Good Side
"Yes, Uncle Donald." Yela nodded.
"Let's go in." The man brought her into the hall.
Derila glanced back. She could tell the man was up to no good, and it was obvious that the woman was gunning for Daemon. That's actually good. If someone's bothering him, then he won't have time to bother me. This way, he'll probably let me leave soon.
As she was still mulling it over, Norah greeted Daemon. "Mr. Lierger!"
"Let's rest upstairs first, " Daemon informed softly. "We'll come back down when it's time for dinner."
"You have guests to attend to. I won't disturb you any further." Derila had no intention of getting involved in his messy business.
"You'll need to meet them sooner or later, " he uttered with a serious expression. "No need to be afraid. I'm here."
She was dumbfounded. What does he mean by that?
"I'll help you upstairs, Ms. Riri." Norah approached and held onto her.
That caused Derila to snap out of her thoughts and stop thinking about what he said.
When she returned to her room, Derila lay down on the couch lazily again.
Norah served her a cup of hot beverage. Derila took a sip before going to sleep.
After Norah covered her with a blanket, she informed the maids to take care of her before leaving quietly.
Harrison guided Donald and Yela to the study room downstairs. "Mr. Lierger is currently changing. He'll join you two soon. For now, please wait in the study room."
"All right." Donald looked around the building and sighed. "It really is completely different from how it looked eleven years ago. Everything's changed."
"The castle underwent a renovation. Naturally, it'll look different, " Harrison explained. "After all, the current owner of the castle is Mr. Lierger!"
"That's true." Donald nodded with a smile. "Daemon is an accomplished young man. He'll surpass the older generation."
"Please head inside, Mr. Donald." Harrison led the two guests into the study room.
Norah entered the room with maids to serve coffee and red wine.
"Can I take a look around here?" Yela asked politely.
"Of course." Harrison made a gesture before a maid immediately showed Yela around the room.
Even though it was called a study room, it was actually more like a library. The round high-rise design exuded a mysterious and quaint Epean aura.
Yela was looking around while Harrison and Donald chatted with each other. Their conversation touched on their loyalty toward Daemon and their denial of the rumors from the outside world.
Harrison smiled along, though he knew what was going on in his heart.
Ever since Daemon poisoned the Lierger family in a single night and took control of Lierger Corporation eleven years ago, he had only one relative left, Donald.
Of course, there were other more distant relatives, but they were in no position to affect Daemon.
Donald had a lot of power in the company and the family. It wasn't a well-guarded secret that he had been persuading the branch families to join him in secret.
Additionally, Lierger Corporation wasn't inherited by a single family. The majority of the stocks were split between three major families, which made it difficult to manage the company.
That was why Daemon wanted to expand into the Epea and Adrune market. If he could add more of his own chips to the table, he would be able to compete with other factions vying for the company's control.
Lierger Corporation might seem peaceful on the surface, but it was quite the opposite beneath the facade.
Since Daemon had successfully expanded into the Epea and Adrune market, Donald immediately decided to visit with his niece to get on Daemon's good side.
If Donald couldn't get rid of Daemon, then all he needed to do was to make Daemon his ally.
That was the principle he lived by to survive.
He hoped he could show his good faith to Daemon through that method.
Creak!
At that moment, the door to the study room opened.
Daemon walked into the room in a comfortable and relaxing Whyte suit.
"Mr. Lierger!" Harrison greeted his employer.
Yela hastily let down the book in her hand and gracefully approached him. "Daemon!"
"I don't like you calling me that, " Daemon said coldly.
Yela was shocked by his cold attitude. She stayed silent fearfully and looked at Donald meekly.
"Daemon is right." Donald went along with what Daemon wanted. "I think you should call him Mr. Lierger like the others."
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