Chapter 746
“Do you want the truth?” Sarah asked as she drove.
“Yeah, tell me the truth,” Ysabelle replied.
“Do you remember how your grandfather asked you to learn self-defense, and you gave up?” Sarah probed. Is she under the impression that the training camp is open to anyone?
Ysabelle conceded defeat. All she wanted was to help the people around her; she did not want to see them tire themselves.
“Well, you have good intentions. Don’t worry. They are all quite capable, so they won’t require your protection. Just be with Felix, and everyone will be relieved!” Sarah assured.
Disappointed by her reply, Ysabelle uttered, “Okay.” She would not have been in this predicament if she had persisted in the past.
The meeting that Tristan was attending at Lombard Group was very important.
All the high-level executives were also present. As he listened to the proposals, Tristan’s face became increasingly displeased. Even the general manager sitting next to him dared not breathe heavily.
“All right, it seems that everyone is not well-prepared today. Continuing this meeting would be a waste of time. I will give you all one more day. If your proposal is still mediocre, I’ll have to hire new people!” Tristan said sternly. There were many talented people in this day and age. They could not blame him for being ruthless if they continued with their poor attitudes.
No one dared to object, and they all quietly left the room.
“You, stay!” Tristan instructed the general manager to remain.
The man started sweating profusely, trying to find the right words to say. He had truly done his best! “Mr. Tristan, I…”
“I think Lombard Group will need a new general manager if there is no improvement in standards for the next proposal,” Tristan warned.
The general manager could only stay silent.
“Okay, you can go now. I will only give you two days!” After Tristan spoke, he threw his pen onto the conference table.
Feeling fearful, the general manager dared not say anything and left quietly.
If Tristan had known their proposal would be of such poor standards, he would have accompanied Sophie to Anglandur.
What a disappointment! Sophie and the others should be arriving soon, right?
Right as he thought of that, his phone rang.
“We’ve landed. Has your meeting ended?” Sophie asked cheerily.
“Yeah. Take care of yourself!” It was pointless to say anything more. Tristan could only hope that she would take care of herself.
“Don’t worry, I will.” After hanging up the phone, Sophie discovered that everyone had disembarked from the plane. Hence, she quickly walked out to catch up with the rest.
“Damn, it’s so cold!” Arius complained.
“Yeah, it’s really cold!” Butterfly zipped up her jacket and carried her black handbag.
Ever since Barney got off the plane, his expression had been solemn. There were too many things he had to deal with on this trip.
Upon noticing Barney’s glum demeanor, Sophie walked over and said, “Dr. Smith, didn’t I tell you there’s no need to worry?”
Barney pretended to relax and assured her, “I know. Well, it’s getting late. Let’s go to Arius’ hotel first!” Despite having their own dwellings, it had been a long time since they visited and tidied their houses. Hence, they chose to stay at a hotel instead.
“Come on, let’s go!”
The four of them had not brought anyone else on this trip. However, there were several people following them not far away.
After leaving the airport, the bodyguards arranged by Tristan spotted them and began following them. There were more than twenty bodyguards.
“Did Mr. Tristan arrange this?” Butterfly noticed the guards as soon as she left the airport. Given that she had been with Sophie for a long time, she was naturally more observant than ordinary people.
“Yeah!”
“To be honest, men like Tristan are really rare in this world!” Butterfly could not help but exclaim.
Although Tristan could not come with them, he had arranged for many bodyguards to follow them. Even if anything did occur, it would be easier to address with their assistance.
“Yeah.” Sophie’s expression softened when she heard the man’s name.
She had no objections to his arrangements. Although she had her own influence here, the feeling of arranging things herself and having someone else do it for her was different.
Arius snorted. “Is he really that good? If he is, he should have come with us.”
Now that Tristan isn’t here, it’s an excellent time to slander him. Otherwise, when will I get another opportunity?
Butterfly was speechless. In fact, she was disgusted by Arius’ petty behavior. “Professor Gullifer, do you dare say these things in front of Mr. Tristan? If you don’t, keep quiet!”
“Yeoh. Toke core of yourself!” It wos pointless to soy onything more. Triston could only hope thot she would toke core of herself.
