He Gave Her Strawberries, Gave Me Hives (Ford and Sylvia) novel Chapter 120

From beginning to end, Archer didn’t spare Felix a single glance, treating him as if he were thin air.

He naturally put his arm around Stella’s shoulders, protecting her as they walked out side by side.

Felix stood frozen, watching their retreating backs, watching the tender smile Stella gave Archer–a smile he had never received. His heart felt as if it were being squeezed by an invisible hand, the pain so intense he could barely

breathe!

CLATTER!

He let his hand fall slack, and the carefully prepared bouquet, a symbol of his pathetic attempt at reconciliation, fell

to the cold floor.

The passing staff, hurrying about their business, mercilessly trampled on the delicate petals. In an instant, all that

was left was a mess of crushed red and broken leaves.

Just like his belated affection–long since trampled to pieces, yet stubbornly refusing to die.

The repeated failures in his love life led Felix to throw more energy into his work, trying to use professional success to prove himself and fill the emptiness and frustration in his heart.

Soon, a crucial opportunity presented itself–the last piece of prime real estate in the city center, “The Summit“, was up for public bidding.

The location was perfect, its potential limitless. It was a must–have for all major real estate groups.

The Vance Corporation was determined to win it, investing immense resources and effort. Felix himself led the strongest team they could assemble, meticulously polishing their bid proposal.

However, what put immense pressure on them was that their biggest competitor was none other than Archer’s company, the Hayes Corporation.

They were equally powerful and had proposed a highly innovative concept-“Art Empowers Commerce“-aiming to perfectly integrate top–tier art venues and ecological landscapes with high–end commercial complexes.

On the day of the bidding, the atmosphere was tense.

Felix personally led his team, confident in their proposal, believing that the Vance Corporation had the upper hand in local resources and market understanding.

He Gave Her Strawberries. Gave Me Hives. I Gave Them Both A One–Way Ticket To BANKRUPTCY

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However, when the review committee announced the winning bid, the confident smile on Felix’s face instantly froze!

The winner: The Hayes Corporation!

They had won by an extremely narrow margin! The chairman of the committee, in his comments, specifically praised the core concept of the Hayes proposal-“the perfect fusion of art and commerce“-calling it visionary and socially valuable, a future landmark for the city.

When the news broke, the industry was in an uproar.

The Vance Corporation had actually been defeated in its own area of expertise!

What made it even more humiliating for Felix was that at the Hayes Corporation’s victory celebration afterwards, a sharp reporter directly asked Archer: “Mr. Hayes, we heard that the core creative ideas for the art venue layout and public space design in the winning proposal came from the valuable suggestions of your girlfriend, the renowned pianist Ms. Stella Winter. Is that true?”

Under the spotlights, Archer elegantly put his arm around Stella’s shoulders, his face filled with unconcealed pride and love. He smiled at the cameras and admitted freely, “Yes. Stella is not only my muse, her unique insights into art and space always bring me inspiration. Many of the finishing touches on this proposal were indeed thanks to her suggestions.”

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