Female Novel
Chapter 139
John froze, at a loss as to how Isabelle came into the conversation. His brows creased for a momentbefore easing. Meanwhile, Sophia glanced at him with mirth etched on her face before she lowered herhead and resumed eating.
After breakfast, John went to work, while Sophia leaned back against the sofa and watched television.It was early in the morning, so there wasn’t any interesting program. She held the remote in her hand,channel-surfing impatiently.
When John had reached the door, he looked back over his shoulder at Sophia who was dressedcasually, leaning back against the sofa with her legs crossed. She’s truly laid-back. I won’t evenconsider befriending such a lady, let alone marrying her. He stared at her for a while before leaving andclosing the door behind him.
He then drove to the office. As soon as he stepped out of the elevator, he saw Zack waiting right at thedoors of the elevator, and he seemed to be waiting for him in particular. When Zack caught sight of him,he hurried over and exclaimed, “Boss, there’s something I need to tell you.”
John was a touch surprised since he’d never seen Zack this anxious. He snorted. “Did someone giveyou a hard time?”
Zack shook his head. “No, no, let’s talk in your office.” He was fairly bursting at the seams, and as soonas they’d entered John’s office, he promptly closed the door. Then, he stared at John anxiously. “TheBailey Family called early in the morning.”
John’s brows knitted together. “The Bailey Family?”
Zack nodded. “Yes, the Bailey Family, Miss Isabelle Bailey’s family, called Young Master William. Itsounds as though they’re interested in a collaboration of sorts.”
John was momentarily taken aback. “Who called?”
Letting out a sigh, Zack answered, “From Young Master William’s tone, it sounded as though it wasElder Mr. Bailey who called.”
John said nothing, but his expression was rather solemn. Even when the Bailey and ConstanceFamilies were planning to be related by marriage back then, the subject of collaborating never cameup.
In fact, Mrs. Constance had once brought this up to William in private, saying that the two companiesshould have business dealings together since they were planning to be related by marriage. Back then,William replied that the Baileys never mentioned this.
Thus, it seemed that Elder Mr. Bailey wasn’t in a hurry to associate with the Constance Family inbusiness. He was an extremely cautious person, so he might have worried that the in-law relationshipcould possibly impede the collaboration.
Now, however, they’re suddenly bringing up the subject of collaborating. Could it be that they’reconvinced that Sophia and I aren’t divorced, thus gave up hope on my relationship with Isabelle andplanned to become regular business partners instead? After a while, John asked Zack, “What didYoung Master William say? Did he give an immediate reply?”
Zack shook his head. “No, but it seems that someone from the Bailey Family will be coming later to
take a look at the specific situation here.”
John nodded. “Alright, got it. You can go and get busy.”
However, Zack was still a tad worried. “If we collaborate with the Bailey Family, will you then always bewith Isabelle Bailey?”
John was momentarily taken aback. “What nonsense are you spouting?”
Concern was written all over Zack’s face. “My beloved boss, you must remember that this is regularcollaboration, so you can’t allow yourself to be tempted.”
John’s expression turned frigid. “Leave.”
Zack hurriedly left, but he remained standing outside John’s office door. Still a touch worried, he swiftlytook out his cell phone and texted Sophia. Sophia hadn’t been replying to him all this while, but hethought that she’d at least fret after he’d sent this message, but he was wrong. It was as though themessage got lost in the vast ocean, for there was no response thereafter. He clutched at his hair beforereturning to his own office. novelbin
Sure enough, Elder Mr. Bailey and Old Mr. Bailey visited the Constance Family’s company later in themorning. The two companies were on a similar scale, but one dealt in construction materials while theother in furniture manufacturing. Even with a collaboration, neither was helping or boosting the othersince both were evenly matched.
John wasn’t part of the team who greeted the Bailey Family. There were still William and his otheruncles in the company, so he didn’t need to do it.
Restless, Zack went to John’s office again. At this time, John was looking at the data on his computerwith his brows furrowed. The moment he saw Zack entering, he knew the reason for his visit. “Stopletting your imagination run wild and concentrate on work.”
Zack slowly walked over to John’s office desk and lowered his voice. “Boss, I just want to ask you aquestion. Can you please answer me patiently?” John looked up at him without saying a single word.Pursing his lips, Zack asked, “Since you’re single now, have you ever considered taking yourrelationship with Miss Bailey further?”