Chapter <b>239 </b>


    Ariel calmly withdrew her gaze. “Don’t bother considering.”


    “Why not?” Chad blinked.


    “Jayson owns that building.”


    Chad immediately looked annoyed. “Ugh, capitalism at its worst.‘


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    Across the table, n had been quietly hearing their conversation about the office building. His expression shifted slightly. “You two don’t know?”


    Ariel looked up.


    n pointed toward the building across the street. “A newpany is moving in over there.”


    Seeing their puzzled looks, he borated, “You’ve heard of Nancy Stanton, right? The rumored girlfriend of Mr. Larkin from Bluum Corp? Well, she’s not joining Bluum Corp.


    “She’s starting her own dronepany. That building is the registered address. The news just leaked today. It’ll be called Veyo Solutions.”


    Chad’s expression darkened instantly.


    Nancy didn’t join Bluum Corp but wasunching her ownpany?


    Ariel frowned. “When did that happen?”


    n answered, “It was just announced today, though it’s still in the preparation phase. I heard it’s already been registered. But as you can see, that office building spans seven full floors. Clearly, it’s no small operation.”


    That was putting it mildly.


    This was downright high–profile.


    Launching apany like that would require going throughyer afteryer of procedures. The funding alone would be in the hundreds of millions of dors.


    Ariel was sure Nancy didn’t have that kind of financial power on her own.


    Suddenly, she fell silent.


    That building was Jayson’s private property, and now Nancy’spany was registered there.


    Suddenly, she realized what Nancy had meant during her call with Coltonst night.


    So Jayson was helping Nancy set up thispany.


    Ariel had assumed Nancy would be ced in Bluum Corp and climbed to the top under Jayson’s wing. She never expected that Nancy would start her ownpany.


    Chad’s expression turned grim. This wasn’t just some startup.


    If he wasn’t wrong…


    n voiced what Chad had already been thinking. “Mr. Hockney, I’d suggest you be extra cautious. Thatpany is clearly positioned topete with Faye Tech. If Mr. Larkin is backing it with hiswork and resources, they’ll


    be formidable in future contracts.”


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    Although Faye Technologies was riding high, once Veyo Solutions rolled out its strategic ns, it was bound to be a majorpetitor within Eldoria.


    Ariel’s eyes narrowed, thoughts racing.


    Was Nancy’s sudden decision to start apany tied to her being kicked out of the Nexura Solutions‘ project?


    Did Jayson feel that Nancy’s removal from the team had hurt her pride and interests? And now, to keep anyone from questioning her position again, he was taking on Faye Technologies head–on through businesspetition?


    Ariel frowned deeply. She could see the full picture now.


    No wonder Jayson didn’t say or do anything after Nancy was removed from the project. His silence had seemed suspicious back then.


    Now she had the answer.


    It seemed Jayson was retaliating against Faye Technologies for the decision to cut Nancy. This was his way of supporting her.


    Even Chad, who usually excelled at keeping up appearances, couldn’t help but curse under his breath, “Did he actually fund it? If he did, you might as well sue him. The proceedings haven’t fully concluded yet. You can still reim the joint assets!”


    Ariel’s face was expressionless.


    Now, she finally understood why Jayson had insisted she sign that agreement. The one that forbade her from revealing anything about their rtionship under any circumstances.


    There was no way she could sue him.


    Just as she was lost in thought, her phone rang. It was Colton.


    She excused herself from n, then stepped away to answer.


    As she picked up, Jayson’s low voice came through, “It’s me.”