When There Is Nothing Left But Love Chapter 910


    I gave him a faint smile. “Oh, so it belongs to your wife? Seems like I’m the one who had overthought.


    But I do hope to meet your wife one day.”


    Just then, the elevator arrived, and Derek changed the topic, ushering Ashton into the elevator. When


    we reached the destination, he excused himself and went away.


    Ashton nced at me and said, “You’re normally a quiet person, but you’re surprisingly chatty with


    Derek just now. Did he offend you before?”


    I shrugged nonchntly and found myself a seat to sit. “Not really, but he did infuriate me before. I


    really dislike him. He abandoned his wife and his child, and yet he still had the nerve to say that the


    company belongs to his wife. What a jerk!”


    He looked at me curiously and asked, “How did you know about his background?”


    I pursed my lips. “His ex-wife is Linda, and she is a single parent. He does not have a wife at all, so it


    was all lies. He was the one who owns thepany. Hmph, I swear I’ve never seen such a corrupt


    person.”


    As I continued to badmouth Derek, Ashton gazed at me amusedly.


    Suddenly, Rachel came over and passed a document to Ashton. When she saw me sitting beside him,


    she furrowed her brows, displeased with my presence. She probably thought that it was inappropriate


    for me to observe the tendering process.


    I did not take it to heart and ignored her. After he looked through the document, he looked at her and


    asked, “Is Motha Group a financial investment firm?”


    Rachel nodded in response. “It used to be an investmentpany, but it has changed into a small


    company recently, managed by a young girl. They are not doing so well, so you don’t have to put this


    “Okay. Who would be their representative today?”


    Rachel was surprised that Ashton would ask more about thepany. “It’s the daughter of the former


    chairperson, Scott Webster. Her name is Hailey Webster. She is still quite young. Rumor has it that she


    took over the deterioratingpany not long after her father passed away. Currently, their business is


    just barely managing to get by.”


    He frowned, seemingly deep in his thought.


    Half an hourter, the event started. Rachel had always beenpetent at work, so it was not a


    surprise that she could manage the entire tendering process without Ashton’s guidance. Hence, he did


    not participate in the facilitation process but only observed the tendering among the members of the


    audience with me.


    A few hours passed, and the bigpanies were finally done with their proposal presentations. I was


    about to fall asleep when a youngdy with a cold, impassive face went up the stage, instantly catching


    my attention.


    There was nothing special about her, but it was hard not to notice an adolescent who looked about


    seventeen years old presenting on the stage as all the other presenters were adults.


    The girl was wearing a ck dress, looking a little gloomy. She stood on the stage, swept a nce over


    the audience, and started to present her proposal calmly.


    However, her proposal did not attract any attention from the audience. An expert in construction


    tendering would probablyment that her proposal did not have any points that stood out, so it was


    rather boring and general. Therefore, my attention was not on her presentation but on her face.


    At first nce, this little girl looked rather low-spirited and had an air of mncholy around her, like a


    dead soul in a living body. I did not know why I would describe her in this way, but this was the feeling I


    got when I firstnded my gaze on her.


    Since the Motha Group was a smallpany, no questions were asked from the host, and she came


    down from the stage as soon as she ended her presentation. Nheless, I could not help but stare at


    her as she walked past me. Noticing that someone was looking at her, she nced in my direction.


    Our eyes met, and I felt inexplicably cold; there was not even a hint of warmth in this girl.


    I averted my gaze and focused on Rachel, who was announcing the tender results on the stage. The


    Fuller Corporation was a bigpany, after all. Hence, many corporations were eager to win the bid as


    a deal signed with the Fuller Corporation would guarantee a huge profit to theirpanies.


    After a detailed analysis of the tender documents submitted by the participating bigpanies, she


    decided to choose Derek’s tradingpany in the end. The decision was fully entrusted to her as


    Ashton trusted her excellent capability at work.


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    Therefore, he made no furtherments.


    When the event came to an end, Rachel and Ashton still had some discussion to make, so I wandered


    around the room and saw the girl in a ck dress standing at the entrance. As I got closer to her, I


    realized that she was staring nkly at a piece of art in front of her.


    I believed humans had an instinct to seek only benefits and avoid danger. Standing in front of the girl,


    my gut told me to stay away from her and not to get involved with her. There were so many things


    about her that I was familiar with but unwilling to face.


    When I was about to turn and leave, she suddenly called out to me. “I thought you wanted to chat with


    me.”


    I hesitated for a moment and turned around eventually. Looking at her dark brown eyes, I said,


    “Business is not suitable for you.”


    Unperturbed, she nodded. “I know.”


    I pursed my lips and cast my gaze on the poignant image in front of her. It seemed to be unrted to


    the bidding. Perhaps it was left to be disyed here merely for aesthetic purposes.