Ayan naturally shook his head and said, “Just thinking about work.”
“Is it about the SynergyCon project?”
“Yes.”
“You haven’t told me the topic of today’s meeting yet. Is it something that needs to be kept confidential?” Camille was curious about what could have prompted such a long meeting with all of them, something that had never happened before.
There must be something significant happening to gather all the partners at the project team.
The meeting went on for quite a while, which made people wonder even more.
Ayan sipped his soup, sighed silently, and said in a soft voice, “Mario might step down from his position as project leader.”
“Step down from his position?” Camille was shocked and looked at Ayan in surprise. “What will he do if he’s not the leader?”
“There seem to be some issues with King Group, and he wants to return to Flento City to take charge of King Group. The main topic of today’s meeting is about this matter. We haven’t agreed yet. Everyone needs time to think about the next steps, and to give Mario the opportunity to reconsider his proposal.”
After hearing this, Camille fell silent for a while. This matter was indeed sudden and unexpected.
Camille furrowed her brows and asked in a low voice, “Is Mario really stepping down because of King Group? It’s not because of someone else or something else, right?”
Ayan understood the implication behind her words and calmly replied, “Don’t worry. It has nothing to do with Sienna.”
Camille breathed a sigh of relief. If it had nothing to do with Sienna, then she wouldn’t have to worry about what Mario would do.
After all, everyone had their own thoughts and choices. Initially, Mario took on the position of project leader largely because of Sienna. Now that he made this decision, did it mean he was giving up on Sienna?
Camille pursed her lips and looked at Ayan curiously. She asked, “If Mario really steps down from the position of project leader, have you thought about who should take over?”
“This isn’t something I can decide on my own; it requires the collective decision of several leaders,” Ayan replied calmly.
Camille nodded in agreement, but it seemed that no matter who ultimately took over, it wouldn’t have much of an impact on them.
Camille suddenly thought of something and asked, “Wouldn’t it be interesting if Rex took over?”
Camille couldn’t help but find it amusing. Others didn’t know that Rex had a stake in this project, but she was well aware of it.
Only a few of them knew about this matter. As for Mario, he was completely clueless.
Camille’s words made Ayan laugh. At that moment, his phone rang. It was Kian calling.
He answered the call. Kian’s call was obviously about work-related matters.
Kian said, “Mr. Simpson, I’ve asked Ms. Armstrong and Mr. Wood. They don’t have any objections. The decision is now in your hands. What do you plan to do?”
Ayan narrowed his eyes slightly and said with a somber expression, “Let’s not rush this matter for now. We’ll make plans after Mario has considered everything.”
Kian nodded before Ayan continued speaking, “By the way, how is the task I assigned to you going? Send me an email with the details. Send it now!”
Kian was completely puzzled and couldn’t understand what Ayan meant by these words.
But he knew Ayan well enough that if he said something like this at this time, it must be because it wasn’t convenient for him. So Kian agreed cooperatively.
Then Ayan told Camille, “You go ahead and eat. I’ll check my email.”
Camille didn’t think much about it and nodded in agreement.
Ayan left the dining room and went straight to his study upstairs.
Once in the study, Ayan asked in a calm tone, “Are you at home?”
Kian responded with an affirmative sound. He was indeed at home. He had just finished dinner with Yessica and they both started working.
Kian said, “Mr. Simpson, Yessica will be going on a business trip to Flento City with Madam tomorrow.”
Kian suspected that Ayan wanted to ask him about this issue, which is why he pretended to be busy with emails.
So, he decided to take the initiative and share everything he knew before Ayan could say anything else.
After hearing this, Ayan remained indifferent and asked, “Check for me if she’s really going on a business trip.”
Kian was a bit unsure how to answer this question.
Wasn’t it supposed to be something else if it wasn’t really a business trip?
But after thinking for a moment, he immediately understood what he meant.
Kian quickly said, “Yes, I’ll check right away. But I asked Yessica. She said they are meeting with a real estate company they previously collaborated with for discussions on a new project. There might be an opportunity for further cooperation.”
This was largely consistent with what Camille had told him earlier. However, Ayan still felt uneasy. He wanted more details.
Since he had expressed his concern like this, Kian naturally didn’t dare delay anything.
They had their own people in Flento City-keeping an eye on Preston-and Walker’s Group also had their own people there, so handling things quickly was not a problem.
Before everything was clear, Ayan didn’t mention his actions to Camille. He simply said, “Take care during your business trip. You haven’t gone on one for a long time. If anything happens, contact me immediately. Although I won’t be by your side, I’ll arrange someone to help you.”
He rambled on about many things as if she wasn’t just going on a business trip but leaving the country.
But Camille enjoyed this state of affairs. She smiled lightly and said, “Maybe I should take you with me. With you by my side, I’ll feel more at ease.”
Ayan glanced at his watch and said, “Let me make a call to Kian first and arrange things for tomorrow’s work so that I can accompany you on the business trip!”
After saying that, he was about to make the call.
Camille immediately stopped him and said, “No need to call! With so much work at Simpson Group, why are you accompanying me to discuss a project that we don’t even know if we can close? Callum would definitely be upset if he found out!”
“Maybe he won’t,” Ayan chuckled softly but didn’t insist on going since the business trip was so sudden without any preparation time. Simpson Group had too many things going on right now-especially with the uncertainty of Mario stepping down from his position-it caught everyone off guard.
He helped Camille pack up her things and said softly, “Keep in touch with me, alright?”
“Alright! I know! You’ve already told me many times! Besides, I’m only going on a business trip for one day. I’ll be back the day after tomorrow. It’s not like I’m going for long!”
Ayan narrowed his eyes slightly before asking, “While you’re in Flento City, why not reach out to Crystal? Didn’t she say she was planning to come back? When is she supposed to return?”