Elena felt as if she was in trouble. Why did he sound so irritated? It was as if he had a bone to pick with her. She looked at Lois. Second Young Master Sharp only called her name, so should she go in alone?
“Miss Garcia, you may go in now.” The receptionist glared at her angrily.
The door was immediately shut behind her as she stepped into the office.
“Then, we…” Lois was stunned. Why were they left behind?
“The young master only wanted to see Miss Garcia. Both of you can wait in the lobby.”
She finally received an instruction to send the guests up in-person to the second young master’s office and a chance to be around him. However, it did not turn out the way she wanted. There was no benefit for her. The second young master even looked at her in disgust. No, he did not even look her in the eyes. She felt wronged. She left Lois and Aryan at the lounge area and then turned to leave.
Elena had no idea what had happened outside of the office. She kept her cool and stood in front of Second Young Master Sharp’s desk.
“Second Young Master Sharp…”
“Big Brother does not want you anymore?” Henry released his mouse, leaned back on the chair, and stared at her.
He had a weird look on his face. He knew that she had put on a disguise. When his big brother said that she was beautiful, he knew that the freckles on her face did not look right, even though he did not understand the reason behind that..
However, he had not expected Elena to look so amazing without the freckles on her face. Her face looked exceptionally clean. Her flawless skin was as white as snow with a tinge of red on her cheeks. Her refined facial features were far better than the paintings of ancient beauties. He finally realized that his big brother had spoken the truth when he praised her beauty.
He drew back his gaze, and coldly said, “So, the marriage contract has been dissolved?”
It was a heartbreaking question, and for one who had just been abandoned, it was also difficult to answer. However, Elena was done with her lack of reaction to the situation. It was a new day, and she looked forward to a brighter future instead of dwelling in sadness.
“Yes, I heard that he made an announcement about canceling his engagement with me.”
She put the laptop bag down and sat across him at the desk to meet his curious gaze. “Second Young Master Sharp, regarding our cooperation…”
“Elena, are dead inside?” Henry was careless when he spoke to her, so she could not keep up with his pace.
Elena rubbed her temples helplessly and asked, “Second Young Master Sharp, I don’t get what you mean. Can you be more clear about it?”
She thought that she was there to talk about their cooperation and official business. Why did he bring up matters about her private life?
“Big Brother no longer wants you; don’t you feel anything at all? Did you even cry?”
It seemed that her eyes were a little swollen, but it was not noticeable. It looked more like edema as if she had drunk too much water before bedtime. He could not tell if she had been crying.
“I did,” Elena answered truthfully.
“Well.” He finally detected some sort of normalcy in her. He nodded. “Are you over it?”
“No.”
“No?”
“I was too proud when we quarreled last night, so I didn’t accept a single cent as compensation. I left with nothing… After all, we were not married.”
She coughed softly and adjusted her breath before she said, “When Eldest Young Master Williams offered compensation, I did not ask for a single cent.”
Henry was speechless. He did not expect to hear such realistic words from Elena.
Why was she not sad after a breakup?
Henry could not understand Elena’s thoughts. He asked, “Then?”
“Then, I regretted it, of course. How could I be so stupid? Eldest Young Master Williams is so rich; he might even give me tens of millions had I asked for it.”
Elena seemed regretful, so much that she looked as if she was about to stomp her feet!
“Maybe he would even give me 300 million dollars. Then, I won’t need to be here to cooperate with Sharp Corporation, would I?”
“You…”
That bloody girl! She managed to change the subject back to the official business! She was really good at conversation! However, was she not sad at all? Michael was such an outstanding man, was she not unhappy to have lost such an amazing fiancé?
“Actually, Second Young Master Sharp must have been pretty happy to learn that my engagement was canceled, isn’t it so?”
Elena smiled. Henry was silent as words got stuck in his throat.
Finally, he cleared his throat and said, “I… Why would I want to see your engagement canceled? We’re not even that close to each other.”
“I don’t know the reason, but I have a feeling that you don’t want me to be with Eldest Young Master Williams.”
He had wanted to deny it, but he could not say anything contrary to his conscience. He did want her to leave his big brother so that she could not become his burden. However, he was also inexplicably sad and uncomfortable when he learned that Michael had dumped her.
Then, Henry sensed that something was amiss. He was from Sharp Corporation, and she was the representative from September Studio. Should he not be the one to lead the conversation?
“Second Young Master Sharp, your time is too precious, so I don’t want to take too much of it. Shall we talk about the agreement?”
Henry was once again made uncomfortable by her serious tone. He did not believe that she was a cold-hearted person. Perhaps it was more accurate to say that he did not think that someone could be so indifferent after Eldest Young Master Williams left them.
“So now you have nothing to do with Eldest Young Master Williams?” he asked.
Elena thought for a while and frowned. “Second Young Master Sharp, perhaps you are only willing to cooperate with us because I was Eldest Young Master Williams’s fiancée?”
Henry was stunned; he did not expect her to have such a thought.
He narrowed his eyes. “Do you think that I would need such a connection?”
“Initially, I certainly did not think so. Even though Sharp Corporation is not as big as Williams Corporation at the moment, I can see that business is flourishing when stepped into the building.”
“So?” That was good to hear, at least.
However, Elena’s next words almost provoked a gentleman like him to go berserk.
“Well, I did not expect Second Young Master Sharp to behave so unprofessionally.”
Henry’s face sank, and he refuted in anger, “When am I not professional?”
“Well, aren’t we supposed to discuss the agreement today?”
There was no need to continue the discussion if they were to only talk about private matters.
“Is this how you’d treat your investors? Aren’t you afraid of upsetting me to a point where I’d be unwilling to continue with this project?”
“My apologies, Second Young Master Sharp, but I’ll have to clear some misunderstandings about today’s agenda.”
Elena looked him in the eyes as she continued to speak.
“Firstly, you are not an investor of September Studio. Instead, we are partners in this venture. We are not social climbers who only want to gain benefits from Sharp Corporation.
“Secondly, even though I do not want you to call off this collaboration, it does not mean that I have to beg you for it.”
She sat up straight as her eyes gleamed brightly.
“September Studio is raising funds, but a collaboration with Sharp Corporation is actually a step too fast for us.
“If your company does not want to cooperate with us, then September Studio can take a moment to slow down.”
“We would only fall harder if we were to go that fast. If Sharp Corporation has no intention to venture into the animation business, then September Studio is set to fail. Therefore, we would have to make serious considerations in choosing a suitable partner to work with us.”