Chapter 208


    So far, I only knew that Carson had three businesses in Riverdale, all of which were doing good


    business. However, it was obvious from the message he sent Jolene earlier that he ownedpanies


    elsewhere.


    Carson was a very shrewd man, so I didn’t believe he would divulge all of his secrets to Jolene. It was


    highly likely that he would protect himself from her as well.


    To keep Carson from transferring his assets when we fell outter, I had to find out everything from how


    manypanies he actually owned to his true financial situation first. After all, even a worm would turn


    when driven to despair.


    Obviously, only private investigators could investigate such matters. So I called Isabe and asked her


    to get in touch with the private investigator at that time to look into the status of Carson’s


    I went to the pantry to make a cup of coffee and took it back to the office. I used to take a sip. President


    Smith’s secretary called and asked me toe to the President’s office, saying that President Smith


    needed to speak with me.


    I had no choice but to rush to President Smith’s office immediately. When President Smith saw me, a


    friendly smile spread across his face. “Lilian, how is your health? If you don’t feel well, take a few more


    days off. While work is important, your


    health is even more so.”


    “Thank you, President Smith, but I’m fine for now.”


    “That’s good then. I asked you toe because there is a design project I would like to hand over to


    you.” President Smith handed me a document and added, “This is the customer’s bidding


    document. Take a look at him.”


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    As soon as I took over, I saw the word ‘Walker Group’ and I got scared. Did this client have any kind of


    rtionship with Eric Walker?


    Sure enough, as I was thinking about this, President Smith said, “This is the tender for a newly built


    hotel by the Walker Group. The entire hotel is too big for ourpany to take over, so we are bidding


    only for a few floors. Your skills are evident, so I hope you cane up with a n as soon as possible


    for ourpany to seed in the bidding.”


    “President Smith, I will do what I can.” Although I said that, I felt a little ufortable about it. Eric


    Walker’s venomous tongue was not something anyone could tolerate. He knew full well about my fake


    miscarriage, so I wasn’t looking forward to being ridiculed when we met again.


    President Smith didn’t know what I was thinking, so he said frankly, “Lilian, President Walker will be


    personally responsible for this tender. I’m sure you know that his background is in design and he is very


    talented in that area. also. So your design requirements will definitely be different from others. Although


    it’s an open tender this time around, the rtionship between ourpany and President Walker is a


    little bit special. After sketching out your design, you can speak with President Walker and hear his


    thoughts.”


    “President Smith, why does ourpany have a special rtionship with President Walker? Why


    didn’t I know about this?” I asked deliberately.


    “Yup!” President Smith coughed twice before replying, “Lilian, you’re not a stranger, so I’m going to


    divulge a little for you. In the future, ourpany may coborate with President Walker, and he will


    have full authority over the coboration. So, he will have more preference for ourpany in this bid.”


    “Oh, is it like that?” Since President Smith didn’t want to tell me the truth, I also pretended not to know


    anything about it. “President Smith, since President Walker is going to coborate with ourpany,


    does that mean all we have to do is follow the procedures for this tender?”


    “Of course. While we may coborate with President Walker in the future, that doesn’t mean you can


    dismiss this bid as unimportant. You must show your strengths and let


    I agreed and left President Smith’s office.


    3:48 pm Mon, June 19


    After returning to my own office, I took a closer look at the information President Smith had given


    me. Ourpany decided to bid for the design of the hotel’s presidential suite, as well as the lobby


    design.


    Since I’ve been involved in the design of several five-star hotels, it naturally wouldn’t have been a


    problem to design them. However, President Smith said that Eric can have his own opinions about the


    projects. In that case, I would definitely have to ask thetter for advice.


    Seeking counsel clearly implied going in through the back door. I used to scoff at such dishonest


    behavior, but this time I made no objection to it.


    It was simple; I wanted to get to know Eric a little more and see if there was any chance I could


    cooperate with him.


    So I immediately called his number. After the phone rang a few times, Eric’s icy voice came on the


    other end of the line. “Anything?”