Sir madame has run away again (Lily and Carson) novel Chapter 208

Chapter 208
So far, I only knew that Carson had three businesses in Riverdale, all of which were doing good business. However, it was obvious from the message he sent Jolene earlier that he owned companies elsewhere.
Carson was a very shrewd man, so I didn’t believe he would divulge all of his secrets to Jolene. It was highly likely that he would protect himself from her as well.
To keep Carson from transferring his assets when we fell out later, I had to find out everything from how many companies he actually owned to his true financial situation first. After all, even a worm would turn when driven to despair.
Obviously, only private investigators could investigate such matters. So I called Isabella and asked her to get in touch with the private investigator at that time to look into the status of Carson’s companies. Isabella nodded before hanging up the phone.
I went to the pantry to make a cup of coffee and took it back to the office. I used to take a sip. President Smith’s secretary called and asked me to come to the President’s office, saying that President Smith needed to speak with me.
I had no choice but to rush to President Smith’s office immediately. When President Smith saw me, a friendly smile spread across his face. “Lilian, how is your health? If you don’t feel well, take a few more days off. While work is important, your
health is even more so.”
“Thank you, President Smith, but I’m fine for now.”
“That’s good then. I asked you to come because there is a design project I would like to hand over to you.” President Smith handed me a document and added, “This is the customer’s bidding document. Take a look at him.”
As soon as I took over, I saw the word ‘Walker Group’ and I got scared. Did this client have any kind of relationship with Eric Walker?
Sure enough, as I was thinking about this, President Smith said, “This is the tender for a newly built hotel by the Walker Group. The entire hotel is too big for our company to take over, so we are bidding only for a few floors. Your skills are evident, so I hope you can come up with a plan as soon as possible for our company to succeed in the bidding.”
“President Smith, I will do what I can.” Although I said that, I felt a little uncomfortable about it. Eric Walker’s venomous tongue was not something anyone could tolerate. He knew full well about my fake miscarriage, so I wasn’t looking forward to being ridiculed when we met again.
President Smith didn’t know what I was thinking, so he said frankly, “Lilian, President Walker will be personally responsible for this tender. I’m sure you know that his background is in design and he is very talented in that area. also. So your design requirements will definitely be different from others. Although it’s an open tender this time around, the relationship between our company and President Walker is a little bit special. After sketching out your design, you can speak with President Walker and hear his thoughts.”
“President Smith, why does our company have a special relationship with President Walker? Why didn’t I know about this?” I asked deliberately.
“Yup!” President Smith coughed twice before replying, “Lilian, you’re not a stranger, so I’m going to divulge a little for you. In the future, our company may collaborate with President Walker, and he will have full authority over the collaboration. So, he will have more preference for our company in this bid.”
“Oh, is it like that?” Since President Smith didn’t want to tell me the truth, I also pretended not to know anything about it. “President Smith, since President Walker is going to collaborate with our company, does that mean all we have to do is follow the procedures for this tender?”
“Of course. While we may collaborate with President Walker in the future, that doesn’t mean you can dismiss this bid as unimportant. You must show your strengths and let
I agreed and left President Smith’s office.
3:48 pm Mon, June 19
Chapter 208
After returning to my own office, I took a closer look at the information President Smith had given me. Our company decided to bid for the design of the hotel’s presidential suite, as well as the lobby design.
Since I’ve been involved in the design of several five-star hotels, it naturally wouldn’t have been a problem to design them. However, President Smith said that Eric can have his own opinions about the projects. In that case, I would definitely have to ask the latter for advice.
Seeking counsel clearly implied going in through the back door. I used to scoff at such dishonest behavior, but this time I made no objection to it.
It was simple; I wanted to get to know Eric a little more and see if there was any chance I could cooperate with him.
So I immediately called his number. After the phone rang a few times, Eric’s icy voice came on the other end of the line. “Anything?”