Chapter 34
Cameron looked up from his work, setting down his pen to revise the documents. “Excellent,” he commented approving
Harry beamed with pride, saying, “We’re sure to win the Moon Island development rights arex Tuesday’s bidding meeting”
Cameron instructed, “Notify the design team to finalize their plans immediately. We’ll start coction as we secure the rights” “Yes, Mr. Sutton!” Harry replied enthusically.
As Cameron renamed to his paperwork, he noticed Harry lingering Glancing up, he saw his assistant’s hesitant expression. He urged, “Anything else?” Harrycleared his throat nervously. “Mr. Sutton, would it be possible for me to take tomorrow off?
et on raised an eyebrows, his curiosity piqued. It was rare for Harry to request time off after years of loyal service, “What’s the occasion?
“It’s my mom’s birthday. I’d like to spend the day with her, maybe cook her a couple of meals,” Harry explained, rubbing the back of his neck sheepishly Alices of emotion crossed Cameron’s face, his expression growing somber. Harry, realizing his l
“Never mind, Mr. Sutton Birthdays come every year. With our current workload, I should focus on the job
rickly backpedaled
To Harry’s surprise, C Cameron nodded. “Go ahead, take the day. A hint of a bitter smile played on his lips as he added, “It’s good that you and your mom ate so close”
Harry understood the weight behind Cameron’s words. To the outside world, Cameron was an untouchabla business tycoon, but few knew the troubled childhood that lay beneath his success.
When Cameron was just four years old, his father, Bowen Sutton, brought home another woman, demanding a divorce. This scandal threw the Sutton family into chaos
In the end. Fabian’s intervention and pressure stopped the divorce. Yet, Bowen could not accept it and attempted to elope with his lover, only to die in a car crash with her
The betrayal had drastically changed Meredith, She became cold and distant, especially toward her son, who bore an uncanny resemblance to his late father. As a result, Cameron had grown upstarved for maternal affection, and his relationship with his mother remained str
*Mr. Sutton, actually—“Harry began, hoping to offer some words of comfort, but can cut him off with a wave of his hand.
“Take an extra half–day. You can leave now.”
“Thank you, Mr. Sutton,” Harry and gratefully, a sigh of relief escaping him as he quietly left the office.
Meanwhile, Quinn found herself unable to abandon her father, despite her initial anges. Within half an hour of receiving the call, she had hastily packed a few changes of clothes and withdrawn all her savings from the bank.
To save money, the opted not to buy a plane ticket and instead went to the Ten hours
to the train station, where she purchased an economy seat
seat for a long, grueling journey to Yatran that would take over.
