Chapter 112

Rosmere Hotel. Halden & Co. had taken over four entire floors for their annual year-end banquet. This year was special - both Charles and Anthony showed up with their wives. Surprisingly, Sebastian kept a low profile for once. After delivering his opening speech, he completely faded into the background. Maybe it was the wedding band still on his finger. Or maybe it was the whole PR campaign centered on "Ryan." Either way, even though he was single, no one dared strike up a conversation. It ended up being pretty peaceful. Still, the obligatory social rounds couldn't be skipped. Plenty of shareholders dreamed of marrying their daughters into the Richards family, hoping to cash in on a once-in-a-lifetime upgrade. At first, Mrs. Richards nodded along politely, but one sharp look from Charles shut her up. His message was clear - the possibility of Sebastian getting back together with Elaria still existed, and romance wasn't on the table for now. Later in private, Mrs. Richards whispered, "S