Chapter 82:

Wyatt’s words left Elena feeling a knot of complicated emotions—shock mixed with a stab of envy twisting inside her.

Once the resort project broke ground, the Stewart Group was set to invest hundreds of millions, if not more.

And yet, Wyatt tossed out the idea of using it as “practice” for Amelia, as if money and risk were afterthoughts. What had Amelia done to earn that kind of treatment?

Choosing to ignore the subtle hint from her own assistant, Elena fixed her glare on Amelia, storm clouds brewing in her eyes. She was about to speak when Amelia extended a document toward her.

A scowl darkened Elena’s features as she glanced at it. “What’s this supposed to be?”

𝗖𝘩i𝘯𝘦𝘀𝖾 𝘯𝘰𝘃𝘦𝗅s t𝘳a𝗇𝗌𝗅𝘢𝗍е𝗱 o𝗻 𝗴𝖺𝗹𝗇𝗼𝘷𝘦𝗹s.𝗰𝘰𝗆

“Weren’t you concerned about whether I could handle a project of this scale, Miss Green?” Amelia said, her tone even. “Here’s the proposal I put together for the resort project. Feel free to have a look.”

Instead of reviewing it, Elena passed the document to her assistant with a careless flick, refusing to so much as skim Amelia’s work. Wyatt’s expression cooled at Elena’s dismissiveness, but the quiet admiration in his eyes grew as he watched Amelia’s unwavering confidence.

She really was something special.

Meanwhile, the assistant—appointed by Jeffery’s parents to keep an eye on things—started flipping through the proposal. The more he read, the more his skepticism faded. He couldn’t deny how thorough and professional it was.

Leaning in, he tried to share his findings with Elena, telling her the proposal was good, but she retorted, “You must be kidding. There’s no way she put together anything worth reading—”

The words caught in her throat the moment her eyes landed on the contents of the proposal.

The Green family placed great importance on training her in business, so Elena could recognize a strong proposal when she saw one.

The only time she’d encountered a report of this caliber was in the company’s main boardroom; it had been put together by senior executives with years of experience.

How could someone so new to the business world, like Amelia, produce work of this caliber?

Without hesitation, Elena’s mind snapped to the conclusion that the proposal wasn’t Amelia’s work.

Picking up on Elena’s skepticism, Amelia met her gaze with a taunt. “Miss Green, just because you can’t do something doesn’t mean others can’t.”

Not stopping there, Amelia dove into the core concepts behind her proposal, expanding on each point with clarity and offering several strategic suggestions. Once she’d finished, she turned the tables with a string of questions about the resort’s development, none of which Elena could answer.

Amelia turned to Wyatt and deliberately said, “Mr. Stewart, can you confirm that I’m in complete charge of the resort project?”

“Everything related to the project is yours to handle,” Wyatt replied.

“Then my first order of business is a request—she needs to be replaced,” Amelia said, gesturing toward Elena.

Red-faced and trembling with fury, Elena exclaimed, “This is my family’s land! What right do you have to replace me?”

“The land belongs to your family, not to you personally!” a voice echoed just as Elena finished speaking.