Chapter 170
"Vice President Woods," Verdant answered quickly.
Douglas knew of Sylvia, but they hadn't had much contact and weren't familiar with each other.
He knew that Sylvia was directly related to Liliana's desire to divorce Cedric.
But he didn't know the specific reasons.
"All I ask for is fairness. Is that too much to ask?" he said, his sharp gaze fixed on Verdant.
Verdant instinctively shook his head. "Not at all, not at all! Fairness is essential!"
Hearing this, Douglas's expression softened. "I won't interfere with the competition, but I will be following it closely. If you need my help with anything, CEO Locke, feel free to ask."
Instantly, a mountain of pressure came crashing down on Verdant.
"It's an honor to have Mr. Sewell's attention on our competition," Verdant said, though he wanted to cry.
After leaving Cyan, Verdant ordered someone to send Liliana's design to the judges.
He clung to a sliver of hope that perhaps Liliana would be eliminated on her own merit, and then he wouldn't have to explain anything to Sylvia.
But to his utter surprise, an hour later, Liliana had successfully advanced to the next round.
He gritted his teeth and decided to play dumb, waiting until Sylvia contacted him before dealing with it...
The first snow of early winter arrived in Riverbend City.
As night fell and the city lights came on, the entire metropolis was blanketed in white.
Cedric drove away from Zephyr Group, his fingers resting against his jaw as he gazed at the scenery outside.
At a traffic light, the car stopped. Timothy read a message and then spoke slowly.
"Mr. Forrest, Dr. Sterling is requesting an imported piece of equipment. It costs seven million. Should I approve it?"
The amount was too large for Timothy to approve without consulting Cedric.
"Give it to him," Cedric said. He was well aware that Leroy might be using the situation to his advantage.
The equipment he wanted probably had nothing to do with Hale's condition.
But Leroy wouldn't squander the money recklessly; whatever he wanted to buy was surely related to his experiments.
Timothy hesitated, wanting to say more.
Cedric narrowed his long eyes. "If you have something to say, just say it."
"Dr. Sterling is the type to push his luck. I'm worried he'll use Hale's situation to make outrageous demands. Aren't you still angry with Mrs. Forrest?"
For the entire day, the whole company had been on edge.
It was obvious that Cedric was angry because Liliana had secretly met with Douglas yesterday.
Timothy had assumed that since he was angry with Liliana, he would stop caring about Hale.
"Do you think I'm helping Hale for Liliana's sake?"
Cedric suddenly laughed.
How could that be? He was doing it for his own peace of mind.
What did it have to do with Liliana?
Timothy was silent.
Wasn't it? Hale weren't Liliana's brother would Mr. Forrest have
brought back that god of spennet
Leroy?
The man was a machine that just burned through cash!
Mr. Forrest had also invested in The AuraRun Design Contest.
Timothy had noted every single one of these things.
But since Cedric denied it, he didn't dare to point it out.
"No, of course not. Mr. Forrest has his own reasons for doing things."
Cedric snorted, scoffing at the ridiculous idea.
By the time he arrived home, the sky was completely dark.
What had been light flurries had turned into a heavy snowfall.
In the short walk from his car to the front door, a layer of snow had already collected on his head and
shoulders.
It was warm inside. Within seconds of his entry, the snow began to melt at the
edges.
Erma's voice came from the kitchen.
"Mrs.
You back you should go I can handle this. Ther
see him!" t
"Alright," Liliana's voice was soft.
This inevitably made Cedric think of last night, of her stifled moans in the darkness.
He knew she had been unwilling last night.
But when his emotions had taken over, the more she resisted, the more he lost control.
He had expected her to be angry, but—
The man's mischievous eyes narrowed, his gaze landing on the woman who was walking briskly toward him.