Crossroads
Chapter 271
Chapter 271
-East side of downtown, top floor of the Innovate Group building.
On the 65th floor of the towering skyu ver, Vincent stond before the special idar wall, peering though a telescope at the beastling city stree below. The people looked like ants from up here, their heads time specks against the sprawlingcityscape
In the spacious CEO’s office, two others were deep in discussion about fallion dollar projects Vincent stepped away from the telescope, glancing at Dominick, a thought crossing his mind. In the face of capital, fairiess wava myth. Human lives, umetinies, were as Doignific and Berting R
“Are we going public with all these projects?” Vincent askeil, curiosity prejurd
“Dominick’s already signed off on it. We got some samples Hown in from Nova Valley Lot work. Fyr alin lined up the material and factories here at home, ready to pump out the first bunch. Next month, I’m headed to the Nivalas Al New Product Conference“:
Vincent excitedly patted Scott’s shoulder, smirking slyly “Gurs [better double down on my Innovate Group stuck then. That price i gonna skyrocket when these new products drop”
g nangrech or quantum computing here:
Scon couldn’t help but throw a wet blanket on Vincent’s excitement. “Hold your horses. We’re not talking i This is just your everyday Al assistant robot.”
Ignoring Scott Vincent partied his attention to Dominick, who was poring over documents at lavalesk. With his usual playful demeanor, Vincent quipped, “What do you say. Dominick! You wouldn’t let me go broke, would your
Ever since Dominick returned from surgery in Serenburg, he had become colder and more difficult to read than ever before
Dominick didn’t look up but unexpectedly teased. “If you go broke, you can finally crawl back to the Hayes family”
Scott chuckled. Vincent was a unique case. He refused to help with the family business. Every time they saw his father at some kind of meeting, they would hear him scolding Vincent for being ungrateful.
Vincent sighed deeply. “My mom is always telling me to get married. I don’t even dare to go home anymore
“Dude, you’ve dated so many girls. Why haven’t you accidently knocked someone up by now? Just marry her then Everyone will be happy? Scon said, his darker side emerging in private.
Vincent quickly defended himself. “Hey, 1 have morals, okay! I don’t sleep with all of them. And even if there was an accidental pregnancy, why should I be forced to marry her?”
At this point, both Vincent and Scout’s expressions turned a bit awkward. They y knew that
pregnant.
Dominick had marned Stephanie because she got
In their world, the usual solution to such situations was simple – either pay the woman off to have an abortion and avoid the mess, or let her have the kid and send her away.
Vincent knew that Dominick and Stephanie had been having a rough patch lately. He could also tell that Dominick wasn’t keen on hearing anything about Stephanie, so he and Scout tactfully avoided mentioning her in front of him.
Vincent scrutinized the man across from him for a while. “Dominick,” he cautiously asked, “you still don’t remember Stephanie?
Scott was concerned as well and looked over.
pausing mid–air. He looked up at them, his thin lips parting as if to say something
youre of the chief secretary came through. “Mr.
had been the head of Hit, but last month she’d been promoted to Product Director. Domnick, had entrusted her with the group’s confidential Al project, increasing her power and
sconded, remembering Dominick’s plan from three months ago to move Hayley to Paente. The idea was to keep Stephanie from getting jealous. Well, that didn’t exactly
in Dominick said flatly into
Spotting Vincent and Scott, she smiled and said, “Hey guys, good to weer you both. This we jisjert is a pretty big deal. The group’s first public Al research is bound to make some waves, so we
problem” Vincent replied coldly, barely bothering
waver. “Scott will handle the product quality, but for
had
and extensive comments The
Chapter 271
a hat bany lately, he
what, Vincent Finding a new girlfriend or planning to firing home a wife for your mom” Soact retorted immediately as he saw Vincent’s sour expression. He knew Vincent was close to Stephanie, and working with Hayley might be awkward for him. However, Vincent was the best choice for the project promotion, and with Domanit k on
to shoot for the Nivalis E. next month. The spokesperson needs to be fluent in Eldranian and have the right look for the product. The people there love their arty adi in we’re really
seemed like he’d picked
talk abour produrt positioning with a poker face. Occasionally, he would interjert and say things like, “Why not go bug‘ Host an open
very interested in his company‘
project. After placing the reviewed and signed documents aude, he stood up and walked over to the
a high–powered telescope. Normally, he wouldn’t bother with it, but suddenly, feeling as restless as Vincent, he went over and nudged it slightly, aiming it
looked at him, a mix of surprise
some details By the time they were done, it was almost hunchtime. They thought about grabbing a bite together,
materials, so he had to take off early, leaving Dominick alone with Hayley. Before Hayley could say anything, he
find someone to grab lunch with. People
end, Hayley called her bestie, Chloe, to join
a renowned fine–dining restaurant. The dishes were pre–ordered, and the waitress quickly served them. It was very light, with the main attraction being a
looked at the table, unimpressed. “You don’t know me at all, do you! What made
“I booked two seats, but Dominick bailed, so you got dragged into this. I know the manager here, and it would have been weird
raised her eyebrows at this. “This soup is meant for Mr. Wellington,
company gets busy, he forgets to eat. I’m worried his
stomach troubles were actually much worse. When he had an episode, his whole face would turn pale.
The i
Chloe’s expression. She looked across the table and teased, “Hayley, you really are a
appreciate n. Hayley quietly filled a bowl with soups and
died. Chloe suddenly asked.
her face looked strange, and she fell silent.
Hayley was worried. She began to reason with her “Since her children are dead. Stephanse is no threat to you. They only need to sign the divorce papers. Dominick has always been cold by nature. If you stay by his side, you’ll be the one who
sundled helplessly, wondering if all her efforts meant
have grown up a lot. Looking at her friend, she said in a serious tone “Marriage
most tickle thing. But if you become a part of his Tandy, he won’t be able to easily discard you Look, Mary invited you to stay with the Wellingtons, you get along
wealth, they don’t need a marriage for business
Update Chapter 271 of Crossroads by Novelxo
With the author's famous Crossroads series authorName that makes readers fall in love with every word, go to chapter Chapter 271 readers Immerse yourself in love anecdotes, mixed with plot demons. Will the next chapters of the Crossroads series are available today.
Key: Crossroads Chapter 271