The Mysterious Billionaire

Lamont was surprised when he heard Paige making her plans with a smile.
Paige's personality change was too shocking as she had always been a good and innocent child.
She had definitely inherited Archer's cunning mind after all.
That was because she was acting like a split image of Archer himself!
Joseph sat in his office in Dawson Group as he read James' texts while listening to Steven's report.
"The banquet is going to be in Halcyon Hotel, one of the hotels run by Declan. Charles, Elizabeth and Ethan have all been
invited as well. However, I think that Elizabeth will refuse the invitation because of her injuries. But that doesn't stop us from
dealing with the others right?"
"Declan is a drug addict, isn't he?" Joseph asked.
"He's both a drug addict and a drug dealer. Are you thinking of using this against him?" James had caught on immediately.
"Yes, let's plan the downfall of his hotel tonight. After all, he's been using this hotel as his main location for his illegal deeds."
"Understood, I'll arrange for it immediately."
Joseph paused before picking up his phone to send another text. "Keep an eye on Paige and send bodyguards to protect her
from all angles. She might make a mistake because of her inexperience, so I want her to be protected well"
Joseph stared at Steven who had been talking this whole time after putting away his phone.
"Alright, I'm having a migraine. Let me take a break, you can discuss the remaining details with my father and Miss Anthony."
Steven was extremely upset while leaving Joseph's office.
Why had Joseph sent Steven the proposals of the collaboration with Acma Corporation if he was uninterested in it?

Steven was baffled after seeing how Joseph was fooling around during work hours.
Joseph had never dealt with any serious matters. He would spend his time playing games, watching movies, and scrolling
through short clips on his phone instead.
Steven thought Joseph would panic over the collaboration, but Joseph had been dealing with all issues calmly.
Joseph always had an indifferent look on his face while reporting to work, and he would only text an unknown person on his
phone for advice whenever he faced any troubles.
In this case, Joseph had left work before completing the proposal that Hayden had requested.
However, he had handed Steven a complete proposal the next day for him to understand it and subsequently reporting the
details to Hayden.
Joseph had answered jokingly when Steven had asked who the proposal's author was, "I paid someone else to do it. If you keep
this a secret, I'll make sure you'll get a bonus."
Steven knew that Joseph was not the one who wrote the proposal as the proposal was excellent.
Someone must have been helping this ignorant and useless brat.
Otherwise, why would Joseph need to hide his real identity as the next head of such a huge corporation?
As Hayden's favourite son, there was no doubt he would instantly be named as the next heir if he had shown everyone the skills
he had.
After that incident, Joseph would once again reach out to an unknown person for help every time he faced any problems with
work.
Who was this mysterious person that was willing to help Joseph without revealing his identity?

Paisley was on her phone when Steven entered the office. She put away her phone once she saw him before asking, "How did it
go? What did Mr. Dawson say about the proposal?"
"He says that he doesn't want to deal with any annoying matters, so you should just report your decisions to Sir Hayden." Steven
answered honestly.
Paisley glanced at Steven with a hardened expression before opening her mouth, "I'd like to ask you some questions. Please
take a seat, Steven."
Steven remained standing with a smile on his face, "How can I help you Miss Anthony?"
"Did you write this proposal yourself?" Paisley asked as she stared at Steven directly.
"If you really are the author of this proposal, you would've been appointed as a manager in Acma Corporation! Your talents would
only be wasted if you continued to work as a secretary here."
Steven evaded her gaze before asking quietly, "What are you trying to say, Miss Anthony?"
Paisley immediately noticed that Steven was reacting weirdly due to her excellent observation skills, and she immediately added
"Hayden doubts that you were not the one who wrote this proposal. There'll be serious consequences if he finds out that you're
lying to him."
"Did he really say that?" Steven panicked. He would be in trouble if Hayden had found out that the proposal wasn't written by him
as Hayden hated liars the most.
"That's right. He had plans to investigate the truth, but I convinced him otherwise. He knows clearly about the skills that you
have, and it's unlikely that you were the one who wrote this proposal. If you don't tell me the truth, how can I help you in the
future?" Steven was terrified at Paisley's words and immediately admitted to the truth, "I'll be honest with you Miss Anthony. You
are right, I did not write this proposal."
"Who wrote it then?"

"I have no idea. Mr. Dawson was the one who handed the proposal to me and ordered me to tell you that I wrote it."
"Mr. Dawson handed this proposal to you himself? Do you know who wrote this proposal for him?" Paisley questioned.
"I don't know who wrote it! I'm just a secretary, and I've never been able to approach Mr. Dawson due to his personality."
Paisley's eyes flashed with curiosity at his words. There was definitely something weird about this proposal, but she also knew
that Steven had no clue about it.
Joseph knew that the collaboration between Acma Corporation and Dawson Group had to remain confidential, and he would not
risk an information leak by hiring someone else to write the proposal in his stead.
That meant that the only possible answer would be that Joseph had written this proposal on his own. Paisley was stunned,
Joseph had been hiding his true skills this whole time if he really was the author of this detailed proposal.
Paisley knew that she had to find a way to settle her queries.
She smiled at Steven's nervous figure reassuringly, "Don't worry, I'll make sure to keep this a secret from Hayden."
"Please don't reveal it to anyone, Miss Anthony! Thank you very much!" Steven answered nervously as he wiped the sweat on
his forehead.
He would be fired immediately and blacklisted by the other corporations in this industry if Paisley had decided to report this issue
to Hayden.
"I'II keep my mouth shut, so don't worry about it! Why don't you freshen up before we report this proposal to the Hayden?"
Paisley suggested.
Paisley then picked up her phone to send a text message after Steven had left, "I want to know about Joseph's roundabouts, get
some of our men to follow him around the clock and make sure you report all of the details to me!"