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to keep an eye on the company, but how could she, a young woman, possibly do that! They even thought, more maliciously, that perhaps the old man had sent her over to implement a beauty PR strategy!Al...le, he said, "Good stomach," and treated such a flamboyant woman as a treasure, keeping her hidden away like a jewel, even surpassing his own innocent wife who he had married. Truly, as the saying go...