Seven Years a Fool One Day a Queen (Kristine and Colton) novel Chapter 151

Chapter 151

“So Miss Grant is here too. Looks like I came to the right place today.”

Vega bypassed Medea with great enthusiasm and walked straight over to Eliza.

Being ignored in front of everyone made Medea’s face turn sour.

Fortunately, Calvin smoothed things over. At her most awkward moment, he deliberately sat in the chair she had pulled out and said, “How did you know I

wanted to sit on this side?”

Someone nearby teased, “Wow, you two are so in tune. We’re here to watch your romance, not to eat”

With Calvin shielding her like that, Medea’s mood improved considerably. She took the chance to hand out wedding invitations.

ure enough, Eliza had guessed right. She really did have a stack of invites in her bag, and she was indeed planning to give them out one by one.

Meanwhile, Eliza was happily chatting with Vega, completely oblivious to what was happening on the other side.

‘ega said that after he went back, he seriously tried using ASKHEART and believed it represented true innovation. The falling costs of AI were an inevitable rend, which would accelerate the adoption of AI across industries.

le also said ASKHEART’s rise proved that domestic enterprises had genuine capacity for technological innovation, and that in the future, it would drive estructuring in many sectors, bringing huge changes to China’s commercial landscape and business models.

f course, their conversation wasn’t limited to AI.

ega also asked Eliza for her thoughts on how international port investment and development would affect China’s economic system.

liza had her own views, and she boldly shared them.

ega listened intently the whole time. The more he heard, the more delighted he became and the more he felt he had made the right decision coming today.

hey were so engrossed in conversation that Medea didn’t have the nerve to pass her invitation over.

veryone present could see it clearly: Vega admired Eliza very much. He even invited her to visit New York and tour the Vega family’s enterprises.

uch an invitation was both an honor and an affirmation of Eliza’s abilities.

seemed Apez was about to take off. People around were already thinking about how to hitch themselves to it.

azter, sitting beside Eliza, watched the whole thing unfold.

e’d already witnessed Eliza’s ability when he’d dealt with her before.

ut now, he realized his understanding had been far too shallow.

liza was like a book–the more you turned the pages, the more there was to discover, the more you read, the more captivating she became. He was thoroughly

ewitched.

le couldn’t believe how blind he had been before, actually thinking Eliza was nothing more than a pretty face and a shallow gold digger

fedea had originally wanted to use this dinner to get closer to Vega while also announcing her upcoming engagement to Calvin

nstead, she’d ended up giving Eliza the perfect chance to bond with Vega She fell stifled and bitter, but there was nothing she could do.

erhaps because she’d been too absorbed in conversation, Eliza barely ate anything at dinner. Only once she got home did she realize she was starving.

he couldn’t cook. Her fridge contained nothing but some frozen food–barely anything edible.

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Chapter 151

After rummaging around for a while, she finally dug up a bucket of instant noodles.

she boiled some water, ready to make the noodles, when Hector’s call came through.

Looking around for something to press down the lid, her gaze landed on a gold–stamped wedding invitation under her notebook.

Without hesitation, she pulled it out and set it on top of the noodles before answering the call.

ee? The thing wasnt useless after all–it had come in handy.

lector had been away on a business trip. The moment he landed back in Washington, he called Eliza to invite her out for dinner the next day.

le also said he wanted to introduce her to a friend, someone who might be a valuable connection for future collaboration.

n her line of work, networks meant everything.

lector was being kind, and Eliza naturally didn’t refuse. They set a time and place.

When the noodles were ready, Eliza flicked the invitation off the lid with her finger, then stirred the noodles with a fork.

learing the sound. Hector asked what she was doing.

Eating instant noodles,” she said.

Instant noodles aren’t very nutritious. Didn’t you have stomach issues before? You should eat something healthier.”

lector’s voice was deep and mellow, like the tone of a cello.

It’s fine to have them once in a while.”

bey were just convenient

fier thinking it over, Hector said, “Ill order delivery for you. There’s a Cantonese restaurant I know with great dishes.”

antonese food was indeed delicious, definitely better than instant noodles.

ut Diza knew what accepting would imply.

the end, she turned him down.

lector wasn’t surprised, nor was he discouraged.

le only thought he hadn’t done enough–that he simply needed to try harder to win her over.

learly, he’d have to step up his efforts.

ander arrived early at the Cantonese restaurant where Hector had arranged the meeting only to find Hector already there. He was dressed very focally

dark shirt, a tie with a suidle pattern at the collar, and even cufflinks with matching carved designs at the sleeves of his suit

fis thick Mack hair was parted and slicked back, the sides curing slightly to form sharp bangs that framed his sath traples

Taking his seat, Xander looked him up and down in puzzlement Dressed like tus are you sure this is for bassiness and not a blund date

fector laughed at the jab and sighed “I wish it were a did date

So what, she’s not into you?” Xander raised a brow “Her standards must be sky high if she s turning you down

Not really. She just doesn’t want romance right now, that’s all

Kander smirked dismissively Then she’s a siren Keeping you hooked by reeling you in and letting you go

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That’s not it.” Hector corrected him. “She’s really a good person. And today’s meeting is genuinely about business. You’ve actually met her before at the ntrepreneurs‘ Conference. I even arranged for you two to sit together.”

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