As he watched them go, Leon frowned deeply, recalling he was too busy going through the company’s finances for the past five years to read the information about the judges Grant had dropped on his desk. He waited until they were out of sight before he walked to a corner and called Grant. “Send me what you have on all four judges.”Aria didn’t think twice before she accepted the judge’s offer. After all, she had heard the other girl say her project was approved when she visited the judge’s office. The office was luxurious and wide enough for a living room and dining room to be situated right inside it without the space looking cramped. “You must be wondering why we’re in my office when I said I’m going to get lunch.” The man chuckled as he walked to the desk situated towards the window while taking off his suit. Aria looked up at him and nodded slightly, “I am.”He got to his office and draped the suit around the swivel chair then stood beside it as he explained. “Well, Kings Tech
In the lobby, Leon leaned on the wall with his phone casually pressed against his ear as he spoke with Grant on the phone. “Mr. Bartlett, James Keal was recommended by another judge who had been a judge in the program for two years.” Leon hummed into the phone, “So you’ve worked with him before?”Grant’s end was silent for a brief moment except for the clicking of his keyboard before his voice came up again. “Yes, sir. The company hired him last year and from the record, he was friendly to everyone. There were no complaints about him.” “I didn’t look into it prior to today because there has been no need for me to, but now that I look at it, it seems he only approves the proposal of those from well to do families, but rejects those from smaller families.” “But the next day, he approves a bunch of proposals he previously rejected. And they are mostly proposals from women.” A cold glint flashed past Leon’s eyes as soon as he heard him. . In James Keal’s office, the man had gone ah
“Mr. Humphrey eats with the Chairman of Kings Technology Group?” Dean couldn’t believe his eyes and didn’t know when he blurted out his thought. Mia held Theo’s arm tighter and looked up at him lovingly. “Don’t be so shocked. Theo is not an ordinary person like us. When he told me he was meeting Mr. Wyatt for lunch, I didn’t believe him at first, but then I realized he isn’t like anyone I’ve known.” “He’s from a bigger and more influential family. Of course it’s a piece of cake that he’s eating with a big shot like Mr. Wyatt!”“Why are you not jumping in joy, Aria? Do you think you could’ve done better?” Ryan hissed from the back, walking to stand beside Mia. “You couldn’t even write a good proposal in the first place. You should be jumping in joy for this opportunity Theo is willing to give you!” Mia chipped in self-righteously. Ryan slipped his hands into his pockets and snorted in contempt, “If Mia and Mr. Humphrey weren’t acquainted, you wouldn’t have this opportunity to meet
Theo got up as soon as he saw Grant Wyatt talking with someone as he walked into the restaurant. Walking behind them was his assistant who kept looking around the place. When he saw Theo rushing towards Grant, he frowned slightly and blocked him from getting close to him. “Mr. Wyatt doesn’t want to meet anyone.” “I know, Mr. Wyatt.” Theo said, struggling to escape the man’s grip only to realize he couldn’t.So he turned his eyes to Grant and yelled out, “Good afternoon, sir. I’m Theo Humphrey. From the Humphrey family of Westwood County.”“We spoke on the phone a few weeks ago about partnering with you and you said to send someone over to sign the contract.” The assistant frowned deeply and shoved him backward saying, “I’m the one you spoke with on the phone with. The one you have business with is me.”“What?” Theo blurted out in surprise. But gritted his teeth in anger the next second and continued yelling out to Grant. “My father went to the same high school with you. He said y
Theo blinked twice and thought fast before he hurriedly stepped forward nervously. “N-no, I didn’t say it like that. I said you know my father. That you were close buddies. You went to high school with him, remember?” Grant narrowed his eyes at him almost immediately. “Where did you say you’re from?” Theo walked to his side before answering confidently, “Westwood. Westwood County. The Humphrey Group is a billionaire company.” “You were looking for a company that will supply you materials and my father called to speak to you.” “You hired us which is why I’ve come all the way from Westwood to sign the contract with you.” Theo was trying hard to show Aria he wasn’t bluffing. By mentioning the partnership with Kings Technology Group, he was also trying to tell Grant he wasn’t just anyone. Grant massaged his jaw slowly with a pondering look in his eyes before he parted his lips. “I transferred twice during my high school years.” “I only stayed in the school in Westwood in my firs
He pointed at her nose and fumed at her in irritation, “Hey, keep your mouth shut if you’re going to cuss in front of Mr. Wyatt! Or better still, get out of here!” Mia was in shock for a few seconds before she slowly touched her face and winced in pain. “D-did you just slap me, Theo?” Theo raised a sharp brow. “What? I can’t?” “You’ve never…” She was saying when he raised his hand again. Smack! He slapped her again and yelled into her face, his chest heaving with anger, “I said to shut your mouth!”“You’ve not said anything reasonable since we came here, it’s obvious you’re about to say something unreasonable again. So shut your stupid mouth before I hit you again!” Mia no longer said anything. She just bit back her tears and sniffled before she nodded. Theo looked away from her in disgust and quickly apologized to Grant. “Mr. Wyatt, I apologize on her behalf. It’s my fault, I should never have brought her with me in the first place.” Aria was stunned seeing him hit her the
Grant’s assistant gave Aria his contact card which had the email address on it just before they left. Theo had planned to use the opportunity to get close to Aria, but after being humiliated like this, he didn’t have the face to continue sitting with her. Mia followed after him. When he was about to get into his car, she tried to get in as well, but the man stopped and shot her an angry look. “What do you think you’re doing?” She stopped and swallowed nervously seeing how angry he looked. “You said you’d take me to your hotel after we meet with Grant Wyatt. And you hit me twice today. Will you not apologize for doing so?” The man who had wrapped his fingers around the car’s door knob, retracted it and burst into a hearty laughter. He laughed loudly for several seconds while Mia watched him the entire time in confusion. After laughing to his heart content, he stopped and sneered, “Apologize for hitting you? Don’t make me laugh, Mia Miller! You want me to apologize for hitting y
While this was going on, Aria and Leon headed back to the garage where they had parked their car. Dean and Emma were already there waiting for them. Dean rolled down the window and yelled at Aria when he saw her, “Do you have any idea how long we’ve been waiting for you?” Emma got into the backseat without sparing Aria and Leon a glance. “Your brother didn’t like the oil they used in making the foods at the cafeteria, so he hasn’t eaten anything since morning. Hurry up and get us back to the hotel so I can make dinner for him.” “Sorry to keep you waiting, mother. Dean.” Aria apologized as she got into the passenger front seat. Leon got into the driver’s seat and started the car. Dean ignored Aria’s apology and asked instead, “Were you able to do it? Were you able to meet with Grant Wyatt?” Aria nodded as she fastened her seatbelt around herself, “Yes, he said to send him the proposal as soon as I get home. He promised to look into it. If it’s good enough, we will see it on the