It looked like Sunny just came to talk to Kerr. Upon knowing what her purpose was for being there, Baron continued his walk towards the lounge.
He was aware that Nicole was inside the lounge next door, however, they were competitors now. The bidding was about to start. He knew he couldn't be seen with Nicole so he dialed her phone number.
"Are you nervous?"
When Nicole heard Baron's gentle and soothing voice, she couldn't help the faint smile that appeared on her face.
"Are you?"
This was her very last project in the Gu Group. She prepared for it thoroughly and meticulously before she came here. She had no reason to be nervous.
"It's already an honor just to be standing on the same stage as you. The result isn't that important,"
Baron answered Nicole, his tone relaxed.
At that moment, he honestly felt that business was less important than Nicole. He couldn't believe that when he was given the choice between business and Nicole, he would choose the business.
"Come on now. You know I won't pull my punches."
Nicole had a confident smile sketched on her face. However, it immediately disappeared when she felt a sudden discomfort in her stomach.
She realized that she didn't eat anything for breakfast because she was in a hurry to get to the site. For the past few days, Nicole worked overtime just to finish the project. She hadn't had a good rest ever since she started working. She ended up eating irregularly and it caused her to feel a little bit under the weather.
When she finished talking, she heard the door of the lounge suddenly open.
"Director Ning, the bidding has started. We need to sit down now,"
Jared informed Nicole as soon as they made eye contact with each other.
Nicole nodded at him and turned off her phone. She then picked up the documents and walked out of the lounge.
According to the enterprise's ranking, the Gu Group was ranked at the top. So naturally, Nicole would be the first to go up to the stage.
She opened her bag to look for the USB flash drive but her blood suddenly ran cold when she couldn't find it. She froze. Her eyes widened as she frantically searched her bag while everyone else waited for her.
"What's wrong?"
Sitting next to Nicole, Kerr immediately noticed her strange behavior and asked.
When she heard Kerr's voice, she frowned and shook her head. She took a deep breath as she realized that she wasn't going to find that USB. She looked around before she decided to go to the stage despite being empty-handed.
Behind the stage, Nicole's project proposal was being shown on the large screen. However, she couldn't see the content as she had her back to the screen.
"Mr. Gu, Miss Ning..."
Jared looked at Nicole worriedly when he noticed that she went up the stage without any of her files.
Kerr raised his hand to remind Jared to stop talking, because Nicole was already starting. There was no point in doing anything about it. Kerr had enough faith in Nicole and trusted that she would pull through despite the lack of data.
"Hi, everyone. My name is Nicole Ning, I am the project director of the Gu Group."
When Nicole saw the representatives of the companies below the stage, her fear vanished. She talked calmly. There was no trace of nervousness in her voice.
Nicole worked on this project for a very long time and completed it on her own. All the important details of it were engraved into her mind. She was aware that this event was broadcasted live. After all, it is a pretty big event for the whole A City.
There was no room for mistakes.
When Kerr saw the confident expression in Nicole's eyes, he couldn't help but admire her.
The girl that he fell in love with was indeed a special lady. He knew how meticulous Nicole was when it came to writing down data. She carried herself differently on stage. You wouldn't think that on normal days, she was the type of person who tended to be a little careless at times. She recited all of the data perfectly but... Nicole also acted a little strange today.
"Nicole..."
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