The next day, the opening ceremony was officially held at the chosen oil field location.
Early in the morning, Betty flew to the Northwest and then, along with the board mbers, drove to the oil field.
By then, the ceremony site was already swarming with journalists, and local governnt officials from all levels had also co to observe.
Gan Yuan, busy with official duties, did not attend in person but sent an assistant to support Betty and the others.
When Betty arrived at the scene, everyone was already present, and there was about half an hour left before the formal start of the ceremony.
Local officials stepped forward to shake hands with her and offer their congratulations...
A helicopter landed in the distance, and Andre jumped out with a smile, leading his team over to Betty.
"Betty!"
In the past, Andre would not have attended such a groundbreaking ceremony, as owning only thirty percent of the shares was not enough for him to make the trip.
However, since this was a project he was collaborating on with Abel and Betty, both good friends of his, and it was crucial for the economic developnt of Gan Yuan’s Northwest construction, he made a special effort to attend.
Seeing him, Betty imdiately approached with a smile to shake his hand.
After exchanging a couple of pleasantries, Andre looked around.
"Where’s Abel?"
"He..." Betty shrugged, "I guess he won’t be coming!"
Andre slightly raised an eyebrow, his gaze sweeping over Betty’s face, already detecting the hint of disappointnt she couldn’t hide.
Everyone was well aware of their relationship, and Andre was no exception.
Suspecting there was so issue between them, he tactfully refrained from pursuing the topic further.
"It seems he’s too busy to co, no problem. Let’s proceed with the ceremony ourselves."
Betty appreciated his understanding and gave him a grateful smile.
"Co, let introduce the board mbers to you."
Everyone approached eagerly, and Betty introduced Andre to them. As a well-known figure, Prince Andre was recognized by all, who greeted him politely and shook hands.
"Princess Betty." An assistant quickly walked over to Betty, gently holding her arm, "The ceremony is starting in five minutes."
"Alright." Betty nodded, "Andre, why don’t you chat with everyone while I make so preparations."
"Okay," Andre nodded.
After nodding at the people around, Betty turned and walked to the side of the makeshift podium. The assistant ca over to help neaten her windblown hair before handing her the speech script.
Betty took the script and slowly scanned her surroundings.
At this point, the conference site was bustling with people. Besides local governnt leaders and board mbers, so friends and relatives had co to support, and many nearby residents had co to join in the excitent.
After all, the oil field developnt was a significant event.
Such a large project would undoubtedly create countless job opportunities, and the influx of people would spur economic developnt in surrounding areas, such as restaurants and hotels.
Therefore, everyone held high expectations for this project.
Amidst the crowd, the one person missing was Abel, who held 35% of the shares in the project and was her partner.
That heartless fellow!
To think he wouldn’t even show up at a ti like this.
Betty bit her lip, filled with a naless emotion—part anger, and sothing else she was unwilling to acknowledge.
"Your Highness?!"
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