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Eliah was silent for a moment before he stammered, “Natalia, cutting ties with the Hinton family is a big deal. You know that I can’t make the decision akine. How about thic When Jenna wakes up, 1l discuss this with her, I’ll try my best to persuade her to agree.”
“Thank you” I said grimly,
For the sake of Benedict. I had to formally sever ties with the Hinton family as soon as possible.
Two days later, the team in charge of the Dazzling Project held a press conference at Enchester and publicly announced the time of the bidding.
Many people were at the press conference. I was there representing the Madden Group, and I brought Raelynn along with me.
“Ms. Hinton. The Dazzle Group is really rich. They actually bought an office building even though they just started in Enchester” Raelynn sighed and lamented, “A square foot of land under our feet is worth my annual salary”
I smiled and said, “When we win the bidding, your salary will double this year.”
If I successfully got this project. I would save the commission I gained as a trust fund for Benedict.
Just thinking about that invigorated me
After the press conference ended, Jess specially came to greet me. He said, “Six, there is a dinner gathering later. Will you be attending?”
Just as I was about to turn down his invitation, Jess lowered his voice and revealed to me, “A senior executive from the Dazzle Group headquarters will also be there.
or for the Madden Group.
I realized that Jess was opening the back door f
At six in the evening. Raelynn and I arrived at the hotel’s private dining room on time.
The waiter pushed the door open for us. There were three people sitting in the room. 1 spotted York.
Why was be here as well
He was wearing a business suit, which was rare for him. His fine black hair had been combed, making him look handsome and energetic. He was sitting beside a blonde foreign man and communicating with him family in Lugdish.
This foreign man was probably John Powell, the senior executive from the Dazzle Group headquarters that Jess had mentioned.
I didn’t know Lugdish, so I couldn’t understand what they were saying.
Fortunately, Kaelynn, who was beside me, used to major in Lugdishs.
She stepped forward with a smile, greeted John in Lugdish, and introduced herself
John cut off his conversation with York, Jess, who was sitting on the other side of him, leaned over and whispered something into his ear John smiled at us and greeted me in Ombrish, “Nice to meet you” His gaze Landed on Raelynn and he said a few words of Lugdish to her.
“Ms. Hinton, Mr. Powell asked me to sit beside him. He wants to know more about our group, Raelynn lowered her voice and told me happily Jess made room at the table for Raelynn. At the same time, he gestured for me to take his seat. “Ms. Hinton, please in here”
I broke out in a cold sweat when he called me. I was afraid that he would call me “Sis” in front of everyone,
John and Raelynn were deep in conversation, and John warmly invited her to clink glasses
“I never expected York to be able to contact John directly way, why isn’t Quinn here?”
There is more to York than meets the eye. Jess lowered his
a voice and asked me. “By the
Tam not sure about Mr. Madden’s itinerary. If you can’t reach him, you can call his assistant, Finn,” I said muner–of–factly-
Jess looked at me and smiled. He commented, “Actually, your personalities are quite similar”
I was stunned, not understanding what Jess meant.
I fell a burning gaze fixed on me.
I turned around and saw York standing up. He gave me a meaningful stare and said politely, “Please excuse me.”
York left the room. At the same time, my phone vibrated.
WhatsApp message popped up on my phone. The sender was York. (Can you come our
for a cha
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He must be crazy to think I would chat with hime
Due to the bug incident, I was still holding a grudge against him. I didn’t want to talk to him at all
was about to close WhatsApps, York’s second message popped up [Benedict is quite cute.]
as I wa
Jinsi as
When I saw him mention Benedict, my head buzzed as if Ehad been struck by lightning
I squeezed my phone and subconsciously shuddered
“Are your alright!” Je noticed my reaction and asked me
anfily
Linstantly swenched off my phone. After calming down, I said to him, “Sorry Thave to step outside to return a call
With that, I got up and quickly left the mom
York was standing outside the room.
I bumped into him when I opened the door. I stepped forward and grabbed his collar. As I gritted my teeth, I interrogateid. “What is the m
meaning of this
Seeing that I was enraged, he seemed to be very pleased with himself. His eyes were smiling as he raised his eyebrows and looked at me. “T originally had my suspicions and wanted to verify them scientifically. From the looks of it, I don’t think there’s a need now”
Irunted. “York!
He let me grab has collar and suddenly leaned his face close to mine. His voice was hoarse as he asked. “Are you sure you want to talk here!”
There were waiters and other patrons passing by. Some of them were looking at us suspiciously
1 let go of York and glared at him. I asked. “Where is the room you booked?”
Since he chose to talk to me at this time, he must have prepared a poor in advance.
York was pleasantly surprised. He exclaimed pretentiously. “Natalia, you’re such a smart woman. Quina?”
man. Why are
are you always doing
ng stupid th
things for
I followed him to the room he reserved.
threaten me.
I’d already sorted out my thoughts. I now knew that York knew Benedict’s identity and wanted to use this to
Not wanting to beat around the bush, I frowned and asked bluntly, “Surely you don’t think I have so much authority that I can make the Madden Group give up on bidding? Or maybe you want to see the Madden Group’s proposal
York must have looked into my background since he wanted to defeat the Madden Group and seize the rights to the Dazzling Project
I racked my brains to think of a strategy to deal with this. If things really didn’t work out, I might as well leave Enchester quietly with Benedict
“I can help you keep Benedict’s identity a secret I only have one request. Stop contacting Shirley, York said. It was a request that I never expected he would make
“Why?” I asked, puzzled
“You dont need to know the reason” He looked at me calmly, but his tone became more sinister. He smiled and said. “If you break or agreement, I will personally tell Quinn that you hid his son away”
I was sluvering.
No matter what, I couldn’t let anyone take Benedict away.
“It’s a deal” 1 took out my phone and blocked Shirley from my contacts in front of him.
York and I returned to John’s room together. Strangely, there was no one in the room. Karlynn, John, and Jess were nowhere to be seen,
I called Karlynn. I heard her ringtone, and I realized she’d left her bag on the seat.
Could she have gone to the washroom!
However, there was no need for the three of them to go together.
“Mr. Smith and Ms. Hinton, you’re back.” Jess called us from behind. After entering
ng the room, he asked curiously. “Where did Mr. Powell and Miss Novak gor
