Exposing the Charade of Deep Affection - Season 3 Episode 12

That night, I didn’t sleep very well and woke up in the early morning.

The winter mornings in River City dawned late. Looking at the somewhat grayish sky outside, it took

me a while to remember that I had fallen asleep at Water Villa last night.

A faint sound of breathing came from beside me, causing me to space out for a moment. But it was

only a moment, and then I climbed out of bed. The person next to me was sound asleep, without any

movement.

Having taken the car keys, I left the house.

I hadn’t slept well that night, and it was still dark outside. Naturally, I couldn’t go and wake Rachel up in

her apartment, so I simply went straight back to the Conner’s place.

had another nap at the Conner’s place. When I woke up again, it was already noon. After a good sleep,

I lay in bed and checked my phone.

There were quite a few missed calls, some from mother, some from Alexander, and even… from

Walter.

Looking at several missed calls, I selectively called my mother back first. At her age, attending a

friend’s wedding was a different experience from when she was in her twenties. She told me a lot, and I

responded to her one by one.

After we had talked enough, I hung up the phone with her and called Alexander back. He was with his

mother and didn’t have much to say about the wedding. Instead, he was more concerned about the

company’s situation during his absence. Naturally, I told him everything in detail, including the matters

we discussed when I met

Mr. Smith last night.

After listening, he paused and said, “From his tone, it seems that as long as we find the Monroe Group

and negotiate with them, we can take over several projects in the southern area?”

I nodded subconsciously, then realized they couldn’t see me, and said, “Hmm, it should be like that.”

He seemed to be thinking, and after a few seconds, he said, “I’ve looked at the Conner Group’s

partners over the years, and there’s hardly any overlap with the Monroe Group. Likewise, we’ve never

worked with international companies like the Monroe Group. Do you think the Monroe Group would

bother with us? Don’t forget, the Monroe Group doesn’t lack funds or strength. If they wanted to take on

all the projects, it would be more time and energy efficient for Mr. Smith and his group to give the work

to one person rather than two.”

Although Alexander was usually sarcastic in daily life, when it came to work, he was always serious

and solemn.

The issues considered were exceptionally thorough.

What he said, I was worried about at first too. I paused slightly, and instead of directly answering his

question over the phone, I asked, “Do you still remember the boy who saved me when I was kidnapped

by Henry?”

“Sebastian?” He began, puzzled, “What does this have to do with him?”

“The wealthy friend he was talking about was Daniel.”

“Daniel?” Alexander’s reaction was just as I had expected, somewhat uncontrollably excited, “You

mean that billionaire Daniel from Freyhedge? The CEO of the Monroe Group, Daniel?”

“Hmm!” I began, my tone aflirmative, “I just found out about this too.”

After a few seconds of silence, the person across said, “So, you want to talk to Daniel, trying to get the

Conner Group and the Monroe Group to collaborate on these projects in the southern district?”

“Hmm!” I began, “I want to give it a try, regardless of whether it works out or not, I still want to try.” If

there was no way to get the project, then I would give up. But now, who could blame me for

accidentally knowing Sebastian, and who could blame Sebastian for having a good relationship with

Daniel? Since I could take advantage of this relationship, why not give it a try?

On the other end of the phone, Alexander paused for a moment before saying, “Alright, just tell me

directly what you need me to do.”

“Good!”

This matter was settled like this.

After hanging up the phone with him. I twisted my somewhat sore neck, contemplating that I might

have to talk to Rachel later. I was still a bit uneasy about her situation with William.

“Woo woo woo!” The phone vibrated again. I glanced down, the caller ID showed – Walter.

Looking at the familiar name, I had a bit of a headache. The drunken antics of this person from last

night were still fresh in my mind. Judging by the time, he probably just woke up. What was he planning to do, calling right after waking up?