A Spoonful of Sugar: Don't Beg for Love
Chapter 204

Chapter 204

Ever since Rickard started to fight back, Hesper instantly realized that Rickard had been giving in deliberately before. But why would that matter? The use of others' feelings for her was also a means of business. It was not that she could not use it, it was just that she could not be bothered to use it.

Nathaniel came to Genecity only to deliver things to Hesper. Since he had done everything that he wanted to do, and Hesper was busy with work every day and did not have time to entertain him, he returned to Emperion.

"There will be a charity auction tomorrow night. I've rejected a few events of such nature on your behalf before this because the company hasn't officially stabilized and gone on track." Renee updated Hesper on an invitation. "But this is different. The organizer specially sent an invitation letter here, so do you want to attend the event?"

When she was in Emperion, Hesper often followed Matthew to various auctions, which were always great opportunities for companies to socialize with each other. After all, she only knew a handful of entrepreneurs in Genecity, so this would be an excellent chance for her to get to know more.

"Okay, make it happen. I remember that there's a meeting tomorrow night. Bring it forward to tonight."

"Alright."

After Renee left, Hesper leaned back in her chair and rolled her dry eyes wearily.

Long hours of high-load work was starting to make her feel a little powerless. After all, she was only human, not a machine that was in perpetual motion, working non-stop as long as there was still fuel. Looking back at her recent lifestyle, the last time she felt relaxed during this period of time was when she went out to dinner with Nathaniel.

Speaking of that diner-

Hesper sat up straight, opened her eyes, and took out two business cards from her drawer. One of them belonged to Roberto, and the other was stuffed into her hand by Seth when Nathaniel left earlier to pick. up his car the other day.

Seth looked very strange as a person. Rather than being introverted, Hesper keep on feeling that he was trying to hide something from others on purpose.

Even though that was her first time meeting him, Seth somehow felt very familiar to her... Hesper was sure that she had never met this person for as long as she was old enough to remember. But the sense of familiarity was inexplicable.

After giving it some thought, Hesper dialed the phone number and called Seth.

"Beep-"

After only a single beep, the other party picked up the call.

Hearing the steady breathing that was coming from the other end of the call, Hesper could not help but speak first to confirm. "Is this Seth?"

The other side was silent for a while, then a strange yet familiar voice sounded. "Are you looking for Seth? That's a pity. He hasn't woken up today."

The voice from the other end of the call sounded very vague as if it was answering the call at a place with strong wind.

Hesper took a glance at the time.

It's already two o'clock in the afternoon, yet Seth still hasn't woken up? What's more, even if they're very close to each other, why would Seth hand his phone to another person for safekeeping?" "Who are you?"

Hesper frowned. A strong gust of wind could be heard coming from the other end. She could still hear the other party breathing before, but now she could not hear anything except for the wind, and that hindered her from catching hold of the other party's emotions.

"It doesn't matter who I am. The important thing here is Seth... You know him by this name, don't you? Anyway, he can't answer your question today, and I won't disclose anything to you." The man's voice wen farther and farther away until it was completely inaudible.

"Hello? What do you mean by that?"

The other side became silent for a long time, and Hesper felt inexplicably uneasy. She could not help but feel that something had happened on the other side, where she could not see.

"It's nothing interesting, but it's not the time for you to know more about him just yet." The voice sounded again on the other end. "We've already met, and I believe we'll meet again, so don't worry too much, Ms. Lane."