Chapter 18

On Monday, when my father-in-law announced my appointment as deputy general manager at the board meeting, the shareholders reacted exactly like Lily—skeptical and full of doubts. Every pair of eyes scrutinized me with suspicion, some even radiating outright hostility. Finally, he declared that if I made any critical mistakes in company decisions, he wouldn’t hesitate to fire me without favoritism. Only then did the shareholders seem somewhat appeased. My assigned responsibilities directly oversaw procurement and market expansion. Unfortunately, the director of market expansion happened to be Nicholas. The arrangement gave me a headache. When I went to collect documents, Lily shot me icy glares the entire time, her resentment practically dripping from her expression. I ignored her, simply gathering the files and heading back to my office. As I turned to leave, I caught snippets of hushed gossip. "What’s going on? I heard the new deputy GM is Lily’s sister-in-law, but from the looks of i