Chapter 339
At Sam’s school, Ashley heard a sweet voice, Auntie Rong”
Turning, she saw Kelly running towards her Auntie Rong, last night, my mom asked me to deliver buns to you, but you weren’t home, so I took them back.”
Before Ashley could respond, Sam, unaware that Ashley had moved out, scoffed. “That’s a lie! My mom was clearly home last night!”
Kelly scratched her head. “Oh? Really? Then why…”
fore
Ashley
could
“Ms. Yang,” Ashley replied.
explain,
Sam’s teacher called
out, “Mrs.
Sterling*
Ms. Yang asked Sam and Kelly to go inside; she needed to speak with Ashley. Once they were inside, Ms. Yang said, “There’s a parent–child event at school next week. Are you aware?”
Ashley shook her head. Sam hadn’t mentioned it. “Oh…” Ms. Yang sighed. She suspected
Ashley said, “Someone can accompany her.”
much but wanted
to
confirm.
This was Ashley’s consistent response. Ms. Yang sighed again. “Alright, I understand.* Ashley thanked her and left.
Back at the office, she was informed that Tanya and Yonnie had arrived. The previous meeting with Tanya had been incidental; neither she nor Tim ever intended to collaborate with the Lins. Tim immediately had them turned away.
Shortly
after, Tim received a call. Seeing the caller ID, he glanced at Ashley. Ashley raised her eyebrows.“Chase?”
“Yes.”
Ashley, anticipating Chase’s purpose, continued working.
Tim answered, “Mr. Sterling.”
Chase said, “Mr. Reed, dinner tonight?”
Tim cut to the chase.“This call is on behalf of the Lins, right?”
Chase admitted it.
Tim chuckled.“Mr. Sterling, Longmo will absolutely not collaborate with the Lins. I don’t need to explain why.”
Before Chase could respond, Tim continued, “Also, the proposal from Sterling Corp was excellent. However, if we collaborate, there’s a condition: you must guarantee that no one from the Lin or Sun families will have access to our project. If that’s not possible, there’s no point discussing further. Is that clear?”
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