I did not go back to Green Orange but went to Grant Corporation directly. Theo shut the door tight when he saw me. There were only the two of us in the office. "How did it go?" he asked. I sighed and shook my head. "He didn't give me an answer right away. I said I'll give him two days. If I don't hear from him in two days, I'll take it as he's given up." "Well done." Theo patted me on the shoulder. "That's the way. The initiative is in my hands." Theo looked steady but I was inexplicably agitated. "Do you think he'll see through us?""Sylvester's mind should now wholly be on how to revitalize the Yards. He won't think too much about anything else, let alone what you are going to do." His words made sense and I gradually calmed down. "I hope we'll hear good news." Suddenly, someone knocked on the door and Theo and I stopped talking."Theowy, I brought someone over."Cindy had brought Arthur over. When she noticed I was here, her expression obviously changed. Then she lo
The next day, it was the weekend. Munchkin was at home. We wanted to take the children out but Neil wanted to come and so we canceled our plans to go out.This was Munchkin's first-time meeting Neil. "You can call him uncle." I glanced at Munchkin. Munchkin was a polite boy and called him uncle like I asked him to. Neil smiled. "So you're Munchkin. You're a handsome and dashing boy." "You're cool too, uncle. Like daddy."Children did not lie. Neil and Theo shared the same blood so they had similar auras, which could be seen at a glance.I stroked his little head and turned my gaze to Theo. Although Theo accepted Neil the last time, the two brothers still did not interact with each other much and were still quite awkward with one another until now."Theo." I winked at him. When Theo saw this, he glanced at the water in front of Neil and said slightly, "Please have a drink." This unique greeting was so like Theo.Neil smiled. "Alright."They were so polite, so awkward.
Today was the last day Sylvester had to consider his answer. If he had not given us an answer before the clock strikes twelve then our plan would have failed. Seeing Theo so calm, I could not help but be curious. "Are you not worried?"He put down his work and looked at me. His gaze was soft, just as his tone was as he said, "Even if Sylvester doesn't agree to a partnership, we still have other plans, no?" "Maybe so but still, working with him would be the most convenient."Once we cooperate, I would have countless possibilities to get close to Sylvester and that would give me the opportunity to get into Yard Mansion."Sit down, it'll happen sooner or later. Don't worry too much." Theo gestured for me to sit down.I pulled out the chair in front of him, put my phone on the table, and kept my eye on it, afraid that I would miss the message."Sylvester is a smart man. He'll respond," Theo said. He could probably tell I was still worried.Raising a brow, I looked at Theo and a
"I'll reply to him." Just when I was going to take back my phone, Theo kept it away from me again. I was puzzled and he said, "There's no rush.""Why not?""You’ve got to let him know that you're not in a hurry. Then he’ll be the one who becomes antsy instead." Theo smiled at me meaningfully.I suddenly understood. "You're such a fox, how cunning of you."Theo's expression was smug as he returned the phone to me. "The key is to have the ball firmly in your court. It can also make him less wary of us.""Yes, you're right. I do have to be patient."After regaining my senses, I was no longer obsessed about replying to him. It was like Theo had said, if Sylvester was smart, he would definitely choose to cooperate with us.Ding!The phone rang again. It was another message from Sylvester. I shared the message content with Theo. [?]It was just a question mark. Theo and I looked at each other and smiled. I locked the screen again. "Sylvester is probably very anxious now. He'
Sylvester swept a glance at Theo before standing up. "President Grant, likewise."They both shook hands very firmly as if they were secretly comparing strengths. I smiled. "Gentlemen, please have a seat. President Grant, why don't you tell President Yard about the plan?"Theo looked at Keith and he took out a folder of documents, placing them before Sylvester. "This is the plan." "It's just as President Lane had told you before. Grant Corporation's projects will include Yard Group moving forward from today in our partnership. When the time is ripe, the project will be transferred directly to Yard Group. This way, it won't take long for the Yard Group to spread throughout Whaldorf City again. It'll be more convenient for the Yards to win the people's hearts too.Sylvester's expression shifted. Perhaps because of how direct Theo had been. "What are you talking about, President Grant? There's no way you're so selfless as to want to help Yard Group return to their former glory."I
He closed the door. After making sure that there was no one around, Theo came over to me and said, "I kept sensing that we’re being watched.”Being watched?I was shocked and looked out the window, a chill coursing through my chest.My expression changed slightly. Thinking of Gareth, whose silhouette just flashed past us just now, my emotions were even more of a complete mess. Dazed, I sat down, practically clueless. "Who would want to spy on us at this time?""We probably shouldn’t have seen that but we did.""Could it have been deliberate? But what would be their purpose?” I was a little confused.Theo did not seem to have a clue about what was going on yet. "The enemy is hidden while we’re in the open. It won’t be easy for us to run an investigation.”"That person wants to connect with Gareth, he also knows us.” A name flashed in my head. “If you think about it, it could only be someone from the Yards. Could it be Sylvester?" Theo shook his head after a moment. "They didn’t
I made my way to Yard Group with the documents covering the first project contract with Grant Corporation. My plans would be too obvious otherwise.When I saw Sylvester, I handed him the contract. "This is the first project. Do have a look at it, President Yard.”He accepted the documents and carefully reviewed the contents of the documents.Sylvester was still wary of this partnership with Grant Corporation. It was not difficult to tell based on his focused expression.What should I say to sound casual?Just then, Sylvester’s secretary came in with a stack of documents in their arms. “President Yard, these are the old documents the former President Yard left in his office. Where should I put them?”"Do you even need to ask me about something so trivial? Just put them in the cabinet. These old documents are basically useless."Judging from Sylvester’s tone, he really did not like Silas very much and was showing it a bit too obviously.It looked like he was being so arrogant and
"It sounds like Sylvester is sure that Silas has gone abroad. If Silas really were still in Hatton, then he really distrusts Sylvester too much." Theo chuckled, as if sarcastically."Yes. Who would’ve thought that the grandson was dissatisfied with his grandfather while at the same time, the grandfather distrusts his grandson,” I chimed in.They had lived together for more than twenty years after all but still, there did not seem to be a shred of family affection between them.I shook my head helplessly, a taste of bitterness in my heart. If my mother were still around she would probably be unhappy."By the way, Sylvester is sorting out the Yard Group’s files from the past twenty years. Is there any point to this?”My mind had been locked on this, I wanted to know the answer."Historical archives?" Theo touched his chin with a thoughtful look.I looked at him, my gaze serious. "Yes, you’re the clearest about these things. What do you say is the point of sorting these out?""On