Right Person, Wrong Time

"Mr. Hofstead."

When Chloe recognized the person, she frowned slightly. Why were these two annoying men here at the same time today? Did they agree beforehand to annoy her together?

What was she supposed to do? The two people she hated the most were here.

"You must be Mr. Hofstead. I've heard about you."

Beryl wasn't surprised to see Kendrick. Instead, there was a faint smile on his face as he spoke to the man.

Even though he looked extremely calm, he deeply suspected Kendrick's reason for coming. Logically speaking, the two parties were partnering without any problems, so Kendrick had no reason to be so concerned.

"What brings you here? Do you have the intention to partner with the research center, Mr. Helm?"

Kendrick didn't give Beryl a chance to say anything as he changed the topic right away.

Beryl smiled. Even though Kendrick looked like a decent man, he was quite cunning deep down.

"I have something to talk to Miss Yelton about, that's all. May I talk to her alone?"

It wasn't a good thing to have dealings with Kendrick this early. Kendrick was extremely smart, so if Beryl went against him, his chances of winning would be low.

As such, when he and Colton were trying to attack Kendrick, they prioritized attacking Ryan first.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Helm, but I have something to discuss with Miss Yelton as well. This concerns our partnership, so perhaps you can try again another day, Mr. Helm."

Kendrick didn't want Beryl to say too much to Chloe. He rejected Beryl right away, even finding an excuse Beryl couldn't dismiss.

Beryl's expression sank. He looked at Chloe, who seemed nonchalant. At that moment, he knew the woman was watching them fight. She would talk to whoever won that battle.

"Thank you for your understanding, Mr. Helm."

Kendrick didn't even give Beryl time to think as he thanked the latter.

When Beryl saw that, he knew that nothing he said could turn things around at this point. Hence, he could only force a smile on his lips as he turned around and left.

He had to find another time to talk to Chloe. Fortunately, the information he wanted wasn't urgent, so it wasn't worth him getting into a premature conflict with Kendrick.

Chloe stood at the side, watching the events unfold in silence. She discreetly rolled her eyes.

She wouldn't express her intentions beforehand. She would just let them duke it out, then speak with the winner.

She hated both of them, so it didn't matter who remained standing in the end.

Seeing that the battle was about to end and that Beryl had disappeared right in front of her, she relaxed.

Frankly speaking, she didn't want to talk to Beryl. After all, Beryl wanted information about Nicole, and she didn't want to disclose any.

In a sense, Kendrick had saved her a little.

"Mr. Hofstead, what do you want to talk to me about? I heard you mentioning the partnership just now. Are there any issues in that aspect?"

Chloe turned to look at Kendrick, then noticed an odd look in Kendrick's eyes when he looked at Beryl. He seemed like he was looking at… an enemy.