Chapter 498

A Date

It was hard not to connect the two things that happened on the same day.

Everyone found out after a deeper investigation that Yannick Zabinski was the person who posted the
photo to clear Eric’s name.



However, everyone’s speculation was futile. Ferguson Corporation did not miss out on the formalities of
acquiring a small business.

Many in the circle felt that Eric’s methods were too ruthless.

There were many complaints about his style of handling this. Yannick only posted a photo, but Eric
pushed the Zabinskis to the brink of extinction in a fit of anger. However, no one could stop Eric’s fury.

This was a lesson for everyone. The matter gradually passed, and Xander’s name came into the public
eye.

Although everyone did not have a very Although everyone not have a very good initial impression of
Xander, a lot of people still supported him because he had Eric Ferguson’s domineering face.

Dominic Young also put Xander’s popularity to good use and arranged many activities for him and got
him to do live streaming during his free time. J&L Corporation.

The stipulated meetings of the project were important and required the presence of all four parties.
When Nicole arrived, Gerard Lichman, Eric Ferguson, and Clayton Sloan were already sitting in the
conference room.



Their eyes were calm when they saw her coming as if they did not know that she was a frequent visitor
on the hot topics lately. No one knew if it was intentional that Eric and Clayton sat opposite each other
with an empty seat beside each of them.

Nicole swept a glance and sat next to Clayton without much thought and expression. Seeing this,
Gerard shot Eric a meaningful look. Clayton gently passed the meeting materials to her.

“Ms. Stanton, we should congratulate Mr. Ferguson for his leg recovery.” With that, Eric, who had just
mustered up the courage to speak to Nicole, was rendered speechless. His eyes sank as he glared at
Clayton with cold indifference.



‘Is he doing this on purpose?’ Eric thought. Gerard chimed in, “Yes, indeed….” ) Nicole curled up her
lips, but her eyes were filled with indifference and ridicule. “Congratulations, Mr. Ferguson.” This stupid
liar!’ Eric could barely hold up his expression and nodded slightly.

“Thank you.” Clayton said, “In fact, I recently got the news that many AI enthusiasts abroad want to
invest in this project. It’s mostly to everyone’s benefit, but their conditions are all different.”

Gerard replied, “If a large amount of capital is injected, it’ll surely push our project to an admirable
scale, but if the progress doesn’t go smoothly, it’ll have a devastating ending and it’ll be more difficult to
start again.

Out of consideration for the protection of our core technology, I’m not in favor of it.” Eric hooked his lips.

“They’re just eyeing our project and want to squeeze us out of the game. Even if we want capital
injection, we need to consider all aspects. Not to mention, we haven’t yet reached this stage.



Clayton nodded in agreement. Nicole raised her eyebrows and did not have an opinion about this.
Throughout the meeting, Nicole and Clayton had more interaction and had a very tacit understanding of
each other.

They would understand what the other party wanted to say with one look. Eric was left out and felt
bitter about it. As soon as the meeting ended, Clayton leaned over and spoke to Nicole in a gentle a
tone.

“Ms. Stanton, let’s have lunch together. Is there anything you’d like to eat?” Before Nicole could say
anything, Gerard answered, “I wanna join.” Eric chimed in. “Me too.” Nicole said, “Oh, then you guys
can go ahead.

I still have something to do.” There was a momentary stagnation in the air. Nicole slowly packed up her
things and left. Gerard sensed that the atmosphere was not right and looked at Clayton.

“Mr. Sloan, you could’ve invited us along just now. Only inviting Ms. Stanton is misleading. It sounds
like you want to date her.” Clayton smiled lightly and glanced at Eric. “Indeed, I do.”


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