In the Lap of Luxury

Chapter 531 Changing Into a Storage Room

His real name was Jake Silas.

Jake's face turned dark, and he yelled, "Xander!"

"Your mother has wild ambitions, provoking us right to our home, but does the Fulton family accept you?"

Xander stepped closer to Jake. He was slightly taller, so he towered over him.

"Changing your own surname is just deceiving yourself and others. Just like your methods, it isn't worthy of any attention."

Jake clenched his fists. "So what if you're the eldest son of the Fulton family? You need to see the bigger picture and consider the overall situation.

"But I don't have to. I might not be as presentable, but I'm more aggressive and confident than you! You're always so proud, but you've forgotten that between the tortoise and the hare, the hare lost."

Xander smirked mockingly.

"You're overthinking this. I won't be the rabbit." With that, he turned and walked out.

"If you're interested in playing with women, you might as well go home and see if your mother is still alive."

"Xander!"

Xander walked out without looking back, leaving one last command. "Destroy this office and turn it into a storage room."

…

"Xander?"

Grace saw him lost in thought and called his name to snap him out of the trance.

"What time is the negotiation with Eric?" Xander changed the subject.

"7:00 pm tonight."

"I have time. I'll go with you."

"Really?" Having someone with her always made her feel a bit more at ease. Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

"I'm not lying."

…

At 7:00 pm, the location for the negotiation was changed to a conference room.

Eric had recovered a lot. Sitting at the long table beside him were government officials from Frenda.

As an executive of Fulton Group, Xander had the right to attend the meeting as a representative.

Grace exchanged glances with Xander, sitting in the corner, who nodded at her encouragingly.

"Our side has fully considered the concerns of your people and understands them, but we want to clarify some misconceptions."

As Grace spoke, she pulled out various documents and the certificate Victor had given her.

For the past few years, they had been waiting for this proof, but they couldn't rashly agree. After negotiations with several parties, the meeting lasted two hours.

Grace and the staff members from Byte Technologies were sweating bullets.

This was the closest they had come to success, but one wrong step and everything would be lost.

There were a few times when Grace was almost unable to answer the questions posed by the other side, but she found her confidence when she looked at Xander sitting there, his gaze firm and gentle.

"I need to reiterate once more that this Information System Security Certificate was issued by the Department of Homeland Security. If you still have doubts, you are welcome to check it for yourselves."

"Who was the one that programmed this?"

Grace smiled proudly and answered, "AK."

Everyone was silent. AK's reputation was well-known, even in Frenda. These certificates were indeed enough to make them consider Byte Technologies.

"Wait a moment, Ms. Lewis. We need to have a meeting."

Grace nodded.

As she waited, she took a deep breath and squatted down against the wall.

Xander handed her an opened bottle of water. "You've worked hard."

"Did I do okay just now?"

Xander touched her head. "You did very well. There's no need to be anxious."

Grace couldn't even drink the water. "I'm very nervous."

"Think of something happy?"

"Like what?"

Xander thought for a moment, "Do you remember in middle school that year, you treated me to ice cream, Häagen-Dazs?"

Grace thought for a moment, then remembered. "Yeah."

"After that, I specifically bought a fridge just for Häagen-Dazs."

Grace was extremely surprised.

"Why?"