Catherine was fanning herself with her hand, the roses in the estate blooming like crazy, filling the air with this rich, heady scent.
Alexander pulled up under the building Catherine had mentioned, Serenity Heights.
"This the spot? I ain't too familiar with this area."
Catherine nodded. "Yep, I'll shoot you the fare."
Alexander laughed and handed his phone to Catherine. "Add me on Facebook and then send it"
Catherine scanned his QR code, grabbed her backpack, and hopped out of the car.
Alexander watched her as she jogged into the office building, swiping an employee card at the entrance
Serenity Heights has a ton of companies. Is she working here?
Feeling a bit weird, Catherine turned around and saw Alexander still standing by the car, watching her.
He stood there in the light, looking all refined and elegant, nothing like a top-tier assassin who danced with death.
Alexander waved at her, a gentle smile on his face, looking more like a noble gentleman than Charles
Catherine's face went a bit red, and she quickly ran into the elevator.
Watching Catherine go in, Alexander pulled out his phone to call his secretary.
Serenity Heights is gonna be mine. Get me the info on all the companies and employees there.
"Yes, Mr. Howard. I'll start the acquisition of Serenity Heights right away."
Catherine made her way to an unmarked studio on the top floor, Seeing her. Simon greeted her with delight. "Miss, you're here."
Catherine handed him the design drafts. "Use developer number three and five, in a ratio of three to seven, then use developer number eight for five minutes."
"Got it! Miss, our new store has moved into Evergreen Mall of Evergreen Industries.
Wanna check it out?"
Evergreen Mall, packed with top-tier brands, was a famous luxury spot in Imperia City. You could find all those out-of-stock bags and shoes there.
Charles face suddenly popped into Catherine's mind. Evergreen Mall is also Charles property.
"No need. From now on, give an extra ten percent profit share of the sales at Evergreen Mall to the Evergreen Group."
Simon was stunned. "Ten percent is a lot!"
Quinn's designs were worth a fortune, even ten percent was a huge amount
"Do as I say."
"Understood."
The Windsor Mansion.
Lila, wrapped in a faded blanket, sat in a rocking chair listening to Esme's complaints
"Lilo, they're just too much. The moment I saw that Catherine. I felt all uneasy.
Something just felt off, but Brandon. Aurora, and my brothers are all under her
spell, not listening to me. There's no place for us in this house anymore."
Lila opened her eyes, her wrinkled corners drooping slightly, looking preny formidable.
"Are you serious? You feel uneasy around Catherine?
Esme is a gift from God to me. If Esme feels something is wrong with Catherine, I definitely won't let Catherine into the family. Lila thought.
Esme nodded vigorously. "She even made the brothers scold me, kicking me out without food and claiming she was the only daughter of the Windsor family."
Lila snorted coldly, saying. "The only daughter? If I don't acknowledge her, she has no right to enter the Windsor family."
Esme's face lit up with glee.
As soon as Catherine walked through the Windsor family gates, she was stopped by several tall maids.
"Catherine, Ms. Lila Windsor wants to see you.
Catherine nodded, following the maids.
Lila usually lived in the old mansion instead of staying with the rest of the Windsor family. Except for holidays when the brothers would visit her, they usually didn't interact much because Lila didn't like Aurora. Every time she saw Aurora, she would show a sour face, so the brothers reduced their visits to her.
The maid led Catherine into The Windsor Mansion, pointed coldly at a bench in the garden, and said, "Sit here and wait."
After speaking, they turned to leave.
The garden was ancient, and the bench was clearly just for show, not for sitting.
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