Chapter 1988

Terry's body stiffened as he held her, his expression blank. Yes, Lisa and his mother were indeed different. His mother saw him as a means to power and wealth, a mere pawn. But Lisa... she would never view him that way. Whether he was the young man she met by chance or the CEO of the White Maple Group, to her, he was just "Terry". "Lisa..." he murmured, his hands tightly embracing her back, "Thank you." Her face pressed against his chest, she asked, puzzled by his words, "For what?" "Thank you... for coming to San Marco to find me!" he said. If not for her determined pursuit of him, they might have truly missed out on each other. In the following days, all the major news outlets extensively covered the "major power shift" that could potentially happen in the White Maple Group. The spectacle of mother and son turning against each other garnered significant public attention. Speculation ran rampant about the upcoming CEO election for the White Maple Group, with people wondering who