BookToReadChapter 175 "Vicky." Stein called out, and Victoria followed him into the exhibition hall.
"I need to go find my colleagues, big brother, so I'll leave you to it." Whenever Stein was out on business, he always drew a crowd. Tagging along with him, Victoria couldn't help but attract attention too.
Stein nodded, but the event coordinator grew anxious.
"Mr. Campbell, shall we arrange for someone to give Mrs. Campbell a tour?" The coordinator was making a bold assumption, and Victoria struggled to keep a straight face. Stein, on the other hand, was completely unfazed.
"She's my sister." "Of course, of course-Ms. Campbell, we'll be sure to look after you." Victoria couldn't help herself. "I'm here with my company, no need to trouble yourselves." She made a quick escape. Stein watched her retreat with his usual calm. "Let her go," he said lightly.
Victoria hurried through the crowd, and after much searching, Curtis finally found her.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"What took you so long? I've been waiting forever." Oh, the irony. Victoria was supposed to be one of the company's senior executives, yet somehow her invitation had been "misplaced." No way Curtis would have done that-she didn't even care to guess who had.
"Mr. Garcia, what brings you here? Con, con, I just spotted Mr. Langford and your new hire, Ms. Marchand-why not introduce me?" No sooner had Curtis appeared than someone called out to him.
The newcomer glanced at Victoria, who was dressed simply, an ID tag from Quantum Core Technologies hanging from her neck. She wasn't a familiar face from the business or political world. Pretty, yes, but only enough for Mr. Evans to give her a fleeting, indifferent look before moving on.
Mr. Evans tugged Curtis away, eager to find McNeil. Victoria tried to slip off, but Curtis stopped her.
"Let's go together. The exhibition hall's huge-don't wander off." Seeing Curtis insist on bringing Victoria along, Mr. Evans finally gave her a second glance.
There'd been rumors that Curtis had taken a shine to a married colleague. Could it be her? "Calong too," Mr. Evans said, masking any reluctance.
Mr. Garcia, so young and successful-barely in his late twenties and already at the helm of a leading tech company-yet apparently so easily swayed by a pretty face? Everyone in high society knew that, nowadays, beauty was the most common currency. What mattered was the exchange of real interests.
Mr. Garcia, this isn't a good look...
Victoria, having no choice thanks to Curtis, fell in step with the group.
She had her own agenda for the day, though it seemed Yasmine hadn't arrived yet.
In front of the drone exhibition, McNeil and Violet were deep in conversation with someone.
Victoria caught a glimpse of the person's face-it was Simms, with Yulia by his side.
With a pleasant smile, Violet stood next to McNeil, chatting easily with Simms Curtis and Mr. Evans En approached to greet them. Violet's eyes naturally drifted toward Victoria, standing next to Curtis.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe frowned slightly.
Just moments ago, Victoria had been left outside-how had she managed to slip in? Simms also spotted Victoria, and his expression soured immediately.
"What's Victoria doing here?" Yulia murmured to Violet.
Violet replied calmly, "She's now manager of our company's Investment Department. Mr. Garcia thinks highly of her." Yulia and Simms both exchanged knowing smirks, though Simms looked distinctly displeased.
"She's always been into art and paintings-what would she know about tech? And your Mr. Garcia put her in charge of investments? What kind of business could she possibly bring in? She couldn't even keep her marriage together-clearly on her way to being replaced."
Before Curtis and the others reached them, Violet quickly said to Simms, "Maybe Victoria has shidden talents. Or maybe she's just Mr.
Garcia's type."
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