But Noreen didn''t care. If Bianca had nothing to hide, she''d have nothing to fear.


    With these two bombshells, the subsequent speeches seemed dull andckluster inparison.


    Wilbur was now messaging in a group chat, specifically tagging Henry. "So, this was your gift to your senior?"


    Henry replied, "Yes."


    Wilburmented, "Interesting. Much more thoughtful than ours."


    All they knew how to do was throw money around.


    Henry stared at his screen, feeling a knot of tension in his stomach. He noticed Noreen was also looking at her phone, likely having seen the conversation. She nced in his direction but said nothing in the group chat.


    Her silence made Henry feel a bit uneasy.


    Wilbur, probably bored, tagged Noreen. "Noreen, want to grab dinnerter?"


    "I have a meeting tonight. I only have an hour, so it would have to be something quick."


    Wilbur wrote back, "You have a real knack for turning people down."


    Henry chimed in, "I heard you invested in PerseTech. What were you thinking?"


    Wilbur shot back, "What were you thinking when you invested?"


    Henry was speechless.


    Wilbur was a master at touching a sore spot.


    He even med Henry, "Why''d you have to bring up PerseTech? See, now your senior''s gone quiet. She''s ignoring you!"


    Henry remained silent.


    As the conference was wrapping up, Noreen noticed that Seth''s seat had been empty for a while.


    When had he left?


    After it ended, Bianca immediately went to find Wilbur, hoping to talk to him. Her main concern was that he might pull his investment after what had happened today.


    That would be the final nail in the coffin.


    "Sorry, Ms. Lowell, I have dinner ns with Noreen. No business talk for now," Wilbur said, his smile and gentlemanly demeanor unchanged.


    Bianca was about to ask if he was free tomorrow.


    But Wilbur called out loudly to Noreen, "Noreen, wait up! I''ll walk with you."


    He gave Bianca a polite nod before hurrying to catch up with Noreen.


    Watching them leave, Bianca''s expression turned cold.


    Wilbur caught up to Noreen.


    "Are you really nning on getting fast food with me?" she asked.


    "On second thought, I''ll pass."


    He wasn''t interested in fast food.


    "We can all get together when Marcus and the others are back," Noreen suggested. Wilbur agreed.


    "By the way, why are you still in Rivercrest City?" Noreen suddenly remembered to ask.


    Voyage Group''s main operations were in Northcrest, so she found it strange that Wilbur, as the person in charge, was lingering in Rivercrest.


    "I''m busy," Wilbur said with a roguish grin.


    "What could you possibly be busy with in Rivercrest City?"


    "Walking the dog."


    Noreen was at a loss for words.


    She was finally beginning to understand why her mentor had told her to keep her


    distance from Wilbur. The man was truly unreliable.


    The next day, Bianca called Wilbur again.


    The situation was urgent; she had to cling to him as herst lifeline.


    She was facing a mountain of problems.


    The story about her impersonating Noreen to study abroad had been exposed. Yvonne told her a special investigation team had been formed and would likely uncover the truth soon.


    WT Business School had also suspended Professor William


    pending an investigation If he


    talked, the prestigious academic halo she had spent seven years building would be shattered.


    Worst of all, to meet Wilbur''s


    conditions, she had taken out a


    high-interest loan of one and a half


    billion dors from Aethelred Capital And through Leon, she had brought in many other investors; signing high-stakes agreements with them.


    Everything was piling up at once.


    Every single issue was a raging fire.