Chapter 887
Owen laughed helplessly, his expression full of sheer resignation.
“Hey, Boss Mercer, did you actually feel a bit sorry for him back then? You know, thinking he was all brawn and no brains, the type who’d get sold out and still help count the money p>
“Not exactly. I at least knew he wasn’t stupid. He had street smarts and a good heart.
Like when he volunteered to help me with the Martial Arts Fusion Dance, and he immediately noticed something was wrong on the floor p>
“Oh p>
“So at the time, I figured Owen was a decent guy, and I might as well take him under my wing p>
“And then what p>
Felix Grant asked with a smile.
“Then I realized he was actually quite capable. At the very least, he handled every task I gave him flawlessly.
Plus, the more we interacted, the more mysterious Owen seemed.
For example, when I was in danger later on, he found two bodyguards for me— these two right here p>
Mira pointed at the Iron Wolves.
“But Master Ellis had explicitly told me he didn’t have any high-level bodyguards available.
Yet, no matter how I looked at them, they moved like elite experts.
It was only later that Master Ellis confessed they had been Owen’s personal guards since childhood. That was when I realized he came from a powerful background.
He was also incredibly wealthy. He invested in my bike-sharing company, casually dropping millions of dollars without blinking.
Or when I asked him to help me buy a car, and he sold me his custom Lamborghini.
It was ridiculously durable, safe, and flashy-definitely not something an ordinary person could own.
I tried prying into his true identity multiple times, but the old man kept his lips sealed. He wouldn’t breathe a word.
I kept wondering where Master Ellis had found such a student p>
“And then you found out Owen wasn’t pitiful at all, and your sympathy was wasted, haha p>
Felix chuckled, turning his gaze to Owen.
“Well, Boss Lance? Do you regret not playing the victim a bit longer to earn more of her pity p>
Surprisingly, Owen replied, “Why would I pretend? She had just been kicked out by the Mercer family. She was the one who needed sympathy.
Since we trained under the same master, my job was to help and protect her.
If I had played the victim, my master would have beaten me to a pulp. He knew exactly who I was p>
“Oh, hahaha p>
I didn’t know about that first half. To think Boss Mercer used to be so pitiful p>
Felix Grant used to be a high-ranking executive at another firm. He had been lured over by Solflare Entertainments massive compensation packages and their
explosive growth.
“By the time I joined, your company was already a massive enterprise, Boss Mercer.
And Owen, you were commanding and highly capable p>
Felix added.
“Back then, in my eyes, Boss Mercer was just a brilliant young woman. An absolute genius, born with a silver spoon of talent.
I genuinely thought she was a messenger sent from above to change our generation p>
He paused for a moment before continuing.
“Sure enough, the subsequent rise of the Solflare Group proved exactly that.
With every new idea you pitched, another dominant subsidiary was born!” Felix spread his hands.
“And every single one of them was a massive success, generating staggering profits.
At the same time, they rapidly revolutionized people’s daily lives. Commuting became easier with highly accessible bike-sharing.
People had a place to put their spare change earning interest while maintaining instant access. No need to visit a bank-everything was handled on a phone.
Not to mention online shopping and food delivery right to their doors p>
And the company generated massive tax revenue for the nation p>
An angel? It was purely the memories of her past life that gave her the edge, Mira thought to herself.
Still, letting him believe that wasn’t such a bad thing.
Attending all these annual galas and
chatting about business while on the road made the
the whole
Qing
conanything but boring.