In the Lap of Luxury
Lap of Luxury Chapter 49

Chapter 49 Are You Afraid Now

“Ms. Lewis, you sure are pretty skilled at riding.”

Albert praised Grace, and his gaze was sincere with no intent to offend.

Grace glanced briefly at Benjamin, who was standing beside them. She turned to Albert and said, “Mr. Barnes, could we replace a place to talk alone?”

Barnes Group was a company that focused on core technology development.

In the five years since its establishment, it had developed countless innovative, intelligent bionic robots, and it had received praise from various fields.

This time, the nanorobot technology was an unprecedented technological breakthrough and could potentially solve historically difficult problems in medical care.

That was why Grace had wanted to negotiate this collaboration after she had taken up her new post at Amirate.

Benjamin’s gaze darkened, and he sounded displeased. “Barnes Group has already signed a contract with Hawkins Group. What is there that cannot be spoken about openly?”

His gaze never left Grace. From the moment she had ridden the horse over, she had completely captured his attention.

Grace had never ridden in front of him. In fact, she had never even mentioned it.

There was too much that he didn’t know about this woman.

The collaboration of Barnes Group and Hawkins Group was still being kept under wraps. But she had gotten the news so quickly and even wanted to get in on the action.

From now on, it looked like there would be no shortage of entanglements in Pamore’s

business world.

Grace was slightly startled, as she hadn’t expected both parties to act so quickly. It turned out that they had completed the signing of the contract in just a few days.

Although she was a little miffed that she had come late, the expression on her perfectly rosy face remained calm. “Can Amirate Corporation be added to this project?”

Albert laughed at that, and the glint in his eyes betrayed nothing of his thoughts.

“At the moment, we have already received funds from Hawkins Group. I’m afraid it would be inadvisable to rashly add another investor.”

Grace remained impassive, as if she had expected Albert to refuse.

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She continued to persuade him in a measured tone, “Adding another investor will upgrade the scale of this project, and the risk will be shared. Wouldn’t that be more beneficial?

“Amirate Corporation’s medical R&D department can provide more support for the practical use of nanorobots.

“Anyone who truly cared about their painstaking hard work wouldn’t give up on such a good chance for advancement.”

Grace’s eyes were full of confidence, and she stared directly into the depths of Albert’s eyes.

“Mr. Barnes, please reconsider.”

Albert seemed persuaded but didn’t say anything. He decided to let Benjamin make the

decision.

“Ms. Lewis is clearly an expert at negotiation. I admire you, but now it’s not just my opinion that counts. We also need to ask Mr. Hawkins‘ thoughts on the matter.”

Grace laughed inwardly. Albert really was an old fox. Business was business, so naturally he wouldn’t reject adding a second investor and the chance to expand the operation.

But Grace and Benjamin had caused such a stir before their divorce, and now they were meeting again for business.

If Benjamin completely rejected the idea and resolutely refused to collaborate, there wasn’t much that Albert could say.

Why not directly throw the ball in Grace’s court and see to what extent they could negotiate?

Benjamin’s eyes narrowed, and he said coldly, “I don’t agree.”

“Why not?” Grace placed the whip on the cane chair and sat down in a leisurely manner.

“There’s no need for it.”

Benjamin turned to leave after giving a simple reason, but Grace’s voice drifted over from behind him, saying provocatively, “Are you afraid, Mr. Hawkins?”

“Ridiculous. What would I be afraid of?” Benjamin stopped but didn’t turn his head.

Grace walked over to Benjamin, and her l*ps curled into a smile.

“Afraid that Hawkins Group’s profits will be divided and worried that I’ll take a piece of the pie.

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“This was clearly a win–win situation to maximize profits and reduce risk. But we’ll have to forgo it due to Mr. Hawkins‘ cowardice…”

Grace turned to Albert and asked, “Isn’t that right, Mr. Barnes?”

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Albert smiled without answering. He didn’t want to get involved in the fight between this former couple.

“You can say whatever you like, but Hawkins Group will never collaborate with Amirate Corporation,” Benjamin said coldly, his expression stormy.

“Could it be that Mr. Hawkins still has feelings for me?” Grace dropped a bomb.