Chapter 110: Phony Old Friend
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Karen didn’t care about the fact that she had disappointed her daughters and was merely worried that she would no longer be able to get money from them again in the future.
At the thought of that possibility, Karen was perturbed, frustrated, and regretful.
Actually, Karen had enough money to spend. But she liked stashing away her own money and then trying to get money from her daughters for her own expenses. Only then would she feel comfortable.
Karen stood at the door for a long time, seemingly pondering something.
Meanwhile, Cheyenne, Lucas, and Amelia had a sumptuous breakfast at a bistro.
After breakfast, Lucas first dropped Amelia off at the kindergarten before sending Cheyenne to the Brilliance Corporation.
“I’ll go handle some matters and pick you up in the evening after work,” Lucas gently said to Cheyenne while in the driver’s seat.
“Ahem, actually… you don’t have to send me to and from work every day. If you’re busy, I can go back by myself.” Cheyenne felt embarrassed about troubling him.
She knew that Lucas was the owner of the Stardust Corporation and kept his identity mysterious. So she reckoned that he must be busy all the time. But regardless of his busy schedule, he had been driving her to and from work on time every day, making her feel touched but apologetic for taking up so much of his time.
Lucas smiled. “It’s alright. I’m not that busy. It makes me glad to be able to send you to and from work every day. You should get going.”
Only after seeing Cheyenne enter the company did Lucas drive away.
Even after stepping into her office, Cheyenne still felt a burning hot sensation in her face.
After finishing some daily work, her new assistant, whom she recommended herself, knocked on the door. “Miss Carter, there’s a person downstairs looking for you. He claims to have an appointment with you today.”
Cheyenne was surprised. After thinking about it, she found that she didn’t have an appointment with anyone today. She couldn’t help but frown. “Did he say which company he’s from? What is his name?”
“No, he just claimed to be an old friend of yours and that you would know once you meet him,” the assistant said anxiously.
In fact, when encountering such people who didn’t disclose their names, the assistant would usually not report it to Cheyenne. However, the assistant was new to the job and didn’t know her temper well. So he decided to report the matter to her because he was worried that that man might really be an old friend of hers.
“Old friend?” Cheyenne was puzzled.
Actually, she didn’t have many close friends, especially since many of them distanced themselves from her when she was down and out during the past six years.
Thus, Cheyenne couldn’t guess the identity of this ‘old friend’.
However, instead of speculating and making wild guesses, she decided to just let the man come to her office so that she could see who he was.
“Forget it. Bring him over then,” Cheyenne said.
Soon, the assistant led a young man in an immaculate suit in.
When Cheyenne recognized the man’s face, she immediately frowned, her face turning sullen.
The young man smiled at Cheyenne gracefully. “Miss Carter, nice to meet you again.”
Cheyenne raised her brows and sneered. “When did I become an old friend of yours? I don’t even know what your name is.”
The smiling man was none other than Aston Brooke, whom Cheyenne had met twice and whom Scarlet Wright had deliberately tried to show off to her.
He seemed like a gentle and refined wealthy man, but he actually slapped Scarlet in front of them yesterday and even pushed her onto the ground.
No matter how superior his family was, Cheyenne was extremely disdainful toward men who hit their girlfriends.
Besides, despite the man in front of her looking rather gentle and mild-mannered, the gaze in his eyes was often unsettling.
Cheyenne’s attitude could be considered hostile, but Aston was still smiling as he said, “Miss Carter, you are being overly distant. We’ve met a few times before after all. Let me introduce myself again. I am Aston Brooke from LA. I’m here today because I really want to talk to you. Miss Carter, are you interested in cooperating with the Brookes?”
Based on Aston’s behavior at this moment alone, he could really be considered a gentleman. He wasn’t arrogant but was instead eloquent, and he would naturally form a good impression on others.
Unfortunately, Cheyenne didn’t feel good about it.
Although Cheyenne still didn’t feel good about Aston, she naturally couldn’t decide things based on his personality after he mentioned cooperating since she was the general manager of the Brilliance Corporation. She asked patiently, “Cooperation? I’d like to hear more about it.”
With a proud gaze in his eyes, Aston said, “The Brookes may not be from Orange County, but our family is one of the most powerful ones in LA, and we own many businesses. In particular, the Solar Corporation has developed very well in recent years. We would like to expand our market scope and develop some of our businesses in Orange County, so we’re looking to cooperate with a company in Orange County that’s on par with us.
“After my observations during this period of time, I think that although your company isn’t considered a first-class enterprise at the moment, it has great potential for future development. Miss Carter, as long as you’re willing to cooperate with us, I guarantee that with the help of the Solar Corporation, the Brilliance Corporation will definitely become stronger. Well, at least it will be much better than it is now.”
Aston smiled, looking proud and smug. In fact, he even seemed condescending.
It was as if the Brilliance Corporation was gaining a huge favor by being able to work with the Solar Corporation and even had to rely on it.
Even a first-tier family of Orange County wouldn’t be that arrogant in the Brilliance Corporation!
Cheyenne looked at Aston with interest. “As expected of someone from another city, you seem not to know much about the Brilliance Corporation’s current development situation.”
Aston was stunned.
He originally thought that after he announced his family’s name and proposed cooperating with the Solar Corporation, Cheyenne should be overjoyed to accept cooperating with him.
However, Cheyenne didn’t seem glad at all.
Besides, her words made Aston have an ominous hunch.
“Oh, is that so? Miss Carter, please enlighten me.” The smile on Aston’s face was on the verge of vanishing.