Chapter 60 It's You

Sylvia led a surprise visit to Ward's company with her team in tow. Ward was caught off-guard, in the midst of a meeting about securing the partnership, when he was told Sylvia and her entourage had come to assess the place. The stakes were clear: pass the inspection and the partnership would proceed; fail, and it was all over. Ward was anxious, having no idea what Sylvia planned to inspect. He trailed behind her, watching nervously as she examined everything scrupulously, even plucking leaves from the potted plants they passed. Once they settled in the office, Sylvia didn't press about the partnership. Instead, she casually inquired about how things had been and what they had been discussing earlier. Ward explained everything candidly. There was a time when, as a street punk, he had run into Sylvia's brothers and endured a heavy reprimand from them. Since then, he'd known Sylvia wasn't someone to be taken lightly. "Can you give it to me straight? If there's something about what we