Always Been Yours (Tessa and Nicholas)

Chapter 394 Delight

A smile was curling her lips. She thought Nicholas would refuse her, but instead, he had agreed to let her in, and that made her ecstatic. She went into his office and called him gently, “Nicholas…”

Nicholas looked at her as she came in, his face deadpan. “What’s the deal with Jeremiah’s company? I thought your family doesn’t dabble in tech.” He cut to the chase right away. “When did you guys start dabbling in this field?”

Hayley’s smile froze. She didn’t expect him to ask her that question right away. Did he notice something? She lied, “Our company has never dealt with tech before, but I’m trying to find a breakthrough here. You know my family’s company deals with the more traditional fields, and the market isn’t exactly nice to us, so I need some new business.”

“Even if that’s true, tech is risky for Stone Enterprise. If something were to happen, you’d lose money, and then you’re going to have to use more money to cover that hole. That’ll hurt the collaboration.” Nicholas pointed out Stone Enterprise’s flaw immediately.

she felt uneasy. Even so, she remained calm. “I’ve taken that risk into consideration, but it’s different this time. Jeremiah is my friend. We know each other well.

at her coldly. He knew she was

didn’t see his look. She asked on purpose, “Do you have plans to work with him? I

refused her

“I see. Then I’ll be going into this field then.” She smiled, but it was

are competitors

to her, Nicholas had seen through her. Nicholas only used to dislike Hayley, but now he was disgusted. He didn’t hate smart women, but he loathed those who would use little tricks and schemes to get what they wanted. “What do you want?” He cut the earlier topic off and