Chapter 1373 A New Strategy


    Colton returned to his room and found Beryl sitting there. He nonchntly took a seat beside him and


    coldly remarked, "Don''t you have your own room?"


    Without paying him much attention, Berylzily retorted, "You want to talk to me but then want me to


    leave? Isn''t that a bit heartless?"


    With those words, Beryl got up and poured himself a ss of red wine, as if he was the master of the


    house. He seemed familiar with the arrangement of Colton''s room.


    "It''s just the three of us on this floor. It''s fine for us to wander in and out of the rooms—it works well for


    us." Beryl''s lips curled up slightly, and he ced the wine ss next to Colton before raising an


    eyebrow.


    Colton looked at the sudden appearance of the wine ss before him. His expression dimmed slightly,


    and then he picked up the ss, downing its contents without hesitation.


    "Take it easy! This is not apetition," Beryl advised when he noticed Colton''s haste to drink.


    "Speak up." Colton didn''t pay any attention to Beryl''sment and went straight to the point. It wasn''t


    a suitable time for idle chatter. The mere thought of Nicole coborating with Kendrick irked him. He


    thought he no longer loved Nicole, so why was he feeling this way? It was beyond hisprehension.


    "Oh? Alright, Kendrick and Nicole signed a contract. It''s rted to the research center. He''s Nicole''s


    investor, and he''s helping with the development." Beryl looked for any change in Colton''s expression


    but found none. He continued, "You could say that the foreign research center is closely tied to


    Kendrick. If something happens to Kendrick, Nicole''s research center could be affected."


    As Beryl''s words trailed off, Colton poured himself more wine and downed it in one go. Whether it was


    due to what Beryl said or something else, he was incredibly vexed.


    "Enough with the drinking; do you even realize how much you''ve consumed during this time?" Beryl


    frowned slightly, displeased with Colton''s continuous drinking. However, Colton didn''t stop his actions


    despite Beryl''sment.


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    "Don''t worry about it. Proceed as nned." Colton''s lips tightened into a line. His expression remained


    devoid of emotion as he ced the wine ss aside and spoke coldly.


    Beryl was momentarily taken aback by his response, but he quicklyposed himself and nodded with


    a smile. "Alright, I''ll do as you say." After just these words, he left, and Colton''s room fell into silence


    once again.


    Beryl knew that everything Colton was doing right now was a facade. If things really escted to that


    point, Colton would surely backtrack. For this time, he needed to alter his approach—he had to make


    sure of the safety of Nicole''s research center.


    Colton''s eyes turned bloodshot as he stared at the carpet, reying Beryl''s words in his mind. If he


    completely destroyed Kendrick, it would undoubtedly impact Nicole''s overseas efforts. All her hard work


    could go down the drain.


    Maybe she didn''t need his pity after all. From having Zachary by her side before to having Kendrick


    now—either one of them was enough to help her.


    Forget it.


    Colton shook his head with a self-deprecating smile. A sleepless night ensued.


    Back in the country, Ryan had sprung into action. The Gardner Family held an emergency board


    meeting, with Ryan entering as the new shareholder.


    Benjamin remainedposed as he presided over the meeting, extending a wee to Ryan


    alongside the other board members.


    This surprised Ryan. After the board meeting, he immediately informed Kendrick of all that transpired.


    "Don''t make hasty moves. Stop all your ns for now. They''ve likely caught wind of something."


    Kendrick listened to Ryan''s detailed ount from start to finish, and an uneasy feeling settled in his


    heart.