Chapter 1690:


    Dolores huffed in satisfaction. How dare a mere employee keep her waiting! And Lowell, too, acting as if he had any authority over her. How ridiculous!


    Lowell calmly closed hisptop and nced at his assistant. “Tell ounting to double your bonus this month. Go get yourself a new pair of sses, then head home.”


    The assistant’s face lit up. “Thank you, sir! I’ll get one of the other assistants to cover the rest of my shift.”


    After Lowell’s assistant scampered off, Dolores walked up to Lowell’s desk. She crossed her arms over her chest and sneered. “I must say, you sure have a knack for managing your employees. No wonder thosepdogs are so loyal to you.”


    “It’s called charisma,” Lowell replied smoothly. “It’s something you wouldn’t understand, I’m afraid, though it exins your distinctck of admirers.”


    Lucille took offense. “How dare you speak to your sister like that! She’s perfectly charming as she is!”


    “If that’s true,” Lowell drawled, his voiceced with sarcasm, “then Shaun would have fallen for her a long time ago. The fact that all three of you barged in here uninvited can only mean that you hit a wall with Shaun. Well? Am I right?”


    “It’s Dad’s fault!” Dolores grumbled. “He was supposed to help me fabricate some evidence, but he bungled the whole thing! Even a dimwit wouldn’t believe anything in his pile of so-called evidence!”


    She tossed a folder onto his desk, presumably containing all this supposed evidence. Lowell picked it up and briefly skimmed through its contents.


    He smirked before saying, “If you can’t do it right, then don’t bother doing it at all. Our family may note from old money, but we still have a reputation to maintain. I can’t afford this kind of embarrassment.”


    Dolores’ jaw clenched. “Are you calling me an embarrassment? Have you forgotten that I am still your older sister? How dare you!”


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    Lowell just shrugged. “I’m simply stating facts. If you keep this up, news of your little forgery scheme might just leak into the press. Before you know it, it will be all over the city.”


    Leon cleared his throat. “I know I fumbled the evidence, but it’s tricky business. The thing is, I’ve figured out a way to get Shaun and Dolores together without faking anything.”


    “Dad,” Dolores whined, “you have to make this work this time. My future happiness depends on it!”


    Leon turned to re at her. “This is all your fault! You have an unhealthy obsession with Shaun! Our family has its pick of eligible partners, and you insist on choosing someone who doesn’t even care about you! You’re the one making things difficult for me and your mom!”


    Lucille heaved a long, exasperated sigh. Her husband had made a great point. In fact, if they had gone with any other prospective son-inw, they would probably be discussing wedding ns by now.


    Dolores sighed dreamily, her eyes zing over with infatuation. “I just love Shaun. He’s so handsome and aplished. He’s everything to me.”


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