When There Is Nothing Left But Love

I gave him a faint smile. “Oh, so it belongs to your wife? Seems like I’m the one who had overthought. But I do hope to meet your wife one day.”

Just then, the elevator arrived, and Derek changed the topic, ushering Ashton into the elevator. When we reached the destination, he excused himself and went away.

Ashton glanced at me and said, “You’re normally a quiet person, but you’re surprisingly chatty with Derek just now. Did he offend you before?”

I shrugged nonchalantly and found myself a seat to sit. “Not really, but he did infuriate me before. I really dislike him. He abandoned his wife and his child, and yet he still had the nerve to say that the company belongs to his wife. What a jerk!”

He looked at me curiously and asked, “How did you know about his background?”

I pursed my lips. “His ex-wife is Linda, and she is a single parent. He does not have a wife at all, so it was all lies. He was the one who owns the company. Hmph, I swear I’ve never seen such a corrupt person.”

As I continued to badmouth Derek, Ashton gazed at me amusedly.

Suddenly, Rachel came over and passed a document to Ashton. When she saw me sitting beside him, she furrowed her brows, displeased with my presence. She probably thought that it was inappropriate for me to observe the tendering process.

did not take it to heart and ignored her. After he looked through the document, he looked at her and asked, “Is

into a small company recently, managed by a young girl. They are not

be

quite young. Rumor has it that she took over the deteriorating company not long after her father passed away.

deep in

a surprise that she could manage the entire tendering process without

finally done with their proposal presentations. I was about to fall asleep when a young lady with a cold, impassive face went up the stage,

who looked about seventeen years old presenting on the stage as all

looking a little gloomy. She stood on the stage, swept a glance over the audience, and started to present her proposal

did not attract any attention from the audience. An expert in construction tendering would probably comment that her proposal did not have any points that stood out, so it was rather boring and general. Therefore, my attention was not on

in a living body. I did not know why I

the stage as soon as she ended her presentation. Nonetheless, I could not help but stare at her as she

inexplicably cold; there was not even a hint of warmth

my gaze and focused on Rachel, who was announcing the tender results on the stage. The Fuller Corporation was a big company, after all. Hence, many corporations were eager to