Submit to the Boss He Rules the Boardroom and the Bedroom novel Chapter 319

Chapter 319 Side with an Outsider

Aurust thought for a moment. A bit agitated, he pulled at his tie. His heart was in turmoil. He didn't know why.

but anything related to Lucia could upset him easily. Just then, his phone rang on the desk. Furrowing his

brows, he picked it up for a look. At the sight of the caller ID, he hesitated for a moment and then pressed the

Answer button. "Hello?"

"August, don't forget our appointment. You'll come to our house for dinner tonight." He pressed his evebrows with his other hand and said blandly, "I know."

"I'll come to the office, and then we'll go together. How does it sound?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Aurust rejected it tactfully, "Well, I have something to attend to. You can just

wait for me at home."

Jeanne sounded dejected, "Okay then, I'll see you at home." He hung up the phone, but his agitation didn't abate, not even in the slightest. Jeanne invited him to have

dinner at their house tonight. It was a family feast, but they had an axe to grind. Without a doubt, it was

Martin's idea. The dinner was just a pretext. However, given his current relationship with Jeanne, he couldn't

reject it every time. At 6 pm, August left the office for the Kelly family's house. Merlin was not home. He was received by Martin,

Mrs. Kelly, and Jeanne. The atmosphere was quite harmonious. They greeted him, chatted with him, and

invited him to the dining table so cordially as if he was a member of their family. After dinner, they chatted on

the couch in the living room.

"You guys go ahead. I'll go and prepare some fruit." Mrs. Kelly smiled at them and excused herself.

August, Martin, and Jeanne were left there on the sofa. Martin sipped his coffee. His eagle's eyes glanced at

August. Seconds later, he started, "August, to be honest, you have impressed me this time."

"Huh?" August unhurriedly looked up at the man, "I wonder what you're referring to." Martin smiled, "The crisis the Lion Group was in. Your leadership saw the company through it. That was

impressive!" "I'm flattered. Actually, that's thanks to the solid foundation of the company. No dirty swine can shake it.

That's not all my credit." The blood started to drain from Jeanne's face. That was the scheme of her brother and her, and she was

described as a swine. Despite her annoyance, she put on a smile and hield his arm.

"August, you're being modest. Without you, the Lion Group wouldn't have developed so fast." The corners of August's mouth curved up, but he made no comments. On the opposite sofa, Martin cleared his

throat and planned to get to the point. "Speaking of which, we're about to launch a project. Why don't you take the chance..." "Our company suffered considerable losses from the crisis. Not to mention partnerships, we're cautious even

about internal operations. Anyway, I hope we'll work together in the future," August said unhurriedly. Martin had to swallow back the words at the tip of his tongue. Unmistakably, his face clouded over. He

coughed, picked up his coffee for a sip, and then looked up at August.

"You were like this when I proposed a partnership last tiine. If you have any concerns, you can just make it

clear." August smiled, "How so? It's really not the right time. I hope you'll understand." No one could find faults in his words. Tlie tactful refusal made Martin frown and turn livid, but he couldn't flip

out.

Jeanne sensed the awkward atmosphere and looked at Marlin. "Dad, August's company just went through

turmoil, so it might really not be the right time."

Her words only annoyed Martin further. Just then, August's phone rang. He took it out for a look, turned

serious, and excused himsell, "I have to take this."

He then got up and went to the balcony to answer the phone. Martin glanced at the man and snorted, "So many

excuses. He could just turn me down."