“Adrian!”Adrian was pleasantly surprised by the six-foot tornado barreling towards him.She punched him in the arm, side-hugged him, then snatched the gift bag from his hand in one smooth motion.“Oh, wait. Should I call you Uncle Adrian now?” Charlotte Jenkins wiggled her brows with a grin.“Please, don’t.” Adrian responded with a feigned groan.“Oh, come on!" She gave him a solid bump in the side that could have knocked a lesser man off his feet. “Having the youngest uncle in the world might earn me a Guinness record.”“Girl, quit bothering your uncle.” Charles Jenkins said from across his expansive table with a roguish smile.“Really? This is going to be a thing now, General?”“You bet. And what did you just call me?”"Dad," Adrian said with a not-so-innocent smile of his as he went to hug Charles."Rascal," Charles said as he hugged him back tightly. “If you act right, I might even say that I missed you.”Adrian laughed over the heart-tugging warmth he was beginning to get used t

Then he set pride aside as he looked straight at Adrian. “You can’t take this away from us. It would ruin a lot. It will affect our workers too. See? If this is about what happened between us…”“You flatter yourself, Chairman Cross.” Adrian’s sharp tone snapped across the room.Surprisingly, the fleeting desperate look on Richard’s face made him feel uneasy.Richard was a proud, dignified man, and seeing him cut down to size was a strange occurrence for Adrian.Still, he reminded himself this was the same man who had taken the most important thing from him.“If I wanted revenge, you would know it.”He leaned back as he c

Philip Brewster looked like a well-fed cat as he escorted Fallon out.As a booking manager, Philip dealt with corporate execs every day.In his mind, Singha’s soaring revenue existed because of him. Still, he mostly dealt with men when it came to bookings. When he saw the vivacious lady, his jaw almost hit the floor. He didn’t know of Echelon. He would rather play mahjong than stay glued to phone games. So, when he had received the order the week before, he simply told his assistant to place it in the provisional hold category.After all, in all his years of experience, not every reservation became official. But within twenty minutes after Fallon entered his office, the final approval was done. Philip had thought his extra attention would gain him points with her.Instead, she smoothly evaded every flirtation while pulling answers out of him.Within minutes, Philip realised she knew more about contingency planning and contractual protection than most executives he dealt with.

“Dad, it’s perfect. The stadium is big enough to accommodate any number that might show up that day. Also, it’s connected to the government. Not only are we showing our sincerity to the people, but we are also contributing to the nation’s coffers too. That might even make those foundations think twice before causing any trouble for us again.”When Richard still looked sceptical, Daniel quickly added, “The general would appreciate it too. He’s all about national contribution.”That struck a chord with Richard. If this embarrassing event could result in him getting in the general’s good graces again, then anything was worth trying.A stadium for a press conference sounded excessive.But maybe that was exactly the point.“I think that might work, sir,” the lead attorney said thoughtfully. “People expect Cross Group to lead, not follow. If we become the first to hold a stadium press conference, others will copy us soon enough. Things like that would remind the doubters that we are not to b