ire spoke nervously, “Oh no, I can’t ask you to do that…”


    Charlie warmly took her hand and replied with a gentle smile, “My dear, since Miss Young is offering her assistance, it’s best to ept her kindness as a sign of respect.”


    “It’s not that I don’t want to ept her offer,” ire exined, “but it feels like too much help…”


    Charlie then took the check from Bobby and ced it in ire’s hand. “Since Miss Young has stated that it’s free, you should keep the money. Emgrand Group is a massivepany with a worth in the hundreds of billions; they won’t mind covering your small rent. Besides, you’ll have future projects and coborations with them. Let’s keep things simple and avoid unnecessary formality.”


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    He was correct. Emgrand Group was thergest corporation in Aurous Hill, and its size wasparable to that of the entire Moore family. If sheplicated things with Doris Young over the $180,000 check, it might give Doris the impression that she was being rigid and inflexible.


    With that in mind, she graciously epted the check and said, “Thank you so much, Miss Young!”


    Doris smiled softly. “We are partners; we should support one another.”


    ire nodded and handed the check back to Charlie. “I don’t have any pockets in my dress; could you please hold onto it for me?”<fn8647> Find the newest release on F?ndNovel</fn8647>


    “Of course!” Charlie replied, slipping the check into his pocket. “Now, let me introduce you to Miss Moore. The Moore family has some renovation projects that I think you’ll find interesting.”


    ire nodded, although she felt hesitant to engage with Jasmine. Standing next to her made ire feel inferior and unaplished.


    More importantly, she sensed an undercurrent of hostility masked by Jasmine’s polite smile.


    A woman’s intuition is rarely wrong. Deep down, Jasmine was likely plotting to entice Charlie away from the Wilson family and into the Moore family, which fueled her unexpected animosity towards ire. Though ire noticed this hostility, she hadn’t yet pinpointed its origin or reason.


    Checking the time, she realized it was already past 10 a.m. Her parents were expected to arrive by now. She gently tugged on Charlie’s sleeve and asked, “Charlie, Mom and Dad should be here by now. Why don’t you call them and see where they are?”


    Charlie nodded. “They might be caught in traffic…”


    Both he and ire had woken up early to prepare the office for the reception. They had even asked their parents to arrive before ten for the opening ceremony.


    Now, ten minutes had passed since the hour, yet they were still missing.


    Charlie pulled out his phone, ready to make the call when suddenly, ire’s phone rang. She quickly answered, recognizing her mother ine’s number.


    ine’s frantic voice came through the line, “ire, we’ve had an ident! Your dad has been taken to Silverwing Hospital. You need toe quickly!”