Possessed No More: The True Star Returns to Claim Her Throne-Chapter 24: President Sinclair Trends

Chloe Sterling: Girl, let me tell you, that’s a dangerous way to think.

The two gossiped for a while before a push notification suddenly popped up on a phone: The President of the Sinclair Conglomerate’s Late-Night Meeting with Best Actress Goodwin—Are Wedding Bells Around the Corner?! 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

’The Sinclair Conglomerate... That’s Cole Sinclair’s Sinclair, right?’ Riley Perry wondered.

Chloe Sterling immediately tapped on the notification, letting out a stream of "Wow!"s. "Is President Sinclair really this handsome? If he joined the entertainment industry, the top A-listers would have to step aside! Too bad he doesn’t even have a social media account, or I’d follow him in a heartbeat."

"It’s just half of his face in profile, and the photo is dark and grainy. How can you tell he’s handsome from that?" Riley Perry asked curiously.

Chloe Sterling scoffed, "This half-profile is more than enough to see how exceptional President Sinclair is, okay? Hey, are you blind or something?"

The "blind" Riley Perry was speechless. ’...Okay, the man is definitely handsome, but let’s be honest here. You really can’t see what Cole Sinclair truly looks like from just a few photos in a video, come on.’

...

Meanwhile, one of the subjects of the trending topic, Cole Sinclair, was sitting in the living room of the old family estate, his expression dark. Across from him sat a middle-aged couple. The man appeared to be in his forties, his expression severe. The woman was elegant and beautiful, looking remarkably young for her age, and bore at least a fifty-percent resemblance to Cole.

These two were Cole Sinclair’s parents.

"You called me back just for this?"

Veronica Wyatt was a typical high-society lady, elegant in both speech and dress, though her face always carried a hint of melancholy. "What else? Your relationship has been exposed to the public. Am I not even allowed to ask about it?"

Brandon Sinclair said with a cold expression, "We saw the trending topic. Let me tell you, that Janice Goodwin person can forget about ever setting foot in the Sinclair Family home."

’It’s not like he didn’t know how messy the entertainment industry was. There were so many good girls in that circle, so why pick one his wife wouldn’t like?’

Cole Sinclair frowned. "Dad, that’s just reporters making things up. You believe that?"

"All the better if they were. Since you’re not seeing anyone, it’s the perfect time for a blind date. That girl from the Chenning family just graduated with a Ph.D. from Cambridge. She studied finance and now works at her family’s company. You two will definitely have a lot to talk about."

Cole Sinclair stood up abruptly. "Dad, you and Mom should stop worrying about my marriage!"

Seeing him about to leave, Brandon Sinclair slammed his hand on the table in anger. "We should stop worrying? Have you actually fallen for someone?

I’m telling you, none of those women from the outside will ever marry into our family. Your mother and I will never approve."

’Mostly, his wife wouldn’t approve, and he couldn’t make his wife unhappy.’

Cole Sinclair said, "Fine. I have things to do at the company. I’m leaving."

The couple’s faces darkened. This son of theirs either never came home, or when he finally did, all he did was anger them. How long had he been back before he was already making excuses to leave?

"The company is your only excuse, isn’t it? It won’t go bankrupt if you leave it alone for one day."

Cole’s expression was icy. "If you think I’m too busy, Dad, you could always retire early and manage the company yourself."

Brandon Sinclair cursed ’that little brat’ under his breath. He was only fifty-one and was already confirmed for a promotion this year. He could work in his post for at least another decade. Retire early to manage the company? ’Has he lost his mind?’

’What to do? I really want to hit him.’

’Forget it. He’d raised this son for thirty-odd years. Overall, he was still obedient. He probably wouldn’t do anything the family truly couldn’t accept.’

"If that doesn’t work, Dad, you and Mom could always have another one. Since you’re not willing to retire early, I certainly don’t mind!"

