When There Is Nothing Left But Love
Chapter 910

Chapter 910

I gave him a faint smile. “Oh, so it belongs to your wife? Seems like I’m the one who had overthought.But I do hope to meet your wife one day.”

Just then, the elevator arrived, and Derek changed the topic, ushering Ashton into the elevator. Whenwe reached the destination, he excused himself and went away.

Ashton glanced at me and said, “You’re normally a quiet person, but you’re surprisingly chatty withDerek just now. Did he offend you before?”

I shrugged nonchalantly and found myself a seat to sit. “Not really, but he did infuriate me before. Ireally dislike him. He abandoned his wife and his child, and yet he still had the nerve to say that thecompany belongs to his wife. What a jerk!”

He looked at me curiously and asked, “How did you know about his background?”

I pursed my lips. “His ex-wife is Linda, and she is a single parent. He does not have a wife at all, so itwas all lies. He was the one who owns the company. Hmph, I swear I’ve never seen such a corruptperson.”

As I continued to badmouth Derek, Ashton gazed at me amusedly.

Suddenly, Rachel came over and passed a document to Ashton. When she saw me sitting beside him,she furrowed her brows, displeased with my presence. She probably thought that it was inappropriatefor me to observe the tendering process.

I did not take it to heart and ignored her. After he looked through the document, he looked at her andasked, “Is Motha Group a financial investment firm?”

Rachel nodded in response. “It used to be an investment company, but it has changed into a smallcompany recently, managed by a young girl. They are not doing so well, so you don’t have to put this

company into your consideration.”

“Okay. Who would be their representative today?”

Rachel was surprised that Ashton would ask more about the company. “It’s the daughter of the formerchairperson, Scott Webster. Her name is Hailey Webster. She is still quite young. Rumor has it that shetook over the deteriorating company not long after her father passed away. Currently, their business isjust barely managing to get by.”

He frowned, seemingly deep in his thought.

Half an hour later, the event started. Rachel had always been competent at work, so it was not asurprise that she could manage the entire tendering process without Ashton’s guidance. Hence, he didnot participate in the facilitation process but only observed the tendering among the members of theaudience with me.

A few hours passed, and the big companies were finally done with their proposal presentations. I wasabout to fall asleep when a young lady with a cold, impassive face went up the stage, instantly catchingmy attention.

There was nothing special about her, but it was hard not to notice an adolescent who looked aboutseventeen years old presenting on the stage as all the other presenters were adults.

The girl was wearing a black dress, looking a little gloomy. She stood on the stage, swept a glance overthe audience, and started to present her proposal calmly.

However, her proposal did not attract any attention from the audience. An expert in constructiontendering would probably comment that her proposal did not have any points that stood out, so it wasrather boring and general. Therefore, my attention was not on her presentation but on her face.

At first glance, this little girl looked rather low-spirited and had an air of melancholy around her, like adead soul in a living body. I did not know why I would describe her in this way, but this was the feeling Igot when I first landed my gaze on her.

Since the Motha Group was a small company, no questions were asked from the host, and she camedown from the stage as soon as she ended her presentation. Nonetheless, I could not help but stare ather as she walked past me. Noticing that someone was looking at her, she glanced in my direction.

Our eyes met, and I felt inexplicably cold; there was not even a hint of warmth in this girl.

I averted my gaze and focused on Rachel, who was announcing the tender results on the stage. TheFuller Corporation was a big company, after all. Hence, many corporations were eager to win the bid asa deal signed with the Fuller Corporation would guarantee a huge profit to their companies.

After a detailed analysis of the tender documents submitted by the participating big companies, shedecided to choose Derek’s trading company in the end. The decision was fully entrusted to her asAshton trusted her excellent capability at work.

Therefore, he made no further comments.

When the event came to an end, Rachel and Ashton still had some discussion to make, so I wanderedaround the room and saw the girl in a black dress standing at the entrance. As I got closer to her, Irealized that she was staring blankly at a piece of art in front of her.

I believed humans had an instinct to seek only benefits and avoid danger. Standing in front of the girl,my gut told me to stay away from her and not to get involved with her. There were so many thingsabout her that I was familiar with but unwilling to face.

When I was about to turn and leave, she suddenly called out to me. “I thought you wanted to chat withme.”

I hesitated for a moment and turned around eventually. Looking at her dark brown eyes, I said,“Business is not suitable for you.”

Unperturbed, she nodded. “I know.”

I pursed my lips and cast my gaze on the poignant image in front of her. It seemed to be unrelated tothe bidding. Perhaps it was left to be displayed here merely for aesthetic purposes.