(Chapter 60) Business With Her Father

Mr. Tuhs woke up early in the morning. He sat down in the living room and read the morning newspaper.

"Has the Young Miss awoken?" Mr. Tuhs asked the maid that had given him his morning tea.

"Yes Master, the Young Miss is currently in the gym." The maid answered steadily, she was someone who had been in the mansion since Astrid was young.

Mr. Tuhs looked at the time and noticed how early it was, he was accustomed to waking at 6.30 every morning to make sure he spotted any midnight news early. But knowing his daughter was in the gym so early. He understood that she had grown up.

Hearing Mr. Tuhs silence, the maid excused herself. She understood that her employer most likely wanted to go see the Young Miss without anyone else around...

That he did, after he read a newspaper he then went over to the gym inside the house.

Astrid had gotten used to waking up at 5am sharp every day. It was the best time for her to exercise in the morning and she often felt that work put her at ease.

She struck the boxing bag with lethal intent. The bag was seen as her enemy right now, as her eyes were full of killing intent.

Mr. Tuhs stayed quiet, he watched as his daughter showed such bloodlust it made his heart rumble. He would always feel bad for needing his daughter's help to eliminate their enemies. But he knew that she would probably do it in secret anyway.

Astrid gave the boxing bag one last kick. The powerful kick ripped the bag of the chain. Causing a grand noise as metal clinked onto the floor.

"Shit." Astrid mumbled under her breath as she went to pick up the bag.

"It's fine, leave that for someone else. I believe that we have some business to talk about?" Mr. Tuhs gave Astrid a slight startle. She hadn't noticed her dad walk in. She was at ease when at home, so she wasn't keeping watch of her surroundings.

Astrid stood back straight and nodded. "I sent everything to your computer." Astrid then started to walk with her dad to his office.

Astrid had grown extremely tall for a woman. She was close to her father's height, she was taller than her mother as well. The maids watched the scene with a strange feeling in their minds, 'The Young Miss had grown so much!' Most of them could remember when she was still ill and stuck in bed. So tears built up in their eyes.

Astrid was a little sweaty from her workout, but seeing her pay no mind. Mr. Tuhs went directly into his office to talk business.

"That guard from yesterday was a spy from the Yuke family. They currently have Veronica under house arrest." Astrid went straight to business.

Mr. Tuhs narrowed his eyes. "The Yuke family? Are you certain?" Mr. Tuhs face took a sour turn.

Seeing his daughter nod with an expressionless face, Mr. Tuhs sighed. "I see, how is Veronica? Didn't you mention that you had her protection guaranteed? What happened?" Astrid had told both him and his wife that Veronica was under her protection and was safe from harm. So what changed?

Astrid's eyes cast downward. "She's under house arrest... For now, I've infiltrated the mansion she is held in. She is completely safe." Astrid was calm about the situation.

Mr. Tuhs sighed in relief. "I've established connections into most of Europe. They are all under my Vice President's name." Astrid then blew away her father.

"What!? Already?" He was shocked. If Astrid was going on about connections into Europe, he knew they wouldn't be anything minor.

Astrid nodded. "I sent over the list of subsidiaries under Auxil. I also have a new batch of plans for Hanxi for the near future." Astrid remained calm. She showed little emotion when talking about work.

Mr. Tuhs continued to listen to what his daughter managed to achieve in the 3 years away. He became numb toward the end. How much did his daughter sacrifice to do this?

"This plan seems good. But why do you want to implement it now? Wouldn't it be better to use it in a couple of years instead?" Mr. Tuhs was currently reading the plan Astrid had for Hanxi.

Hanxi might be secretly run by his daughter, but Mr. Tuhs definitely pulled his weight. The business was his livelihood. But this plan didn't make sense to implement right now.

In response to that question. Astrid suddenly smiled. "True, upgrading the hardware isn't the best idea for right now. But it's necessary. Poland is quietly researching a way to topple our influence in Europe. Right now we need to put them in their place." Mr. Tuhs then understood, his daughter was quite sly in business.

"Alright, I'll make the call. Shall we finish here? I'm sure your mother has woken up already." Mr. Tuhs didn't want to keep his daughter for long. He knew she would be hungry and would want to clean herself up.

Astrid nodded. She did want to shower, she wasn't a fan of smelling of sweat...

....

Anya woke up to the sight of her older sister reading a book beside her. "Big Sis!" Anya could barely keep her excitement in her tiny body. As she quickly got out of bed.

Astrid giggled at the sight of Anya trying to reach her before she disappeared. "Calm down Anya, I promised I would be here. See?" Astrid's tone was soft and light. As she smiled at her sister.

Anya nodded with stary eyes. She loved her beautiful sister, but for some reason, she could only see her on a call... But now she was home!

"Do you want me to read you something?" Astrid asked as she put down her book.

Anya nodded. Any attention from her big sister was good in her mind! It didn't matter what they did!

As an hour passed. Anya was struggling to stay still. Noticing the time. Astrid put the book down. "Come on, let's go eat something." Astrid took Anya down into the dining room for breakfast.

Mrs. Tuhs was surprised to see her daughter at the dining table so soon. Truthfully Astrid had already eaten before she was in Anya's room. But seeing Anya struggle to sit beside Astrid, she completely ignored that.

Astrid lifted up Anya and put her on her lap. Anya was in euphoria, she hadn't been so close to her sister before... She decided this was her new favorite place now!

Astrid fed Anya and also ate another portion of breakfast for herself. Winoa saw this and smiled. She hadn't seen Astrid like this since 3 years ago.