Chapter 256 Silent Revolt


    “Yeah, there’ll be many obese CEOs hereter on. Young businessman like Vincent is really hard to


    come by. You’re really in luck to have him, Le!”


    Le went into a short daze, her smile disappeared. She shrugged and remained silent. Suddenly,


    Manager Billy walked towards them hurriedly. He sighed in relief when he saw Le and walked up to


    her.


    Le was stunned when Manager Billy seemed to have a hard time opening up.


    Renee had been working in the institution for years and was sophisticated enough to sense the


    awkwardness. She raised her eyebrow. “I’ll leave you guys to talk!”


    Only after Renee left that Manage Billy whispered, “Miss Hunter, the president asked you to have lunch


    in his room!”


    “I already had lunch!” She didn’t expect Vincent will send someone to ask for her.


    Manager Billy didn’t leave but added, “The president said, if you don’t go, he’ll lock you in the room this


    afternoon and make you be an irresponsible member in your team!”


    Sweat was dripping down his forehead when he said that. This message the president asked him to


    convey was like a kid’s nuisance, he felt embarrassed to have to say that as a man in his forties. So he


    fled immediately after saying that without waiting for Le’s reply.


    Le frowned and felt her heart sank.


    Screw him! She decided not to go to his president suite. Let him do what he wants!


    Feeling a bit vexed, she turned around and saw Renee, who was sitting in a distance. “Renee, want to


    grab lunch?”


    “Sure! The buffet in the restaurant downstairs is nice. Let’s go fill our tummy and get rid of all the


    problems!” Renee walked over and took her arm. They then left for the restaurant together.


    Seeing Le didn’t show up, Vincent made a call to Manager Bill and heard she was having lunch with


    colleague in the restaurant downstairs. Looking at the dishes on the table he specially ordered for her,


    he put on a long face and pursed his lips, wanting to curse.


    Glimpsing at the food on the table, he felt a sudden rush of rage. He never felt this before. Scratching


    his head in frustration, he felt like flipping off the table.


    One o’clock in the afternoon, Director Gordon showed up early. The news reporters arrived early too.


    They set up the cameras and equipment, waiting for the big shots to arrive.


    “Hey! Le, what a coincidence!” Le heard a familiar male voice calling the moment she entered the


    hall.


    She turned around and fixed gaze with a pair of in ss spectacles. Slightly stunned, she was


    surprised since this was the first time she saw Julian in his reporter’s look, carrying a notebook and


    wearing his reporter’s licence. So he was a news reporter after all. “Oh, it’s you, Julian! You really are a


    reporter?”


    “Of course!” Julian smiled. “Why would I lie to you! Well, how do I look?”


    Le smiled back at him, feeling she was probably a little paranoid for being suspicious of him before


    this, “Are you here to do interviews?”


    “Yeah, this is a big event, many foreigners would be here. My director sent me here to write a draft to


    con some drafting fee!”


    “You’re funny!” Le shook her head whileughing.


    Vincent saw them chatting away inughter the moment he entered. He shot his sharp gaze at them


    while his face went dim.


    His strong aura made Le subconsciously turned to the doorway. She felt indescribably flustered


    when her eyes met his long gaze. She could sense he was angry.


    Julian also looked towards the doorway. Seeing Vincent walked over, he walked up to him and greeted


    cordially, “Hey, senior! We met again! What a coincidence!”


    Vincent nodded lightly while giving him a long gaze. “What a coincidence!”


    “Yeah, I admire you a lot that you develop the business in White Group so well within the shot span of


    just a few years!” Julian was not just being courteous here. Everyone who knew Vincent heard about


    his prowess in business. He was young, smart and aggressive, a rising star in the business world. He


    even developed his business in wide varieties of industries like service, properties and allegedly going


    to expand to pharmaceutical industry. “When can I do an interview with you?”


    “Probably not, I’m not interested to do that!” Vincent’s gaze was guided at Le’s flustered eyes when


    he chatted away with Julian. Speechlessly, he glimpsed at Le’s face with mixed feelings for a few


    seconds before turning back to Julian. “I’ll excuse myself first!”


    He didn’t greet Le. It seemed he never greeted her in front of other people. He was wearing the suit


    she picked for him. His tie was tidy, covering the bite mark at his neck near the cor bone. Who


    would’ve guessed what was behind the tie of White Group’s president?


    Le sighed and shot a glimpsed at him. She felt a prick in her heart. Vincent was seated when the rest


    of the representatives arrived one after another. The scene grew a bit chaotic.


    “Le, pass me a brochure, for my draftingter!” Julian smiled at her.


    “Oh! Sure!” Le smiled while passing him the brochure, the gloomy emotion just a moment ago was


    nowhere to be found. Suddenly recalled she hadn’t give Vincent the brochure, she took one and


    walked up to him, then pass it to him without a word.


    “Thank you!” The corner of Vincent’s lips curled up. Even though he seemed to be smiling, his


    expression seemed cold.


