During the meeting, Faye sat in the back row, her eyes secretly followingn at the head of the table. Watching his focused expression as he listened to the reports, she confirmed that he didn''t cast a single nce her way.


    How could such a business magnate have fallen for Eleanor back then? As a freshman, Eleanor had no academic achievements to her name; in fact, she was so lovesick that she dropped out of college for him.


    In the meeting, Joel''s presentation was brilliant, earning several appreciative looks fromn. Faye watched Joel, feeling a pang of resentment. She had been working alongside him for two and a half years, yet she still couldn''t win even a sliver of his favor.


    After the meeting, Faye deliberately waited at a corner in the hallway, hopingn would notice her ande over to say hello. However, whenn and Byron walked past, he didn''t even give her a sidelong nce, nor did he pause for a second.


    Standing in the hallway, Faye bit her lip and watchedn''s upright figure retreat. It felt like a bucket of cold water had been poured over her head, snapping her to her senses. Inn''s eyes, she was nothing.


    Who would have known that in her heart, Faye had secretly fantasized thatn might give her just one more look?


    Just then, Faye''s phone rang. Seeing it was her mother, she answered as she walked toward her office. "Hello? Mom, I''m at work. What''s up?"


    "Faye, did you know that Vanessa is now a shareholder in your father''spany?" Faye felt like her head exploded, and her face paled. "What? How did she be a shareholder in Dad''spany?"


    "I heard it from Chloe. She said she saw Vanessa''s name on a list of shareholders for a meeting. I thought she might have misread it, so I asked her to double-check at thepany. And sure enough, she confirmed it. Vanessa is one of your father''s shareholders. I just don''t know how many shares she holds."


    Faye clutched her phone tightly. "Mom, didn''t Dad mention this to you either?"


    "Your father has been so secretivetely, he doesn''t tell me anything about thepany. Faye, what''s going on? Do you know anything?"


    Faye''s mind raced. Ian helping her father''spany go public was indeed because of Vanessa. Could it be that to reward Vanessa her father had secretly given her shares behind their backs?


    Just then, Faye''s mother''s voice on the other end grew sharp. "Faye, Chloe just found out. She holds thirteen percent of your father''spany sharks, worth three billion."


    Hearing her mother''s words, Faye''s breath caught. Three billion? The number hit her like a punch to the gut.


    "Mom, are you sure? Thirteen percent?" Faye''s voice trembled with anger.


    "Absolutely certain. Chloe just sent me the shareholding structure chart," Faye''s mother said, her voice filled with rage. "She holds thirteen percent of the shares! That property should be yours. How dare an illegitimate daughter get her hands on it first?"


    Faye''s chest heaved. She told her mother, "Mom, I''m going to ask her about this first. I''ll call you back."


    After hanging up abruptly, Faye immediately dialed Vanessa''s number. It rang for a while before Vanessa answered, her voicezy. "Faye, what''s up?"


    "Vanessa," Faye said, practically gritting her teeth. "How did you get your hands on thirteen percent of my father''spany shares? How did you manage that?"


    There was a moment of silence on the other end, followed by Vanessa''s light, dismissiveugh. "You should probably ask Dad about that."