Everyone was chatting about Edwin, their voices easing into casual tones, purposefully skirting around the recent incident.
“Let’s change the subject,” Hannah said, turning to her friend.
“How’s life been since you married Brayden? Are you getting used to it?”
“Don’t even mention it.”
Lydia let out an exasperated sigh and playfully punched Brayden’s shoulder. “We had a good time the first few months. But Brayden’s been so swamped lately I feel like I haven’t seen him in ages.”
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“It took you guys coming back for him to make time. Who knows what the man has been up to all week,” she teased, tweaking Brayden’s ear.
“Who knows if he’s been hitting the bars like he used to before we tied the knot.”
Brayden, his ear gently pulled, looked slightly put out. “I’ve been buried with work, “ he defended himself.
“The Davies-Mitchell collaboration has been my focus, but lately, things with the Mitchell family…”
He trailed off as he suddenly realized the precariousness of his topic choice.
Mentioning the Mitchell family now, with Hannah’s recent tension regarding Bryson, would undoubtedly sour the mood.
“Anyway, Let’s not talk shop. Tonight is about catching up. Let’s eat.”
However, Hannah pressed. “What’s going on with the Mitchell family?”
Brayden hesitated, weighing his words carefully. “Actually… It’s not a big deal, really. Just a bit of a hassle. Since Bryson went abroad, I’ve been handling things with the Davies-Mitchell collaboration. Last month, the Mitchell Group suddenly got a $6 billion cash infusion. Soon after, Tyshawn, Bryson’s second uncle’s son, swooped in as CEO. He’s been swaggering around the company, handling major cooperation matters and the company’s affairs. Later on, I learned from Yosef that shortly after the Mitchell Group received the capital injection, Tyshawn suddenly acquired a girlfriend. The new girlfriend is from a powerful family—apparently the same folks who pumped all that cash into the Mitchell Group. Quite something if you ask me.”
As Edwin listened to the gossip, he leaned in towards Hannah. “I mentioned this woman in our video call, right? His girlfriend isn’t exactly discreet. Word’s out about her big demand for a ruby necklace at some exhibition. Three hundred million, can you believe it? It caused quite a stir in their social circle.”
Hannah raised an eyebrow, intrigued. “Three hundred million? She’s really flaunting it, huh?” Edwin nodded knowingly. “Oh yes, she’s been busy branding herself and Tyshawn as the golden couple, claiming he spent extravagantly just to see her smile.”
Brayden, who had been listening in, scoffed. “Extravagant spending? Tyshawn used company funds for that necklace. He doesn’t have that kind of cash.”
“Wait, what?” In recent months, Edwin had been swamped with work, more of a passive observer in the unfolding drama. “He used company funds to buy his girlfriend a necklace? What was he thinking?”
Brayden shrugged, a cynical smirk playing on his lips. “Three hundred mil. Even if he sold everything he owned, he wouldn’t fetch that much. If he’s not dipping into the company’s coffers, where else is he getting the cash to keep his girlfriend happy?”
Hannah furrowed her brow, troubled by the news.
The memory of Tyshawn’s humiliating confrontation with Bryson lingered in her mind.
She always pegged Tyshawn as nothing more than a flashy, unreliable playboy, all show and no substance. Apart from his knack for pretense, he seemed utterly useless.
Something had always felt off during their video calls. Suddenly curious, she turned to Edwin. “Remind me, which family is behind this woman again?”
Edwin shrugged. “I didn’t pay much mind to it, but every time she talks at her dinner parties, it’s all about being the youngest Lyons daughter.”