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Aylen didn’t rush to leave: “Mr. Clement left a message, saying. that if you need help, you can find him at any time.”
Knowing this news, he was still somewhat shocked.
He wasn’t sure if Pierce was serious, or if he was just looking for an excuse to have Sophia beg him?.
Aylen was carefully watching Sophia.
Pierce relentlessly pursued Sophia while showing no mercy in business matters.
I simply didn’t know what to say.
I had thought that Sophia would be angry, but she wasn’t.
She sat there, giving a emotionless smile.
“Kick me out? He wishes. This time, he’s the one who should be rolling out.”
Sophia stood up, “Has the handover for Codepath Tech been taken care of?”
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Aylen’s eyes flickered, instantly understanding:
“It’s been handled, we can announce it anytime.”
“No rush.”
Sophia raised an eyebrow, she was looking forward to Pierce’s reaction after knowing about this.
He thought he was far ahead on the track.
But what if he found out at the finish line that Sophia had been standing there all along, would he be furious?
The department that came for the audit arranged for the Deputy Minister of the Project Department, Elliott Bynes, to receive them.
Because there was no need for Frank to step in.
However, to the outside world, this was seen as a signal that Sophia had given up on Frank.
So, Elliott was exceptionally proactive.
Sophia just occasionally showed up.
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The progress of the audit reached one week later.
Except for Sophia and Aylen, everyone in the company was preparing for this review.
Some people didn’t know the inside story, so they were very anxious.
Sophia also let this anxious emotion spread.
She didn’t go to find Pierce again.
The two people had never contacted each other.
Camille suddenly fell ill, her plans were interrupted, and she didn’t feel regretful.
After all, acting was quite hard for her.
The weak link in this project was Sophia, even Lydia couldn’t help but come over.
She had a cup of coffee in Sophia’s office and sighed:
“Did you blow it with Pierce?”
Sophia chuckled, “Mr. Clement was all business, showing no
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mercy. It was expected that things would fall apart.”
Lydia became anxious, “Is there no other way? Everyone knows that the audit is just a formality. The real obstacle is his refusal to sign.”
He just wanted to find a legitimate reason to reject you.
“How could you give up like this?
Sophia knew she was genuinely worried for her, she tugged at the corner of her mouth:
“Well, I couldn’t do anything about it. He was dragging me down, and I could drag him down too. It was just a matter of who could keep it up!”
She also didn’t tell Lydia about the Codepath Tech matter.
After all, Lydia and Pierce had a familial relationship, she couldn’t help but be cautious.
Lydia left.
Worked overtime at the company in the evening.
Sophia had a cup of coffee and then left, watching as everyone in the meeting room was busy. Elliott’s eyes were sunken.
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Seeing Sophia standing at the door, he immediately went up to greet her with renewed energy:
“Ms. Cruise.”
“You’ve worked hard, Mr. Bynes.”
“In that case, this is your trust in me, of course I had to do it well.”
“But these people were really nitpicking. I heard that it was Mr. Clement who specifically made a statement. I think they were deliberately making things difficult, or maybe…”
Elliott hesitated, glancing at Sophia.
Sophia raised an eyebrow, “Mr. Bynes, just speak your mind.”
“You could go to Mr. Clement and ask for a favor. It’s just a matter of you personally delivering a message. Mr. Clement surely wouldn’t make it too difficult for you.”
Sophia looked at Elliott with indifferent eyes, remaining silent without uttering a word.
Elliott’s complexion subtly changed, as if he had spoken too much and too quickly.
“Ms. Cruise, L…
Sophia suddenly laughed, “Yeah, doing business has become so simple, thanks to your guidance.”
Elliott’s face turned pale, suddenly becoming tense:
“That’s not what I meant, Ms. Cruise, I…”
Sophia lifted her chin, not taking it to heart:
“Carry on.”
She turned around and went back to the office.
The next day.
There was a formal meeting in the morning, which was to discuss the evaluation results.
However, a heavyweight evaluation document within the company suddenly disappeared.
The people who participated in this assessment could not be found.
Ten minutes before the meeting started.
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Frank also came, sat next to Sophia, and nodded with a smile.
Sophia gave a perfunctory smile.
Very quickly.
The document was found.
It was said that Elliott had casually tossed it into a pile of materials after finishing it last night, and only found it this morning.
Sophia nodded absentmindedly, glancing at the nervous Elliott.
“It’s okay, as long as you found it, let’s get started.”
“Wait a moment, Mr. Clement and Ms. Ayesa also came.”
This meeting was related to Codepath Tech, they had every reason to attend.
Sophia nodded.
About more than half a month had passed since the last time we met.
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Pierce, tall and imposing, with a stern and profound facial features, walked in with a powerful aura, easily becoming the focus of everyone, giving off the vibe of a domineering CEO.
His eyebrows were as dark as ink, his gaze sharp. His eyes lingered on Sophia for a few seconds, revealing no discernible emotion.
As is well known, this meeting was held by Pierce for Sophia.
It was inevitably a life–or–death struggle for interests.
Everyone was waiting to see what the result would be.
But Sophia didn’t lose her temper She pursed her lips and chuckled lightly, her dimples shallow, her eyes and eyebrows as beautiful as a painting, radiating a bright and refreshing aura. She even stood up to greet them.
“Mr. Clement, Ms. Ayesa, it’s been a long time!”
With a joyful expression, her smile was sweet.
Lydia chuckled and nodded.
But unconsciously, I was worried about her.
Pierce didn’t show any emotion, his eyes just deepened a bit,
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and then he sat across from her.
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His thin lips slightly parted, his voice soft yet edged with hidden sharpness:
“Sophia, were you confident?”
He had someone pass on a message, asking her to come and beg him personally.
Even without the condition of donating bone marrow, he still needed this stepping stone.
But she didn’t.
She cut off contact very decisively.
Pierce wasn’t the slightest bit happy.
Sophia smiled, her eyes gentle and obedient, like a cup of warm
tea.
“Why wasn’t it there?”
Pierce’s gaze faltered, he averted his eyes, feeling his throat somewhat parched.
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“I quit? Ms. Cruise, I wonder why I should quit?”
Sophia, with her delicate eyebrows and eyes, and a soft voice, spoke with a sting in every sentence:
“Mr. Clement was confident and determined to kick me out, but I was curious, how far had you gone with this project?”
Did Codepath Tech win? Or rather, was a replacement found?
You didn’t take a single step in the Long March, yet you already Knew how to kick people.
“I felt that Mr. Clement was not suitable for this project, so I suggested that you should just get lost!”
