Chapter 474

Beach family. Stanton was sitting on the couch, flipping through the finance section of the paper. "Is Beckett's little startup really that tricky to deal with?" Ruby muttered, clearly annoyed. "Hmph, you think Beckett's some pushover?" Stanton gave a cold snort. "If Clinton had even half his smarts, you wouldn't be stressing over this crap." Ruby's face stiffened at the jab. "Stanton, Clinton's been trying his best. Lately, he's been juggling all sorts of stuff at the company and running around nonstop. And he's super respectful—you've seen how well he treats you." Stanton rolled his eyes. "No need for all that performative crap. Just do your actual job properly. That matters more than anything." Ruby went quiet. "Jenny's the smart one. Just needed a little push, and she got Matthias to sign that deal with the Beach Group like it was nothing. If we had to rely on your son, we'd still be waiting in the next decade," Stanton added, his tone laced with sarcasm. "She's pregnant now, so dr