Delayed

"Ketchup."

"Yes, Mommy? Please don't be angry at Ketchup! Wuwuwu! Meow…"

"You did a great job," Iris said in a low and soft voice so that her glam team wouldn't hear what she was saying inside the hotel room. She was also wearing earbuds to prevent them from listening in to her conversation with Jin Liwei and their virtual daughter. Aside from Dom, Iris didn't trust her glam team to know about Ketchup's existence.

"Meow? Really, Mommy?" Ketchup's tears immediately stopped.

"Yes. I approve of your initiative in reaching out to potential clients and recommending your own company to them. That's one of the most important qualities a businessperson, or in your case, a businesscat should have."

Ketchup beamed with pride, her smile looking like the Cheshire Cat's mischievous grin in Alice in Wonderland.