Hunter insisted on coming to the hospital to visit . I couldn’t refuse, so I agreed.
"Eliana, you’ve lost weight again" Hunter said with worry as soon as he saw . "Are you having a tough ti lately?"
He knew what was going on in my family, so even if I didn’t respond to him recently, he didn’t hassle . He was worried about my mood.
I looked at my arm. Indeed, I was thinner. If this kept up, I would be nothing but skin and bones.
"No matter how much I eat, I can’t gain weight. How about you? How have you been?" I asked, smiling from my hospital bed.
Hunter sighed and said, "I’m planning to move to another city for work. Ariel hasn’t stopped pestering , and she ruined my job."
I was shocked to hear that Ariel had ssed up Hunter’s job.
Ariel was really brutal to Hunter. She previously had soone beat him up, and now she destroyed his job. She was obviously trying to make it impossible for Hunter to continue living in the city.
"Do you have any plans?" I asked with concern,
"I’m not sure yet, I’ll take it one step at a ti. Eliana, I might not be able to visit you as often," Hunter said, his eyes full of reluctance.
I reassured him, "Transportation is so convenient nowadays. It’s not hard to et. Once your life is stable, I can co to see you. You know I’m having a hard ti now"
I concluded with a self-deprecating laugh.
Hunter quickly nodded. "Everything will be okay, Eliana. I’ll work hard and make sothing of myself. I’ll help you as much as I can in the future. You can see as your little brother, and I’ll treat you like my big sister’
Hunters words were comforting. I believe in his character and abilities. Even if he changed jobs, he would definitely make a na for himself.
However, I never thought that this would be a wish that could never be fulfilled.
Three days later, I was discharged from the hospital.
The first thing I did after I was discharged was to go back to work and then et with the president of Sinoplast Corporation to discuss signing a contract.
Like a fortune teller, Damon accurately predicted what I would do next, so he showed up at the company entrance on ti, waiting to go in with .
Rubbing my temples, I said resignedly, "Damon, you don’t have to accompany . As long as you refuse Sinoplast Corporation, they will probably sign with ."
"I’m having lunch with Nick near the company. You go about your business, and I’ll go to lunch," Damon said, leaning back comfortably in the back
seat of the car.
Jas, our driver, couldn’t help but glance back at .
The drive from Coleman Co. to my company was not short. If Damon wanted to have lunch with Nick, he could have t him there. Why did he have to hitch a ride with ?
He really had too much ti on his hands.
But I didn’t intend to say anything more. As long as he was willing to refuse to sign with Sinoplast Corporation, that was fine. It wasn’t as if he was helping , so I didn’t feel any obligation.
"Jas, let’s go," I ordered.
"Okay, Mr. Brooks," Jas started the car, heading towards the agreed hotel.
On the way, I didn’t talk much with Damon, but my mind was filled with thoughts. I couldn’t help but think about the conspiracy theory Luna had ntioned before. Could Nick be the one who leaked the scandal about Coleman Co’s illegitimate child? If it was him, would Damon find out?
When we arrived at the hotel, I saw Nick and Nicole as soon as I got out of the car. Were they still together? That was surprising! I always felt that Nick didn’t really like Nicole, and won’s intuition was often accurate.
"Damon, you’re here!" Nick ca over,
still maintaining his gentlemanly image. He could show a friendly and cordial smile even to soone as awkward as , "Ms. Brooks, long ti no see."
I nodded and said, "Yes, I’ve been busy lately."
Standing next to Nick, Nicole said sarcastically. "Your family is in decline."
Nick imdiately reprimanded Nicole softly, "Nicole, don’t speak like that, she must be having a hard ti. I really sympathize with you."
"I’m just telling the truth. She’s clinging to Damon again, isn’t she? Her family must be in trouble, hoping Nell can help. Why are you getting mad at ?" Nicole replied sharply.
I was used to these taunts, but Damon’s face had turned very ugly if it weren’t for the fact that Nicole was Nick’s girlfriend, he would definitely have given her a taste of her own dicine.
"If you can’t speak nicely, then shut up." he said coldly
Nick looked sowhat embarrassed, and Nicole was silent
I didn’t have ti to chat with them, so I went to et the president of Sinoplast Corporation first.
As Damon had said, after Coleman Co. refused Sinoplast Corporation’s invitation, my company was the first they considered.
Despite so recent problems, we have a deep-rooted reputation and a strong understanding of the market. After signing a contract smoothly with the president of Sinoplast Corporation, we continued to have dinner and chat. During our conversation, we talked about his dealings with Coleman Co
"What?" The president of Sinoplast Corporation was a bit puzzled, "I haven’t heard that Coleman Co. is getting into this field. But I did et with Mr. Coleman before, and we discussed so business matters."
"You haven’t heard about this?" I was also a bit puzzled.
"Never heard of it. But you know, Mr. Coleman does think highly of you. I was going to sign with soone else, but Mr. Coleman broke it down for and said your company is the best fit for us," said
the president of Sinoplast Corporation, straight to the point.
So Damon did help after all, only he didn’t tell .
I felt a bit conflicted. I didn’t want his help, but inadvertently, I’d leveraged his influence. Even though he voluntarily helped , sothing about it didn’t sit right with .
But now, I didn’t have the guts to refuse his help because the contract was signed, and I couldn’t breach it just because of Damon.
After dinner with the head honcho of Sinoplast Corporation, he left first, and I stuck around for a bit before getting up.
My luck was just going south. As soon as I opened the door, I saw the back of Nicole, who was on the phone, "Hurry up to the private room. Damon is here too. How can you give up so easily? If you like him, go get him!"
She must be talking to Ariel, but wasn’t Ariel supposed to be at the police station?
I was planning to shut the door and leave after they returned to the private room.
"Eliana!" Nicole spotted with a clear look of annoyance on her face.
I decided to shut the door again, ignore Nicole, and make my exit.
She let out a cold laugh behind , "You’re in your thirties, but still so charming. Damon even got Ariel sent to the station for you. You sure know how to play the ga!"
I took it as her stirring up trouble for no reason and ignored her. But as the elevator door opened, Ariel appeared before .
"Scared you, didn’t I?" Ariel stepped out of the elevator, looking at with disdain, "You thought I was a pushover, huh? Damon can send to the station, but soone will always bail out."
"I really don’t care what happens to you, so stop these pointless acts," I replied indifferently, then stepped into the elevator.
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