This originally sarcastic question.
But Lynn Yates doesn’t care.
She holds her bag, her expression cold, "The recent fluctuations in Thorne Entertainment’s stock price, is this your doing?"
"Yes." James Grant doesn’t hesitate, "What about it?"
Lynn exhaled silently and got straight to the point, "Harvestide Holdings has been picking up under your management. My father found out and said he wants to meet you. I don’t know if you’re still willing."
After saying this, as if trying to make up for something, Lynn’s tone softened a bit: "We’ve already discussed the previous events. You probably know what kind of person my father is. What’s between you and me is purely a mutual benefit, you can choose to refuse."
James walked to the desk, extinguished his cigarette, "Refuse what? Refuse Charles Yates’ offer of a mutual benefit?"
After a long while, she spoke slowly like an old friend, "These past few days, my family has been arguing intensively. Some say you’ve improved, and I should continue the engagement with you, while others say your heart belongs to someone else, making you unsuitable to marry me..."
"James Grant, haven’t you made up your mind by now?"
Lynn’s question was subtle, but James knew very well what she meant.
She was asking James to choose, either sincerely continue with their mutual benefit agreement or go and find whom he should be with.
But bitterness filled James’ heart.
How could it be so easy?
That person seemed to have long stopped wanting him.
"Marriage is not the end of a relationship, nor is it the beginning." James replied evasively, "Life is long, spanning decades, not every delay leads to change."
James looked at Lynn, "Do you understand what I mean?"
Lynn raised an eyebrow, her cold eyes slightly shifting, "I understand. Then, James Grant, when you do decide to end things, you better not leave me both emotionally and financially drained, losing everything."
With that, Lynn stood up for departure.
As she reached the door, Lynn paused, turning back to look at James.
"By the way, I recently did business with Evelyn. She can let go of the past and start anew. Are you really so unwilling to accept my help?"
Lynn had mentioned more than once about injecting capital for James.
But James had declined more than once as well.
Today was no different.
At this moment, James paced behind his desk to sit, leisurely looking at Lynn, the meaning in his eyes unmistakable.
"Alright, I understand."
Lynn turned and left, her eyes colder than ever.
She respects everyone’s destiny.
Arriving at the parking lot, Lynn took out her keys, ready to leave when she saw a familiar figure approaching quickly toward her.
Lynn stopped, squinting slightly to see. For original chapters go to NoveIꜰire.net
That person came closer, standing still, looking at Lynn with complex eyes.
"Clara," Lynn was not too surprised, "Are you following me?"
Clara Yates seemed awkward, glancing in the direction Lynn came from, speaking with a tone that wasn’t quite friendly: "Am I that idle?"
Lynn no longer paid attention to her and got in the car to leave.
Clara thickened her skin and sat in the passenger seat.
"Lynn, I really don’t know what you’re thinking."
In the car, Clara couldn’t hold back anymore and turned to look at her.
Lynn started the car calmly, "Thinking what?"
"What exactly is your attitude towards James Grant? If you don’t like him, then just kick him out! Doesn’t James Grant have deep feelings for that Evelyn Clayton?" Clara brought it up angrily, "If you like him, then steal his heart from Evelyn Clayton!"