Chapter 168 Coboration Partner
"I''ll go with you." Luke stood up, looking like he was very worried about her.
Sydney''s heart was both touched and amused. "No need. I''m just pregnant, not injured. I don''t need
you to apany me. Well, I''ll go now."
After saying that, she took her bag, left the office, and drove to the hotel.
Coincidentally, she met Julien and Zach at the hotel entrance.
They also just arrived and did not expect to meet Sydney. Their faces were somewhat surprised.
"Ms. Raines," Zach greeted Sydney.
Sydney nodded slightly as a response.
Then, she nced at Julien and greeted him," President Flint."
Julien hummed and stopped, wanting to let her go in first.
However, Sydney had the same thought.
After all, Julien was the sponsor of the coboration as well as the owner of this hotel, so he should
be allowed to go in first.
Thus, the three people stood at the entrance of the hotel, none of them entering. The atmosphere
inevitably turned awkward.
It was Zach who finally reacted. He understood Sydney''s thoughts and cleared his throat,
whispering to Julien, "President Flint, Ms. Raines wants you to go in first. I know that you want her
to go in first, but you''re the sponsor for the coboration. Ms. Raines can''t enter unless you do."
Julien frowned slightly.
He did not expect her to care so much about etiquette in the business world.
Well, if she did not care, she would not have criticized Lyra for not knowing the concept of "first
come, first served” back at the resort.
At that thought, Julien lifted his foot and entered the hotel.
Zach followed closely behind.
Sydney looked at their back and let out a soft sigh.
Thank goodness they went in. If they did not, she would have gotten ready to break the rules of the
business world.
People who broke the rules of the business world would be ostracized and discarded by their peers.
Fortunately, they entered first.
Sydney lifted the bag chain on her shoulder, took a deep breath, and also entered the hotel.
She arrived at the elevator.
Sydney pressed the up button of the first elevator.
Unexpectedly, the moment she pressed it, the light on that button went out by itself.
What happened?
Did an elevator arrive?
Sydney frowned. Just as she wanted to see which elevator had opened, she heard a voice in front
to her right. "Over here, Ms. Raines."
Sydney subconsciously turned to look and saw Zach poking his head out of the third elevator of this
row, smiling at her.
Sydney instantly understood everything.
It was no wonder the light on the button went out as soon as she pressed it.
It turned out that Julien and Zach had been waiting for her in the third elevator.
"Ms. Raines,e on in. We''re waiting for you." Zach saw Sydney standing unmoving in front of
the first elevator and urged her again.
Sydney''s red lips moved. "No, you guys go up first. I''ll..."
"You''re going to bete!" Zach received the look from his boss and hurriedly interrupted Sydney''s
refusal.
When Sydney heard these words, she looked at her wrist. Sure enough, she was going to bete.
There were only a few minutes left.
It seemed like she had no choice but to go up with them.
Sydney sighed and entered the elevator.
When she looked at the powerful man standing in the middle of the elevator, she lowered her eyes
slightly." Thanks."
"Don''t mention it." Julien nced at her from the corner of his eyes.
Sydney went to the corner of the elevator and did not speak.
Julien also remained silent.
Zach, as a subordinate, naturally could not speak up since his boss was quiet.
Therefore, the only sound in the small elevator was that of shallow breathing.
The professional smile on Zach''s face went from natural in the beginning and gradually became
stiff.
''God, can these two just say something? Do something!
''The silence is suffocating.''
Finally, the elevator arrived with a ding.
When the door opened, Zach took the lead to go out and block the door, greatly relieving him.
Great. He finally did not have to apany those two in that suffocating atmosphere.
Sydney did not know what Zach was thinking, and was thest one out of the elevator.
After getting out, she stood where she was for two seconds and waited for Julien and Zach to walk
a few steps away before following a short distance behind.
Soon, they arrived at the conference room.
Zach pushed open the door.
Julien entered, followed by Sydney.
When the people in the conference room saw theme in, they instantly stopped speaking and
became quiet.
Brandon sat at the immediate left of the main seat. His old eyes narrowed when he saw Sydney.
"Julien, why did youe up with President Raines?"
"We met downstairs. All right, let''s start the meeting." Julien pulled out the chair and sat down.
Brandon could tell that he did not want to exin, so he had no choice but to give up.
However, his eyes stared gloomily at Sydney as if she had deliberately plotted toe up together
with Julien.
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Sydney rolled her eyes in her heart and ignored him, flipping open her notebook and preparing to
take minutes of the meeting.
At the head of the table, Julien''s gaze swept across the faces of the group andnded on Sydney''s
face for two seconds before he retracted his gaze and said softly," I''ve finished reading all the
proposals that you sent in yesterday and picked the five most excellent ns from them. The
companies who submitted these five proposals will be the partners for this new energy technology
project."
Here ites!
Everyone subconsciously straightened their backs and grew serious.
Sydney was no exception. She was not only serious, but also a little nervous.
Whether it be business skills or the strength of thepany behind them, the twenty or so people
here were far above Sydney and Skylight, who were at the bottom of the rung.
Thus, she had little confidence that her project would be selected.
"President Flint, since the cooperation seats have been decided, you should hurry up and announce
it. Which one of us is lucky enough to get it?" Someone urged at that moment.
"Yes, President Flint. Announce the results."
"Julien, just announce it," Brandon also said in a tone of undisguised anticipation.
Yesterday, after Lyra went to Flint Corporation to hand in the proposal, she told him that his spot
was guaranteed.
Now, he could not wait to know if what Lyra said was true. After all, he knew his proposal. It would
be hard for his n to be selected. However, it was not impossible that Julien changed his mind
regarding his father-inw and opened the back door for him on Lyra''s behalf.
Sydney also looked at Julien nervously.
Julien felt her gaze and looked over.
Sydney did not expect him to suddenly look at her. She froze for a moment before lowering her
eyes, turning her head elsewhere, and no longer looking at him.
Julien''s lips could not help but purse when he saw her cold expression. His voice also lowered
considerably." Zach, announce the results."
"Yes," Zach responded and took out a list, reading," ording to the proposals, we have finally
decided on five coboration partners. These five partners, respectively, are President Woods of
Trustige, President Cooper of Luxuria, President Simon of Realrise Corporation, President Lane of
Snowsun, and..."
Except for the four whose names were called, the others all waited in anticipation.
Sydney''s hands were sped tightly together as her teeth bit her lower lip.
Could it be her?
Sydney''s heart beat like a drum and her eyes kept staring at the list in Zach''s hand.
Zach saw her eyes and sighed in his heart. He pushed up his sses, raised his voice, and
announced the final cooperation partner, "President Madden from Prison Corporation!"
After those words fell, there was a sigh of disappointment from below.
Sydney''s eyes drooped gloomily, and the hands that were sped together slowly released.
It was not her.
Although she had been mentally prepared for it, it still felt horrible when she heard the results for
real.