?


    Pedro was getting old, but none of his children or grandchildren seemed ready to take over. If things continued like this, the Wilkie Group would soon need to change its name.


    At that thought, a wave of sorrow washed over him.


    Among his grandchildren, Jane stood out as one of the more capable, but she stillcked the skills to manage the Wilkie Group.


    Gabriel waspetent enough to turn around a gamingpany that had been losing money for years, which proved he had some skill. However, he was still not a Wilkie, and Pedro didn''t fully trust him.


    It seemed Pedro would have to find a way to train Theo. If Theo didn''t work out, he would have to hand thepany over to Jane in the future.


    Unaware of Pedro''s thoughts, Jane returned to her vi, looking dejected.


    "Jane, why do you look so upset? Did Grandpa disagree?" Gabriel asked.


    Jane weakly nodded. "Yeah, he thinks half a billion dors is too much."


    Before meeting with Pedro, she had already suspected the oue. She had just thought it was worth trying after putting in so much effort. Gabriel pulled her into a loving embrace andforted her. "Don''t be upset. There will definitely be better projects in the future."


    "But... I don''t feel like giving up just like that..." Jane mumbled.


    Gabriel patted her back, whispering reassuringly, "Right now, the shares are in Grandpa''s hands, so we have to listen to him. If there''s any news from Starlite Enterprise in the future, I''ll let you know."


    Suddenly, Jane had an idea. She pulled back from Gabriel''s embrace and looked up at him. "Gabriel, your gamingpany should be able to free up quite a bit of money, right?"


    Gabriel frowned, looking troubled. "I could probably free up some hundreds of millions, but that money belongs to thepany, not us. I wouldn''t agree to take it out."


    Jane''s expression hardened due to his refusal. "If you don''t want to, then forget it. I was just asking."


    There was a flicker in Gabriel''s eyes before he nodded. "You''ve had a long day. You must be tired. Let me draw you a bath so you can wash and rest well for tomorrow."


    Jane nodded. "Okay."


    After Gabriel left, Jane lowered her gaze, a glint in her eyes as she pondered something.


    The next morning, N opened her eyes to see a handsome face


    looming close. She blinked in


    surprise before recalling that Damon had slept in her room the night before.


    She stared at his face, and as she did, she smiled involuntarily. Just as she was about to reach out to touch his thick eyebrows, he suddenly opened his eyes.


    N froze, her hand stopping just a few centimeters from his brow. Realizing what she was doing, she quickly pulled her hand back. "Good... morning..." she murmured.


    Damon smirked, his voiceced with amusement. "N, were you trying to touch my face just now?"


    N feigned calmness. "No, I just saw a hair on your face and wanted to help you brush it off."


    "Is that so?" Damon asked.


    Meeting his teasing gaze, N quickly averted her eyes and answered, "Yes, and it''s gettingte. We should get up."


    As soon as she finished speaking, he grabbed her hand. Before she knew it, he ced her hand against his face.


    "Feel free to touch," Damon offered.


    N was about to pull her hand back when a knock sounded at the door. A maid informed her, "Ms. Kinsey, Ms. Weir is here."


    N was surprised. Why would Vriee to see her so early?


    She replied, "Okay, I understand. Tell her to wait for me downstairs for ten minutes."


    After the maid left, N turned back to find Damon still holding her hand, and her face involuntarily flushed. She asked, "Let go quickly, I need to get up."