Chapter 254

Only then did Jarrod glance down with casual indifference and say, "Fine."

Elodie hadn't even noticed when Jarrod and Sylvie slipped away.

Up ahead, the formalities had begun-guests stepped forward one after another, offering gifts and birthday cards.

More guests continued to arrive, drifting in by small groups.

Alexander pointed toward different corners of the room. "These are the key people we should be connecting with tonight."

Elodie understood that the Warwick family's birthday celebration had drawn out many of the heavyweights from their circle. In high society, networking was everything; these events often laid the foundation for future collaborations. Flexibility was the name of the game in business.

She'd already familiarized herself with brief profiles of some of the attendees.

Following Alexander's lead, she moved through the crowd, glass in hand.

Alexander scanned the room, then lowered his voice. "Omnitech was one of the first domestic companies to do this kind of research-they're solid. It'd be good for us to meet Mr. Black; could help our future prospects."

Elodie nodded in understanding.

She set about spotting Mr. Black in the crowd.

Eventually, in a quiet corner, she caught sight of him—and was surprised to see Jarrod and Sylvie already in conversation with him.

So Jarrod had beaten them to the punch.

Alexander joined her, immediately taking in the scene and frowning. "Looks like Jarrod's introducing Sylvie and launching their Neural Intelligence project ahead of schedule."

fully set up, and they

Intelligence project had a rock-solid foundation from

built their reputation the hard way, relying entirely on technical

someone like Jarrod backing Neural Intelligence, the project was practically guaranteed a grand

did have every angle covered

meet some of the others first. Neural Intelligence is Jarrod's investment too, after all. It's only natural he'd want to introduce

watch. "Let's split up, then. We don't want to miss any good

Elodie had no objections.

who ran one of

she offered her hand. "Mr. Dale, hello-I'm Elodie Thorne, an engineer with VistaLink

Dale, clearly in a hurry, paused when he heard her

project at VistaLink Technologies and recalled seeing her name attached, though he'd never

have a more in-depth conversation

mind waiting a moment? I've got something to take care of, but we

could only nod

Dale wasted no time heading straight for

enthusiastic handshake. "Ms. Fielding, it's a pleasure to finally meet

hardly surprised anymore. Her expression

attempt to introduce

Too bad.

found

lips curling in a cool, polite smile.

her, but she didn't let it get to her. Without hesitation, she

these circles, everyone played to the crowd-especially with Jarrod standing next to Sylvie. Anyone would want to make

been made public yet. That Mr. Dale didn't think she was

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