Sweet Subterfuge

‘Mr. Seymour, Mr. Cine of Eagle Entertainment just caled to ask you were free tonight. He wants to treat you to dinner,”
“Mr. Seymour, Mr. Clayton of Holos Media sert you an invitation to attend his daughter’s wedding on Saturday, and he hopes that
you will attend.”
“Mr. Seymour. Mr. Simpson Jr. of WinterSky Entertainment wants to invest one hundred million dollars in our movie. He says that
if you fret that it is encugh, he can add more to ”
Ever since Xavier met with Stephen, lan was constantly running over to Xavier’s office to inform him of one thing or another.
Compared to the previous months, he was doing this a lot more than usual.
Xavier In a cigar that he had been saving up for a very long time, one leg resting on the knee of his other. He had a lock cl
absolute self- satisfaction on his face as he puffed on his cigar.
“Tell Mr. Simpson Jr, that our project requires, at the very least, a starting investment of two hundred million dollars, and there are
limited spots. First come, first served” he said unhumedy, his tone smug. It was a major contrast hom the way he was begging
people to Invest in his movie like a loser a few days ago,
lan rushed out of Xavier’s office, his lace beaming with joy too. He had never imagined that his life would have such a luming
point. Truthfully, he had already witten up a new resume in preparation to be sent out after this month,
Thankfully, he did not need to do that.
Now that everything was going well with the project. Xaver did not even bother to investigate the disappearance of Ron, and he
even said that once the company had been rebuilt, he worked to give lan a vice-presidential position.
lan kept dreaming about his upcoming promotion which meant a salary increase as well, and the idea of living his best ile made
him smile like an icin most of the time. After he returned to his cubicle, he called Mr. Simpson Ir, and relayed Xavier’s words to
him.
Despite the high position that Mr. Simpson Jr, hald, he was very polite to lan. ‘Thar < you for your hard work, Mr. Price! Il you
have time tonight, why don’t we have dinner together?”
lan knew that Mr. Simpson Jr, was trying to get to Xavier through him. After all he was Xavier’s only trusted subordinate in
everyone else’s eyes and the only person who Xavier had high regard for. Now that fan was flattered by so many bosses, he was

a little euphoric from it all and had the thought of expanding his connections. To have an extra friend would mean that he would
have an extra way out in the future.
With that thought in mind, he agreed to Mr. Simpson ar’s invitation.
The phone rang again after he hung up. This was the norm these days, so lan did not find it edd. He picked up the phone and
said “Hello? very coldly.
It was the voice of the receptionist, and she sounded like she was in a dilemma, While she spoke, there was a shillemale voice
ringing loudly nearby. Hon date you not let me in! Don’t think that I won’t have you fred right now!”
Although lan had not heard that woman’s voice cllen, he was familiar with it.
“Um —Mrs. Seymour is here, and she wants to come in now The receptionist sounded really timid, probably because Yvelle had
screamed at her, so much so that even her voice had changed.
lan quickly said, “Tell her to wait for a moment. I will ask Mr. Seymour,”
lan was with Xavier quite often these days, so he was aware of the affairs between Xavier and Yvette. Alter Yvette’s dark past
had been exposed by the medie, Xavier had had a huge fight with her, but it was not over the houbile sexual scandals-it was
because Yvelle “was now useless.” These were Xavier’s exact words.
in Alter that, Xavier practically moved out of the Seymour home. Apart from the mansion they lived is the rest of the Seymour
family properties have been repossessed by the bank. It led Xavier to stay at a hotel long-term, paying an extravagant room
price that cost more than a thousand dollars every day.
The building where Cosmic Entertainment used to be was naturally gone, and the company employees have mostly resigned
too. It was only during these two days that Xavier took the over three hundred million dollar investment by several companies
combined to rent one
Important core employees from the old company with high salanes,