Chapter 368


    Maja sat beside Samuel, who had conveniently ced her besiden.


    It was clear as day that Samuel was looking to stir the pot.


    Across in the other booth, Maureen had shot her a few nces. Though she hadn’t said anything


    outright, her dislike for Maja was pretty obvious.n’s event had ended early, but Samuel had a second


    act lined up.


    Being the life of the party, Samuel livened up the atmosphere instantly and smoothly steered the


    conversation toward ByteWise Technologies. Tonight’s dinner, hosted by Silverstone Enterprises, was


    to thankn. So, as long as things didn’t get awkward, it was all good.


    Now with Samuel in the mix, everyone was having a st.


    Judson, who was familiar with ByteWise Technologies, joined in the chat.


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    “Mr. Brown just bought a bigpany. Are you interested in ByteWise Technologies?”


    Samuel chuckled, “I just heard that ByteWise Technologies has partnered with severalpanies. I’m


    surprised at how they managed to get them all on board.”


    More bigwigs chimed in.


    “Isn’t it ByteWise’s MO to offer up direct benefits? They always targetpanies that are in a rut.


    Thosepanies probably see ByteWise as a lifesaver.”


    After a few minutes of banter, even Samuel had a goodugh.


    “I heard the Raymond Corporation cklisted ByteWise Technologies. Does Mr. Raymond have some


    dirt on Knox?”


    Technologies just yet.


    He took a sip of his drink and leaned casually against the back of his chair.


    His wrist sported an expensive watch, and the movement of lifting his drink made the veins on the back


    of his hand stand out.


    He was quite the eye–catcher.


    Maja sneaked a few nces at him before turning her attention to ByteWise Technologies.


    Samuel raised his ss ton.


    “Mr. Raymond, if you know, could you tell Penny? Her husband can’t seem to handle her beef with


    Knox.”


    Maja’s heart pounded. Samuel loved to cause trouble. Ifn ever found out who she really was and


    remembered this moment, he’d probably make a mess of Samuel’spany.


    “Do you have a personal beef with Knox?”


    Maja’s heart raced. She was worriedn would make the connection to the Pennyfeather family’s


    But Samuel came to her rescue.


    “Mr. Raymond, Knox was a friend of my father. Given my father’s preferences, what beef could Knox


    possibly have with Penny? Didn’t she expose some directors at the Arcadia School of Modern Art?


    These people were all in cahoots with my father.”


    Daniel, the old coot, was indeed despicable, but his biggest punishment was probably having a son like


    Samuel.


    Now, Maja fully understood Samuel’s cunning..


    He talked about the Brown family’s scandal so casually. The scandal had caused a stir in their circle,


    as it involved Solstice College and the students. After Daniel’s downfall, Samuel naturally took over the


    family business.


    Now he was discussing the Browns without hesitation, clearly confident in his current standing and


    believing that it wouldn’t affect him.


    His words provided Maja with a perfect alibi.


    Plus, they were a wake–up call that Knox’s private affairs were also quite messy.


    Samuel had a smile on his face.


    “Mr. Raymond, don’t you have enough evidence to shut down ByteWise Technologies? Why not help


    Penny? After all, she’s your designer.”


    “Why would I help her?”


    In other words, her being a designer wasn’t enough for him to step in.


    His words left Samuel dumbfounded but made Carlene burst intoughter. She agreed


    wholeheartedly.


    “She’s just a designer. Even ifn has the evidence, it’s something the Raymond family worked hard to


    obtain. It can’t just be handed over to an outsider.”