Chapter 373

Abigail had been working alongside Xander for quite some time, but this was the first time she had seen him like this. The look in his eyes, peering through the silver-rimmed glasses, was turbulent, like a lost soul. Something must have happened between him and his mother. What it was, Abigail did not feel it was her place to ask. Since joining Zane Corporation, the family affairs of the Zanes rarely came up among employees. The only rumors were about Xander wresting control of the corporation through extraordinary means, leading to the tale of him turning his back on his kin. She had been working close to Xander for quite a while without paying much attention to his private life. Only now did she realize how fraught the relationship between Xander and his sister, and their mother, Jane, truly was. Describing it as fraught did not even seem accurate. They were at complete odds with Jane. 'What could lead a blood-related family to such animosity?' she wondered. Unaccountably, she felt