Chapter 346 Avoidance
Women had the tendency to use their weakness as a weapon. Most men would fall for this trick, but Edgar wasn’t like most men. His eyes grew darker, but he stayed quiet.
Miles could feel the tension in him. With one look, the receptionist came and stood in Gigi’s way. “Ms. Reece, Mr. Royden still has some meetings to attend. Please step aside.”
“I’m not leaving!” Gigi shouted, “Edgar, the reason you don’t want to see me is all because of Jean, isn’t it? She saw me last night… She must’ve talked bad about me to you. I’m not that kind of person. Edgar, you can’t just believe her words.”
Jean’s eyes turned icy. She stood unmoving at the side. She slowly clenched her fist and crumpled the proposal in her hands. Gigi Reece was someone unsalvageable.
At this moment, Serena walked in with Joey. She was stunned for a second by the scene in front of her.
“Why’s everyone here? Mr. Reece, are you here to talk business?”
Sam was full of hatred when he saw the two who stole Reece Group’s stocks, but he had to swallow that hatred.
“We have a personal agenda with Mr. Royden.”
“Is that so? Do we still need to talk about the project, Mr. Royden? Or should Jean and I wait for you?” Serena was all smiles, and she looked like a warm person.
A glint of cruelty flashed past Sam’s eyes. This woman devours people for breakfast, yet she’s hiding her true self.
“There’s no need. Let’s go to the meeting room.” Edgar walked right past Gigi and went into the meeting room.
Gigi was being pulled back by some of Royden Group’s employees. She had no way to get close to Edgar.
She shouted, “Edgar, give me one more chance. Let me explain everything.”
Serena turned to Edgar and asked, “Did you fight with your wife?”
“There’s nothing between her and me.” Edgar said this and walked into the meeting room Miles had just opened the door to.
The sides of Serena’s lips lifted up, “I’ve heard a lot of things about you, Mr. Royden. I didn’t realize they were all rumors.” She said this as she sneaked a glance at Jean like she had meant something else.
At the same time, Edgar’s gaze was also fixed on Jean.
It was tense between the three of them.
Jean opened up the proposal in her hand and said, “Time is precious. Let’s get down to business.”
Serena stopped chattering and focused all her attention on the proposal. Ranford International had one of the best teams in the artificial intelligence field, so she had a lot of authority over what went on in the proposal. In other words, out of the three groups, Ranford International was the one they couldn’t do without. This fact was what gave Serena the confidence to negotiate. She listed a list of conditions that were extremely beneficial to Ranford International.
In actual fact, Edgar wasn’t interested in this proposal. The only reason he had joined was because of Jean. He stayed quiet throughout the whole meeting and kept glancing at Jean.
After checking all the details, Jean requested that they sign a new agreement contract.
“This is to protect our benefits.”
“I don’t think there’s a need. This project is out in the open. I provide the tools, Mr. Royden, the money, and Ms. Eyer. You just… need to wait for the interest.” Serena said plainly with a smile.
She completely wrote off the effort the Eyer Group employees had put into this project.
Jean couldn’t stand her employees being belittled. She was about to explain when Edgar stood up.
“Let’s do our best. The door’s over there.”
Serena nodded in understanding.
They seemed pretty amicable.
Joey left with Serena. She glanced at Edgar once more before walking out of the meeting room. She rushed up to Serena and said, “Ms. Campbell, something doesn’t feel right. Could Mr. Royden’s request to join the project be because of…”
“Stop creating scenarios in your head. The business is secure. Anyone who joins will have a hard time getting out. Even Edgar Royden wouldn’t be able to get out.” Serena snickered. She put on her sunglasses and walked out of the building.
It wouldn’t be long now until Ranford International would be equal to Royden Group.
Joey felt uneasy but she shook her head and followed Serena.
In the office, Jean was gritting her teeth. This was evidence of powerlessness as she could only listen at the negotiation table. But luckily, she had gotten Eyer Group as many benefits as she could.
Rachel was tidying things up, but she sat soulless while waiting for Jean after that.
Miles could not stand it. Is it this girl’s first day at work?
He went over and said, “Ms. Sander, I need you to have a look at some documents. Could you please come with me?”
“Documents? What documents? I don’t…” Rachel looked at Miles with a confused and dazed expression. She hadn’t finished her sentence when he pulled her out of the door.
‘Bang’
The door of the office slowly closed, and only the two of them were left in the room.
Jean tried to leave but was fiercely blocked by Edgar.
“Why is everyone trying to block my way today? Mr. Royden, let me remind you that Gigi is still waiting for you outside. Stop wasting time by being with me in here.” She had no interest in their conversation and was even less interested in knowing why Edgar wanted to re-marry her. If it weren’t because him joining this project would give Eyer Group a golden opportunity, she wouldn’t be here. It did not do them both any good to be in a continuous stalemate.
“We’re in Royden Group. You should be careful of what you say.” He said and then stood up. His eyes were fixed so intently on Jean that it was like he was boring holes into her. He stepped closer, and Jean’s heartbeat accelerated.
“Edgar, do you really think that I won’t call the police? I don’t mind helping you plaster your name over the front of the paper.” Jean glowered at the man in front of her while chewing on her lip.
She pushed him with all her strength and was able to create some space between them. Then, she heard a low groan. She turned around to see the man holding onto the table. He looked in pain as one hand clutched his other arm. Jean did not have a chance to say anything before Miles came rushing in.
“Mr. Royden, are you okay?”
It was then Jean realized that the wound on his arm hadn’t fully recovered. To pacify the turmoil in the internal sector of Royden Group, he disregarded his health and went back to work as soon as he could. That’s why the wound on his hand still had not recovered.
Edgar’s face was pale, but he motioned to Miles to step away. He was about to say something to Jean but realized that she had left the room. The thoughts in his brain suddenly stopped tumbling around madly.
“Mr. Royden, are you okay?” Miles asked in a small voice as he scrutinized Edgar’s expression.
Edgar fixed his gaze on the ceiling fan. He snorted self-deprecatingly, “Is it because I’m pushing her too hard, or is it because she’s…”
Throughout the whole day, his brows stayed tightened as he thought about the words Jean had said that day.
When Nathan came to look for him at night, he saw about ten managers lining up outside his office, waiting to be reprimanded.
There was a pressing tension in the office. It made Nathan want to turn around and leave.
“Mr. Knox, could you please talk to Mr. Royden?”
“Let me guess. Is it because of Jean Eyer?”
