Chapter 1734

“The elevator's here, go ahead and bye!" Allen said goodbye to Emily in a familiar tone.

“See you tomorrow!" Emily waved her hand, and then she followed the crowd into the elevator.

Once they left the office building, Gavin paused for a moment before turning back to Emily, “Emily, ride

in my car!"

Emily shook her head, "No, thanks. I'll take our deputy director's car!"

Charlie hesitated for a moment before getting into his car.

Gavin got into the car, glancing at Charlie's tense profile, and he casually remarked, "Emily might be

trying to avoid any misunderstandings by keeping her distance. Don't overthink it."

Charlie gave him a brief, indifferent glance, "Keeping a distance is the right approach. But don't be too

friendly when you meet her in the future. We don't want people to assume that she’s chosen just

because of personal connections when, in fact, her design is excellent."

Gavin raised an eyebrow, grinning, "We're the clients, and we can choose whomever we want. I doubt

anyone would dare to criticize our decision. Mr. James, you seem unusually cautious! It's not your

usual style!"

Charlie's heart skipped a beat as a rare flicker of irritation crossed his handsome face, "You've been

quite talkative lately. There's a new project with InnovateHub Inc. in Megaton City. Maybe I should send

you there?"

Gavin immediately shut up, focusing on driving, and not dare to provoke the evidently irritated any

further!

Ron had booked a private room at Harmony Haven Hotel. Once inside, Charlie naturally took the main

seat, while Ron deliberately gestured for Emily to sit next to him. Emily knew that based on her

qualifications and status, she shouldn't be sitting in that position. She politely declined and took a seat

next to Cedric instead.

Across from them were Chad and his assistant.

Charlie noticed Emily deliberately maintained her distance from him, his eyes lost a bit of their luster,

and there was a mocking smirk at the corner of his lips.

Ron, who had seen Charlie come to support Emily that day, assumed their relationship was

extraordinary.

However, seeing that they appeared distant now, he couldn't quite understand the situation.

The dinner began, and Ron spared no effort in flattering Charlie, continuously toasting him.

Gavin, who was sitting on the side, noticed Charlie had already consumed three or four glasses of

wine, and knowing that Charlie had already attended a luncheon earlier that day, he was at risk of

getting too drunk. So, he quickly stepped in to fend off a couple of drinks for Charlie.

Cedric, who was not fond of social events, usually left such matters to Ron. He turned to Emily and

whispered, “Your design concept is good, but there might be some construction issues. Do you have

the drafts with you?

Let me take another look."

“I do!" Emily hastily took out her design drafts and handed them to Cedric.

Cedric took a closer look at Emily's design, pointing at the sailboat's sail, "The material is fine, but

achieving the level of detail you've designed might be quite challenging."

Emily was in high spirits when mentioned about her designs, and she chuckled, "I've thought about

that, so I added a curve here. Take a look at this last sketch, it's the design details of the sail's"

The two of them quietly discussed the design drafts, not participating in the jokes and laughter of the

others.

Charlie was staring at Emily whose expressions shifting between deep thought and exciternent. His

mind was in chaos, and for a moment, he forgot to look away.

Gavin moved closer and whispered, "I've checked Cedric. He's forty-three years old and has a good

reputation in the industry. He is a man of integrity, and has a strong relationship with his wife. He won't

have any motives toward Emily"

Charlie glanced at him, "Talkative!"

Gavin chuckled, "Right, right, I forgot again!"

Ron suddenly spoke up, “Emily, Mr. James used to be your boss, and now he's your client. You should

come over and toast to him.

Emily was still lost in her design. She lifted her head in surprise. Her dazed expression made Charlie's

heart skip a beat.

He felt that he might have had too much drinks today!

“Why are you standing there? Come and raise a toast!" Ron gestured to Emily.

Emily had no choice but to get up, walk over to Charlie and casually said, ‘Mr. James, this one's for

you!"

Charlie lifted his glass and drained it in one gulp.