    “You’re wee!” Le didn’t expect he would thank her. It gave her goose bumps. She smiled widely


    to cover her fidgety.


    In a slight daze, Vincent looked towards her. He noticed a hint of evasion and suspicion in her eyes


    behind the bright smile. Stunned, he pursed his lips and lowered his head.


    While nobody was paying attention to them, he said in a low voice, “Come to my room after this!”


    “Ugh!” Le widened her eyes in shock.


    Vincent lifted his head and stared at her while narrowing his eyes, “Did you hear me?”


    “Hmm!” Le dropped her head.


    “Go distribute the brochures. Everyone’s watching!” Vincent took his gaze away from her and glimpsed


    at the big shots entering the doorway.


    “Oh!” Le fled immediately.


    A pair of deep-set eyes were peering at them behind a pair of in ss spectacles. Its gaze trembled


    a little and moved away immediately. shlights were shing wildly as the grand ceremony began.


    This was a grand event held by the institution, all the reporters were handpicked and underwent


    investigation prior to attendance.


    Soon, everyone arrived. Vincent was seated with the rest of the attendants.


    Le knew everyone attending the event today were all elites in the business world. There was less


    than five businessmen who were as young as Vincent on the panel, and none was as good-looking as


    him.


    She knew Vincent had strong personal charisma as well as diplomatic skills in the business world.


    When the event began, Le and Renee finished distributing the brochures and stood in the corner at


    the back. Le brazenly peered at Vincent’s face from the side, he was looking through the brochure


    seriously. This was the first time she saw him working. He looked very focused, frowning and listening


    from time to time.


    She wasn’t interested at all when they started to discuss about service industry and overseas projects.


    Her mind wandered away as she listened to their tedious discussion.


    The meeting was a sess. It was when Director Gordon came up to do the conclusion that he knew


    the meeting was over. Everyone left and moved towards the banquet hall downstairs. There was a


    banquet at night after the meeting.


    “Le, the director said we need to wear a gown for tonight’s banquet!” Renee whispered into Le’s


    ear.


    “Err…can I be excluded?” She didn’t know how to deal with that kind of event, and the director didn’t


    inform her about the banquet to begin with. Moreover, she didn’t have a gown.


    “You have to ask the director about this!” Renee shrugged. “But why not?”


    “I didn’t have a gown!” Le was a bit embarrassed. Since the underwear incidentst time, she


    stopped wearing dresses, not to mention something ssy like a gown. As for dresses, the ones sheText ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org.


    wore in the past were all too childish for the event.


    “What! You’re Brian Hunter’s daughter yet you don’t have a gown?” Renee screamed. “My gosh! What


    kind of joke is this? Le, why don’t you have a gown?”


    Le simply shrugged off her question. She really didn’t own much clothes that were presentable. Even


    though her identity now was Brian Hunter’s daughter, there was a long time when she was just a love


    child. Even now that she had changed herst name to Hunter, Brian didn’t really give her any extra


    care or attention.


    Le saw Director Gordon left for the door after talking with Vincent. Le caught up with him and


    asked, “Director Gordon, can I take a leave for tonight’s banquet?”


    “Why?” Director Gordon was slightly taken aback.


    “I have things to do!”


    “What there is that can possibly be more important than this meeting? We havee all the way here,


    this is thest event. I’m running out of time, you girls go dress up. We don’t have enough ushers to


    begin with, which means you cannot be absent! That’s that, go get your gown. I have other things to


    attend to. See you tonight!” Director Gordon left after saying that.


    Le still wanted to say something but Director Gordon had walked into the distance.


    “Le, the director doesn’t approve it, right?” Renee knew it wouldn’t work.


    At this moment, Vincent stood up and walked towards the doorway. He gave Le a cold gaze which


    carried a hint of warning when he walked pass her.


    Le felt her body stiffened. Sensing the tobo smell from him as he walked by, she remembered


    what he told her before the meeting began. She should be going to his suite after the meeting. She


    wondered if she should really go.


    Le was pondering while looking at Vincent’s back leaving the hall.


    “Le, you don’t have to attend the banquet if you don’t want to, don’t care about what that old man


    says!” Julian walked up to her. It seemed he had done well with the draft.


    “He is your dad! How can you talk about him like that?” She was slightly shocked, and surprised at the


    rtionship between this father-and-son. How could he disrespect his father like that?


    “Haha, he’s just an old stubborn man. For real, you don’t have to go if you don’t want to!” Julian smiled.


    “I’m going to submit my draft, see youter!”


    “See you!” Le nodded.


    “Are youing?” Renee recalled the gaze Vincent gave Le when he left the hall and asked, just in


    case Le needed to talk to him.


    “I…”


    “I know you have other things to do. Go ahead and get it done, just give me a call when you’re done.


    Julian, I’m leaving with you, wait for me!” Renee said and ran towards the door.