Ryan let go of her, immediately noticing the cut on her lip. He hadn''t seen anything like it before and was caught off guard. "What happened to your mouth?"


    ra''s lips were a bit swollen, and the cut made every word a painful effort. She gently touched her lips and walked over to the coffee table. "Is Greysen giving you a hard time again?"


    "Yeah, he even brought a bunch of board members, saying I''m too young to run thepany."


    Greysen was nothing if not ambitious.


    ra settled onto the couch, her eyes catching the pile of documents filled with dense notes, all in Ryan''s handwriting. A small smile yed on her lips. After a good ten minutes of reviewing them, she was sure her brother was on the right track to sess.


    Just as she was about to speak, the doorbell rang.


    Greysen was back. As long as Ryan held onto his shares, peace was out of reach. Plus, Greysen had already snagged ten percent of the shares from Quinn, making him the secondrgest shareholder.


    Half of the top brass were on his side, and they didn''t have much respect for Ryan, who''d been thrust into the CEO role against his will. Everyone knew Ryan was more about fun than business.


    Ryan took a deep breath and told someone to open the living room door.


    As Greysen and his crew walked in, they immediately spotted ra on the couch. But they didn''t pay her any mind, since she didn''t have any shares.


    Greysen gave Ryan a patronizing pat on the shoulder with a senior-like grin. "Ryan, have you made up your mind? If you agree, we can sign the papers right away. You''ll get thirty million, and you can hand over all your shares. You wouldn''t want your dad''s hard work to go down the drain, would you?"


    Ryan''s face burned with anger, barely keeping himself from snapping. But catching sight of ra, he held his tongue.


    "Uncle Greysen, I''ve already said I''m not selling my shares."


    Greysen sneered and brushed past Ryan to stand next to ra. "ra, sorry about my tone the other day at the office. There''s no need for us to be at odds. I could introduce you to my son, and we could all work together for thepany''s future."


    Greysen''s n was crafty. Everyone knew Ryan doted on ra. Getting her on his side meant he could control Ryan.


    With a p, a young man emerged from behind the group. His name was Chase, and it was surprising to see he was a rising star in the entertainment industry. Rumor had it his family was loaded, but no one expected him to be Greysen''s


    son.


    The moment Ryan saw Chase''s face, his expression shifted-not for any reason other than Chase was undeniably good-looking.


    Would ra be tempted? She''d been a sucker for romance before, willing to abandon everything for Simon. Even though she was more level-headed now, who knew if she''d fall for a handsome face again?


    ra''s eyes lingered on Chase for a few seconds, her brow furrowing. For some reason, he seemed familiar.


    Then it hit her. Chase bore a striking resemnce to Simon.