Chapter 613

Charles narrowed his eyes, sensing something amiss. "Steven, are you keeping something from me?" "There are indeed matters at hand, but it is not the right time for you to know. You'll find out soon enough," Steven replied, aware that Skylar was arranging a meeting between their family and Joe. Charles didn't probe further. "Alright. By the way, since you brought Annie back home last time, you haven't mentioned her. I've heard some rumors lately—she was fired from the TV station, and her family is going through some trouble. Do you—" "I'm fine. We've broken up," Steven calmly interjected. He had ended things with Annie recently, and only Skylar knew about it. Charles was taken aback. "You broke up?" "It wasn't because of the Silver family's troubles. There were other issues that I couldn't tolerate," Steven briefly explained. Charles furrowed his brows. He recalled some rumors he had previously dismissed as unfounded. He had wholly trusted Steven's judgment. Since Steven had chos