Business School.
Easton first met Miss Pamela Edwards when they were both students.
Tyrone had given Easton a task: get close to Pamela and find out more about the Edwards family.
Easton often felt like a pawn, shuffled around to wherever he was most useful.
“Thank you…” Pamela’s books slipped from her arms, and Easton quickly bent down to help her gather them.
Pamela gave him a warm smile. “Are you from England?”
Easton nodded.
Pamela extended a hand. “I’m Pamela. And you?”
“Easton.” He shook her hand in return.
At the sound of his name, Pamela’s eyes widened in surprise. “Easton? As in the heir to Lynch Corporation?”
Easton feigned mild shock. “You’ve heard of me?”
Pamela nodded again. “My father mentioned you were studying here. That’s actually why he sent me. Honestly, I wasn’t planning on coming to study in Italy.”
Pamela seemed refreshingly open, laying everything out within minutes of meeting. “But my father believes the business scene in Harboridge City is declining, and that growing alone isn’t the best strategy for the future. The Edwards family needs to build alliances—and you, Easton, are the ideal candidate.”
She didn’t try to hide the truth. Her father and brother wanted her to contribute to the family, perhaps by forging a marriage alliance with the Lynches.
Tyrone was gone, and now Easton had stepped up as the unlikely dark horse of the Lynch family.
“I’m the daughter of Edwards Group—you’ve probably heard of me. If you’re interested in the idea of an alliance, we can get to know each other.” Pamela’s handshake was confident, her smile genuine.
Easton was a little taken aback. He hadn’t expected Pamela to be this straightforward.
He’d imagined that if the Edwards family was as calculating as rumors suggested, then Pamela would be just as sly. But so far, she was direct, almost disarmingly honest.
“Alright…” Easton nodded.
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