Chapter 92\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick, seeing how focused she was, couldn\u2019t help but glance\u00a0<\/p>\n
over and smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFigure anything out?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s going to bid on the North City Science Park?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine narrowed her eyes, then remembered something\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick seemed to have said earlier.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou just said that the land seems remote, but there are\u00a0<\/p>\n
whispers that the government policy is favorable, and whoever\u00a0<\/p>\n
gets that project is guaranteed to make a profit.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick nodded. \u201cEdward has probably heard the news\u00a0<\/p>\n
already. If things go as expected, he\u2019ll do everything he can to\u00a0<\/p>\n
get it. That\u2019s also why he\u2019s been causing trouble for us lately.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Livingston Group is his biggest competitor right now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s expression turned serious. \u201cSo what do we do?\u00a0<\/p>\n
How do we snatch it from him?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick chuckled. \u201cWho said I was going to snatch it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 92\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine: ?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRicki, since when did you become so generous? You\u2019re not\u00a0<\/p>\n
even going after your love rival anymore!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick was left speechless by her comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So now you realize he\u2019s a love rival?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Since he\u2019s a rival, how could I possibly let him off the hook?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick picked up the pen on his desk. \u201cThis pen costs a\u00a0<\/p>\n
hundred thousand.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine: So?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Are you showing off your wealth, buddy?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you know what\u2019s more frustrating than not being able to\u00a0<\/p>\n
buy this hundred\u2013thousand\u2013dollar pen?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine shook her head.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s buying it for a million.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick wore a smile, his lips holding the familiar scheming\u00a0<\/p>\n
look Madeleine knew so well.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 92\u00a0<\/p>\n
She zoned out for a moment; it was as if that cheeky Ricki from\u00a0<\/p>\n
their childhood had appeared before her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine was smart. With just that hint, she immediately\u00a0<\/p>\n
figured out Roderick\u2019s plan.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But she was a little worried. \u201cEdward isn\u2019t an easy person to\u00a0<\/p>\n
deal with. You think you can bluff him into actually raising his\u00a0<\/p>\n
bid?\u00a0<\/p>\n
He\u2019s not some rich idiot.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s not an idiot, but he\u2019s too confident, arrogant even.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick tapped the desk with the pen in his hand, his tone low. \u201cEdward has had it too easy these past few years. Everything he\u00a0<\/p>\n
wants falls right into his lap.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine pouted. Of course he\u2019s had it easy. He\u2019s the author\u2019s golden boy. All the good stuff gets thrown his way, whether he\u00a0<\/p>\n
deserves it or not.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe more that happens, the more confident he becomes that he can get anything he wants.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine frowned with worry. \u201cBut if you drive up the price\u00a0<\/p>\n
now, he\u2019ll get suspicious.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 92\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry, I have a plan.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just as he said that, Gerry came and knocked on the door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He walked in to see Madeleine sitting right next to the CEO, and\u00a0<\/p>\n
an awkward expression washed over his face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid I come at a bad time?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick shot him a look.\u00a0<\/p>\n
You know you did, and you still said it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine had a good impression of Gerry, and her face lit up\u00a0<\/p>\n
with a smile the moment she saw him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s fine, come on in.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gerry glanced at the CEO, and only entered after seeing that he\u00a0<\/p>\n
hadn\u2019t said anything.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are a few documents that need the CEO\u2019s signature.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick reached for them and signed his name with that same hundred\u2013thousand\u2013dollar pen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHuh, what\u2019s that in your hand?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 92\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing an exquisite golden envelope in Gerry\u2019s hand, Madeleine\u00a0<\/p>\n
asked out of curiosity.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, this? It\u2019s an invitation to the Asia\u2013Pacific Economic Summit\u00a0<\/p>\n
that just arrived.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After explaining, he asked Roderick, \u201cShould we follow the usual\u00a0<\/p>\n
plan and have the VP go?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick was about to nod when he heard Madeleine ask\u00a0<\/p>\n
slowly, \u201cThis summit\u2026 will Edward be there?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alarm bells instantly went off in Gerry\u2019s head. He looked at his\u00a0<\/p>\n
boss in terror, too scared to even breathe.\u00a0<\/p>\n
An employee\u2019s life is a life too!\u00a0<\/p>\n
The boss\u2019s wife was asking him so innocently about her \u201clover.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
How could he dare to answer? Could he?!\u00a0<\/p>\n
?\u00a0<\/p>\n
The office was silent for a full ten seconds, which Madeleine\u00a0<\/p>\n
found strange.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs that a hard question to answer?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWell\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 92\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gerry glanced nervously at the CEO again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thankfully, before his heart could stop, the CEO\u2019s voice rang\u00a0<\/p>\n
out: \u201cBased on previous years, yes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen let\u2019s go too.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s eyes sparkled as she stared at Roderick with a\u00a0<\/p>\n
smile. \u201cI\u2019ve never been to an event like this. Do I have to wear a\u00a0<\/p>\n
formal gown?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick could tell she had something else in mind.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you planning?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine giggled, leaned close to his ear, and whispered, \u201cI\u2019ll\u00a0<\/p>\n
be the bait.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her warm breath brushed against Roderick\u2019s ear. His body\u00a0<\/p>\n
tensed almost imperceptibly, and his Adam\u2019s apple bobbed\u00a0<\/p>\n
uncontrollably a couple of times, looking incredibly sexy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As a man, Gerry understood instantly and tactfully hurried out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine, unaware she was the one causing the \u201cheat,\u201d turned\u00a0<\/p>\n
her head in confusion to look where Gerry had disappeared.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 93\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 93\u00a0<\/p>\n
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