When Noelle arrived at the office, her assistant informed her, "Ms. Swanson, Mr. Garcia wants to see you

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She couldn't help but frown, but she didn't say anything else. She just nodded and took the elevator up. Compared to his attitude yesterday, Julio seemed very warm today. "Noelle, you're here! You left quite early last night. Did something happen?"

"Oh, my boyfriend came back," Noelle answered calmly.

Her words stunned Julio for a moment. Then, he remembered the call with Hendrix last night.

No wonder...

Julio chuckled, and said, "Mr. Pritchett is back? It seems like his business trip this time is quite long, right?"

"Yeah, almost a month."

"He keeps going on business trips, so I guess you guys are going through something similar to a long- distance relationship, huh? Aren't you afraid that your relationship might face some problems?"

Upon hearing that, Noelle frowned. "This has nothing to do with you. Did you ask to meet me so early in the morning just to ask me about my personal life?"

"Aren't I just worried about you? You eveniused to call me Uncle Julio back then."

Noelle just forced a smile.

Seeing that she wasn't interested in continuing this topic, Julia could only change the subject. "The most important thing is, I want to talk to you about the Continental Reach project."

"Huh?"

"Mr. Freeman has agreed to collaborate with us."

Noelle's expression changed a little.

"Oh, he did not agree immediately. He just expressed his interest. Of course, we still need to fight for the contract. I'm going tonight. Want to go with me?"

Noelle frowned.

The Continental Reach project was a massive undertaking, with just the initial investment requiring billions of dollars. Even a company as established as Amity Group would need to carefully evaluate the risks. It wasn't the kind of decision one could make in just a few days.

Hearing Julio's words, Noelle couldn't help but feel that Hendrix seemed unusually impatient.

But what could he possibly be in a rush for?

This project was a golden opportunity, one that countless others were vying for. Keeping a steady hand

and waiting for the competition to unfold would be the most advantageous strategy.

Noelle couldn't make sense of it. But Julio seemed very confident at this moment.

After she stared into his eyes for a moment, she suddenly asked, "Did Hendrix tell you something?"

Her question took Julio by surprise.

Noelle narrowed her eyes. "Based his personality, he wouldn't joke around with such a huge project unless...

"What deal did the two of you make?"

Noelle was sharp, but Julio knew that this wasn't due to the amount of time she had in the business world. She was just relying on her understanding of Hendrix.

Her unwavering gaze made Julio's heart skip a beat.

However, he quickly regained his composure. "What kind of deal could it be? Hendrix is a businessman, after all. There's no bad blood between our two companies, so what's so strange about a collaboration?" Noelle still felt something was off.

But Julio had no intention of explaining further. He merely informed her of the time and location for tonight's meeting.

"Okay."

Noelle didn't say anything else, merely responding with a brief acknowledgment before standing up decisively.

Julio sat at his desk, his eyes lingering on Noelle's departing figure for a moment before letting out a faint chuckle and looking away.

For the evening's meeting, Noelle didn't bother changing outfits. When she arrived at the restaurant, she was still wearing the same dress, paired with a light-colored jacket