Chapter 271

[In the central area of the east of the city, on the top floor of the IP&G Group.]

Charles stood in front of the dark, special glass wall on the 68th floor of the magnificent building.He
leaned closer to the telescope and looked at the bustling commercial street beneath him with
amusement.

People came and went, and their black heads were just like ants.In the spacious president's office, two
people were talking about a million- level project.

Charles let go of the telescope and turned to look at Patrick.

In front of capital, it was never fair.Human lives were sometimes as small and lowly as ants.

"Are those projects all going to be announced?" Charles walked over curiously.

"Patrick has signed the authorization document.Some of the samples were airlifted from Silicon Valley
last week.I also found suitable materials and factories nationwide.We're ready to produce the first
batch.Next month, our new product will show up at the new artificial intelligence product conference in
New York."

Charles patted Chandler on the shoulder excitedly and smiled evilly.

"Then I should quickly increase my stake in IP&G.”

"When the new product is released, the stock price will definitely surge."

"Nanotechnology and quantum computers are not included.Our main exhibit is Al robot butlers for
individual service"

Seeing his excited look, Chandler couldn't help but dampen him.



Charles ignored him and looked up at Patrick, who was reviewing the documents at his desk.

Charles was still smiling evilly.

"Hey, no matter what, you won't let me lose money, will you?"

Ever since Patrick came back from Seattle after the surgery, he had become even colder and more
unpredictable than before.

Patrick did not look up, but ridiculed rarely, "If you lose all your money, just go back to the Shepherd
family"

Chandler laughed.

Charles was so strange that he refused to help the family business.

Every time they met Mr.Shepherd at a business party, they could hear him scold Charles for being
unfilial.

Charles sighed.

"My mother asked me to marry a wife all day.I didn't dare to go home."

"You have so many girlfriends.Has anyone been pregnant? Why don't you just get married? Don't
bother.Everyone is happy” Chandler was just wicked.

Charles didn't think so and immediately said, "I'm very conservative.I didn't have sex with all of
them.Besides, even if they got pregnant accidentally, do Ihave to marry them?"

At this point, Charles and Chandler looked a little strange.

They both knew that Patrick married Christina because she was pregnant.



In fact, the general way to deal with the kind of matter in their circle was to give the woman a sum of
money directly to abort the child to save trouble or let the woman give birth to the child and then send
her away.

Charles knew that Patrick and Christina had been in a bad relationship recently.

He also felt that Patrick was not happy to hear about Christina.He and Chandler tried not to talk about
her in front of Patrick.

Charles looked at the man opposite him suspiciously for a while and asked carefully, "Patrick, can't you
still remember Christina now?"

Chandler was also a little concerned and looked sideways.

Patrick hesitated for a moment with the expensive pen in his hand.

He looked up at them and was about to say something when the communicator on the desk rang twice.

The chief secretary's voice came from outside.

"President, Director Parker is here"

Barbara came here for business.

She was originally the head of the personnel department and was promoted to the product director last
month.

Patrick actually let her join the group's secret artificial intelligence project.

Now Barbara had gained more power.Charles looked displeased.



He remembered that three months ago, Patrick had said that he would transfer Barbara to Paris so that
Christina wouldn't be jealous.

But now...

"Let her in." Patrick said to the communicator in a flat voice.

Barbara had always been a capable person.When she pushed the door open and came in, she saw
Charles and Chandler were there.She greeted them with a smile.

"You're all here.That's great.The new project is a tough one.The group's first public announcement of Al
research and development will definitely attract great attention.I terribly need your help this time"

"It's none of my business."

Charles was indifferent to her.

Barbara still smiled.

"Chandler controls the quality of the new product, but in terms of promotion, I want you to help me find
a suitable spokesperson."

She knew that Charles had a lot of stars signed up with his entertainment company and had a wide
network of contacts, so he could get twice the result with half the effort in media promotion.

Charles was unhappy and said perfunctorily, "I've been a little busy lately"

"Charles, what are you busy with? Are you busy changing your girlfriend, or are you going to marry a
woman home?"

Chandler retorted immediately.



Seeing Charles's sullen face, he knew that Charles was close to Christina and it would be a little
awkward to work with Barbara.

It must be the best to let Charles in charge of the promotion.

Besides, if it was Patrick's order, Charles would never dare to say no.

So Chandler gloated.

"For the New York exhibition next month, we need to shoot a 50 seconds advertisement.The
spokesperson should speak fluent English and his or her temperament should match the
product.Europe and the United States have always valued the aesthetic value of advertisements.You're
the only one who can do it, Mr.Shepherd." Charles's face darkened.

He felt that he had really made a bad friend by mistake.

Barbara talked with Chandler about the details of the product performance.

Charles had no choice but to listen to them talk about the product positioning expressionlessly.

Occasionally, he said, "Just make it big and hold a public audition to find a spokesperson."

While Patrick was not very interested in his company's new project.He put aside the documents that
had been reviewed and signed.He stood up and walked straight to the glass wall on the east side.

It was on the 68th floor of a commercial building with a high-powered telescope.

Usually, he didn't have the time to fiddle with it.

Suddenly, he got close to the telescope as bored as Charles.

He turned slightly and aimed at the neighborhood two kilometers away.



Chandler turned to him with a surprised and thoughtful look.

"In terms of promotion, just hold a public audition."

Barbara and the two finalized some details.

After the conversation, it was almost lunchtime.

She originally wanted to suggest that everyone go to dinner together, but Charles was a little
unhappy.He said he wanted to accompany his girlfriend, so he left first.

