Chapter 496

Kieran's eyes crinkled into a smile, his gaze as calm and luminous as moonlight. Lila, however, wasn't falling for it. Placing her hands on her hips, she stared him down. "Was Granduncle Stefan implying that I'm holding you back from your career?" Kieran chuckled, the curve of his smile deepening as he reached for her hand and pulled her into his lap. "How could that be? My lovely wife only makes my career flourish. If I didn't have you with me these past few weeks, I wouldn't have had the energy to deal with all the company's problems. And without that, they wouldn't even be here discussing a collaboration today." Lila huffed, pretending to be upset. "You're just saying that to make me feel better! If that's true, then why didn't you stop Granduncle Stefan from kicking Mr. Mason out? I can't believe you actually listened to him! Mr. Mason has been by your side for years. What could possibly be so confidential that he wasn't allowed to hear it?" Cole had been involved in nearly ever