Chapter 99


    Chapter 99 He Will Not Answer


    Eileen delicately held her pen, lost in thought about her uing dinner with Eric….


    Yvette pleaded once again, “Eileen, pleasee with me! Otherwise, I won’t know what to talk about


    with him, and it will be so awkward! You’re his sister, and with you there, the atmosphere will be much


    more rxed. How about this? If you agree toe with me, I’ll help you get into the Olympiad Math


    team.”


    Ring…


    The ss bell rang.


    Eileen replied, “Let me think about it! My brother is usually very busy. I’m not sure if he has any free


    time.”


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    Yvette reassured her happily, “Don’t worry. If I ask him, he won’t dare not show Let’s leave it at that for


    now. Join us for dinner tonight. I’m heading back first!”


    The look in Yvette’s eyes revealed an undeniable fondness and admiration for Eric.


    Eileen stared nkly at the test paper on the table. Her mind was empty, and she did not know what


    she was thinking. Suddenly, she felt something hit her back, snapping her back to reality. Turning


    around, Eileen saw that it was a book from her desk mate behind her that had fallen. Eileen bent down,


    picked it up for him, and handed it back after dusting it off.


    “Why are you so nosy!” Hector’s tone was a bit harsh.


    Eileen slightly furrowed her brows and remained silent..


    After finishing four morning sses, Eileen was once again dragged by Yvette to the cafeteria. for


    lunch..


    Eileen ate slowly and deliberately. In the past, she usually brought meals prepared by Sharon and


    rarely ate in the cafeteria. She picked a few of her favorite dishes, but they tasted nd. in her mouth.


    Even so, Eileen forced herself to eat a little, although not much.


    Yvette seemed obsessed with Eric and kept sending messages on her phone. “Why isn’t he replying?


    What would he usually be doing at this time, Eileen? It’s already noon. He should be taking his lunch


    break!”


    Eileen tasted the meatloaf. After a bite, she put down her fork. She still couldn’t get used to it. She took


    a tissue to wipe her mouth. Tm not sure about his work at thepany. But I guess my brother should


    be in a meeting at this time. Let’s eat quickly. It won’t taste good when it gets cold.”


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    Meanwhile, at Caerulus Corporation, Eric was sitting at the head of the table, listening to the summary


    reports from various departments. His sleeves were rolled up, revealing his forearms. His well-defined


    fingers twirled his signing pen in his hand. His sharp gaze was deep and mysterious, exuding a chilling


    aura. As he listened to the report from the marketing manager, he lifted his eyes. The other party


    immediately fell silent. “What I want to hear are the key points…” He tossed the document in front of


    him. “If the next report is the same, you won’t keep your position…”


    The marketing manager trembled because of his gaze. “Yes, yes, yes… it immediately.”


    “Continue.”


    I’ll go back and change


    Ever since Eric took over thepany, everyone, from top to bottom, had been following his lead.


    Each half-hour meeting would take the senior management a week to digest. Hardly anyone could


    keep up with his pace.


    The air inside the room felt stuffy. Loosening two buttons on his shirt, he was halfway through the


    presentation when suddenly, a phone on the conference table started to vibrate.


    Eric picked up his phone and nced at the iing number. There were no names. attached to the


    number, and he quickly hung up.


    Upon opening the message box again, he found a dozen or so new missed call notifications.


    With a casual nce, he switched the phone to silent mode.


    After leaving the cafeteria, Yvette waited in vain for a message from Eric. Frustrated, she kicked a


    stone at her feet. “What on earth is he doing? He hasn’t replied for so long. Even a big meeting should


    have ended by now. Eileen, give me your phone!”


    Eileen said softly, “He won’t answer.


    “How will we know if we don’t try? Come on! Let me use yours to call him!”


    Eileen couldn’t resist and reluctantly handed over her phone. In truth, she didn’t want to be part of their


    dinner. If she could y matchmaker for them, Eileen would have to grit her teeth and reluctantly


    agree.


    Yvette held the phone to her ear while anxiously twirling a strand of hair with her fingers. To her


    surprise, after only a few seconds, a deep, maic voice sounded from the other end of the line,


    “Eileen, what’s up?”


    Yvette listened to the voice, and her heart sank a bit. “It’s not your sister. It’s me!” she said somewhat


    angrily.


    “Ms. Friedman? Can I help you with something?”


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    She could tell that the tone of the voice had suddenly be cold. It was clear that she was being


    treated differently.


    “Eric, did you or did you not see the message I sent you? Weren’t we supposed to go out for a meal?”


    Yvette spoke before she heard another woman’s voice from her phone. “Mr. Snow, have you. finished


    your meeting? The meal I ordered for you has been delivered to your office.”


    Eric gave a slight nod while Gavin was reporting the uing work tasks on the side. One after


    another, they walked into the elevator.


    “I understand. What time are we meeting in the evening?


    Yvette bit her lip. It seemed she had misunderstood him. She had thought he was intentionally not


    answering her calls. Her voice carried a hint of apology as she said, “You haven’t eaten yet? Then you


    should eat first! Have you finished work? I’lle find you with Eileen tonight! We can decide where to


    eat then.”


    “All right.”


    “Then I’ll hang up now. See you…. tonight!”


    “Okay.”


    After she hung up the phone, Eric asked Gavin about the ns for the rest of the evening.


    Gavin replied, “At seven in the evening, you have a dinner meeting with the CEO of Jenson Group.


    “Cancel it.”


    “Got it.”


    Thest ss in the afternoon was a self-study period. Eileen went to the ssroom in the professional


    training workshop. The person in charge of the Olympiad Math team was a man in his thirties named


    Jacob Gardner. As soon as Eileen arrived, she was called into a separate ssroom.


    After a short while, Jacob called someone over. It was none other than Hector, who was sitting behind


    Eileen. He took the first seat by the door, and Jacob walked up to the podium. He pulled out two exam


    papers from his file and said, “Let me rify the rules and conditions. for you. It’s quite straightforward.


    Whoever scores higher stays. The exam questions have been modified from those of the previous two


    years. Do your best.”


    Eileen replied, “I understand, Mr. Gardner.”


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    Jacob distributed the test papers, along with two sheets of draft paper. He then sat down to supervise.


    The desk and drawer were spotlessly clean.


    The examsted for an hour and a half. However, to save time, Jacob only handed out half of the test


    paper, which mainly consisted of major questions for scoring.


    Eileen habitually tackled the major questions first as she found the earlier ones rtively.


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    easy.


    In reality, she did not necessarily have to join the Olympiad Math team. However, given the current


    situation, having more options was advantageous. At least, she still had the right to


    choose.


    After spending an hour and fifteen minutes on the task and taking five minutes to check her work,


    Eileen handed in her test paper. It was hard not to notice Yvette, who was constantly peeking in from


    the doorway. If it were not for her, Eileen would have almost forgotten. about the dinner engagement.