Her cheeks flushed a rosy hue, as if she’d been kissed by the morning sun.
The deputy chief cautioned the reporter, “Please refrain from prying into our President Dennis’ personal affairs.”
Reporter said, “I simply wish to know if this win-win plan has anything to do with him. It’s a quite a remarkable strategy.”
The deputy chief asked, “Are you insinuating that our President Dennis is incapable of devising such a plan?”
Reporter replied, “Of course not. However, a colleague of mine spotted Elijah entering the Dennis Group late at night just a week ago. Was he there to assist with some business matters?”
Upon hearing Elijah’s name, Violette’s cheeks turned an even darker shade of red.
The room was filled with curious onlookers, and all eyes were on her, waiting for her response.
“The win-win plan is a result of discussions between my technical director and me. As for anything else, I have no comment,”she finally said, after a few moments of silence.
The reporter had no choice but to change the subject, “Ms. Dennis, Ms. Alexa from Golden Palm Tech announced they’ve made a significant breakthrough in their R&D, predicting the launch of a new high-end product by year-end. What’s your take on this?”
Violette replied, “All I can say about this matter is that the core technology within the stolen chip from my company has been patented exclusively. If anyone uses this patent without my consent, I will pursue it to the fullest extent!”
Her firm stance at the press conference quickly reached Alexa. Alexa scoffed, “We’ll just upgrade and modify the chip’s content. What’s the big deal? Ha!”
“But this win-win plan she’s devised is a major disadvantage for us,” the assistant worriedly added. “It’s as if she’s managed to get everyone else in the industry on her side.”
Though she could have handled it herself, she was still grateful for his help.
Just as she was about to reply “okay”, another message from Mike appeared: [Joey told me they’re really busy with a new project. Elijah has a lot of work piled up. Let’s invite him to dinner some other time!]
Violette replied: [Alright.]
The backlog of his work was because of her. He went to B Country to apologize and lost sleep over her company’s issues. Even if she had a heart of stone, it was touched now.
That evening, as she lay in bed, she video-called Odette.
“Violette, even though he’s been great this time, don’t you think it’s despicable that he has Nora at the company?” Odette voiced her opinion, “Unless he fires Nora, I can accept you getting back together with him. Otherwise, she’s a thorn that could hurt you at any moment!”
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