Chapter<b>59</b>Fair Competition<b>…</b>Yeah<b>Right</b>
Sylvia understood why Ward was so insistent. His parents had died in a house copse due<b>to</b>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<i>to</i>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.”N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content.
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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“<b>I’ll</b>pass
this on to my boss.<b>If</b>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<b>,</b>but<b>I’m</b>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<b>,</b>the call to us<b>.</b>But something<b>doesn’t</b>feel right,<b>I’ll</b>have to check with my brother,<b>”</b>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<b>in</b>business.
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<b>you</b>find out you’ve been yed by the big bad wolf!”