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Amid the crowd’s banter, Grayson, sitting next to Harriet,
chuckled and said disdainfully, “She’s fit to be the
spokesperson for a high–tech symposium? What a joke.”
Harriet said nothing, simply continuing to flip through the
meeting materials as if nothing had happened.
Beside her, Jonas whispered, “Let it go, it’s just for show. No
need to take it seriously.”
Many hands make light work–this kind of thing was common.
But if you really wanted to make money in this industry, or
achieve something, you needed real skills.
You needed real technology.
Jonas and Grayson whispered to each other, while Harriet didn’t
get too involved.
The key was, she just wasn’t that interested in Kelsey.
Soon, the meeting officially began.
Besides the entrepreneurs, some city officials also attended.
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Several important leaders gave speeches, and Kelsey delivered
a brief opening speech on behalf of the companies.
However… Vicente did not attend today.
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A little after eleven, nearly three hours later, the meeting finally
ended.
Everyone started chatting lively, and when someone reminded
them it was lunchtime, they began discussing where to eat.
At that moment, people enthusiastically called out to Kelsey,
“Ms. Graham, don’t leave yet. You must join us for lunch.”
Holding her phone, Kelsey smiled and said, “I have plans with
Ells for lunch. Let me call him and see if he’ll join us.”
As soon as Kelsey finished speaking, the boss of Ventura Tech
joked with a smile, “Ms. Graham and Mr. Townsend are
inseparable, huh? But with such a good match, of course they
have plenty to talk about.”
“That’s right. Ms. Graham and Mr. Townsend are a perfect
couple–talented and beautiful. Edgar is truly blessed.”
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In reality, the two weren’t exactly a perfect match.
Amid the compliments, Kelsey smiled and said, “Thank you all
for your kindness. I’ll call Ells now.”
After calling Ellsworth, she stopped Harriet, who was about to
leave, and said, “Hara, everyone wants to have lunch together.
Why don’t you join us?”
Harriet looked over and replied, “I still have work at the
company, so I won’t be joining you.”
Before Kelsey could say anything else, Grayson cut in, “Mr.
Zuniga and I need to go to the lab, so we won’t join Ms.
Graham’s gathering.”
With that, the three from Galaxy Innovations left first, not
joining the others.
Grayson and Jonas really did have business in the lab, so they
parted ways with Harriet downstairs.
Harriet took a taxi back to the company by herself.
With her bag slung over her shoulder and her phone in hand,
Harriet stood by the roadside waiting for a ride.
It was hard to get a car at noon, so she moved under the shade of a tree, using a folder to shield her head from the sun.
After waiting several minutes, a car suddenly pulled up in front
of her.
Harriet looked over–it wasn’t a rideshare car.
Then the car door opened, and Vicente’s face appeared. He said softly, “Ms. Chavez, are you waiting for a ride? Get in, I’ll
give you a lift.”
Lowering her gaze to look at Vicente in the back seat of the car,
Harriet said, “Thank you, Mr. Leach, but I’ve already called a
cab.”
Vicente replied, “It’s not easy to get a cab here. Get in.”
With the files blocking the space above her head, Harriet
glanced around and saw that indeed no other cars were
coming. She had no choice but to say, “Thank you, Mr. Leach.”
After speaking, she opened the front passenger door, only to
see several neatly stacked documents on the seat.
At that moment, Vicente’s gentle voice came again: “Sit in the
back.”
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Workplace documents shouldn’t be touched casually, let alone
Vicente’s files.
So Harriet had to close the passenger door and bend down to
sit in the back seat.
The back door had been left open the whole time, and it was
only after Harriet got in that she closed it herself.
It seemed as if the open door had been left for her.
As the car started smoothly, Harriet glanced at Vicente and
said, “Sorry to take up your time, Mr. Leach.”
Vicente smiled, “It’s fine. I don’t have anything else at the
moment.”
The straight road was lined with lush camphor trees on both
sides. The bright sunlight filtered through the gaps in the
branches, or shone directly between the trees, making the
summer seem not so hot.
There was even a rare sense of leisure.
Seeing that Harriet was sitting quietly without speaking, Vicente took the initiative to chat with her: “Ms. Chavez, are you here for
a meeting?”
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Harriet turned her head to look at Vicente and nodded at him.
“There’s a high–tech seminar.”
