Substitute Wife, Genius CEO novel Chapter 236

Wesley fell silent.

Xavier calmly raised the stakes. “I'll sponsor your lab projects as well. Use the money however you want, no strings attached.”

Wesley clicked his tongue. Money really was the ultimate persuader.

He was incredibly tempted.

But the thought of Lily made him hesitate. He didn't want to invite unnecessary drama that would derail his project.

This project was like his own child.

“If you won't agree,” Xavier stood up gracefully. “I'll just have to talk to your superiors about the sponsorship.”

Government budgets were tight, and research was expensive. No one would turn down a billionaire offering endless funding at their door.

Moreover, Xavier was right—the Sterling Group was an industry giant, not some back-alley operation.

If Xavier bypassed him and went straight to the top brass, he would easily force Lily, the golden child of capitalism, into the project team anyway.

**

The next day, at Wesley's research facility at ESU Medical Center.

When Summer and Gavin arrived, they found Xavier and Lily already there.

Lily's true target was Harrison Banks, the visionary co-leading this project alongside Wesley.

Since she couldn't get into FutureTech Systems, embedding herself here worked just as well, and she wouldn't have to deal with Jude Montgomery's attitude.

Lily had it all mapped out. She would eventually find a way to boot Summer from the team.

Given Wesley and Harrison's prestigious reputations combined with her skills, the project was bound to be a massive, highly publicized success.

The day it launched would cement her rise to the top.

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