NovelEnglish"I won't. Dispatch a team to negotiate with them," answered Mia.
At the moment, Timothy was still unaware that she was the actual boss. If he found out about her identity, who knew what kind of tricks he would pull? Therefore, it was best to keep her identity a secret until the deal was made.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtPeyton nodded. Right when he was about to clear his stuff and leave, his phone rang.
There was a significant shift in his expression as he rejected the call.
He looked at Mia. "Ms. Mia, there's news about the project we discussed with Mr. Shelbert. A potential competitor is trying to steal it from us." "I thought we were close to making a deal? Who else is there in Nord City to compete with me?" "According to Mr. Shelbert's assistant, it's a huge corporation from Bern City." A huge corporation from Bern City? Hearing that, Mia had a bad feeling about it.
If it was a huge corporation from Bern City, could it be Barrett Group? However, Timothy shouldn't be having the leisure to cause her trouble as he had just escaped back to Bern City recently. Furthermore, there were a lot of capable corporations in that big city. It might not be Barrett Group.
She could be overthinking.
Taking a deep breath, Mia gazed at Peyton. "Look into Mr. Shelbert's schedule. I should personally speak to him regarding this matter. I might be able to gain sinformation from him." The preparation took her a lot of tbefore she was able to land her hand on this project. She couldn't just let someone else steal it from her, could she? After quickly making a call to find out Raymond's schedule, Peyton said, "Mr. Shelbert is going to attend a charity banquet at Vania Hotel." "Why haven't I heard of that? Is it a small one?" Usually, the charity banquets that the mayor participated in would first publicly invite locals beforehand. It was a chance for them to put their money to good use.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmYet, Mia had never heard of that charity banquet before. Something was not right.
Peyton answered, "I heard that the organizer was his youngest daughter, who has returned to the country not long ago. He has always ed her. I guess he freed up stto attend the charity party." "No wonder. That makes sense then. Since it's an informal occasion, it's suitable to talk about something." Raymond was probably trying to show support to his daughter.
Then, Mia noticed that Peyton was holding back something. She prompted, "What is it?" "Ms. Mia, I heard something from the insiders." "What is it? Fire away." Mia felt like she had missed a lot of things during her one trip to Xavier Island, including the rumors spread by Lewis and Connie.
It happened when Mia wasn't in Nord City. Otherwise, she would've directly rejected them in their face and taught them a lesson.
"I heard that Mr. Shelbert's youngest daughter has taken a liking to Mr. Nathan and is hoping to form a marriage alliance with your family. But I think he has rejected the proposal.
"That's why things have been tense between your family and Mr. Shelbert recently. I guess something happened to Mr. Shelbert's project and he's trying to seize the chance to form a marriage alliance with Mr. Nathan." To Mia, it was surprising yet reasonable at the stime.
Mia drank a sip of coffee. "It's normal that Nathan has rejected his youngest daughter. There are hundreds no, thousands of people rejected by him all these years. Judging from his character, bet he's going to stay single forever. "Still, I have to ask Mr. Shelbert personally about the project."
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