Chapter 196

Naylor lingered at the doorway, peering inside.

He'd come by to discuss an approval with Mr. Patrick, but he hadn't expected to stumble upon this scene.

Truthfully, he just couldn't wrap his head around it.

Elodie's credentials didn't hold a candle to Sylvie's—after all, Sylvie had a

doctorate from one of the world's top universities. How could Elodie be so bold as to come here and try to veto Sylvie's input right in front of Mr. Patrick?

If only Elodie could approach things objectively-if she could just acknowledge Sylvie's abilities-he might have had a little more respect for her.

But no. She was acting like a jealous girl, caught up in petty drama over a man, letting her emotions cloud her judgment.

And the kicker? Jarrod was very much Sylvie's boyfriend.

Elodie had failed to win him over, yet now she was targeting his actual girlfriend.

The office door swung open.

Elodie and Alexander stepped out one after the other, nearly colliding with Naylor.

smile. "Mr. Whitaker, here to

shifted aside, putting some distance between them, as if he was afraid she might so much as brush his sleeve. "Yes, that's right. I'll head in,

let us keep you," Alexander replied

Naylor's little

glance and didn't

He didn't bother wasting time trying to talk things through with them he went straight to Mr.

determined to clear the

if Mr. Patrick wanted to pull strings and bring in his own people, they'd have

their R&D project was funded independently, so they didn't have

at VistaLink Technologies, Elodie's thoughts turned to her

place was top-of-the-line in every way-location, amenities, everything. It

reached

up

pill organizer open in one hand, she took her medication on schedule and said in a steady, matter-of-fact voice, "I asked Jarrod before to pick

she sounded. "I'll pass the message along to Mr.

call

response from the specialist Joseph had referred her

had just now replied with several long,

regarding liver cancer, but finished with a gentle refusal: [I'm afraid my schedule won't allow

could tell he was a conscientious person. The advice he'd sent was sincere and

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