Brandon Sinclair was so stunned by his son’s words he was speechless, his hand already moving to his belt buckle. But Cole Sinclair didn’t give his old man a chance, turning on his heel and walking out.

Waiting in the car, Henry Hayes noticed that his president didn’t seem to be in a very good mood. He was smart enough not to ask any questions, simply telling the driver to head back to the company and then remaining silent.

After their son left, the Sinclair couple were both in a foul mood.

"He’s gone now. What about the blind date tonight?"

Brandon Sinclair wrapped an arm around his wife’s shoulders and said helplessly, "Did you see his attitude today? Do you really think he’d agree to go on that blind date?"

Leaning into her husband’s embrace, Veronica Wyatt couldn’t help but frown slightly. "I’ve never seen him so resistant before. Could it be that he’s already found someone he likes?"

Brandon Sinclair instinctively shook his head. With his son’s icy personality, how was that possible?

But after shaking his head, he hesitated. ’Why wouldn’t it be possible? He’s twenty-eight, after all. It would be perfectly normal for him to have someone he likes.’

"I’ll have someone look into it. If the person he’s chosen himself is suitable, then there’s no need for us to interfere."

Veronica Wyatt replied, "Then I’ll call Jasmine later. It’s a good thing I didn’t spell things out too clearly before, or it would be so awkward for me."

Jasmine Hughes was Veronica Wyatt’s best friend and the mistress of the main branch of the Chenning Family.

Though the Chenning Family’s standing wasn’t quite on par with the Sinclair Family’s, they were still a major player in Dragonspire. They were rich, rich, rich.

Melanie Chenning had more or less grown up under their watch. However, the girl had gone abroad to study after high school and, in seven years, had already graduated with a doctorate. She had the brains and the beauty, and most importantly, the main branch of the Chenning Family only had one daughter.

Jasmine was incredibly worried about her precious daughter’s marriage prospects, terrified she would be deceived by some other man.

After listening to her friend’s constant worries, Veronica Wyatt had gotten the idea to set up her son with her best friend’s daughter. But it was clear that brat wasn’t going to meet with Melanie today. She would just have to tell Jasmine they needed to reschedule.

As for whether their son was willing or not... as long as the girl he found was suitable, they naturally wouldn’t stand in his way.

...

Cole Sinclair remained silent the entire way back to the company until the sound of a message notification broke the quiet in the car.

He picked up his phone to look and found, to his surprise, a confrontational text from Riley Perry: Since Mr. Sinclair has found a new love, can our contract be terminated early?

The cold aura radiating from Cole Sinclair was enough to turn everyone in the car into popsicles. ’Has this woman forgotten her place? How dare she question him?!’

Furious, he fired back a message: In what capacity are you saying this?

Riley Perry didn’t hold back in the slightest: I don’t mind if Mr. Sinclair finds a new lover, but I have a thing about cleanliness, both physical and emotional. If Mr. Sinclair falls for someone, or has relations with anyone else, I will consider this relationship unilaterally terminated by you.

Whatever I do after that will have nothing to do with Mr. Sinclair!

Cole Sinclair fumed. ’All that happened was we were photographed entering and exiting a bar together. How did it blow up into such a huge mess?’

"Henry Hayes, have them take down that trending topic! Is the PR department full of useless eaters? Why didn’t they kill the story the moment it broke?

And send out lawyer’s letters to those gossip blogs."

Henry Hayes was bewildered. ’What’s with this sudden outburst?!’

’He had reported it the moment the president started trending, but back then, his boss had acted like he hadn’t heard a thing, just going about his business. Why the sudden change of heart after just a few moments on his phone?’

’Oh ho, could it be that the president was just texting with Miss Perry?’

’So Miss Perry saw the trending topic and got angry? She’s really got some nerve. A kept woman daring to challenge her benefactor!’

"Right away, President. I’ll pass on the orders! It’s about time the legal department earned their keep, too."