Arnold's gaze swept across every face at the dining table, his eyes lingering on each person with intense scrutiny.
He didn't know exactly why, but he simply couldn't convince himself that everything was merely a coincidence.
Everyone knew that the Thorne Group had always maintained an extremely low profile.
Throughout the years, the company had stayed away from every major scandal and public controversy, earning a reputation for being mysterious yet untouchable.
Although its boss was rumored to be an enigmatic figure, reports circulating through the grapevine claimed he was actually the matriarch's grandson, a man who had deliberately chosen to pursue a different career path instead of openly managing the family business.
Others insisted that he still controlled the Thorne Group behind the scenes from one of its overseas branches.
