The Woman From Hell

"I'll reply to him."

Just when I was going to take back my phone, Theo kept it away from me again. I was puzzled and he said, "There's no rush." "Why not?"

"You've got to let him know that you're not in a hurry. Then he'll be the one who becomes antsy instead." Theo smiled at me meaningfully.

I suddenly understood. "You're such a fox, how cunning of you."

Theo's expression was smug as he returned the phone to me. "The key is to have the ball firmly in your court. It can also make him less wary of us."

"Yes, you're right. I do have to be patient."

After regaining my senses, I was no longer obsessed about replying to him. It was like Theo had said, if Sylvester was smart, he would definitely choose to cooperate with us. Ding!

The phone rang again. It was another message from Sylvester.

I shared the message content with Theo. [?]

It was just a question mark.

Theo and I looked at each other and smiled.This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.

I locked the screen again. "Sylvester is probably very anxious now. He's probably guessing what I'm doing."

"If he's really in a hurry, he might come here himself to look for you soon." Theo smiled slightly, seemingly confident.

"I'll reply to him when he sends another message again. If not, it'll look too deliberate."

Theo did not object to what I said, likely agreeing with my idea.

However, the phone remained silent for the next two hours.

"Could he have given up?" I asked.

"If it were me, I wouldn't let such a good opportunity slide." Theo played with his pen, looking wholly confident.

After some time passed, Keith came in, "President Grant, President Lane, President Yard is waiting for you in the conference room." "Sylvester Yard?"

"Yes."

I looked at Theo. He actually came. "You come by later. I'll meet him first."

"Alright," Theo agreed.

I followed Keith to the conference room.

Sylvester had simply picked a seat and sat down. He looked bored.

I pushed open the door and went in. Sylvester stood up when he heard me. "Been busy, President Lane?"

"Yes, I'm really sorry. I haven't even had a sip of water since I was busy in the morning." I hammered my shoulder and did not mention the message.

Sylvester stared at me. "You must not have seen the message either then, President Lane."

I pretended to be puzzled when I heard that. "Message? I haven't looked at my phone. Let me look." k moved to take out my phone after said but I had not brought my phone out of the office just now. I gave him an apologetic smile. "I rushed here and forgot to bring my phone. Did you send me your reply?"

"I did. I gave you my reply. But since you didn't respond to me, I could only come over in person. I went to Green Orange first but you weren't there. So, I figured you'd definitely be here." Sylvester did not look too happy. Probably because he felt like

he had been ignored.

I knew it would not be good to allow him to be depressed for too long and said, "I knew you're a smart man, President Yard and would accept my invitation. I'm happy." "Let's talk about what comes next. What should we do?"

"I think it's more appropriate for President Grant to share with you the specifics." I looked at Keith outside the door. He immediately understood and went to the office to look for Theo.

I sat down with Sylvester and he started tapping his fingers on the table. "I hope you and President Grant will be able to give me a complete plan for the cooperation." "Certainly."

after a

Theo arrived after a while. He had one hand in his pocket as a mighty aura enveloped his body. He entered the meeting room and looked down at Sylvester. "President Yard, I trust

you've been well since we last met?"