Chapter 525


    "Who told you that?"


    Meredith realized that Derek was teasing her again and couldn''t help but push him aside, regardless of


    whether he had a cold or not.


    Even if he had a cold, he was much more energetic than she was.


    Derek saw that she seemed to be very embarrassed and angry, and her ears were all red, so he did


    not say anything more.


    At this moment, Professor Lee finally came back.


    When he saw Derek and the others, he looked a little embarrassed. He was an academic who was


    addicted to scientific research, but he didn''t really know much about talking about business with


    people.


    If it weren''t for the fact that he needed money to upgrade the testing equipment, he wouldn''t be running


    around to collect money at the cost of his dignity.


    "Hello, Professor Lee, I''m Derek, and this is——"


    He was about to say that this was his wife Meredith, but Meredith seemed to have read his mind and


    she said, "I''m Meredith."


    Derek was interrupted, but he wasn''t mad or something. He continued, "We''re here to talk about our


    cooperation."


    When Professor Lee heard this, he invited all three of them in.


    Derek got straight to the point and directly said that his purpose foring was to ask him to perform


    another operation for Penelope. In return, he was willing to sponsor the Research Center.


    Professor Lee felt that this exchange was much better than the Smiths'' request that asked him to do


    some research on health products, so after discussing the details, he agreed.


    Derek didn''t expect it to go so smoothly, so he asked Damian to prepare the contract immediately.


    Meredith was relieved to learn that Professor Lee was willing to give surgery on Penelope.


    They were waiting for the contract when Professor Lee''s cell phone suddenly rang.


    He picked up the phone and looked fine at first, but after a while, he became more and more


    depressed.


    Finally, after hanging up the phone, he spoke to Derek dejectedly, "I''m sorry. I''m giving a second


    thought on this."


    Derek could not help but frown, and Meredith became agitated. "Why?"


    The Research Center was short of money, and they were willing to help him only under one simple


    condition. Wasn''t this a win-win deal?


    "It was the call from the Smiths. In the past, the Smiths was the main funder of the Research Center.


    They said if I sign the agreement with you and ept your funding, I won''t be able to go back to


    Capital City to develop. In the future, the other institutes who are funded by them will no longer


    cooperate with us."


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    "I can''t bear the consequences, so I''m sorry..."


    Professor Lee was also very regretful, but the Smiths meant what they said, and he did not dare to


    offend them.


    "Regardless of all these, you''re a doctor. Can you go to J City for an operation? We can still give you


    hefty payment for that!"


    Meredith was really in a hurry. She could not ept the fact that when she was about to seed, but


    someone crashed her hope!


    "Calm down, Meredith. You can''t force him on this."


    Derek did understand what was going on. He knew the Smiths called when they found out that he was


    here for help and threatened Professor Lee, whose Institute was originally funded by the Smiths.


    In this way, Professor Lee probably didn''t dare to have any cooperation with him.


    "Let''s go to the Smiths."


    Derek looked at Meredith with a firm but gentle tone.


    When she heard his voice, her worry eased and she nodded. "Okay, let''s go to the Smiths."


    They were all nning to settle the deal with Professor Lee before going to the Smiths, but little did


    they knew, they still couldn''t get pass the Smiths.


    Meredith couldn''t help but wonder if it was fate that forced her to go to the Smiths and find out the truth.


    "If the Smiths agrees, would you go to J City to operate on my friend?"


    Professor Lee nodded. "Of course, I would."


    Derek got his guarantee and then left for the Smiths with Meredith.


    ...


    In the Smiths'' house.


    At this moment, Old Master Smith was sitting on the chair and sipping tea.


    Next to him were two young women. One was his own granddaughter and also Cali''s daughter, Evelyn.


    The other was Ellie, the child he had happened to adopt in an orphanage.


    Ellie had just returned from abroad, and she had just learned that Joseph wanted Professor Lee''s


    Research Center to focus on the health product research, and make a fortune out of his fame in the


    country. So when she came back, she talked to her old man about it.


    In her opinion, this approach was too short-sighted and was killing the goose thatys the golden eggs.


    However, she was about to talk to him about this, he stopped her with a gesture.


    He let them sit here and drink tea with him. Ellie was puzzled.


    Evelyn was very happy. She was doted on by him since she was little. She had no interest in the


    "Grandpa, you just said that someone wille to uster. Who is it?"


    Evelyn acted coquettishly.


    "Keep it a secret for now, but they should be here soon."


    Old Master Smith held a cup of tea and tasted it slowly.


    At this time, someone outside came to announce, "Old Master, the young master of the Xaviers, Derek


    is here."


    Hearing his name, Evelyn stood up instantly.


    She had never met him, but she knew that he was the man Joseph liked and would have been her


    fiancé.


    However, he unwittingly refused.


    Although only the members of the Smiths knew about this, Evelyn remembered it very clearly.


    It was mainly because she had been doted on since she was a child, and she was the apple in her


    grandpa''s eyes, and no one dared to reject her.


    However, this Derek made her look bad.


    "What is he doing? Is he regretting it?"


    Evelyn sneered, imagining a man crying in front of Smith family''s house and begging her to change her


    mind.


    "He came to Capital City today. And he even wants to cooperate with our Research Center without the


    Smiths'' permission. I won''t let him slide away easily."


    He looked at Evelyn lovingly. "I know you hold the most grudges of him. I''ll hand him to you. You let him


    know the consequences of rejecting the Smiths?"


    Evelyn was overjoyed.


    "That''s great, grandpa. I''m just waiting for this day."


    After that, she quickly went out to meet Derek.


    Ellie couldn''t help but worry. "The Xaviers is thriving now. What if she makes some trouble and offends


    the Xaviers?"


    "It''s all right. Evelyn is still a child. She can only y a prank on him. Just teach him a lesson."


    Hearing his words, Ellie couldn''t say anything more.


    Derek and Meredith waited outside for a long time. Although they were a little impatient, they didn''t


    show it.


    After all, they were here to ask for help now...


    Not long after, a voice came from inside. "You are Derek?"


    Meredith looked up and saw a young girl in expensive clothes standing at the door, her face full of


    arrogance.