Facade of Love

Chapter 333 Startled
I was speechless. I grabbed a piece of paper from the desk and threw it at him, saying, “Just shut up. Your mind is in no way
cleaner than mine, and if we’re looking for reasons here, maybe he just has too much money and doesn’t care about these
billions of dollars.”
“Hah!” Maxwell replied with just a chuckle, then ignored me and gestured toward the door. ‘ Get lost. We can’t continue this
conversation.”
I did not want to waste any more words on him either, so I rolled my eyes at him and returned to my office to continue working.
With so much work at Scott Corporation, and with me arriving late, I could not leave the office at the usual time. In the evening,
my mother called to ask when I would be home for dinner. I told her not to wait for me as I would not be going back.
She grumbled a bit but did not press the matter further.
By the time everyone else in the company had gone home, I was alone in my office, going through some documents. I was so
engrossed in my work that when the phone suddenly rang, I was startled and even broke into a cold sweat.
I picked up my phone and saw that it was a call from Charlie. I suppressed my rising anger and answered the call calmly, saying,
“Hello, Mr. Yates?”
Hearing my voice, the man on the other end of the line furrowed their brows slightly and asked, “Bad mood?”
I hesitated for a moment. I had been startled a moment ago, and I was indeed a bit annoyed. However, he seemed incredibly
perceptive to be able to notice that. I quickly replied, “No. What’s up?”

“Have you had dinner?” The voice on the other end of the line was soft and gentle.
Feeling a bit more at ease after dispelling my fears, I replied, “No, but I’m not hungry. What’s the matter? You didn’t call just to
ask if I had dinner, did you?”
A soft laughter came from the other end of the line. “Where are you? I’ll come over and take you out to eat.”
I quickly shook my head and said, “No need, I’m really not hungry. Don’t bother. By the way, why did you suddenly add two
clauses to the contract?”
Charlie did not seem to care and said, “It’s nothing. In projects like this, as long as nothing goes wrong, it’ll be fine. But if
something does happen, it could lead to financial ruin. I added the clauses because I don’t want Yates Group’s problems to affect
you.”
“But this project is a joint collaboration, and if something goes wrong, you’ll bear all the responsibility. I don’t want to take
advantage of you. I didn’t notice this contract issue before, but now that I’ve seen it, I don’t agree. Let’s set up a meeting with our
respective lawyers another day and renegotiate the contract.”
I did not want to take advantage of Charlie in this way. At first, I had not paid much attention to it since Maxwell had not
specifically pointed it out, but if he thought that Scott Corporation was taking advantage of the situation, it could not be good.
Regardless of whether I considered Charlie a friend or not, it was still inappropriate.
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There was a soft, almost helpless laughter on the other end of the line, and it sounded somewhat resigned. “Once a contract is
signed and then modified, it loses its legal validity. You don’t need to worry about this. It fundamentally doesn’t affect me or you.
Don’t overthink it. And in essence, it’s not really taking advantage of anyone. Don’t make me out to be so noble. I just hope that
our cooperation will make you trust me wholeheartedly, so in a way, it’s a little trick of mine. If you do feel guilty, you can treat me
to dinner. How about that?” How did we end up back on this topic?
I paused for a moment and said, “Alright, then let me invite you to dinner another day. Today is too late, and I have other things
to do. I won’t be able to go out for a while.”
There was a slight pause on the other end, but he did not say anything more. Finally, he said, ” Okay, I’ll be waiting for you.”
After chatting for a bit longer, I hung up the phone and prepared to continue reviewing the documents. Suddenly, I heard a noise
from outside my office. I was a bit surprised. It was already dark outside, so who else would be working late like me at this hour?
After hesitating, I got up and cautiously walked to the door. I listened for a moment, but there was no more sound. I felt a bit
uneasy. The office building was so large, and with everyone gone at this hour, it felt eerily empty. Moreover, I had been startled
by the phone call earlier. With these thoughts in mind, I could not help but feel the hairs on my neck stand on end. I carefully
reached for the door handle and opened the door.
There was no one outside, and all the lights were off, leaving everything in complete darkness. I could not see anything, and I
scolded myself for being paranoid.
I tried to reassure myself by saying, “There are no such things as ghosts in this world. I shouldn’t be so anxious.”
“Yvette,” a male voice suddenly said.