Chapter 669 Invitation to cooperate
Seeing Nia's surprised reaction, Arthur smiled and said,
"You shouldn't be so surprised. The project requires a lot of money to get started, and I've been working with other companies, so I thought I'd come by and see if you'd be interested."
"Are you serious?" Nia asked with a mixture of doubt and disbelief. Once the project was up and running, it was a near-guaranteed win for Davonnis Corp. While Arthur was being modest, she knew that Davonnis Corp was perfectly capable of taking on the project on its own. Why would he offer to cooperate?
"Of course," Arthur replied without hesitation. "You may consider it."
Nia thought for a while and asked carefully, "Is there no personal reason why you're doing this?"
If it came from the interests of the company, Arthur can choose other more suitable, more powerful partners.
"Yes," Arthur said bluntly. "Ms. Davidson, don't you understand why I want to work with you?"
If Arthur didn't say it out loud, Nia would understand it. But, can she believe it?
"Mr. Davies, this is really important, and I need a little more time to think about it..." Nia thought about it and decided to ask Jacob before making a decision.
"No hurry," Arthur understood. "Take your time. Give me an answer before Christmas. I'll be going."
As soon as they finished their conversation, Arthur did not have any intention to stay any longer. He got up and said goodbye. Nia said a few words politely and sent Arthur downstairs in person. As soon as Arthur left, she immediately went back and called Kevin up, and told him of Arthur's proposal.
"Kevin, do you think Arthur was just trying to get back at Spencer?" Nia asked worriedly.
"It's not impossible. After all, everyone knows that you and Spencer have a vendetta against each other. It would be great to use you to provoke him," Kevin said after thinking for a while.
"But I still feel that something is wrong. Just because of this reason, he allows us to participate in this project without making any special requests. This is like a free lunch. I feel a little uneasy." Nia thought about it a lot.
"You'll have to talk to Mr. Taylor about this," Kevin said.
"That's what I thought," Nia nodded. "Have you heard from Jacob lately?"
"No."
Nia pursed her lips in disappointment. He hadn't contacted her since the last time she agreed to release the video. Nia had been under a lot of stress lately, and now she didn't even go out in public anymore. She commuted from work to home every day, afraid of what others might say about her.
Kevin saw Nia's upset look and felt sorry for her. He didn't think Nia would go to that extent for Jacob.
"Why don't I try to get in touch with Mr. Taylor?" Kevin suggested softheartedly.
"Yes, please!" Nia knew that Kevin was Jacob's loyal subordinate and that he trusted him, so she was happy that he was willing to help her.
However, this suggestion was later ignored and as soon as Kevin calmed down, he remembered that Jacob had told him not to contact him, and Nia's hope was dashed.
As Christmas approached, the weather became unusually humid, often with light rain all day long. And the extremely cold weather was approaching as well, but the city became unusually busy. Everyone was putting the finishing touches on the biggest holiday of the year.
"It's getting cold again these days..." Lucia murmured as she looked out the window at the light rain with the warm cup of coffee in her hands.
"Lucia, are you going back to USA for Christmas?" Kane asked, standing by her desk and looking out the window at Lucia.
"Well, we have to go back every year. Now that Teddy is with Sophie, I wonder what Esmae will do." Lucia was filled with gratitude. Time never stopped. In the blink of an eye, things had changed a lot. "Teddy's in the best hands anywhere," Kane consoled Lucia. "I just don't know what Spencer's up to..."
"He?" said Lucia in a low voice, with no expression other than a sneer on her face at the mention of Spencer.
"I think he wants to take this opportunity to show off his thoughtfulness and gentleness in front of Esmae. He has indeed done well during this period of time. He has participated in many charity events and has not been stingy in donating money. I heard that he has even built a school in a certain village. Everyone has always been forward-looking. Many people have already forgotten what he did to Nia."
"People may be fooled by the illusion made by him, but Nia won't forget," Kane said as he sorted through the documents on her desk.
"She hasn't given Arthur an answer, has she?" Lucia asked Kane, turning away from the drizzle.
"No, she's waiting," Kane said.
"It's been more than 20 days. And Nia is still waiting, which means Jacob can't reach out to her, or he's planning a bigger conspiracy," Lucia said, looking down.
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After a moment of contemplation, Kane asked Lucia,
"Lucia, why are you still staying by Spencer's side? After so long, so many things have happened. Even if you didn't say it out loud, we already knew what was going on."
Lucia heard the words and moved her eyes, and the shimmer swept by, but she still hid it.
She knew that they were always looking out for her.
However, some of the pain can only be her own to suffer.
"Thank you, Kane, for being so supportive," Lucia said, thanking Kane instead of giving an answer.
Kane sighed in his heart, and sure enough, Lucia had to carry it herself.
"What for," Kane said with a smile. "We're friends, aren't we?"
Lucia smiled, which lingered for a long time.
Three days before the cold weather, Jacob finally got in touch with Nia who was in the middle of a high-level meeting. Upon hearing from Kevin, she immediately terminated the meeting and ran all the way back to the office, but she was a little disappointed when Jacob called her, because it was a phone call, not a video.
"Jacob, why don't you use video?" Nia complained as soon as she took the phone from Kevin.
Jacob was silent for a long time before replying, "Just to be safe."
Jacob said only four words, but Nia frowned deeply.