Xander lowered his gaze and looked at the view outside the window before he spoke, "Lancer Corporation, my office."
"Okay. I'll come over. Have the antidote ready, Mr. Lancer."
Byron promptly agreed without hesitation.
Just as he was about to hang up, Xander's voice came through.
"Oh, I forgot to mention this. Miss Jacobs doesn't have much time left. If you’re in a hurry, you must come to my office within 20 minutes.”
Byron was already on his way. He replied while he walked, "I will."
He would find a way to rush there even if he was given only ten minutes!
A cold glint flashed across Xander's eyes. He added, "By the way, the elevators in our company have been out of order for the past few days. I apologize in advance for the inconvenience, President Lawrence. You'll have to climb the stairs. And remember, you must make it within 20 minutes!"
Byron's expression darkened, but he immediately responded, "I'll depart now if there are no other requests from you.”
Xander smirked and replied, "I won't delay you any further. I'll be waiting for you on the top floor."
He hung up the call right after that.
Xander burst into hearty laughter as he looked outside the window that overlooked the entire city. He thought about Byron's struggle to climb the stairs.
"Byron, how dare you fool me?! I'll let you have a taste of the feeling of being toyed with by the lowest tricks! I'll make you taste the bitterness of swallowing your pride and being inferior!"
His assistant grew tense upon witnessing his madness behind him.
Suddenly, Xander turned around to look at him and questioned him, "Why aren't you laughing?"
The assistant trembled. He nervously looked around, unsure of how to respond.
Byron would have no choice but to kneel down and lick his shoes if he asked him to!
As the seconds ticked away, it had already been over ten minutes.
However, there was still no sign of Byron on the screen.
Xander started to grow restless.
Was Byron really coming?
However, judging from his tone on the phone earlier, Rosalie's condition must be critical. They probably had not developed the antidote yet!
There was no way Byron would not come!
Xander forced himself to calm down at the thought of it and kept his eyes fixed on the screen, waiting for Byron.
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