That afternoon, Anne came into the office and said, “Mr. Boone, the last time Sloane’s world caused the company to lose $360 million, the Alston Group reimbursed it all.”
She handed over the bill and said, “Peter is so nice all of a sudden, it’s not like … found something, is it?”
“I don’t know, whatever.”
She said so, but Adriana knew in her heart that Peter was doing this mostly because of the two children. He went to great lengths to make up for the conflict between The Alston family and her and Anne, to avoid escalating the conflict and affecting the children.
So that time when they met in Clear Bay, Peter didn’t do anything too much to Anne, even though he made sarcastic remarks.
I think it was because Theresa was there and Peter was just playing along.
“And this is the business proposal for LOC’s entry into the Southwest, see what you can do?” Anne got Flora’s specific proposal in her hands somehow.
Adriana looked at the program and had some headaches, “I’m not very good at the game industry either, wait until I go back and ask Alvin.”
When the Soto family old man saved Vivian gave the condition is to let her destroy Flora’s company.
She had a good relationship with Floraback then, but it was because of that one time on the Orco Mount that Flora’s words almost ruined her life.
Adriana, while not holding a grudge, cannot forgive Flora for her arbitrariness and what her brother Edward did to Vivian!
“I’ll take care of Flora’s side of things. Then don’t give Vivian too much workload, although she is here, but her focus is still on the YY Law Firm side, give her a separate office, she can handle the law firm.”
“No problem. But will there be any objections to letting others know?”
Anne was a little worried.
“It’s my company, I’m in charge. Get down there.”
“Yes.”
The reason for keeping Vivian around is to protect Vivian. Adriana has no intention of allowing Vivian to make any contribution to the Fryer Group.
On the contrary, YY Law Firm has nothing to do with her now, but it was transferred to Jenkins and Vivian, who are also expected to take care of the company.
In the afternoon, Adriana contacted Alvin after finishing the work at hand and asked to meet.
Western Restaurant.
“What? You’re saying you’re buying LOC? That’s Edward’s sister Flora’s company, you should know it well.”
Alvin listened to Adriana’s words and felt a little ridiculous.
Adriana, however, had a calm and relaxed posture, sipping her coffee and waiting for Alvin to calm down, said: “I know you and Edward are brothers, of course, you want to leak the information or not, it does not matter to me. I came here today to talk to you about the operation and development of the game company. As you know, Fryer Group has many industries under its umbrella, but it is not involved in online games.”
“Lawson, no matter what you do I will not stop you or betray you. But LOC has reached a mature stage of development, you are just a fledgling, how can you compare with each other? Do you know it’s dangerous?”
Alvin genuinely wants what’s best for Adriana.
Adriana understood his mind, “I understand your feelings. But as long as I want to do something, there is nothing I can’t do.”
“Adri, you … are too stubborn.”
Exasperated by Adriana, Alvin couldn’t resist calling her by her real name.
“The first day you met me, I was like this.”
Adriana said as the phone sitting on her desk rang, “Excuse me, I’m going out to take a call.”
Picked up the phone and walked out of the box, right at mealtime, there was some noise outside, she took the phone and went to the common area of the bathroom to answer the phone.
“What is it?”
“Mr. Boone, Edward came to see Vivian just now.” Anne reported.
“Listen to me carefully, you protect her personal safety while I’m away, and by no means let that bastard see Vivian. understand …”
Adriana was talking when suddenly her eyes boggled and she looked at the scene in front of her and didn’t react.
“Leonidas, good boy, wash your hands after going to the toilet oh. Otherwise it is very dirty and dirty, not allowed to eat oh.”
In front of the washstand stood a stylish and beautiful woman holding a cute little munchkin with fair cheeks, who was more than a year old and had just learned to walk.
Hayley?
“Mr. Boone?”
“Go ahead.” Adriana drifted back to the phone and said to the other side.
Anne was in the clouds, “I’m done ah.”
“Go on.”
Adriana said to the person inside the phone while looking at the scene in front of her.
Suddenly, one person squeezed past her and walked directly in front of Hayley, “Hurry up and go, I told you not to be so flamboyant, just came back can you do things more calmly? Hayley I warn you, if the people of The Alston family find out, all the plans are all over.”
A familiar voice, even after another few decades Adriana can clearly who that voice is.
Brenden?
Her heart trembled with some surprise.
But afraid of being discovered by them, but then thought that he is now a ‘man’ naturally not afraid of being discovered, so leaned against the sink, answered the phone and kept saying: “Okay, I know, what else to say?”
Anne on the other side of the phone was completely confused, “What the hell are you up to?”
This side, a side of Hayley grunted, “afraid of what, bright and back sooner or later to be known.”
“Mommy, poop, dirty hands …” the baby slurred this.
“Shut the hell up!”
Brenden chortled, lowered the duck-top hat he was wearing, and walked away with his son Leonidas in his arms.
Hayley walked past Adriana, drew a few tissues to wipe her hands, and muttered, “Not only do I want to be honorable, I want to be honorable as The Alston family Seventh Lady! Hmph!”
She muttered and threw the tissue in the trash, not noticing Adriana who was on the phone.
It was not until they left that Adriana hung up the phone and returned to the box.
The words of Brenden and Hayley kept reverberating in my head… they were back and what were they going to do?
Brenden, four years ago you so use calculating, despicable means, now … is the time to pay back.
“Lawson, what are you thinking about?”
Alvin called out a few times, found no response from Adriana, raised his hand and waved it in front of her eyes.
“Huh? No no no, it’s fine.”
Adriana immediately returned to her senses and said, “I don’t know much about the game, so I just came to ask you. But then … forget it, it’s okay.”
She suddenly thought of someone and thought it would be better to seek him out for some things.
After the meal, Alvin went back and Adriana, walking alone and idle on the road, reached out to someone with the phone, “Colin? Where is it?”
“Ouch, calling me so soon? Miss me?”
“Get out!”
“Heh heh, just kidding kidding.” Colin hemmed and hawed and asked in all seriousness, “There must be something wrong with calling me now.”