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“I’m not joking. You’re not getting any younger, and you still haven’t found a girlfriend to give me grandchildren,” Emily retorted, clearly
frustrated.
Connor looked slightly exasperated and glanced at Camila. “Don’t mind my mom. She just loves to tease.”
Camila felt a sudden pain in her heart. She gave an awkward laugh. “I understand.”
Emily shot her son a glare, clearly unimpressed. She leaned closer to Connor and whispered, “I’m not joking. You are infuriating.”
Connor frowned helplessly.
Camila wasn’t sure what they were talking about exactly, but she guessed it involved her. She saw a hint of displeasure on Connor’s face, bowed her head, and quietly sipped her soup.
When dinner ended, Emily stood up, smiling, “Camila, you must come and visit again soon.”
Camila looked at Connor, and seeing that he had no objection, she nodded, “Sure, I’d love to.”
“Take care,” the two said as they saw Emily off to her car.
Suddenly, Connor’s relaxed demeanor changed, becoming stern. He looked intently at Camila, his tone leaving no room for doubt. “Back to the office.”
Although surprised, Camila quickly adjusted her mood and responded, “Okay.”
The two left the restaurant. The driver saw them and immediately opened the car door.
Connor and Camila got into the car, and they smoothly drove away from the restaurant. In the car, Connor adjusted his collar and said, “Core Tech’s product launch is this Thursday.”
Camila’s eyes widened. CoreTech and Future Inc. had always been rivals. Future Inc.’s own product launch was scheduled for Friday! Most crucially, earlier in the year, CoreTech had poached several engineers from the tech department at Future Inc. They leaked to the media that their new product was a robotic dog, clearly stealing Future Go’s concept.
Even if their technology wasn’t as advanced, launching first could give them the upper hand and sway public opinion, making Future Inc. look like the imitators. Text © owned by NôvelDrama.Org.
Connor looked at Camila and asked softly, “What do you think?”
Camila took a deep breath and answered seriously, “Could we possibly move our launch up?”
Connor replied, “The earliest we could reschedule is Wednesday, as the invitations have already been sent. It might be difficult for media personnel to attend on such short notice.”
Camila suggested, “We could do a simultaneous live stream, both online and in–person.”
Connor nodded in agreement.
Back at the office, the place was abuzz with light and activity. The staff had already heard about CoreTech’s forthcoming product launch and were awaiting Connor’s instructions with grave expressions.
“Executive meeting in 15 minutes,” Connor told Camila.
“Yes,” she replied immediately, getting to work on the meeting notices and relevant documents.
Alan followed Connor into his office. He closed the door and said with a grave look, “CoreTech intentionally released their product launch news today to catch us off guard.”
Connor sat at his desk, tapping his fingers lightly on the surface, his gaze dark and thoughtful.
After a moment, he looked up at Alan. “Go on.”
Alan took a deep breath. “Jaiden officially pulled his investment from CoreTech and transferred his shares, but the new shareholder is just a front”
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“I found out that the new shareholder knows Lauren. Do we need Mr. Ray to intervene?”
Connor pondered for a moment and replied, “There’s no need for my grandfather to step in. I’ll handle it myself.”