Robert nodded. "I... After | graduate, | want to work at Hayden's company..."
Avery was stunned and so was Elliot.
Robert's heart raced as he slowly started to inch closer to his older brother.
"I see!" Avery said. "Here | thought it was going to be something big! If you want to work at your brother's company, go ahead! You
haven't graduated, though, so you might change your mind once you graduate. There is no need to decide things now."
Elliot felt differently and was slightly upset. "Why don't you want to work at my company?" he asked sharply.
Robert immediately sat down next to Hayden, hoping to get his brother's support; to his bewilderment, Hayden stood up, refusing
to have any part in this.
"I only got him to apprentice as a mechanic so that he would give up the idea. | don't want him working in my company after he
graduates. Of course, | can't turn him down as an older brother if he begs to work foreither," Hayden said.
Robert had been groomed to inherit Sterling Group. Elliot did not favor him, but neither Hayden nor Layla showed any interest in
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but he soon realized that Robert had dedicated himself to the job and had not complained once.
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Once she was back in her room, she unlocked her phone and saw that Wesley had sent her a photo of a young woman.
She instinctively thought that it was Kiara, but she was proven wrong when she saw the message.
"That's not Kiara. Who is this?" she thought. "Why did Wesley sendthis? Was... his phone hacked?"