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.”

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

Gideon was playing dumb. He had belleved Queenie’s words previously and stopped the collaboration with Gideon. His superiors

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

pretended to

Ethan added, “I’ve managed to secure an additional 5%

to secure the collaboration with the Everetts. Acknowledging the generous offer, Gideon decided to accept it. “Since you are so

bit more, Gideon excused himself to find Bernard. His presence had significantly contributed to the success of the banquet. Gideon knew Bernard was there because of Hera. Nevertheless, he

looking through the entire hall, he couldn’t find

and Ms. Hera left about half an hour

30 minutes ago, it meant that they left

a loss for

knew Bernard had shown up because of Hera and had done them a huge favor, but felt that his actions crossed a line. Each

that moment, he received a message on his phone.

at it and saw that it was from