Jilted Ex-wife Billionaire Heiress novel Chapter 126

Chapter 126 Trying To

Poach Her

Micah cast a cold glance at Peace and warned, ‘Don’t poke your nose into other people’s briness

Reece was taken aback by Micah’s icy gaze, but he couldn’t help but smile. “Why are you even woved in fris project? Don’t tell me it’s not because of her.

Micah remained silent.

They walked side by side down the road until Micah finally spoke up after a long while. Do you know the man who was with Darya earlier?”

‘Brion Miller, he introduced himself. Seems like he’s Darya’s partner for this project, keece replied with a shrug, ‘I have no clue where Darya found him, but his resume’s pretty impressive.”

Micah didn’t respond.

He’d seen Brion’s resume, too.

Which was why he was amazed that Darya managed to lure the renowned biochemist away from Lorendale University.

It was completely unexpected.

How many more surprises did Darya have up her sleeve that he was unaware of?

With Brion Miller involved, it was highly likely that Darya would take the lead in the joint project.

As they entered the meeting room, Darya and Brion were already sitting side by side, heads bent close together

Micah’s expression grew grimmer, a layer of tension settling between his brows.

He strode over to the opposite side of Darya and pulled out a chair, taking a seat.

Reece positioned himself at the head of the table, observing his two partners with an amused smile.

He cleared his throat and said, ‘On behalf of Solaro, I’d like to officially welcome Zenith and the Paragon Group, our two esteemed partners. Zenith has already assigned someone to supervise the project. Miss McAllister, who do you plan to send here?”

Darya gently patted Brion’s arm, giving him an affectionate smile. I’ll leave it to the capable hands of Doctor

Brion Miller.‘

Brion simply nodded in agreement.

Micah noticed their subtle gestures and grew even more perturbed

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Chapter 126 Trying To Poach Her

He suddenly said, ‘Not everyone is qualified to be part of this project.‘

Darya raised an eyebrow, glancing at Micah. ‘Is Mr Cavanaugh going to interfere with the Paragon Group’s decision on who participates in the project?‘

Micah shot back, ‘I have a significant stake in the project, hence I deserve to have my say.‘

‘By that logic, I should have a say in whom you appoint as well,‘ Darya retted.

Micah fell silent.

Reece groaned inwardly.

Maybe it hadn’t been the best idea to invite them both to the meeting today.

He fake–coughed and quickly changed the subject. ‘I have here a report on the latest progress. There are some issues, it seems, with the mechatronics…‘”

The meeting stretched on for over an hour, and when it finally concluded, it was raining outside.

Darya stood on the front steps outside the lobby, her brows furrowing as she peered outside at the drizzle.

Micah noticed her standing under the eaves and was about to approach when he witnessed Brion taking off his suit jacket and draping it over Darya’s head.

‘Let’s go,‘ Brion said calmly.

He had grown accustomed to taking care of his little sister.

‘Won’t you get wet?‘ Darya asked, concern in her eyes.

Brion shook his head. ‘I’ll be fine.‘

A warm feeling spread in Darya’s heart.

Though Brion always appeared aloof and detached, he truly cared for her.

Micah overheard their conversation.

He wondered, once again, about the real connection between the two of them.

Given the way they interacted, it surely went beyond simple employer–employee.

Darya made it to the car with just a few drops of rain on her shoulders and arms, while Brion was soaked.

They drove back to the Gerber Lab to pick up Marshmallow.

The robotic dog was having a blast, playing in Brooke’s laboratory.

When it caught sight of Darya, it scampered over. ‘Mommy! I missed you so much!”

‘All right, let’s go home now,‘ Darya said, smiling as she rubbed Marshmallow’s head.

Brooke personally saw them off.

Darya casually remarked, ‘Brooke, Dr Miller will be our company’s representative for the joint project, which means he’ll working with you for the next month.‘

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Brooke’s eyes lit up.

She was thrilled by the news.

Darya tugged at Brion’s sleeve and whispered, ‘Brooke is extremely talented and apparently a fan of yours. Be nice to her. Don’t treat her like one of your PhD students.‘

“Trying to poach her?‘ Brion asked in an undertone.

Darya nodded subtly. ‘She’ll be a valuable addition to Paragon’s research division.‘

‘Got it,‘ Brion said.

He exchanged contact numbers with Brooke and managed to say a few words that passed for polite chitchat.

As they prepared to leave, Brooke suddenly remembered something and exclaimed, ‘Oh, by the way, I reprogrammed Marshmallow. It won’t call Micah ‘daddy‘ anymore.‘

‘Okay, thank you,‘ Darya responded with a smile.

Downstairs in the carpark, Brion opened the car door for Darya, and after she settled in, he walked around to the other side and got in as well.

Brooke watched the car disappear into the curtain of rain, lost in thought.

She jumped when she heard a cry. ‘Mommy!‘

Marshmallow, who had been playing with a puddle of water near the car, was forgotten.