Seven Years a Fool One Day a Queen (Kristine and Colton) novel Chapter 72

Chapter 72

Chapter 72

Enzo’s mentor, Charlie Jameson, was about sixty years old.

Just as Enzo had described, he was a serious and stern man.

When Enzo saw him, he straightened his back and bowed his head, almost like a mouse encountering a cat.

“Teacher,” Enzo greeted.

Charlie gave a light “Hmm,” but his gaze fell on Eliza. He looked her over for a couple of seconds before asking, “Is this your girlfriend?”

Enzo was startled and hurriedly denied it, “No, teacher, you’ve misunderstood. She’s my investor.”

Charlie, probably already aware of Enzo’s business situation, looked at Eliza with a touch more admiration after learning her identity.

He even stood up and offered his hand to shake hers. “Hello, I’m Enzo’s teacher. Thank you for investing in his project.”

Eliza shook his hand with both of hers to show respect for the elder. “Teacher Jameson, you’re too kind. I’ve just done what any investor would do.”

But Charlie didn’t see it that way.

To an entrepreneur, an investor was a talent scout.

Without a talent scout’s discovery and help, even the fastest horse would only be a wild one,

Eliza and Enzo had barely sat down when someone else arrived.

To her surprise, it was Calvin.

“Wasn’t he dining with Medea and her family?

Why was he here?

But this time, he wasn’t with Medea; he was accompanied by Matilda, the investment director from Everest’s second division.

Matilda was surprised to see Eliza and looked puzzled that she would appear at such a dinner.

But since there were others present, she didn’t ask.

“Mr. Young,”

Charlie stood up to greet Calvin.

He also gestured for Enzo to rise and introduced him, “This is Mr. Young from Everest Investment. He organized today’s dinner.”

Then he explained to Calvin, “This is my student Enzo, he’s also attending the Al summit. He has some things to discuss with me, so I asked him to come directly here.”

Calvin didn’t mind. “Mr. Jameson. I know Mr. Klein, but I didn’t know he was also in Los Angles. If I had known, I would have invited him.”

The polite exchanges were just for show.

But Eliza quickly understood that Enzo’s mentor was indeed a person of high standing.

Otherwise, Calvin wouldn’t have been so polite, nor would he have personally invited him to dinner.

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In other words, the people invited by Calvin for this dinner were all big shots.

After realizing this, Eliza immediately stood up and went around greeting everyone, offering toasts and business cards.

Gideon, that “mad dog,” had said something quite accurate.

Eliza was a veteran in the business world.

This was the survival rule she had honed over the years of fighting in the marketplace.

She would never pass up an opportunity to network.

After all, no one was there to introduce her to people.

When she reached Calvin’s side, Eliza put away her phone.

She skipped over him and went directly back to her seat.

This behavior surprised Matilda.

After all, in his impression, Eliza had always been very compliant with Calvin, always following his lead.

This was the first time he had seen her be so cold toward Calvin.

She couldn’t quite adjust to it.

However, Calvin didn’t mind. Instead, he started discussing tomorrow’s summit details with the key guests at the table.

Eliza paid close attention to their conversation because they were talking about the next big opportunity.

Enzo, on the other hand, felt somewhat out of place in this commercial dinner. He couldn’t quite join in.

Eliza found opportunities to speak a few words and then brought up topics for Enzo.

Most of the time, she steered the conversation toward professional matters.

This was Enzo’s area of expertise, so he handled it easily.

The two of them worked seamlessly together, creating a sense of harmony, like a perfect duo,

So someone jokingly asked, “Are you two in a relationship? You seem to have a great understanding of each other.”

This time, Eliza smiled and denied it. “No, we’re just good partners. This understanding comes from our work together.”

Since Charlie had asked a similar question earlier, they teased,

“Are you too shy to admit it in front of the teacher?”

Enzo blushed, “We’re not dating yet.”

The way he emphasized “not” was quite telling.

Fortunately, their joking didn’t go too far.

At this moment, Calvin stood up and said, “You all continue, I’m stepping out for a bit. I’ll be back shortly.”

Since Calvin was the one hosting the dinner, no one would object to his leaving temporarily.

But Matilda, after Calvin left, took the initiative to explain, “Mr. Young’s girlfriend is also here, so he went to accompany her. I’ll stand in for him and

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have a drink with everyone.”

So he was going to accompany Medea.

Even at such an important dinner, he had to take time to be with her.

This level of attention was truly astonishing.

But Eliza was used to it, continuing to chat with the others about “ASKHEART” and the future of AI.

Calvin was gone for quite a while.

He didn’t return until the dinner was almost over, bidding farewell to

When Eliza helped Enzo up, Calvin’s phone rang.

He answered it in a gentle voice, “I’ll be there in a moment.”

It was obvious that it was Medea calling.

everyone.

Eliza intentionally delayed for a moment before helping Enzo to the elevator.

The elevator stopped at their floor, and she quickly pressed the button.

To her surprise, when the door opened, Calvin was standing inside.

Eliza frowned. How could this be so unlucky?

Calvin stepped aside to let them pass.

Eliza hesitated for half a second but still guided Enzo into the elevator.

There was no need to avoid him.

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