Chapter 12

Sierra furrowed her brows slightly. "Tell him to wait for a moment. I'll first take Mr. Blackwood for a tour around the company." Her assistant said in a slightly awkward voice, "But Mr. Upton said that he'll go to the other members of the board if you refuse to see him immediately." Aaron clearly looked startled when he heard Richard's name. "Ms. Thorne, I'm happy to wait if you have important matters to attend to." Sierra was about to respond to him when the door to her office was pushed open without warning. A young man strutted in. With a smug grin on his face, he greeted her, "It's been a while, Sierra." Sierra's expression instantly turned frigid. "Richard, could you please have some basic manners? Don't you know how to knock?" Richard shrugged nonchalantly. Noticing Aaron, he asked, "Who's this?" Aaron did not answer. He simply looked at Sierra and waited for her to handle the situation. Sierra introduced, "This is Mr. Aaron Blackwood, Gemstone's new COO." Aaron