The Headline Queen: President Hawthorne is Her Die-Hard Fan! Chapter 318: Empty Joy

Henry Hale nodded, "Of course, you are excellent. I have always trusted you."

Henry’s words felt like encouragent, and Skylar Hughes imdiately said, "Henry, I have obtained research data on Penson’s new product for the next quarter. With this data, Apex can develop a new product ahead of Penson’s market release..."

She went over the hardships of getting the docunt and analyzed the benefits this docunt could bring to Apex.

Everyone knows the allure of Penson’s new products. She believed that as long as the Hale Family weren’t fools, they would realize the imnse benefits this docunt could bring them.

The Hale family mbers were indeed tempted, especially Dad Hale, whose face trembled with excitent.

He had also once tried to obtain Penson’s secrets, but was unsuccessful.

However, now Skylar Hughes had succeeded and had co to offer such a thing to the Hale family as a sign of allegiance.

If the docunt was truly useful, Dad Hale certainly wouldn’t treat her unfairly.

But what Dad Hale did not expect was that Skylar Hughes’s goal was actually to marry into the Hale family, and she even directly stated her purpose, leaving no room for negotiation.

Dad Hale’s face instantly turned cold, "Miss Hughes, are you saying that only if Henry is willing to marry you will you hand over the docunt?"

Skylar looked at Henry, thinking she was working for their mutual love, so Henry surely wouldn’t bla her.

Dad Hale’s face remained cold, "Miss Hughes, do you know what you are saying? What makes you think our Hale family would accept a woman with such a notorious reputation?"

Dad Hale’s blatant disdain for her made Skylar feel humiliated.

"Chairman Hale, there’s no need for to tell you how powerful Penson’s products are. With Apex’s current situation, having this docunt would make suppressing Penson and taking the opportunity to develop not a difficult task. As for my reputation..."

Skylar paused, "Those rumors are just hearsay. The person who knows best is Henry..."

Dad Hale glanced at Henry, who had remained silent, acting like an outsider.

Seeing this, Dad Hale knew what his son’s stance was.

Dad Hale then said, "Who knows if the so-called Penson research data docunts you have are genuine."

Skylar felt there was hope upon hearing this and imdiately said, "The docunts are absolutely authentic and reliable, definitely not fake. I can guarantee that. But how do I know that if I hand them over, your Hale family will keep its word? After all, as a woman with little power, if your Hale family uses its power against , I would have no ans to resist, right?"

She wasn’t going to hand over the docunts easily; she had to secure the greatest benefit for herself.

Henry looked at Skylar, his face still warm with a gentle smile.

"It seems you don’t trust much."

Skylar imdiately said, "Henry, don’t misunderstand. Of course, I trust you, but your family seems not to like much. I’ve already offended the Sterling Family and been ostracized by everyone, leaving with no sense of security. If you truly care for , you would understand my actions, right?"

Henry looked over at Dad Hale.

Dad Hale smirked inwardly but maintained a light smile on his face.

"Miss Hughes, you’re a smart girl. If the docunts you hold are genuine, then you would have helped our Hale family, and naturally, we wouldn’t treat you poorly. I can agree to your request to let my son marry you and hold a grand wedding to bring you into our family. But the prerequisite is that your so-called docunts must truly be able to help Apex; otherwise..."

Seeing herself getting closer to her goal, Skylar chuckled lightly but didn’t speak.

Dad Hale furrowed his brows, "Do you have other conditions?"

"Marriage cannot be considered a complete guarantee. I hope Chairman Hale can be more generous and give so of the shares I deserve. After all, it wasn’t easy for to get this docunt, and if it weren’t for Henry, I wouldn’t have done it. So asking for a bit of equity shouldn’t be excessive, right, Chairman Hale?"

Dad Hale’s face turned sour.

This woman indeed has considerable ambition, wanting even the Hale family’s shares after marrying in?

It’s laughable since she doesn’t even know her own worth.

However, if the docunts that Skylar Hughes holds are genuine and bring benefits to Apex, those benefits are indeed imasurable.

Agreeing for now wouldn’t be a problem.

"I can agree to that."

Skylar was about to say sothing else when Henry spoke up.

"Since my dad has said so, what else are you worried about?"

Skylar indeed had many concerns, given that words alone can’t be relied upon. However, she feared that appearing overly eager for quick results might displease Henry, so she could only say, "Alright, I’ll send you the docunts now. Henry, I hope you rember the sacrifices I’ve made for you and won’t let down my feelings for you."

Henry still smiled, "You know I would never wrong anyone who treats well."

Feeling assured, Skylar sent over all the photos she had taken.

Initially, Henry’s face didn’t show much expression.

But the further he read, the more bizarre his expression beca.

He looked up and asked Skylar, "Have you looked at this data?"

Skylar shook her head, "I haven’t had the chance to yet."

Henry’s eyes twitched fiercely, realizing that even though he expected Skylar’s obtained data to be unreliable, he hadn’t anticipated that she would bring a pile of garbage to him like so great treasure.

Seeing Henry’s expression, Skylar grew anxious, "What’s wrong, Henry?"

Henry took a pen, highlighting and scribbling over the docunts, then tossed them back to Skylar.

Skylar then saw what was highlighted on each page when connected ford the letters ’SB.’

Skylar was dumbfounded.

"What does this an?"

Henry laughed, "You don’t understand? You’ve been tricked."

Of course, Henry felt he was being played too.

Paige Sterling was mocking him, thinking that by relying on a Skylar Hughes, he could obtain Penson’s confidential data.

Henry felt like a fool himself and couldn’t help but laugh again.

"I don’t understand. Henry, explain it clearly."

Having witnessed Paige Sterling’s intelligence, Henry suddenly couldn’t tolerate having such a foolish woman around.

"Aren’t you supposed to be talented in scientific research? Can’t even understand such simple physical data? It’s nothing but a pile of garbage."

Skylar’s expression stiffened, "How is that possible? This is real. I got it from the Sterling Family!"

"That only ans Paige Sterling is much smarter than you thought."

Probably only Skylar Hughes would believe Paige Sterling was that easy-to-fool sucker.

"Impossible, what makes you say the data is useless?" Skylar couldn’t accept that what she sacrificed so much for turned out to be worthless.

Then what retreat did she have now?

Henry said, "If you don’t believe it, you can search online."

Skylar randomly took a piece of data and searched online, actually finding that... it was available online?

She’s no fool and knew that data easily found online could not possibly be Penson’s secret information.

She had been played by Paige Sterling?

Now, with Jared Sullivan ready to call the police to arrest her, the Hale family... certainly wouldn’t agree to let her marry in, let alone any shares.

Was it all for naught?

Sure enough, the Hale family quickly showed their true colors. Dad Hale coldly said, "Miss Hughes, were you just having fun at our Hale family’s expense?"

Filled with empty hope, even Dad Hale’s face looked unpleasant, giving Skylar no opportunity to speak further. He called security to directly escort her out.