NovelUpdateChapter 141 Victoria slid two bills beneath her coffee cup.
"I'm afraid I can't help you with this," she said. "If Ms. Marchand heads to IT, she can patch up my code herself. Honestly, you have what it takes to fix the gon your own-sometimes it's better to rely on yourself than to beg for favors. Sorry, but I've got somewhere to be. Coffee's on me." She stood, face unreadable, and strode away without a backward glance.
Violet hurried after her, frustration sharpening her voice.
"Victoria, The Langford Group isn't the only investor in this project-Golden Era Enterprises is involved too. And that's the company your grandfather founded from nothing. If something happens to Golden Era, you won't cout ahead either. It'll just be a lose-lose situation." Victoria paused and slowly turned.
Her gaze was icy, cold enough to cut to the bone.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"If a single gcould bankrupt Golden Era," she said, "then Simms really hasn't been doing his job all these years. Poor investments-well, I guess you played your part in that, since you were the one pushing for this. Maybe you should focus on figuring out how to explain that to Simms." Without another word, Victoria walked briskly out of the café, her stride light and unhurried.
Night had already settled in by the tYasmine pulled up to the hotel entrance.
As Victoria stepped outside, she noticed a familiar luxury van pulling up behind Yasmine's car.
Violet was still inside. The license plate said McNeil, which meant Violet wasn't the only one trying to change her mind-McNeil probably wanted a word too.
Victoria slid into the passenger seat. Yasmine had cranked the heater, and warmth seeped into her bones almost immediately.
In the rearview mirror, she caught a glimpse of McNeil politely opening the door for Violet. Victoria closed her eyes, resisting the urge to watch people whose lives had nothing to do with her. She leaned back, drowsiness overtaking her.
She woke with a start, still in the car, headlights washing over the familiar outline of her house.
Yasmine glanced over and spoke softly. "Ms. Turner, you were sound asleep, so I didn't want to disturb you. We're hnow-ready to go inside?" Quantum Core Technologies Curtis hadn't slept in two days.
Victoria ran into him as she arrived at work, and for a moment she wondered if he'd say something to her. But Curtis simply nodded a greeting before disappearing into his office.
He was remarkably composed-even Ailie, who made a habit of snooping around for updates, couldn't help but give him silent credit.
"Hasn't Mr. Garcia tried to talk to you?" she asked Victoria, surprised he hadn't cto ask for help after all.
Victoria's lips curled into a faint smile.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHe probably never would. There was no reason to.
Curtis sat alone in his office when his phone buzzed with an unfamiliar number.
A deep, assured voice cthrough the line: "Mr. Garcia, would you be willing to sellthe rights to that gfor a fair price?" Curtis blinked in surprise at the offer.
"That game's already been pulled and written off. Why would you want to buy it?" He'd lost enough sleep over that disaster. Thank God McNeil had invested through his own girlfriend, instead of Quantum Core Technologies twisting arms to get outside investment-otherwise, the pressure would've been unbearable.
Most days, Curtis spent his tfielding angry messages from gamers online.
atways had e ompaniesm launch new games eventually, but after a failure like this, who would trust Quantum Core's next release with their money?
"That's my concern," the caller said. "You can either hold onto it and let it go to waste, or sell into me. But my ttis limited. Three days-that's how long you have to decide." The content. is on novelenglish.net!
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