simon threatened before he turned toward the crowd and took out a few checks. "I have a few checks here—and whoever snatches one gets one million dollars to celebrate my appointment as the heir of the Fullerton family!""Hurrah for Mr. Simon!"…The followin

I was pulling three consecutive all-nighters at the office when Stella pushed open the office door, smirking."You're still pulling an all-nighter, huh? You're really working yourself to the bone as a lackey, Daniel. It's no wonder you've managed to stick around for so long."Hunter, who was standing behind her, scoffed. "Simon put him in his place so hard he couldn't say a damn thing, yet he still acts as if he belongs in the Fullerton family."I didn't waste my time on them and pulled the blanket over my head.They both lost interest and left after realizing that they couldn't get a reaction out of me.It was then that the janitor on duty walked in and left me a glass of warm water on my desk. She pointed to my eyes and said, "You should stop pulling all-nighters. Your eyes are completely bloodshot."I looked up at her and smiled faintly. "Thanks. I'll be finished soon."She sighed, then turned and left the office.I smiled faintly, thinking that it would all be over soon. If

In that instant, everyone in the office fell silent momentarily.Stella scrambled up from the floor, completely unbothered by the dirt on her knees, and rushed to my side. She pulled at my sleeve, putting on a cute act. "I didn't mean what I said the other day, Daniel! I was just saying it out of anger! I know you spoil me the most, so please don't hold it against me…"I would have continued treating her like before if this hadn't happened, but she had already let me down. I looked down at her hand pulling on my sleeve, her nails freshly painted in a dusty rose pink. "Did you take down that post from yesterday?"Stella's expression instantly faltered. She kept opening her mouth but couldn't get the words out. "I-I was just being immature that day, Daniel! I'll delete the post this instant!"She fumbled for her phone, her hands trembling so much that she entered the wrong passcode. "Just give me a second. I'll–"I didn't wait around for her. I pulled my sleeve free from her grasp

Simon rushed into Dad's office, kicking the door open. "You have to look at this, Dad!"He pointed at the top page, his finger shaking so hard it almost poked through the paper. "Do you know how much Daniel has hidden overseas? Just the assets we can find publicly are worth more than three billion dollars! He's truly an ungrateful wretch!"Dad frowned and picked up the stack of papers, flipping through them one page at a time. He fixed his gaze on a column halfway down the fourth page—five company names were printed there. He recognized every single one of them as Fullerton Group's largest clients, together accounting for more than 30% of the company's annual revenue.He noticed that beside each name was the length of their partnership, the shortest being seven years and the longest being 12 years. He realized that all of them had been working with Fullerton Group longer than I had been formally involved in starting my own business.Dad's hands trembled violently, causing the sta