At first, Nora tried every means to curry favor with the old matriarch and Jared, hoping to win back their forgiveness. She even specially prepared an abalone feast for him and bought pricey king crab to nourish his body. Though her good intentions backfired, she’d genuinely tried to ingratiate herself to them.Yet Nora kept getting nothing but cold shoulders in return, and now she’d reached the point of throwing caution to the wind.Recently, the Mill Group secured investment from Sanderson, restarted its operations, and got back on track thanks to Sanderson’s support. All members of the Mill family returned to work at the group.The old matriarch remained the one holding all the power. Jared took the position of General Manager, Carlson served as Director of Operations, and Tasha became Director of Business Development.The four of them commuted to and from work together every single day, growing even more distant from Nora as a result.Now Nora’s role in the household was little mo

Securing Kobayashi Pharmaceutical hinges entirely on the help of the two biological brothers, Ichiro Kobayashi and Jiro Kobayashi.In Mogos’ car, Alan asked him, How have Ichiro Kobayashi and Jiro Kobayashi been behaving at the dog farm lately?Mogos let out a sheepish grin. Master Alan, the two brothers have been doing well here. They work hard and don’t dare show off anywhere. But they cannot be allowed to cross paths—they’re like two dogs with a blood feud. They’ll start fighting the second they lay eyes on each other. I’ve assigned them to separate work zones to keep them apart as much as possible.Alan nodded faintly. There was a deep, unresolvable hatred between Ichiro and Jiro Kobayashi.Ichiro, in particular, had suffered terribly at Alan’s hands. Alan had swindled him once, and the scheme had even indirectly poisoned their father to death. His misfortune only worsened when his own younger brother kicked him while he was down: Jiro framed him for murdering their father with po

Ivy’s expression turned awkward, and she snapped irritably, Gilmore, stop sowing discord between us! I was in the wrong before, but I know how to mend my ways!She quickly forced a bright smile at Alan afterward. Dear son-in-law, how many days will you be staying in Japan this time?Alan replied, Three to five days if everything goes smoothly; up to a week at the longest.Mia couldn’t help muttering, Huh? That long?!Alan chuckled. This is a foreign country after all. Everything’s unfamiliar here, so handling business will never be as convenient as back home. If I need to adjust feng shui for someone, all the special raw materials might not even be available there like they are domestically, so the whole trip will likely drag on longer.A heavy sense of loss settled over Mia.Every night while Alan was away in Neon City, she’d fallen asleep thinking of him. She’d barely waited for him to come home, yet now he was leaving again for days on end.Ivy piped up eagerly, Dear son-in-law, ho

Claude personally held open the door of one of the Rolls-Royces for Alan. Once Alan had climbed inside, he walked around to the other side and got in, then asked, Young Master, where shall we head first?Alan replied, Straight to Kobayashi Pharmaceutical’s headquarters.Claude said, Young Master, I’ve looked into the internal state of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. To be frank, their clan’s internal affairs are extremely tangled. If we bring Ichiro Kobayashi there out of the blue, it will be difficult to win the others over.Alan smiled faintly, unconcerned. The messier the situation, the more we need to cut through the knot with one swift stroke. I’m here to make money, not to make friends with them. Do you expect me to untangle every single one of the Kobayashi clan’s messy conflicts one by one?Claude spoke with a hint of worry. Young Master, Kobayashi Pharmaceutical is a massive conglomerate worth over a hundred billion. I’m afraid all the collateral branches of their family a

Masayoshi Kobayashi’s face darkened as he spoke. You all need to understand that we are plagued by troubles both internal and external. Not only has our chairman vanished without explanation, but a new product called Zhenyuan Stomach Powder has emerged in China. If we fail to secure financing without delay, we will be caught completely off guard once Zhenyuan Stomach Powder seizes our market share. Our performance will plummet sharply, and at that point, we won’t even fetch a valuation of 10 billion US dollars, let alone 15 billion.His words held no exaggeration.There existed a critical information gap between him and Takehiko Ito.At this moment, Takehiko Ito still believed Kobayashi Stomach Powder reigned supreme in the market. To him, investing in Kobayashi Pharmaceutical was equivalent to boarding an express train bound for massive profits.Yet Masayoshi Kobayashi and the rest of the Kobayashi clan were already aware of Zhenyuan Pharmaceutical.They knew that in China, in Plath