Chapter 106

The most attention-grabbing pair in the room was undoubtedly Sawyer and Jeanette.

"Ms. Yarbrough, The Iverson Group has a strong foothold in Havencrest. I truly believe we'd be the best partner for CICI Group," Sawyer insisted, pushing his way to the front of the crowd to speak to Carlotta, his usual air of superiority nowhere to be found.

Jeanette hovered just behind him, chiming in every so often to back him up.

But at that moment, Carlotta's gaze caught on something-or rather, someone— across the room, and her entire expression softened into a genuine smile. It was a far cry from the polite, professional mask she wore with the rest of them.

Everyone instinctively followed her line of sight.

"Isn't that President Carmichael?" someone whispered in surprise.

Without hesitation, Carlotta slipped through the crowd and strode straight toward Citrine.

The mood shifted instantly, a ripple of surprise and speculation passing through the gathering.

the middle of the

Carlotta's warm demeanor toward the young woman beside President Carmichael, whispered, "Who's

looking far more relaxed than

same girl who was sitting in the front row this morning, chatting with the director

and Jeanette listened to the murmurs, their surprise quickly giving way to growing frustration.

Citrine

walked right over. "Citrine, what

remembering how Citrine must have seen her

interested in working with CICI Group. I thought I'd

Citrine still didn't acknowledge him as her father-otherwise,

hand to greet

caught Carlotta off guard. She'd always assumed The Carmichael Group would never be interested in working with CICI, and she'd even argued that point with Citrine. But now, seeing him

each other, Carlotta was starting to suspect Citrine and President Carmichael

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