122: An Unwelcome Encounter

Nathan hesitated, caught off guard by Alex’s sudden inquiry about Emma’s whereabouts, “Well, I… um, I’m not quite sure, Alex.”

Alex, sensing Nathan’s discomfort, decided not to delve deeper. “Let’s focus on tonight’s agenda,” he suggested, putting the matter aside for now.

Nathan, still reeling from the unexpected question, murmured, “It’s rather surprising, isn’t it? Emma seems to be mingling quite closely with a few gentlemen lately. First, it was Wayne, and now, who knows?”

Alex’s icy stare immediately silenced him, a clear indication that the topic was off–limits.

Lillian, seizing the opportunity, pointed towards the gathering around the head of the Southern Group. “Look, isn’t that Emma over there with Wayne? Maybe they’re trying to corner you, Alex. Should we go and have a word?”

insinuation added a layer of tension, but Alex merely glanced at her, his

steer the conversation towards potential collaboration, only

joined the group, Mr. Rhodes greeted them with a

undercurrents of the situation, decided it was

with Southern Group. But that’s irrelevant to us. We have

own objectives rather than getting entangled in a rivalry with Alex for

found herself in the backyard for a

caught up in ages. And,

unfazed by Lillian’s provocation, made it clear she had no interest in dredging up the past. There’s really nothing left for us to discuss, Lillian. I suggest you focus on

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