Seven Years a Fool One Day a Queen (Kristine and Colton) novel Chapter 279

Chapter 279

Triple happiness.

Good omen!

From this moment on, Medea started to feel excited.

She expected that after Calvin finished his work, he would call or message her.

However, after waiting for more than two hours, there was still no response from Calvin.

Medea then privately messaged Gideon, asking if the charity dinner was still ongoing.

Gideon replied, “It’s already over! Calv bought a lot of things, he was the biggest spender of the night. Then there’s Eliza, she bought quite a bit too. She’s getting nore and more extravagant!”

Medea wasn’t interested in Eliza’s actions, so she didn’t ask any further.

she simply assumed that Calvin must have been busy, which is why he hadn’t responded to her.

she put down her phone and continued working on her laptop for a while.

When sleepiness started creeping in, she laid down and was about to drift off, when her phone rang.

he immediately picked it up, thinking Calvin must have finished and was finally replying to her message!

But to her disappointment, the message was from Vivian, not Calvin.

he felt a tinge of disappointment.

Vivian sent her a photo from the charity dinner.

liza was sitting at the main table, looking quite glamorous.

In her left was Mrs. Wade, and on her right was Baxter.

alvin was sitting directly across from Eliza.

Jut Vivian added, “I saw some photos and videos from friends. Brother–in–law didn’t even glance at Eliza the whole time. He was very tactful!”

Medea smiled knowingly.

Even Vivian seemed convinced, “Brother in law only has eyes for you, Eliza is nothing to worry about!”

Though I heard Eliza bought quite a few things tonight. She stole the spotlight”

‘If I had known, cousin, you shouldn’t have turned down the charity dinner invitation. You should have gone with brother in law and overshadowed Elisa, show her her place!”

Medea paused before replying to Vivian, “She’ll be irrelevant soon enough. Why bother with what she does?”

“True! But I’m still annoyed! Because Baxter was talking to Eliza the whole time!”

Mentioning Baxter made Vivian seethe with jealousy.

“That bitch Eliza! Always using her looks to lure men! Of all people, why does she have to go after Baxter?!”

Vivian ranted angrily for a while.

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When she noticed that Medea didn’t respond, she quieted down.

Before going to bed. Medea still hadn’t received any message from Calvin.

The next day, Calvin went on an international business trip.

Medea timed it perfectly and called him as soon as he landed.

Calvin picked up.

They exchanged a few brief words.

ince he was busy, Medea didn’t want to keep him on the phone for long. She reminded him to be on time for the celebration dinner she was hosting.

Calvin assured her, “I’ll remember. I won’t forget.”

With that, Medea happily ended the call.

alvin didn’t bring up the ruby jewelry, which probably meant he was planning to propose with it.

o, she decided not to mention it either and pretended to be clueless.

he was eagerly anticipating a big surprise from Calvin!

he next day, Eliza arrived at Apex, and as soon as she stepped in, Enzo’s call came through.

fter a few words, Eliza’s expression changed.

Vithout even entering her office, she turned around and headed straight for ASKHEART.

s soon as she arrived, Enzo briefed her on the situation.

The problem seems to be with the chips supplied to us by Everup.”

liza furrowed her brows, and her mind immediately jumped to a possible cause.

he decisively called Calvin.

alvin answered the phone, his voice sounding somewhat weary. “What’s up?”

liza explained the situation and voiced her suspicion, “Could it be the materials are faulty? After all, Everup’s procurement has been taking kickbacks, which ompresses costs with the suppliers.”

This created a vicious cycle,

Calvin fell silent for two seconds before replying, “I’m abroad right now, but I’ll arrange for someone to come and work with you on this.”

Eliza agreed.

As long as they were willing to solve the problem, that was all that mattered.

Calvin was highly efficient. Less than half an hour after their call, a representative from Everup arrived.

They presented a solution.

They would recall all problematic chips and provide ASKHEART with quality chips at in cost.

Additionally, they offered triple compensation!

This was far beyond Eliza’s expectations.

According to the contract, they only needed to pay 1.3 times the penalty for the breach.

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Calvin’s generous handling of the situation was…. undoubtedly to cover up for Medea.

After all, with Bosi Technology’s IPO coming up, if any issues with Everup were exposed now, it would affect Medea.

And that, in turn, would indirectly affect Calvin’s plans to marry her.

le had thought it through so carefully, all for Medea!

his was already the third time Calvin had spent money to smooth things over.

liza couldn’t help but think about her own mindset when helping Belle solve contract issues.

I was the same mentality as Calvin’s now.

ecause she cared about Belle, she was willing to spend money to relieve her troubles.

n the same way, Calvin was doing the same for Medea.

liza had no objections and accepted the arrangement.

he was a businesswoman–there was no reason to turn down money!

few days later, at a municipal business communication roundtable meeting, Eliza ran into Medea.

s usual, Medea was mingling with the attending entrepreneurs.

ut when she saw Eliza, her expression turned cold.

liza didn’t care about Medea’s attitude and, carrying her bag, walked past her to her seat.

ledea turned to find her own spot.

ubconsciously, she searched the first row.

ut after scanning it twice and not finding her name, she finally saw it in the second row. Her heart sank.

ut she didn’t show it on her face, maintaining her calm and composed demeanor as she sat down.

he then cast a glance at Eliza.

rom this angle, she could only see Eliza’s back.

he inexplicable feeling of disparity made her uncomfortable.

he meeting was still being chaired by Hector, who publicly praised ten entrepreneurs, including Eliza.

lector also singled out Apez, noting that it was the highest contributor to taxes in Washington this year!

it that moment, Medea realized that the seating arrangements were based on the amount of tax each company had contributed.

he clear division made her realize that fliza had already surpassed her.

Half a year ago, she could sit in the front row, and 1liza would have been seated behind her.

Now, Eliza had moved ahead.

While she was contemplating this, Hector specifically mentioned Apex, praising its new gaming project for filling a gap in Washington’s Industry

The young entrepreneur sitting beside Medea immediately started chatting with the person next to him

‘I’ve seen the game’s CG promo, it’s really great! It’s a product that blends culture with modern gaming technology, definitely a h