[This chapter is dedicated to Arlene_Lisi. Thank you for all the golden tickets that you bestowed on this story. I can never be grateful enough.]
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"Butler, are you sure about your decision?"
"Not now, Markus. I've made hundreds of decisions in my life, with the future of thousands of people under my hands, and I never doubt the choices I've made, but right now, I don't know. When it comes to Lilly Rose, I'm not sure about anything."
Markus exhaled dramatically from the other end of the line.
"What a lame excuse of a man you are Grayson! If you aren't sure, then make sure of it. How did you even become the CEO of your father's company if you're doubting your decisions, with all the lives of your company's employees in your hands—oh, yeah! I remember, daddy makes it happen to you," he said in a tone laced with heavy sarcasm.
"Fvck off, Markus!"
"You're hurt, I know. You're self-pitying but it's not the time."