"It’s no trouble at all, Grandmother. For the sake of the Montgomery name, I’d endure any amount of hardship! I'm a team player," Preston Montgomery said, puffing out his chest with a nauseating display of false humility. He leaned in closer to Dame Beatrice, his voice dropping to a conspiratorial but loud hum. "By the way, I heard through the grapevine that Zenith Media just signed a sensational new talent named Sophie Summers. I’d like to take the initiative tomorrow and negotiate the exclusive PR and image-packaging contract for her on behalf of the family. What do you think?"
In Preston’s mind, the heavy lifting was over. Now that Serena Montgomery had somehow cleared the path and established a baseline partnership with the Industry Titan, the follow-up contracts would be low-hanging
