bChapter /bb123 /b

b“/bbQuick/b! bGet /bme bto /bthe nearest hospitallb” /bshe ordered.

bAria /bbstepped /binto the lobby and spotted them waiting for her. She walked over.

Victor nced at his watch, his irritation evident. “She’s half an hourte.”

Trenton sighed and said, “We’re the ones

As soon as Aria came into view, Trenton muicklys

for her help.”

tood up, his tone respectful. “Ms. Saxon.”

Victor turned his head and saw Aria standing silently behind him. Her gaze swept over him.

His cheeks flushed with embarrassment.

For days, they had been trying everything to get Johnny from Hayes Group to sign the deal. But ino /imatter what they did, his stance was clear that Aria had to handle the matter personally.

Left with no other option, they had to ask their chairman to arrange this meeting with Aria.

Trenton immediately poured her a cup of coffee, his tone ingratiating. “Ms. Saxon, this is delicious coffee. Please, have a sip.”

Aria remainedposed and asked, “Johnny still hasn’t signed the contractb?/b”

They exchanged awkward smiles.

After countless trips to Hayes Group, they finally understood that Johnny’s serious words weren’t just talk. He was willing bto /bbrisk /blosing the deal entirely to stand up for Aria.

Their mistake had been underestimating her and denying her true status.

They said, “Ms. Saxon, they said only you can handle the negotiations,”

Both of them looked utterly tired, their faces pale and their eyes shadowed with fatigue as if they hadn’t had a decent night’s sleep bin /bba /bweek.

Knowing she had a stake in the Stars Group, Aria decided not to make things harder for them. She extended her hand and said, “Give me bthe /bcontract.”

Victor froze, disbelief shing across his face.

He hade prepared for a tough negotiation, but he never expected her to agree quickly.

“What are you standing there for? Don’t want to sign the contractb?/b” Aria asked.

Victor came back to his senses and quickly handed over the contract.

Trenton tightened his grip on the cup, leaned back in his chair, and ignored the curious nces around him. He smiled and said, b“/bbMs. /bbSaxon/bb, /bJohnny mentioned that as long as you showed up, the Hayes Group would definitely sign.”

The Hayes Group was supposed to sign the contract. The hassle was just to show support for Aria.

After skimming through the contract, Aria said, “Coordinate the schedule with Johnny and let me know.”

She hadn’te here for themb. /b

She was here to discuss investing in Cloe’s new store in Kanit City.

bChapter /b123

b“/bbAlright/bb, /bbMs. /bbSaxon/b, bgoodbye/b!”

bAs /bbA /bbleft/bb, /bbVictor /bpatted his chest in relief and bsaid/bb, /bb“/bbI /bthought she’d make things difficult bfor /bus, bbut /bbshe /bagreed so quicklyb. /bWe should yn ae

sooner.”

bTrenton /bbtook /ba bsip /bbof /bcoffee and bsaid/bb, /bb“/bAlright, it wouldn’t have made sense for her to make things difficult for ust

“True enoughb.” /b

On the third floor, Aria transferred 30 million dors from Gloria to Cloe. She said, “I’m investing 30 million dors. Just give me ba /bsmall bshare /bof bequity/bb, /bbAs /bfor the dividends, donate them to rural districts in Navoron Restaurant’s name.”

Cloe said, “Alright, let’s catch up again sometime. Once I move to Kanit City, I probably won’t be back much.”

“Why suddenly move to Kanit City?” Aria asked.

Kanit City was ba /btough city to break into, so Cloe didn’t need to rush here to earn money.

Aria thought something and raised an eyebrow. She added, “Is it because of Kim? Could he have something…”

Cloe cut her off, b“/bOf course not.”

She cleared her throat and continued, “Stop guessing. I know himb, /bbut we just don’t like each other. There’s nothing more to it.”

Everyone had their own secretsb, /bso Aria didn’t press further. She said, “Vanessa and I wille visit you

“Don’t forget to bring gifts,” Cloe said.

“Of course.”

Thinking about those bottles of beauty cream, Aria decided it was time to leave.

sometime.”

“As a waiter here, you can’t earn much money in a month. Helen, can you afford your dad’s medical treatment?”

As soon as she arrived on the first floor, Aria heard these words amidst the noisy noise. She walked towards the side corridor and saw the back bof /b

Trenton.

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