A Spoonful of Sugar: Don't Beg for Love novel Chapter 590

Hesper gestured with frustration towards Benji, who wore a dumb expression, and shooed him away while he was still embarrassed by having his thoughts exposed.

'Is it that obvious that I like Renee?'

"What are you doing?"

Suddenly, Rickard's voice sounded from behind, stunning Benji. He quickly put away his embarrassed smile and said, "Nothing. Ms. Duval looks a bit upset. Should I go comfort her?"

"That's not necessary," Rickard said. "She's already at the age where she should be responsible for what she did. Otherwise, how can we manage things in the future? Letting her live under the protection of the Duvals all her life and constantly causing trouble?"

It was true that Julie did spoil Sophia to an excessive degree, and perhaps it was Julie's habits that shaped Sophia's personality. Both of them needed someone to keep an eye on them.

If not, if they could lose $450,000 to the gambling den that day, then they could lose the Duvals' entire wealth the next day.

Benji nodded understandingly, but Sophia was acting a bit strange that day. He did not know why but she was a bit too calm just now, and he did not have a good feeling about it.

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After Hesper returned to the company, she presented the contract to Renee. Upon seeing that the contract matched their expectations, Renee's face lit up with a smile.

"This is fantastic news. We can now proceed with the Paradise Project," Renee said, knowing full well that the project was Lane Holdings' most significant undertaking. Failure to continue with the project would put the company in a precarious position.

"Yes, Ms. Lane."

Hesper attempted to call Benji, but he did not answer. She guessed that Benji must be receiving numerous phone calls due to the Duval Group's situation, so she decided to call Rickard's personal phone instead.

After waiting for a brief period, Rickard answered the phone, and there was some background noise on his end. Before Hesper could speak, Rickard said, "Suspend the Paradise Project for now."

Hesper was taken aback. "Did the machines really malfunction?" Initially, she assumed that it was just fake news created by competitors. However, out of caution and to prevent Lane Holdings from suffering the same fate as the Duval Group, she halted the Paradise Project. She did not expect that the news was accurate.

Something was likely happening on Rickard's end, as it took him some time before he spoke again.