They felt Levi was being too generous when he gave half of Crest Co.’s shares to River. While River was capable, he was merely an employee. The shares were better off distributed among the relatives. They were considered family anyway.

River was just an outsider. Even if he were not given any shares, would he dare slack off when he was receiving a high salary?

If he were lazy, Levi could simply fire him. Crest Co. had already stabilized and could continue operating in River’s absence.

However, Levi and Adina trusted River too much. They treated him better than they did their relatives. Thinking back, Levi had borrowed a few thousand dollars from a few relatives each. He even borrowed ten thousand dollars from some of them.

However, when Crest Co. finally became successful, Levi gifted the fifty-percent shares to River, who was an employee. As a result, River’s net worth rose drastically.

“River isn’t an ordinary employee. He’s a young master of the York family, the wealthiest f