Coolest Girl in Town (Elise and Alexander) novel Chapter 926

Chapter 926 Teased by a Woman

“Aww, that’s so sweet! Did you eat some sweet stuff on the sly again?” Narissa bent down. At first, she wanted to pick Alexia up, but as her dress hindered her from doing so, she merely pinched the little girl on her plump cheek. “You’re such a lovely sweetie, Lexi!”

“Hehe!” Alexia winked her big eyes in a deliberate show of cuteness, which made everyone laugh gleefully.

Narissa led her inside by the hand before turning to look at Elise. “Why didn’t you guys come to me at the Cuber Residence right away when you arrived? My place has plenty of rooms, so why stay so far away instead?”

“It’d be inconvenient to do that. We brought our whole family with us, after all.” Elise made up an excuse before veering away from the subject. She asked, “And may I ask who this gentleman is?”

“Oh, this is Gale, whom I talked to you about. He’s now working at BJ Biotech,” Narissa replied.

Gale nodded by way of a greeting.

Elise stepped forward before extending her hand to shake hands with him. “Mr. Myres, thank you for the drug last time.”

Gale calmly avoided the awkward thank-you segment. “It’s nothing. I’m glad to be of help, anyway. Let’s get seated first,” he replied while walking to the dining table before pulling out the chair for Narissa in a gentlemanly manner. “Come and sit here, Narissa.”

Naturally, Narissa seated herself there.

While ordering food, Gale asked for her opinion first before telling the manager to have a tableful of dishes served according to her palate. “That’s it for now. Serve the wine once it’s decanted,” he said before dismissing the waiter.

While he was ordering food, Elise and Narissa whispered to each other. Elise asked, “Is Jamie not with you two?”

Narissa was completely baffled. “Jamie Keller? Is he coming as well?”

“He’s here already. Didn’t he go looking for you?”

“Nope. I never saw him.”

“That’s odd…”

Their mood was interrupted when Gale suddenly chimed in, asking, “What are you two chatting about?”

“Nothing.” Elise smiled a faint smile. “Just some private stuff between young ladies.”

Alexander seized the opportunity to claim a share of the man’s attention, saying, “Mr. Myres, I hear that your company has lots of other novel drugs under development, and I wonder if you need support in terms of funding. As it happens, Smith Co. has some spare cash, so feel free to tell me if you need it.”

Times were changing rapidly, and BJ Biotech’s drugs were presently ranked among the first in the world. Inevitably, Smith Co. had to rely on the drugs it produced to keep expanding. Rather than negotiating prices again and again, Alexander would prefer to become one of BJ Biotech’s shareholders to make it easier for him to use these drugs in the future. Of course, his selfish ideas extended far beyond that. If he could completely acquire BJ Biotech’s drug manufacturing technology for his own use, he’d no longer have to be at the mercy of others.

Gale’s reply was tactful; he neither accepted Alexander’s offer nor turned it down. “Narissa’s friends are mine, too. I’ll ask about the company’s future plans for development when I get back. If there’s such an opportunity, I’ll invite you to join us, Mr. Griffith.”

Alexander didn’t intend to get women involved in this, though. “This has nothing to do with Narissa, so please don’t give us special treatment. Business is business, Mr. Myres.”

“Sure.” Gale lifted a corner of his mouth slightly with no intention of continuing the subject.

Smart as they were, everyone in the room cleverly dropped the subject.

Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming awkward, Elise hurriedly broke the silence, asking, “What’s taking Danny and Ariel so long?”