After dinner, they parted ways. Madeline left the restaurant and headed to Cloudspire Group, where she coincidentally ran into Vivian, who had just returned from finalizing the contract with Joseph Evans on her behalf.
"Ms. Jenkins."
Madeline nodded, taking the contract from her. "Thank you for your hard work. I'll give you a bonus this month."
Madeline was exceptionally generous. Vivian had served her for five years. By the second year, Madeline had already granted her partial equity in the company. By the third year, Vivian's base salary alone had reached seven figures annually.
But money—no one ever has enough.
For once, Vivian allowed a flicker of genuine joy to show. "Thank you, Ms. Jenkins."
Madeline smiled. "By the way, didn't Centrica Group recently express interest in acquir
