Chapter 1015: everything under control
Theo breathed out heavily as he placed the file on the desk. He shook his head, taking a small sip from his glass of whiskey before gazing down at the file again.
[Theo Miller, you forgot this. Rule number one: a single piece of paper or document can ruin your life. So, keep everything safe and don’t let others take hold of it, even if it’s family.]
Another deep exhale escaped Theo as he was reminded of Penny’s warning before they parted ways that day. Theo, after all, had forgotten a piece of paper, which was so reckless of him. He thought he missed it or just didn’t notice it falling out of excitement. Hence, he just thanked Penny again and left, telling her that he would keep that in mind.
"A piece of paper can ruin your life," he whispered to himself. "I know that."
Not just in business, but in many parts of life, a single paper could change someone’s life or situation. Even though many things now are digital, these hard copies were still just as important. It wasn’t like this piece of paper could ruin the deal they had with the Prime Group.
It was just a copy of their agreement.
Still, when he saw it earlier, he was suddenly reminded of Penny’s warning before they parted ways.
"Rule number one," he whispered. "Keep everything safe and don’t let others take hold of it."
It wasn’t like Theo was doubtful of Patricia. His sister wouldn’t just try to sabotage their family, right? No matter how maddening Patricia had been acting and how hateful she could be, there was no way she would deliberately cause more trouble for the family.
"Now that I think of it, Penelope is a lot more lenient than I thought she was. I thought she’d be more arrogant," he muttered to himself, reminded of their experience not long ago when they closed the deal with Penny. "Wow. I guess people like them... are really on a different level..."