Chandler was going to the factory with the team to see the new materials in the afternoon, and he had
to leave too.It was only her and Patrick in the office.

Before she could say anything, Patrick replied directly, "I'm not hungry"

"Why? Director Parker actually couldn't find someone to have lunch with? Are you kidding me? All the
employees in IP&G want to curry favor with you now."

In the end, Barbara called her best friend, Erica, for lunch.

The two of them sat opposite at a very famous restaurant.

The dishes were reserved.

The waitress quickly served the dishes.

All the dishes were very light, and the main food was a large pot of porridge.

"What's this? Porridge for calming the nerves and nourishing the stomach?"

Erica looked at the table and found it not to her liking.



"You really don't know me at all.How can you order these dishes?"

Barbara smiled at her friend and mocked herself.

"I called to reserve two seats.Mr.Hopkins didn't want to come, so I called you.I'm familiar with the
manager here.It would be awkward for me to be asked if I came alone""

When Erica heard it, she raised her eyebrows.

"So it's Mr.Hopkins who wants to have the porridge."

"He's been in a bad mood recently.He probably didn’t sleep well at night.When he is busy in the
company, he often forgets to have dinner.I'm afraid that he might have a stomach ache especially when
he hasn't recovered from the old illness yet."

Erica was in a daze when she heard the word ""stomachache".

In fact, Chandler's stomach problem was even more serious.

When he got sick, his whole face would turn pale.

Thinking of her ex-husband made her look a little pale, she glanced at the woman in the opposite seat
and joked, "Barbara, you are really a considerate wife."

"But he doesn't care."

Barbara cooped a bowl of porridge and had it slowly.

"I heard that Christina's child is dead" Erica suddenly said.

Barbara's hand, which was holding the spoon, paused.She looked a little strange and suddenly fell
silent.



Erica thought Barbara was worried and began to comfort her.

"Since her child is dead, Christina is no longer a threat to you.They only need a divorce
agreement.Patrick is naturally indifferent.If you stay by his side, you will win in the end.Don't worry"

"The young master of the Hopkins family is really unattainable"

Barbara smiled helplessly.

Was he really not moved by her efforts? Erica had not been hooking up with men since the divorce.

She seemed to have grown up all of a sudden.

Looking at her best friend, she said in a serious tone, "Actually, marriage is not just about two people."

"Men have money and power.They can find younger and more beautiful women.Beauty will finally fade
away.Love is the most untrustworthy thing.But if you have more to do with his family, he won't give up
on you easily.You are invited by Judy to live in the Hopkins family now, you can still communicate with
Brianna, and the Senior Mr.Hopkins likes you.One day, as long as you sleep with him and have a child,
your marriage will be settled."

"With the Hopkins family's background, there's no need for a business marriage.Who else are around
Patrick besides you?"

Barbara looked at Erica in surprise and smiled.

"I haven't seen you for a while.When did you become so mature?"

"In the past, I was irrational and thinking too much.Now I've seen through it"

Erica remembered something that annoyed her.She took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a puff.



"Do you regret divorcing Chandler?"

Barbara looked at her, a little confused.

"You said you despised Chandler for being incompetent, but we all know that the Stephenson family is
a scholarly family.They are not on the same starting line as the Hopkins family.Chandler is already very
outstanding.But you still flirted with men outside and said that you have found true love.Now that you're
divorced, but you broke up with your true love.What the hell is going on?"

Barbara felt that Erica regretted it and said in a slow voice, "I think Chandler treats you very well.He
has tolerated your mistakes over and over again, and you have Geoffrey, you are his mother anyway.If
you really want to fix your relationship, I can sound out his thoughts for you..."

"Stop talking about him." Erica spoke in a hurry, as if she had been touched something.She was furious
and took a puff of smoke.

"I shouldn't have given birth to the child!"

Barbara saw that she was a little overreacting and wisely stopped talking about it.

Erica's face darkened.

"My mother doesn't like me.”

At this time, in Christina's apartment 402, she and the five- or six-year-old boy squeezed in a small
sofa.

Geoffrey seemed to be very willing to talk to Christina.

"She doesn't want me."

The little guy lowered his head and shook his legs.His childish voice was low and depressed.



Christina looked at him for a long time.She was not good at comforting people and didn't say anything
in the end.

Crystal was preparing lunch in the kitchen.

When she heard the little guy talking, her feelings were mixed.She deliberately raised her voice and
urged, "It's time to eat.Come and help me get the dishes!"

Geoffrey recovered from the bad mood quickly and immediately ran off the sofa and rushed over.He
even said a little disdainfully.

"Why are you so slow? Mrs.Hopkins is hungry."

"It's Saturday.I'm not your servant.Behave yourself!"

Crystal glared at him.

Humph, he called Chirstina Mrs.Hopkins intimately.It turned out that he worshipped Patrick Hopkins,
she didn't expect him to be like this.

Crystal and Geoffrey spent the Saturday in the haunted apartment 402.

After dinner, they left.

"I didn't expect that children all like you, Christina."

Those little guys liked to play with her.

Christina said, "He likes you."

Crystal was very sad and angry.



"He inherited his father’s bad habits.It’s called bullying the good and afraid of the evil"

As she spoke, she noticed that Christina was a little depressed and asked with concern, "What are you
thinking?"

"Nothing."

Christina forced a smile at her.

"I was just thinking that the children would know that they were rejected by their mother.They would be
very sad."


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