Chapter 863

A man—a full-fledged adult at that—was bawling like a child!

As Neil cried a river, James was pursing his lips in disdain.

Still, he became more understanding when he considered Neil's misery from losing a loved one, even passing him a tissue.

Be that as it may, it still took Neil a long while to calm down.

Wiping his face and looking up at James, he asked, "This isn't a ploy, right?"

James shook his head. "We won't lie to you. Your father was a good man."

Neil nodded. "Okay."

He was about to leave when Isaac called out to him. "I heard that you're working at Hartner Corp. Once you're done with your father's funeral arrangements, you'll be promoted when you return to work."

Neil's eyes widened in shock—he had been working at Hartner for years, but he never had a chance to be promoted.

And now…

"Thank you," he exclaimed happily—a promotion naturally meant a bigger paycheck, but…

Getting skeptical again, he asked, "You're not helping me with the promotion out of guilt, are y