"Your anger over this matter seems unusually intense." James noticed my less-than-pleasant expression. "I hope you can calm down, Ms. Hailey. This situation has already occurred. Utilizing it is more efficient than trying to fix it. The Aesthete family has always operated this way."

"Always? Even when my mother was alive?" I couldn't help but retort.

James showed no sign of being offended. "After Ms. Aesthete's accident, Mr. Edward disbanded the previous PR team. I was ...