The Husband I Loved for Eight Years Never Loved Me-Chapter 90: Tristan Sterling Is Coming to City A?

Chapter 90: Chapter 90: Tristan Sterling Is Coming to City A?

Chapter 90: Tristan Sterling Is Coming to Athera?

A light rain pattered against the window, and the room was completely silent.

An unknown amount of time passed.

Tristan Sterling finally rose and left the room.

「On Tuesday.」

After finishing his morning meeting, Tristan Sterling returned to his office. Mark Chapman was there to report on his work, with several important documents requiring his approval and signature.

Right after giving Mark Chapman his instructions, he asked, "How are things progressing with Dylan Young?"

Mark Chapman said, "I’ll call and ask now."

Mark Chapman dialed Dylan Young’s number.

The call connected quickly, and Dylan Young’s voice came through, saying, "Assistant Chapman."

Mark Chapman asked him about the current progress.

Tristan Sterling handled a massive workload every day, but he personally followed up on key projects from the investment department.

Tristan Sterling had already asked about the Procare project twice.

This put pressure on Dylan Young, but he was more excited than anything. President Sterling was clearly very interested in this project. Once the deal was signed, it would definitely be a major achievement for him.

Dylan Young reported with unwavering confidence.

Mark Chapman had put the call on speakerphone.

Tristan Sterling could hear every word perfectly.

"I’m fully aware of Rowan’s bottom line for the negotiation. I’m confident this afternoon’s meeting will go very smoothly."

It was common practice for powerful, well-funded companies to turn core executives from their rivals to obtain confidential information.

"I heard there’s something shady going on between Evelynn, that director they parachuted into Rowan, and Julian Jennings. I never thought Julian Jennings, a man who supposedly has no interest in women, would fall for one so hard he’d entrust such an important project to her. Looks to me like President Jennings has been blinded by a pretty face. If that woman stays in charge of Rowan’s investment department, it’s only a matter of time before something goes wrong."

"..."

Dylan Young was brimming with confidence, his words dripping with contempt for Rachel Royce. It was clear he didn’t consider a woman like her to be a worthy competitor.

Even though things were progressing so smoothly on his end, he didn’t suspect a thing. Instead, he simply wrote off his opponent as incompetent.

Listening to Dylan Young and noticing Tristan Sterling’s grim expression, Mark Chapman quickly interjected with a warning, "Mr. Young, you mustn’t underestimate your opponent."

Dylan Young laughed. "I know, I know. Assistant Chapman, please assure President Sterling that this project is a sure thing."

The call ended.

Mark Chapman looked at Tristan Sterling.

"Tell Dylan Young to send all the files to my email," Tristan Sterling ordered coldly.

"Yes."

When Dylan Young heard Tristan Sterling’s order, he felt a sudden, inexplicable nervousness.

’Does President Sterling think there’s a problem?’

He didn’t dare ask any questions and promptly sent all the relevant files to Tristan Sterling’s email.

Tristan Sterling bypassed his other work emails and went straight to the files from Dylan Young, which included Rowan’s proposal.

When he finished reading, his expression was grim.

Tristan Sterling buzzed the intercom for his investment director. "Halt the Procare investment plan," he said coldly.

The investment director was taken aback. Tristan Sterling’s tone was obviously off. He couldn’t help but ask with concern, "President Sterling, what happened? Dylan Young is supposed to meet with the people from Procare today."

"Just do as I say," Tristan Sterling said.

The investment director didn’t dare ask any more questions.

"Yes, I understand."

The investment director immediately called Dylan Young and relayed Tristan Sterling’s command.

When Dylan Young took the call, he was furious, but he managed to control his temper. "What on earth does President Sterling mean by this?"

"President Sterling must have sensed something was wrong. Are you sure that guy, Victor Yates, is reliable?"

"Of course he’s reliable," Dylan Young said. "After Evelynn took the director’s position, how could Victor Yates possibly be happy? He just wants to use this chance to humiliate her. Julian Jennings thinks so highly of her; if the project fails, we’ll see if she still has the nerve to stay in that seat."

"But for President Sterling to suddenly call it off, something must be wrong." As he spoke, a thought suddenly struck him. "Unless... Evelynn already knows who Victor Yates is, and she’s just turning his own plot against him."

Dylan Young’s expression changed instantly.

"This..."

"Contact Victor Yates. Now."

"Fine, I got it."

Rachel Royce was in her office, working.

Her trip to Athera wasn’t just about signing the Procare deal. More importantly, she was there to review the local branch’s operations, using the data from the past two years that Sean Palmer had provided.

Her expression grew darker as she flipped through the pages, but she didn’t say a single word from beginning to end.

The office was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Sean Palmer stood before her, looking thoroughly uneasy.

Just then, a knock sounded on the office door.

"Come in."

Victor Yates opened the door and walked in. He immediately sensed that the atmosphere was off. Sean Palmer looked at him and greeted respectfully, "Mr. Yates."

Victor Yates looked at Rachel Royce. ’The Procare project isn’t even signed yet, but she’s completely unruffled and has the energy to handle other matters.’

Rachel Royce glanced up at Victor Yates, her gaze cool. "Is there something, Mr. Yates?"

Victor Yates took a step forward, his tone respectful. "Evelynn, the most important thing right now is to meet with Procare immediately. Otherwise, I’m afraid Cedarwood will beat us to the punch."

Rachel Royce looked at him. "We’ve already scheduled a time. Why are you in such a rush now, Mr. Yates?"

Looking at Rachel Royce’s expression, Victor Yates couldn’t for the life of him figure out what this woman was planning.

"I heard that Mr. Young from Cedarwood is meeting with the people from Procare today, so I’m worried."

"You’re very well-informed about Cedarwood’s movements, Mr. Yates. Your network must be quite extensive."

Victor Yates’s expression stiffened. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

He didn’t say anything more.

After leaving the office, he immediately dialed a number.

But the call went unanswered.

A terrible premonition welled up inside Victor Yates. He secretly clenched his fists. ’It seems I really underestimated this Evelynn. She must know something.’

「That same day.」

Dylan Young unilaterally announced he would not be attending the meeting with Procare.

Rachel Royce received the call at around three in the afternoon.

"I see."

’Logically, Victor Yates had seemed so confident this morning, and Dylan Young’s side was probably preparing to sign with Procare today.’

’But they suddenly canceled the meeting.’

’It seems someone noticed the problem with the data and called a last-minute halt.’

It wasn’t just Cedarwood and Procare attending the meeting today; government officials were there as well. The local government placed great importance on Procare’s future development, so its representatives attended all major talks.

Cedarwood didn’t just want to win the Procare deal; more importantly, they were eyeing Athera’s key development project for the Financial District.

If Cedarwood’s meeting with Procare had gone wrong, it would have definitely impacted their other ambitions.

’I had planned on using this opportunity to set a trap for Cedarwood, but it looks like I won’t get the chance now.’

That evening, she got a call from Melissa. "Daddy’s going to Athera for work!" Melissa said, giddy with excitement. "He said he’s taking me with him! Can I come see you, Aunt Evelynn?"

Rachel Royce froze. ’Tristan Sterling is coming to Athera?’