บท 290: Miserable for losing

The circus that Edward and Nick started eventually died down, and the regular program resumed, much to the relief of the organizers. The night was not yet over, and the event must go on.

Alex escorted Dani back to the party, seeing their friends converging in the center of the ballroom. Mingling with their friends, he then realized that Marcus was nowhere in sight.

"Congratulations, Alex. You never mentioned to us that you are going to inherit Hamilton's multibillion-dollar group of company." David clapped him in the back to show his support. 

"I could not say it until Ethan announced it," Alex explained it to David, but he knew hundreds of questions were already swirling in his mind about this arrangement.

He could only bring one lawyer to the negotiation table because he did not want Ethan to think he was making a hostile takeover of his company. So, he only took Marcus as his second in command.