Under the heiress facade

Chapter 293

Some people were happy and some were sad over the events.

The waiters at the Imperial Hotel’s banquet hall cleaned up the broken glasses and spilled wine.

The guests‘ spirit, which was already lifted with Bernard’s arrival, soared even higher after witnessing the Gaskells‘ drama unfold.

Everyone realized that the Everetts were no longer what they used to be. They had climbed to a higher status. Many guests tried to strengthen their ties

with the Everetts.

Gideon and James mingled with the crowd, busily greeting everyone.

“Mr. Gideon, may I have a word?”

Ethan Lynch, an executive in a government–owned company who had previously delayed their collaboration, approached Gideon with a glass of wine in band.

“Mr. Lynch.”

with him and took a sip before saying, “What do you

relationship between the Everetts and Bernard. They were hoping to collaborate with the latter as well. Gideon understood

playing dumb. He had belleved Queenie’s words previously and stopped the collaboration with Gideon. His superiors wanted him to approach Gideon for another

say, “I’ve reviewed the new contract you sent over. When can we find the time to sign it?”

pretended to

“I’ve managed to secure an additional 5% profit for you

this extra profit to secure the collaboration with the Everetts. Acknowledging the generous offer, Gideon decided to accept it. “Since

of the banquet. Gideon knew Bernard was there because

find

Ms. Hera

ago, it meant that they left just

at a loss for

of Hera and had done them a huge favor, but felt that his actions crossed a line. Each time, he would just

moment, he received a message on his phone.

glanced at it and saw that it was from an