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Chapter 124: Sad mood

Author: Susan Chow
last update Last Updated: 2024-05-17 20:38:32

Chandelier lights glimmered in the opulent mansion. The beautiful hues of the light added beauty and uniqueness to the house and everything the light penetrated.

It was a Tuesday morning and Shawn stood before the mirror getting dressed for work.

Yesterday was pretty hectic. The company has undergone a series of changes, new structures were put in place and a few other structures were dissolved.

Sterling Group was lagging in certain areas of development and Shawn was ready to pull it on a crest to skyrocket.

The board of directors meeting took quite a full moon yesterday. Shawn has implored some intelligent strategies that will pull the company to heights in the globe that other companies cannot compete with.

Aside from the board of directors meeting, Shawn still had a business meeting with the CEO of Qui Tec, who just came from Los Angeles. It was a whole day and Shawn had ended up coming home very late and fatigued

As he stood by the mirror, fixing his tie, he suddenly rem
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