The Triplets My Ex Never Knew About novel Chapter 41

Chapter 41: Chapter 41: Have Nathaniel Sloan Apologize to Me with the Cancellation Fee

What kind of misunderstanding?

Estelle Lockwood’s tone was unreadable. "The misunderstanding that you, Mr. Sloan, used your body to land the partnership with Star. After all, we’re the top perfume company. Countless people are begging to work with me."

Nathaniel Sloan wasn’t annoyed. His expression was placid. "It’s of no concern. I don’t mind a few misunderstandings if it means getting my partner to the company safely."

Estelle Lockwood was at a loss for words.

Seeing him about to start the car, Estelle Lockwood instinctively put her hand on his. "That won’t do."

Her voice was low as she said, "President Sloan, you probably don’t realize, but the people I brought with me today are all key figures in the industry. If they were to get the wrong idea about you, rumors would spread throughout the entire perfumery world. Since you’re being so considerate, I feel I must return the favor, don’t you agree?"

With that, Estelle Lockwood threw open the car door without hesitation and quickly got out.

Nathaniel Sloan gazed after her. Only after she had walked a fair distance did he let out a soft chuckle. "In that case, I’ll be waiting for you at the company, Miss Lockwood."

Estelle Lockwood breathed a sigh of relief.

’What’s gotten into Nathaniel Sloan today? Is he on something?’

...

A few minutes later, she arrived at the Evernight International building on foot.

The receptionist asked her to have a seat in the lobby, letting her know that an assistant, Luke White, would be right down to collect her.

Estelle Lockwood had no objection and sat on the sofa to read.

"Mrs. Sloan, President Sloan has a meeting about the partnership today. He really doesn’t have time..."

"Partnership? What partnership could be so important that he can’t even find time to have a meal with his own mother?!"

An enraged female voice rang out. Estelle Lockwood frowned. ’Of course it’s Laura Jennings.’

The assistant accompanying Laura Jennings was at their wits’ end, but since this woman was Nathaniel Sloan’s mother, all they could do was try to placate her.

"Mrs. Sloan, why don’t you rest here at the company for a while? Once the meeting is over, I can take you to see President Sloan."

"The meeting won’t be over for hours! That’s unacceptable! Does he really expect me and Noelle to just sit around and wait for him?!"

Laura Jennings’s voice was shrill. Her eyes suddenly landed on something, and her anger flared. She stormed over to Estelle Lockwood. "What are you doing here?!"

Ever since Estelle Lockwood had exposed her for wearing counterfeit jewelry at Imperial Crest, Laura Jennings had harbored a deep grudge against her.

On top of that, Noelle had let it slip several times that this was the very woman who had sown discord between her and Christian, causing him to reject her.

Fueled by both old and new hatred, Laura Jennings was seething. She rushed forward to grab at Estelle Lockwood’s clothes. "Is the Evernight International building the kind of place just any riff-raff can walk into?!"

Estelle Lockwood took a sip of her coffee, not even batting an eye.

The assistant, terrified Laura Jennings was about to cause another scene, quickly explained, "Mrs. Sloan, this is President Lockwood from Star. She’s in charge of the partnership."

He had hoped that, for the sake of the company, Laura Jennings would set aside her personal grievances.

But to his surprise, she only grew more incensed. "So you’re the partner? Nathaniel is refusing to have dinner with Noelle because of you?"

"Yara Lockwood, I’m warning you! If you have any sense of shame, you’ll stop pestering Nathaniel! He’s not someone a person like you can ever hope to have!"

Estelle Lockwood finally reacted, glancing sideways. "If you suffer from delusions, you should see a doctor," she said coolly. "What makes you think your son is such a catch that every woman in the world must be after him?"

Laura Jennings trembled with rage. Remembering what Noelle had told her, she bellowed,

"And you still claim you aren’t deliberately trying to get close to Nathaniel! You insisted on treating Christian, and now you’re scheming to partner with Evernight. What are you after? You keep popping up in front of Nathaniel. So Noelle can’t handle you, you think I can’t either? Someone, get her out of here!"

As her voice faded, the entire lobby fell into a dead silence.

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