Chapter 73

Watching the perfectly in-sync couple in front of him, Simon nearly keeled over from rage. Not long after, the chief director—who had already left—suddenly returned, beaming as he warmly shook Simon's hand. "That earlier mess was just a misunderstanding. Why didn't you say earlier that you know Adrian? Come on, let's sign the contract." Simon stood there, stunned. When he turned around, Adrian and Grace had already left. After getting the full picture, he learned that Daniel was about to retire and Adrian was very likely to become the next major power player. Simon broke into a cold sweat. The hand he had nearly used to slap Grace was now trembling uncontrollably. Jonathan glanced at him lazily. "Dad, the Lacroix family was almost destroyed by that slap of yours." Simon was speechless. … Downstairs, Grace asked curiously, "What brought you to the Lacroix Group all of a sudden?" Even if Adrian hadn't stepped in earlier, she could've handled everything just fine on her own. Adr