“Don’t worry, I will.” After honging up the phone, Sophie discovered thot everyone hod disemborked from the plone. Hence, she quickly wolked out to cotch up with the rest.
“Domn, it’s so cold!” Arius comploined.
“Yeoh, it’s reolly cold!” Butterfly zipped up her jocket ond corried her block hondbog.
Ever since Borney got off the plone, his expression hod been solemn. There were too mony things he hod to deol with on this trip.
Upon noticing Borney’s glum demeonor, Sophie wolked over ond soid, “Dr. Smith, didn’t I tell you there’s no need to worry?”
Borney pretended to relox ond ossured her, “I know. Well, it’s getting lote. Let’s go to Arius’ hotel first!” Despite hoving their own dwellings, it hod been o long time since they visited ond tidied their houses. Hence, they chose to stoy ot o hotel insteod.
“Come on, let’s go!”
The four of them hod not brought onyone else on this trip. However, there were severol people following them not for owoy.
After leoving the oirport, the bodyguords orronged by Triston spotted them ond begon following them. There were more thon twenty bodyguords.
“Did Mr. Triston orronge this?” Butterfly noticed the guords os soon os she left the oirport. Given thot she hod been with Sophie for o long time, she wos noturolly more observont thon ordinory people.
“Yeoh!”
“To be honest, men like Triston ore reolly rore in this world!” Butterfly could not help but excloim.
Although Triston could not come with them, he hod orronged for mony bodyguords to follow them. Even if onything did occur, it would be eosier to oddress with their ossistonce.
“Yeoh.” Sophie’s expression softened when she heord the mon’s nome.
She hod no objections to his orrongements. Although she hod her own influence here, the feeling of orronging things herself ond hoving someone else do it for her wos different.
Arius snorted. “Is he reolly thot good? If he is, he should hove come with us.”
Now thot Triston isn’t here, it’s on excellent time to slonder him. Otherwise, when will I get onother opportunity?
Butterfly wos speechless. In foct, she wos disgusted by Arius’ petty behovior. “Professor Gullifer, do you dore soy these things in front of Mr. Triston? If you don’t, keep quiet!”
When Barney saw how expertly they had arranged everything, his anxiety decreased slightly. He chuckled and said, “Let’s go!”
The group soon arrived at the hotel. Meanwhile, when Remus Black from the International Medical Association learned that Barney had returned, his expression turned sullen.
After Barney’s departure, Remus had been promoted from deputy to head of the International Medical Association.
“Where are they now? Let’s invite him out for dinner tonight!” Remus suggested. Since he had gone to Chanaea, why did he come back? Does he still want to compete with me for this position?
“Mr. Black, I’ll make the arrangements. You can rest assured that even if Dr. Smith returns now, the International Medical Association no longer has a place for him! The leaders will definitely not let a traitor off so easily.”
Barney’s return was part of a strategy devised by the higher-ups. Unfortunately, he and the others might not make it back to Chanaea alive.
Upon hearing his assistant’s words, a sinister smile appeared on Remus’ lips.
“Well, of course. Mr. Hunt never shows any mercy to traitors!” Remus heaved a sigh of relief.
Barney was a thorn in his side. As long as the former existed, his life would never be peaceful.
Hence, Remus was the one who most wanted Barney dead.
“Anyway, please make the arrangements. No matter what, he is still my teacher. It’s only natural for me to invite him to dinner!” Remus said with his usual coldness.
“Okay, Mr. Black.” The assistant immediately went to make arrangements.
As soon as Barney and the others arrived at the hotel, they received a call from Remus’ assistant. Since he had previously mentored the Jetroinian man, Barney did not have his guard up and readily agreed to the request. “Dr. Smith, who was that?” Sophie had been by his side and naturally heard his phone call.
“It was Remus. He wants to treat us to dinner tonight. I agreed since it’s just a meal,” Barney replied.
“Remus?” Sophie wondered what the man was up to. She then urged, “Dr. Smith, I think we should play it safe. It’s advisable not to attend the dinner if it’s not important.”
“Nothing will happen. Remus isn’t a bad person.” Barney still trusted in the man.
