Chapter 52
Sophie was really beating around the bush.
On one hand, she reminded Eleanor that her resignation hadn’t been approved yet, so she was still a
VitaLife Global employee, and she should do whatever the President arranged for her.
On the other hand, she told Eleanor that she had already pissed off the President by publicly rejecting
him, so even though she didn’t want to, she had to do what he asked now.
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Eleanor caught Sophie’s drift and sighed inside. She had been too impulsive just now and ended up
bbing without thinking.
With the current situation, it would be a bit immature for her to refuse again.
Eleanor reluctantly agreed. She figured she might as well do onest thing for VitaLife Global.
She turned around and walked out. Cameron nced at her retreating figure, took back his disdainful
gaze, and looked at
Bernard.
“Bernard, would you like to attend the dinner tonight?” His tone carried a gentle undertone, tinged with
ttery. Even his eyes
exuded warmth and friendliness.
Bernard reclined on the sofa, one hand supporting his forehead while the other held his phone. He
remained engrossed in the screen, never lifting his gaze.
Cameron assumed that Bernard’s silence meant he had no interest in attending, so he swiftly
interjected, “The Clowers Group and VitaLife Global are embroiled in a conflict over the west city
development project. Naturally, it should be the president of VitaLife Global who handles it. As the
initiator of the bidding meeting, you should steer clear of any suspicion.”
The people at the Clowers Group thought that since Bernard was close to their daughter, he might be
biased towards them. So they have been secretly trying to cause trouble for the Ratliff Group behind
the scenes, hoping to force them to withdraw from the bidding.
How could Cameron give up such a great opportunity? So he deliberately arranged tonight’s dinner in
front of Bernard.
The reason he asked Bernard if he wanted to go was actually because he wanted him to help Sophie
mediate the rtionship between the two parties. Because only with the initiator, Bernard, attending
would the people from the Clowers Group be obedient. Otherwise, relying on his daughter alone to
mediate the situation definitely wouldn’t work.
But seeing that Bernard was not willing, he had to make his words a bit more subtle. After all, he didn’t
know how Bernard felt about Sophie now, so he couldn’t ask him to do things as his future father–in–
law.
Bernard put away his phone, looked indifferently at the excited Cameron, and said, “Send me the
address.”
Cameron didn’t expect Bernard to actually agree to attend such a dinner, and he was over the moon.
“Later, I’ll have Eleanor send it to your phone.”
After saying that, he looked at Bernard with a smile. “Sophie just took office, and her authority is not
strong enough. Please help
her out.”
Being a president of the group, he normally wouldn’t attend junior dinners like this.
If it wasn’t for the Clowers Group’s people constantly making things difficult for his daughter, he
wouldn’t have intervened in organizing this so–called “mediation” dinner..
Fortunately, Bernard agreed to go. With Bernard’s strong and powerful support tonight, Sophie wouldn’t
be bullied by the Clowers Group
Thinking of this, he quickly gestured to Sophie. “Sophie, hurry up and thank Bernard.”
Sophie immediately straightened up and moved closer to Bernard, Bernard, I really appreciate it.”
Bernard slightly shifted his body to avoid her touch, and coldly said, “He handed over the development
rights to me was not meant for me to stand idly by”
The “he” in Bernard’s mouth was referring to his grandfather, a figure whose level was not something
that their groups could easilypare to.
Cameron fullyprehended the significance of his words. When he mentioned his grandfather, it was
merely to convey that his decision to assist was driven by a desire for fairness rather than being solely
influenced by Sophie.
While it might have made Sophie feel uneasy, Cameron didn’t consider it important as long as Bernard
agreed to participate, regardless of the underlying motive.
In a cold tone, Bernard dered, “I’ll return to the Laurence Group first,” and promptly stood up and
departed.
Observing his departure, Sophie’s face disyed a disappointed expression.
Tofort her, Cameron gently patted her hand and reassured her. The west district project involves
land development, and
Bernard has a responsibility to handle it impartially. You should try to understand his standpoint.”
Finally, Sophie set aside her feelings of disappointment and nodded, saying, “I understand.”