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The friend Decker came here with had regular business dealings with Carter Corporation and was considered one
of their more respected business partners. It was out of consideration for his status that he and Decker were
seated in an esteemed seat at the table right next to Odell's.
One of the senior executives was put in charge of hosting everyone and promptly addressed everyone with a brief
speech.
After everyone was invited to sit, the dinner commenced.
Decker picked up the cutlery gracefully, minding his manners all the while. He waited until all of the noteworthy
men had given toast to Odell before raising the glass himself and motioning politely in Odell's direction." President
Carter, it is a great honor to have met you here. Let me give you a toast."
Odell looked at him rather cordially. "You are very kind, President Rockwell."
Decker downed the glass of wine.
Odell raised his glass and took a humble sip from it.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtDecker sat back in his chair after that.
While dinner was ongoing, several executives of Carter Corporation exchanged casual small talk with their business
partners.
After eating several bites of food, just enough to fill his stomach, Decker looked at the people around him. Upon
noting that they were wrapping up their conversation, he asked quite nonchalantly with a friendly smile," Speaking
of which, why isn't the current president of Carter Corporation, Mr. Roland here?"
This seemed to have caught Odell's intrigue, but his reaction was quite subtle.
Upon hearing this, two senior executives eyed Decker suspiciously.
One of them asked, "President Rockwell, it sounds like you're quite familiar with Mr. Roland. Are you acquainted with
him by any chance?"
Everyone else at the table turned to look at Decker to see what he had to say.
Decker remarked with a candid smile, "You see, he is my nephew."
The two senior executives were visibly caught off guard by this and darted curious glances at Odell.
Everyone else at the table was equally shocked.
Odell, on the other hand, was quite in control of himself. He barely reacted at all to this sudden revelation.
The two executives redirected their attention back to Decker.
One of them remarked, "That's a surprise. We didn't know that Mr. Roland came from Southboro and is a Rockwell
as well."
Decker noted, "Yep. Something happened in our family around a year ago which led to him leaving Southboro. It
was only very recently that when I received word that he had found his way to Westchester and was now the acting
president at Carter Corporation. It was such a shock to me and completely refreshed my opinion of him."
Everyone fell silent for several seconds to process this information.
Although Westchester and Southboro were some distance apart, news tended to travel faster than one would
expect, especially in exclusive circles among the high society. This was especially the case with scandals such as
what went down with the Southboro’s Rockwells.
It was said that the patriarch of the Rockwells favored his illegitimate son over his grandson who was said to be
quite a promising young man. Not only did the patriarch choose to let his illegitimate son inherit Rockwell
Corporation, but he even planned to leave behind all of his assets to the illegitimate son as well. Of all these assets,
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmmore than half of them belonged to his wife who had expressed firm intention of letting their grandson inherit
them.
If Roland was truly Decker's nephew, that must make Roland the rumored true heir of the Rockwells. He was the
one who was said to be a very promising young lad but ended up getting betrayed by his grandfather who chose
the illegitimate son over him, the one who ended up getting banished from the city.
Everyone knew better than to blatantly point this out, but they all shared a secretive chuckle amongst themselves
since they knew the full story.
One of the executives quickly pulled himself out of his state of shock. He swiped a glance at Odell's expression
before turning to address Decker," You must not be very familiar with your nephew. He may be young, but he is
certainly a high achiever and has proven himself to be more than capable in everything we entrusted him with. We
have nothing but admiration for him. Even President Carter is impressed by him.”
Another executive echoed the same sentiment, "That’s right."
They were not-so-subtly rallying for Roland.
Decker stiffened briefly, then he played it off with a quick smile. "I've always thought he was very competent as
well, but he refused to stay in Southboro and there was nothing I could do about it."
After a pause, he asked casually, "Why isn't he here today? I thought I would see him here."
One of the executives remarked, "It’s Saturday. He usually spends his weekend in private."
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