Right Person, Wrong Time

Chapter 1373 A New Strategy

Colton returned to his room and found Beryl sitting there. He nonchalantly took a seat beside him and coldly remarked, "Don't you have your own room?"

Without paying him much attention, Beryl lazily retorted, "You want to talk to me but then want me to leave? Isn't that a bit heartless?"

With those words, Beryl got up and poured himself a glass of red wine, as if he was the master of the house. He seemed familiar with the arrangement of Colton's room.

"It's just the three of us on this floor. It's fine for us to wander in and out of the rooms—it works well for us." Beryl's lips curled up slightly, and he placed the wine glass next to Colton before raising an eyebrow.

Colton looked at the sudden appearance of the wine glass before him. His expression dimmed slightly, and then he picked up the glass, downing its contents without hesitation.

"Take it easy! This is not a competition," Beryl advised when he noticed Colton's haste to drink.

went straight to the point. It wasn't a suitable time for idle chatter. The mere thought of Nicole collaborating with Kendrick irked him. He thought he no longer

Nicole signed a contract. It's related to the research center. He's Nicole's investor, and he's helping with the development." Beryl looked for any change in Colton's expression but found none. He continued, "You could say that the foreign research center

words trailed off, Colton poured himself more wine and downed it in one go. Whether it was due

this time?" Beryl frowned slightly, displeased with Colton's continuous

a line. His expression remained devoid of emotion as he placed the wine

smile. "Alright, I'll do as you say." After just these

Colton would surely backtrack. For this time, he needed

If he completely destroyed Kendrick, it would undoubtedly impact Nicole's overseas efforts. All her hard

need his pity after all. From having Zachary by her side before to having Kendrick now—either one of them