Amber curled up her lips into a sneer. "No."
"What?" Makayla's expression stiffened.
Amber looked at her coldly. "I won't collaborate with you. Just leave."
"Why not?" Makayla approached her in confusion. "Makenna is your mortal enemy. She has escaped. I'm sure she'll take revenge on you. If we work together, it'll be easier to deal with her."
"That's correct, but I don't have to work with you." Amber snorted. "What power do you have? Even if you do, I won't agree. Don't forget you've betrayed me once. Do you think I'll still trust you?"
Makayla was rendered speechless, looking annoyed.
She knew she had betrayed Amber, so Amber wouldn't trust her anymore.
However, she indeed wanted to work with Amber this time.
It was challenging for her to find Makenna by herself.
As Amber said, Makayla had no power, connections nor much money. She could only work with others to find Makenna.
Hence, the person she turned to was Amber, who had a feud with Makenna.
However, Amber refused.
"Ms. Reed, I'm sorry for last time, but things are different. Can we put away the past aside for the time being? The most important now is to find Makenna as soon as possible. She's a huge threat to both of us if she's still out there, so..."
"Stop it," Amber raised her hand and interrupted her impatiently. "Like I said, I won't work with you. I'll look for Makenna myself. My friend is here. You've taken her seat. Get out of here. Now! Or do you want me to ask the waiter to send you away?"
"You..." Makayla glared at her in anger.
Amber parted her red lips and said in disgust, "Get lost!"
"You're gonna regret it!" Makayla couldn't bear Amber's attitude. Trying to suppress her anger, she stood up and stormed out.
When arriving at the entrance, she almost bumped into Mrs. Lyon, who was entering.
Fortunately, the latter reacted quickly to move aside, so she wasn't knocked over by Makayla.
Seeing Makayla stride away as if nothing had happened, Mrs. Lyon frowned in disgust.
"Auntie!" Amber waved at her. "Here."
Mrs. Lyon heard her voice and turned to look over. She put away the disgust on her face and walked to Amber with a smile. "Sorry for keeping you waiting so long, Amber. There was a traffic jam on my way here."
"Not really. I've just arrived as well." Amber stood up and pulled out the chair for her.
Mrs. Lyon patted the back of her hand dearly and sat down.
Amber sat down as well. Pushing a cup of coffee to her, she said, "Auntie, this is your favorite iced Blue Mountain Coffee."
"Thanks, Amber." Mrs. Lyon picked the mug up and took a sip joyfully.
She suddenly asked, "By the way, Amber, who was the girl leaving earlier? When I got down my car, I saw you two talking. Do you know each other?"
Amber nodded. "Sort of. She is Trenton Gardner's eldest daughter, who has returned home recently."
"His eldest daughter?" Mrs. Lyon understood. "I see. No wonder she's so rude."
Amber nodded in agreement.
"All right. Forget it. Let's talk business. Amber, do you know why I've asked you out?" Mrs. Lyon put down her mug and looked at Amber.
Amber stopped stirring her coffee. "I could only guess. It's for Cole, isn't it?"
Mrs. Lyon nodded. "Yes, Amber. Cole has been pretty abnormal recently. When he came home two days ago, he stank with alcohol"
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