I wanted to read the journal, but I couldn’t find it anywhere. Right when I was scratching my head in frustration, I realized I had left the journal in another bag as I was in a rush when packing my stuff.
Well, I guess there’s nothing I can do with that.
Without Armond’s participation, the lawsuit went on smoothly, while the cooperation between the Fuller Corporation and the Murphy Corporation could only be called off. Besides, the product launch was delayed, and it had affected the Fuller Corporation’s profits.
Rachel had paid a lot of effort on the project, so she was reluctant for it to end that way. After discussing with Ashton, he agreed to hold a public tender in A City to look for a new business partner.
On the other hand, I had nothing to work on at the Murphy Corporation anymore. But because of the public tender, Ashton and I continued to stay in A City for the time being. Meanwhile, Holden called me once and told me that Nora almost got into trouble at the hotel, but he took her to his villa.
When I heard that, I was relieved as that was something to be happy about.
For the following days, Ashton and Rachel were busy with meetings for the new public tender. On the other hand, I was looking for Danny in A City, and it was rather difficult to do so, as he didn’t give me his contact number.
What surprised me the most was Tessa contacting me personally. She asked to meet as she had some matters to discuss, but I was reluctant to see her because I had nothing to discuss with her.
However, she was determined to meet me. Bringing up the incident in Venria, she insisted on inviting me out for a talk, so I had to agree.
We agreed to meet at a café. It was November, so the weather in A City was chilly. Tessa wore a stylish orange coat with a green turtleneck. As she was rather chubby, the turtleneck covered her neck and made it seem shorter.
I sat at the seat in front of her. She looked frazzled as if she had been staying up late for a long time. The heavy makeup didn’t do her face justice, either. It seemed dirty and made me feel uncomfortable just looking at her face.
“What would you like to drink?” She asked and sized me up.
I answered, “Anything would do.”
The woman nodded and fell silent for a while before saying, “Long time no see. You’ve become prettier.”
I was stunned, as I didn’t expect to hear compliments coming from her. I looked at her for a while and went straight to the topic. “What do you need from me?”
She shrugged and refused to answer my question. “Why don’t we have something to drink first, and we’ll talk later? After all, we’re friends, so don’t treat me like an enemy. Ashton is irresistible, but since I can’t make him fall for me, I might as well give up. Besides, it’s not worth offending you because of him.”
Listening to her words, I knew she was up to something.
After staying silent for a while, I urged, “What do you want me to do? I’ll help if I can.”
She looked at me and still didn’t tell me her intentions. Placing a glass of fruit juice in front of me, she smiled faintly and said, “Here, have a drink. Like I said, we’re not enemies, so there’s no need to rush.”
I didn’t know what she was trying to do, so I could only take a sip of the fruit juice. Maybe it was because she had touched the glass that there was an unfamiliar scent coming from the fruit juice. I had heard from Laurel that Tessa had a praying hall in her house, and she would always light sandalwood incense inside it.
The smell of sandalwood always lingered on her body, and that made me feel uncomfortable.
“I heard that Nora went to Moranta. Why is she there?” She brought up Nora suddenly.
I replied indifferently, “I’m not sure.” Since she didn’t want to tell me her intentions, then there was no point in asking. Thus, I put up with her and waited.
As expected, she finally got to the point after talking about a lot of unrelated stuff. “I heard that Mr. Fuller is going to hold a public tender to look for a sponsor for the AI project. Has he found a potential partner already?”
I furrowed my brows slightly. “I know little about this. Plus, he’s preparing to hold a public tender, and this will have to be a fair competition. I can’t help you with anything related to this.”
Hearing that, she chuckled. “There’s no need for your help. I’m just introducing someone to you.” Listening to her words, I got sleepy suddenly.
My eyelids got heavy and were trying to shut themselves uncontrollably. However, I tried to pinch my arm to wake up. The pain inflicted upon my arm made me snap out of my stupor. I looked at the glass of fruit juice and noticed something was off. “What did you make me drink?”
She smiled faintly and said, “Nothing much. It’s just something that will make you… sleepy.”
As soon as I heard that, I immediately got up, trying to leave. However, my body felt weak, and before I could regain my consciousness, I had fallen asleep.
