Chapter <b>494 </b>
Mnie had been eating quietly until Reny called out to her.
She looked up. “What’s the matter?”
Reny smiled and said, “We were just discussing the participation quota for this year’s summit. We still think you should go, Mnie, I wanted to ask you about it that day, but I was too busy and didn’t have time.
“If you n to stay in this industry, you need the necessary professional know–how. This is a good opportunity for you!”
Mnie did not expect her to bring up this topic again. She lowered her eyes and thought for a moment. This time, she did not reject her offer immediately. “It would be nice if I could participate.”
Oliver said, “If you want to go, we’ll make it happen.”
Mnie said nothing. She still had Dn and Vi to worry about.
They moved on from the topic. Once the meal was over, Mnie was about to go to the study to work overtime when Xander called out to her.
She turned around and saw Xander frowning as he stood there looking at her. His voice was low. “I’m not a vemaster. You don’t have to work so hard.”
It took Mnie a moment to realize what Xander meant.
She stopped in her tracks and turned back to him. “Oops. Did I tarnish your good reputation, Boss?”
Her tone was light and teasing. Xander’s eyebrows lifted and he chuckled. “Shall we go out for a walk? The rain has stopped. The air outside is fresh and clean.”
It had just rained, but the drainage system around the vi was well–maintained.
There was a bit of mud on thewn but there were no other puddles on either side <b>of </b>the road.
Mnie took a deep breath of fresh air and felt her fatigue dissipate. She turned to Xander. ” Happy birthday.”
Xander asked, “Did Yvonne tell you about that?”
Mnie said, “I didn’t know before, so I didn’t prepare a gift for you.”
“There’s no need for that. It’s been a long time since <b>I </bst celebrated my birthday.” Xander’s tone was calm, and there was <b>no </b>emotion on his face.
Mnie thought for a moment, then took out her phone and bought him a digital gift card. “ Check your phone.<b>” </b>
Xander raised his eyebrows when he saw the notification. “You didn’t have to.”
“Every birthday shoulde with a gift, no matter how small.” Mnie gazed at a <b>street </bmp in <b>the </b>distance<b>. </b>Her <b>voice </b>was gentle<b>. </b>“My grandfather taught me that.”
Xander paused for a moment and no longer refused the <b>gift </b>card. There was a ripple of
imperceptible warmth in <b>his </b>calm <b>eyes</b>.
He did not tell Mnie that the person who was supposed <b>to </b><b>celebrate </b>his birthday never once remembered it <b>after </b>he turned seventeen.
That was why he did not want to celebrate his birthday anymore.
Two dayster<b>, </b>Mnie worked overtime to amend Ca’s n, then she went to the detention center with Stephen.
Only this time, they paid a visit to George instead of Dn.
George had a wound on his forehead. Apparently, he sustained it after refusing to cooperate with a police officer on guard.
When he saw Mnie, his eyes were filled with poison. He red at her viciously. “What are you doing here?”
Mnie raised her hand and rapped on the table, getting straight to the point. “Did you know that Vi went to see Dn?”
“I know.” George snorted. There was a hint of shrewdness in his cloudy eyes. “I knew you woulde to me about that. That idiot Dn is still speaking up for that little bitch, right?”
Mnie’s face darkened. “So you do know.”
George had lost some weight since he was incarcerated. However, prison time did not dull his vicious edge in the slightest. Instead, he seemed even more sly and cunning.
His shifty eyes studied Mnie for a moment. Finally, he threw his hands up and said, “I know what you want to ask. I still have the evidence. Do you want it?”