Chapter 538

I pressed my lips together, unable to hold back my question. "Since the Cote family is funding Shine Studio unconditionally, aren't you worried we might do something unethical and drag your family into trouble?" Zelda's smile slowly faded. She looked at me with a serious expression. "Mr. Palmer, after what happened at Crestfall Hotel, you gave me a very different feeling." "What do you mean?" I looked at her with some confusion, not quite understanding what she meant by that. Her gaze deepened, and her hands instinctively clenched at her sides. "Whether it was warning me about the firework surprise or saving my family during the fire, you could have chosen to stay out of it—but you didn't. That alone proves the kind of person you are." What she didn't say was that this amount of money was something the Cote family could afford to lose and easily give away as a means of repaying for the lives saved. I was momentarily stunned by her words before breaking into a smile. "You're too