In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

Chapter 49 Are You Afraid Now

“Ms. Lewis, you sure are pretty skilled at riding.”

Albert praised Grace, and his gaze was sincere with no intent to offend.

Grace glanced briefly at Benjamin, who was standing beside them. She turned to Albert and said, “Mr. Barnes, could we find a place to talk alone?”

Barnes Group was a company that focused on core technology development.

In the five years since its establishment, it had developed countless innovative, intelligent bionic robots, and it had received praise from various fields.

This time, the nanorobot technology was an unprecedented technological breakthrough and could potentially solve historically difficult problems in medical care.

That was why Grace had wanted to negotiate this collaboration after she had taken up her new post at Amirate.

Benjamin’s gaze darkened, and he sounded displeased. “Barnes Group has already signed a contract with Hawkins Group. What is there that cannot be spoken about openly?”

His gaze never left Grace. From the moment she had ridden the horse over, she had completely captured his attention.

Grace had never ridden in front of him. In fact, she had never even mentioned it.

There was too much that he didn’t know about this woman.

being kept under wraps. But she had gotten the news so quickly and even

looked like there would be no shortage of entanglements in

business world.

hadn’t expected both parties to act so quickly. It turned out that they had completed the signing of

a little miffed that she had come late, the expression on her perfectly rosy face remained calm.

glint in his eyes betrayed

from Hawkins Group. I’m afraid it

impassive, as if she had expected Albert to

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upgrade the scale of this project, and the risk will be shared. Wouldn’t that be

R&D department can provide more support for the practical use of

wouldn’t give up on such a

and she stared directly into

“Mr. Barnes, please reconsider.”

didn’t say anything.

decision.

admire you, but now it’s not just my

business, so naturally he wouldn’t reject adding a

Grace and Benjamin had caused such a stir before their divorce, and now they were

resolutely refused to collaborate, there wasn’t much

ball in Grace’s court and see to what extent they could

he said

the whip on the cane chair and sat down in a leisurely