NovelEnglishAudrey finally shoved her suitcase into the guest bedroom. She tucked it into the corner and was about to hunt
down spajamas for a shower when the phone rang. It was Emily Norris, her assistant.
"Hey, Ms. Rhodes! Happy wedding! I'm not interrupting anything, am I?" Emily's smooth voice cthrough the
receiver, completely sincere since she didn't know about the chaos surrounding Audrey's wedding day. "Nope."
Audrey let her gaze drop, sitting down on the edge of the bed. "What's up?" Emily never called at this hour
unless it was important.
"Well, here's the thing, Ms. Rhodes. | thought you were tied up with wedding stuff, and | wasn't sure if this got
you okay. Did you really agree to give Eliza the Vice Manager position?"
Audrey was taken aback, her mind going blank for a moment. "I had no idea about that."
Emily sounded firm, almost agitated. "Then it must have been Mr. Rhodes’ idea. He personally called HR to
appoint Eliza as Vice Manager, and he wants to take the resources for the Brightview Group project that you've
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtbeen working on."
Emily felt a wave of sympathy for Audrey. Eliza didn't have a clue what she was doing and suddenly got such a
big role. It was pretty obvious she was trying to push Audrey aside.
Audrey couldn't even describe how disappointed or hurt she felt. Truth was, she had kinda seen this coming.
Albert Rhodes, her adoptive father, had always despised her. It was clear he was doing everything he could to
pave the way for Eliza with the Brightview Group project.
But Audrey had poured her heart and soul into that project-countless dinners, so much trial and error, and it was
finally about to be signed. She wasn't about to be used as a pawn.
Once she gathered her thoughts, Audrey replied calmly, "I'll head into the office tomorrow. If anyone reaches out
to you for project info, go ahead and give it to them first."
She didn't want to make things tough for Emily. The information could go out, but Audrey wasn't letting go of
that project without a fight.
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Alistair pulled up to the swankiest part of Riverdale, the kind of neighborhood that practically screams
exclusivity.
While both sides of the river boasted wealth, this area was on another level entirely. The Rhodes family across
the water couldn't hold a candle to this elite gathering of the super-rich.
After Alistair parked his car in front of a stunning cream-colored manor that screamed elegance, a young guy in a
black jacket emerged. He had striking features, his light blonde hair styled in a carefree, slightly rebellious way.
The moment Logan Barrett spotted Alistair, a smirk spread across his face. "Hey, look who's back! Mr. Hayes,
back from his wedding and playing it poor? What's next? Are you going to tellyou got kicked out?"
Logan had a pretty good read on the snobs from Dominic's family. Seeing Alistair roll up in a car worth around
dozens grand, they probably thought Alistair was a nobody now, just waiting to be mocked.
But Alistair didn't seem to care much about Logan's teasing. He wore a relaxed smile, eyebrows raised, and
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmreplied, "Let's grab a drink."
Logan paused, surprised. 'Is Alistair really drowning his sorrows? Had he actually been booted out?'
Before Logan could dig deeper into the , Alistair strolled into the manor, effortlessly grabbed a bottle of
wine from the cabinet, and pulled out two highball glasses.
"You've got that look like you've got something to celebrate. You're not getting too angry, are you?" Logan shot
back with a mischievous grin.
He continued, "But seriously, what's the deal with Dominic and his family? They're barely a footnote compared to
yours.
"You traveled all this way for their son's wedding, and they don't even bother to acknowledge you? That's just
cold. Honestly, if they keep this up, their family might as well be headed for bankruptcy."
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