Roy Lewis frowned. Was Uncle Axel at leisure lately? Why was he interfering in his family affairs?
More importantly, how did The Dunns have the nerve to call his uncle?
"Fine, I got it!"
Roy put down the phone, opened the unsigned cooperation agreement with the Dunn Group, and pondered the possible connections between Uncle Axel and The Dunns.
At first, his uncle tried to set him up with Kiara Dunn.
The reason, of course, was their children, but after Roy insisted on resisting, the issue was finally dropped.
Over the years since, his uncle hadn't mentioned it again.
So why was he suddenly taking an interest now?
Roy was a man eager to solve problems. Unable to figure it out, he called Kennedy Green directly.
The call was picked up quickly but it was Kennedy's secretary, Benjamin Fred, who spoke.
"Hello, Mr. Lewis. Mr. President is in a meeting with a foreign Prime Minister and won't be able to take your call for now."
Roy was used to his busy Uncle Axel often being unavailable, and Mr. Fred's words hinted at a suspicion.
"Mr. Fred, do you know about Ms. Dunn's situation?"
"Regarding Ms. Dunn, it was Mr. President who asked me to make the call for her release on bail. Is there any misunderstanding here?"
Roy understood. Most likely, The Dunns had approached Kennedy Green, who was busy and didn't have time to inquire further, so he instructed Benjamin Fred to bail her out first.
There was nothing he could say to Mr. Fred about this, so he simply replied.
"No, I just wanted to confirm. You continue your work, and I won't disturb you any further."
After hanging up, Roy thought that detaining Kiara for one day or three days wouldn't make much difference, so he didn't bother to investigate further.
Having made up his mind, he refocused on the mountain of accumulated work.
The 3 o'clock meeting was the monthly Board of Directors meeting. When Roy appeared, his two uncles and two aunts immediately surrounded him to offer protection and warmth.
Uncle Sebastian Lewis patted him on the shoulder. "Roy, if you're not feeling well, you should rest at home. We are here to handle the company matters, so you can rest assured."
Roy gave him a bland glance. "Really? Hearing you say that, Uncle, makes me even more worried."
Their cold attitude successfully silenced his other uncles and aunts who followed, Aldo Lewis and Elizabeth Lewis.
In the end, only Aunt Grace Lewis, fearing the world wouldn't be chaotic enough, leaned in and whispered to him, "Sebastian and Edbert being sent to the police station, was it your doing?"
Roy told the truth. "They got themselves into trouble. How can they blame me for that?"
Aunt Grace looked embarrassed and immediately shut her mouth, obediently clearing the path.
Roy sat back in the chairman's seat, and the Lewis family's relatives and other small shareholders, seeing their setbacks, naturally didn't dare step forward to make things uncomfortable.
Roy nodded to Nathan Caroule, signaling that the meeting could begin.
The monthly meeting followed its usual routine: reports on the previous month's business, discussions on earnings, updates on current projects, exchanges on trivial issues, and a brief summary given by Roy, the current President.
The meeting ended successfully.
After the meeting, Aunt Elizabeth stopped him.
"Roy!"
Roy had already stood up, but he sat back down at her call.
Aunt Elizabeth had been friendly with Roy's parents in the past. And even though she had become like his other uncles and aunts, Roy still showed her a bit of politeness.
"What's up?"
"Master Lewis's 90th birthday is coming up, isn't it? He wants to celebrate it properly and wants to celebrate your birthday together."
Roy's birthday was on the same day as his grandfather's.
"I won't!"
Roy refused straight away.
When he was young, his birthday was always celebrated grandly with the old man every year. As he grew older and more sensible, he heard a lot of gossip from the elders.
"That kid is lucky, sharing the same birthdate with the old man and enjoying great benefits. The old man has been biased towards him for a long time."
"Isn't that the truth? The old man feels sorry for him for losing his dad at such a young age, but look at that vicious face of his, clearly someone destined to bring harm to his parents and elders."
"There's nothing we can do about it, some people just know how to be born at the right time, like him. We can only envy that."
Roy Lewis had a stubborn personality, and from the second year onwards, no matter how much the old man tried to persuade and tempt him, he never held any birthday parties again.
"Roy, the old man is getting on in years, can't you just give in to him this once?"
Clearly, Elizabeth Lewis was here today to mediate the situation.
Compared to the self-destructive behavior of her older siblings and younger sister, she was obviously smarter.
However, Roy Lewis left no room for negotiation. "I'd rather take Timmy out for a few days!"
Implying that if they forced him, he would take his son on a trip and not attend the old man's birthday or even his own.
Elizabeth didn't expect her nephew to be so stubborn even after all these years.
"Roy, are you really... "
Roy Lewis reached the end of his patience and stood up, leaning on the table.
"Uncle's longevity banquet, please arrange everything. When the time comes, I will bring Timmy back."
The gap between Roy Lewis and the elders of the Lewis family was hard to pin down, but after he no longer needed their approval, his visits to the Lewis mansion became fewer and fewer.
From once a month to once a quarter, until last year, he only visited twice a year.
Seeing that her persuasion was ineffective, Elizabeth hurriedly tugged on his arm.
"Roy, my son Jericho is graduating and returning home next month. Could you please let him work with you and learn some things?"
Nearly all the young ladies and gentlemen of Roy's generation in the Lewis family were mediocre at best. As a result, Roy treated them no differently and let them all start from the grassroots level.
Surprisingly, Roy didn't reject Elizabeth's request outright, but instead pointed to the all-capable assistant behind him, "Let him find Nathan when he's back!"
Elizabeth's face brims with joy as she finally lets him go.
Nathan followed Roy Lewis into the elevator. "Sir, do you really plan to let your cousin work with you?"
Roy Lewis glanced at him expressionlessly. "Who said that?"
Nathan chuckled twice, "I knew it, sir. You don't have the time to take care of other people's kids! Don't worry, I'll take care of your cousin."
Roy Lewis hummed in agreement and then gave Nathan a few more urgent tasks before they stepped out of the elevator and headed to their respective offices.
It was almost five o'clock when Roy Lewis signed another contract and glanced at the half-finished pile of documents on his desk. He hesitated for a moment before calling his driver to get the car ready and then summoned Nathan.
"I need your help with these documents."
"No trouble at all, sir. You take care!"
Nathan was the highest-paid employee besides CEO Roy Lewis, so dared not complain about the work.
"Master Lewis, are you going straight home?", Uncle Axel had just called to remind him to go home on time after work.
Roy Lewis pulled on his coat that was hanging on the rack and buttoned it up as he answered.
"I'm picking up Timmy!"
Nathan was puzzled. "Isn't the young master with Dr. Dunn?"
Dr. Dunn was said to be a very beautiful woman, and considering the boss's usual habit of staying away from the opposite sex, it was very unusual for him to give a woman a chance to get close to him just to pick up his son.
"Mmhmm.", Roy Lewis replied nonchalantly.
Nathan's gossiping nature was ignited again. Was the boss really going to pick up his son, or was there an ulterior motive?
Thinking about how the boss had coldly turned away all those beautiful and intelligent young ladies over the years, including the young master's own mother, Ms. Dunn.
But Dr. Dunn was somehow able to make the boss break his reserve and approach her of his own initiative?
Dr. Dunn was certainly no ordinary person. No ordinary person, indeed!