23 | NEW BUSINESS PARTNERS

JOY

The grand hall of the office was where the party was being held. Pretty much every face was familiar except the interns and the new employees. A lot of faces greeted me, many of whom I didn't even remember started out conversations as if they had known me for ages. Every one of them had the same thing to say about how beautiful I had turned out and how much I resembled Dad.

Both Mason and I had Dad's eyes and nose and our grandmother's lips. My hair was after Mom, blonde while Mason was a brunet just like Dad.

Dad shifted close to me and whispered, "Oh! He's here. The CEO of the company that we had signed the contract with."

I saw Dad’s eyes fixed on the door, and I turned to look.

"Dad, what is the name of the company that offered you the project?" I asked.

"Rivian Enterprises."

With that, he walked toward the man who had just entered through the large doors of the hall. The man I didn't want to see agai