Chapter 15

I didn't want to sign the contract out of consideration for Dad. I didn't want to see the company he had built with so much effort gradually ruined by Racquelle. "Vernon, we need to talk," I said calmly as I looked at him. "What do you want to talk about? What makes you think you have the right to talk to him?" Racquelle shot me a dark look, angrily scolding me. "It's fine; I want to hear what he says." Vernon looked at me with amusement, nodded, and followed me out. Before leaving, he even cast a reassuring glance back at her. Once we arrived at the upper floor of the company, I turned to him and spoke in a measured tone. "If you truly care for Racquelle, you shouldn't pursue this collaboration." "Why not?" Vernon crossed his arms, clearly finding my statement ridiculous."Who are you to dictate my choices? You're just the Smith family's lapdog. Since when did you get to make decisions for the Smith Group? "Racquelle likes me and is willing to offer me collaboration and profit.