Chapter 59


    Chapter 59 Fair Competition… Yeah Right


    Sylvia understood why Ward was so insistent. His parents had died in a house copse


    due to shoddy construction, so now that he was in charge, he’d never allow such a tragedy to


    happen again. Sylvia trusted himpletely.


    “I trust you to handle this, and I’m willing to give you this chance. Just don’t let me down,” Sylvia


    said with a smile. Ward let out a sigh of relief but then Sylvia posed another question.


    “I heard you were approached by another newpany yesterday morning. They’re not in


    construction, but tech–more aligned with what ourpany might be interested in for the future. If


    we were to enter tech development, who would you choose to partner with?”


    Sylvia knew about this because Cyril’spany, notorious for their astuteness, was the one


    wanting to coborate with Ward. Now she was curious – under these circumstances, who would


    Ward choose?


    Ward caught the hidden meaning in Sylvia’s question – was there a hint ofpetition, even a whiff


    of hostility? In front of everyone, Ward knew he couldn’t be explicit, so he stayed vague.


    “Even though we’re small, I believe in fairpetition. If the Ivans can offer more, no one would


    refuse a partnership with them.”


    But honestly, Ward thought, was there any real choice? There was no genuinepetition – his


    loyalty was squarely with Sylvia.


    Sylvia grinned, thrilled by Ward’s answer. “Good, I hope we have more chances to


    coborate. Don’t disappoint. A decision that could revive yourpany isn’t a bad one at


    all.”


    Relieved, Ward was d Sylvia wasn’t fixating on the potential conflict of interest.


    With that, Ward’s team left and Sylvia headed off with Juliet. Midway, Juliet received a call from an


    unfamiliar number–it was Cyril’s assistant.


    “What’s this about?” Juliet asked.


    “We’d like to discuss a partnership. Yourpany is moving into autonomous driving technology,


    and we have mature solutions in that domain. If we team up, both sides stand to gain,” the assistant


    proposed.


    Juliet couldn’t help butugh. Theirpany indeed nned to venture into autonomous driving,


    but who’s to say they needed Cyril’s team? Still, in business, direct refusal wasn’t always wise, so


    she kept her response open.


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    “I’ll pass


    this on to my boss. If you’re serious about coborating, I expect you’ll be prepared,” Juliet said


    before ending the call.


    “What’s up?” Sylvia inquired.


    “It’s Cyril’s lot. They want to partner on driverless tech, but I’m puzzled–didn’t Cyril’spany


    already start a project and secure a partner? Why suddenly propose coboration with us?” Juliet


    wondered.


    “Because their chosen partner was gged for dishonesty, and their deal fell through. Now Cyril


    needs to find a recement quickly and the Ivans are venturing into the same tech. Hence, the call


    to us. But something doesn’t feel right, I’ll have to check with my brother,” Sylvia exined, aware


    of the morning’s fresh news.


    “Surely you don’t think your brother’s behind this?” Juliet expressed disbelief. Bruce always fought


    fair and square in business.


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    Sylvia chuckled. “If you don’t believe it, then you might not really know my brother. Behind his shiny


    facade lie maneuvers not meant for daylight. It’s likely his doing, so please check with him.”


    Juliet shook her head, trusting Bruce wouldn’t stoop to such levels.


    Sylvia almostughed out loud at her naivety. “Okay, have it your way. But don’te


    crying to me when you find out you’ve been yed by the big bad wolf!”