Female Novel
Chapter 517 An Inevitable Clash Between Rivals
It was hard to fit into Matthew's schedule. By agreeing to meet Grace, Matthew had shown respectto her.
As such, Grace paid more attention to their appointment. She dressed up appropriately and went fordinner with Luke.
She didn't expect to see an uninvited guest as soon as she walked into the restaurant.
It was Jessica!
She was also dressed up and had an assistant by her side. Both of them were in the middle of aconversation.
"Do you think Mr. Reed from Futurelink Corporation will show up, Ms. Landon? It's hard to fit theirschedules."
It was a crucial moment for Jessica's business expansion. Since Benjamin was unwilling to help herout, she could only seek support elsewhere.
Futurelink Corporation was her best choice. Unfortunately, Xander was obviously on Grace's side.
But Jessica was lucky to have made a new connection while dealing with Eastwood's new propertya while back.
Jessica had seen Grace as well. She rolled her eyes disdainfully and replied, "Don't worry, Mr. Reedhas promised me. We should just wait."
Grace tore her gaze away from Jessica and greeted Matthew with a smile. "I'm glad to have anotheropportunity to speak with you again, Mr. Thorne."
Matthew was dressed in his everyday attire and looked friendly. He had even brought a few otherpeople with him this time.
Matthew said, "Our companies have just signed a partnership. Seeing as you're eager to move onto the next step, I can see your sincerity. So how could I miss this appointment?"
Grace was embarrassed as she replied, "Indeed, Amirate Corporation would never miss out on anywin-win cooperation."
Matthew nodded in response and introduced the people with him to her. They were all shareholdersof Byte Technologies.
Grace humbly shook hands with every one of them. She then led them into a private room.
She slowed down before entering the room and whispered to Luke, "Go look into what Jessica isdoing here today."
Luke responded and didn't enter the private room.
The private room was located in the best spot of the restaurant. Half of Pamore's view could beseen from there.
Matthew sat at the head of the table with Grace by his side. She had good manners and spokeconfidently about the project.
The shareholders were singing praises for her after a few rounds of drinks.
From this appointment, Grace understood even more of Byte Technologies' operating model andhow to maximize the mutual benefits of the two companies' collaboration.
The Black Friday sale was approaching soon, so Grace decided to use that period to theiradvantage.novelbin
They took a short break, during which time Matthew went to the washroom.
Luke came in from the outside and whispered, "Jessica was here today for an appointment with Mr.Noah Reed, one of the board members of Futurelink Corporation."
Grace frowned when she heard Luke mention Futurelink. She immediately thought of Xander.
She asked, "Do you know the details of their discussion?"
Luke replied, "I couldn't find out about that. But Mr. Reed is the one leading the smart homeindustry."
Grace understood a great deal of it now.
Before she could speak, Matthew's voice suddenly sounded from the entrance. "Look who I justmet, Ms. Lewis."
Grace lifted her head in surprise. She saw Xander dressed casually as he stood under the warmlight. He was looking at her gently.
"Xander …"
"So that's how Ms. Lewis addresses Mr. Fulton in private," Matthew joked.
"I knew something was going on between you two!"
"No …"
Only then did Grace realize that she had been inappropriate and replied, "Why are you here, Mr.Fulton?"
Xander kept his eyes on her as he replied, "Something came up. I was here to meet a friend."
Oh. So he could still meet up with his friends, as if nothing had happened.
Grace stared at the glass of red wine in front of her and remained quiet.
It seemed that Matthew might have had too much to drink. He looked between Grace and Xanderand said, "I've watched Ms. Lewis' viral video on the Byte app.
"You seemed to have good culinary skills. The location was Summitview Manor. I recalled thatyou're also staying there, right, Mr. Fulton?"
"Ms. Lewis doesn't live there."