Chapter <b>699 </b>
Henry’s tone was gentle. Mnie <b>paused</b>. “There’s no hurry. When are you going for the checkup? <b>I’ll </b>go with you.‘
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“It’s just a routine checkup. It’s not a big deal.” Henry waved her off and gave Eugene a look of warning<b>. </b>“I’ll <b>be </b>fine as long as that brat stops pissing me off.”
Henry still had plenty of vigor in his words, at least, <b>so </b>Mnie was a little relieved to see that.
Only then did she look up at Eugene. The wet stain on his shoulder was especially eye–catching, and the corners <b>of </b>his eyes were lowered. He did not refute Henry’s words.
Mnie hade here at thest minute and did not apply for leave from the organizers.
Moreover<b>, </b>the summit was nearing the end, and there was more information she needed to sort out. After Mnie saw that Henry was doing alright, she wanted to return to the conference room.
Henry wanted her <b>to </b><b>stay </b>for dinner<b>, </b>but Mnie shook her head and gently refused. She still had business to attend to in the conference room<b>. </b>
The old man could not change her mind. Moreover, Landon reminded him that it was time for him to
take his medicine. <b>In </b>order to cate him, Mnie agreed to have dinner with him that night.
The weather had taken a turn for the worse over the past two days. When <b>she </b>looked out the window, the sky was dark. Mnie packed her things and turned <b>to </b>leave.
As soon as she walked out of the inner <b>room</b><b>, </b>Eugene followed her out. He was still holding a coat in his hand, saying lightly, <b>“</b><b>I’ll </b>send you there. I have something <b>to </b>talk to you about. It’s about
Redwaves and Blue Inc.<b>” </b>
Mnie looked at him calmly and did not refuse.
<b>Eugene </b>went to change and brought Mnie downstairs. Lee was driving, as usual, so they waited in the hotel lobby while he brought the <b>car</b>.
Outside, the passersby had donned their winter gear. <b>Mnie </b>looked out at the gray sky and said, What did you want to talk about?”
“I went through the document Cameron sent mest night. Xander made somest–minute changes <b>to </b>some of the designs<b>, </b>and now the cost will go over the budget again.” Eugene stared down <b>at </b>his phone and said without looking <b>up</b><b>, </b><b>“</b>When will you send us the <b>details</b>?<b>” </b>
<b>“</b><b>I’ll </b>contact Xander tonight. We’ll handle it as <b>soon </b><b>as </b>we can.<b>” </b>
Eugene chuckled softly. There was not much emotion in his <b>voice</b><b>. </b>
Someone walked into the hotel and brought in a wisp of cold air <b>from </b>outside. Mnie turned slightly
to the side.
She seemed to be especially intolerant of the cold this year. Even a little cold breeze made her feel
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ufortable.
Fortunately, Lee arrived quickly. The car was well heated, and Mnie felt warm as soon as she got inside.
Harvey seemed to be doing a lot of things under the table<b>, </b>trying to expand his reach in Jepton. Mnie was not too surprised when Eugene mentioned it to her.
“However<b>…</b>” Eugene changed his tone and said slowly, “Jackson Lowe ising back.”
Jackson Lowe was Harvey’s maternal uncle and the <b>real </b>person in charge of Redwaves. Mr. Fuller had told her about him before.
Mnie frowned slightly. She was still a little worried. “When is heing back? Harvey will definitely spread a lot of rumors in the meantime<b>.</b>”
After all, everyone could see that Harvey had a particr target in mindtely<b>. </b>He needed to find a suitable reason to exin his actions.
Mnie tended to get too invested when she was engrossed in her work. She looked down at her fair fingertips in a daze, her mind whirring.
Eugene looked up just enough to catch her expression in the rearview mirror.
His pitch–ck pupils flickered, and there was a faint hint of helplessness in his eyes. He quickly hid that wisp of emotion and said lightly, “What’s there to be worried about? No matter how upset Jackson gets, he will stille after LeapCo first.”
He sounded nonchnt, but his words reminded Mnie that Burning Star was now bound to LeapCo. No matter what happens, LeapCo will shield Burning Star from the brunt <b>of </b>the damage.