Chapter <b>700 </b>
Due to the dy and the traffic along the way, Mnie was almostte when she arrived at the
conference hall<b>. </b>
She had originally nned to eat something quick for lunch<b>, </b>but it was toote now.
As soon as she went upstairs, she saw Yvette walking out with a stormy <b>expression</b>. Mnie asked her, <b>“</b>Who pissed you off?<b>” </b>
“Vi’s here,” Yvette snapped<b>. </b>“She started picking on me as soon <b>as </b>she got here. Urgh, I hate her
mean sarcastic voice.”
Mnie looked at Yvette even more curiously. Yvette was the type <b>to </b>fight back if Vi provoked her, so why did she leave the room?
As soon as she went inside<b>, </b>Mnie saw Vi. Beside her stood Harvey and Yvette’s <b>boss</b>.
No wonder Yvette was so frustrated and upset<b>. </b>
Mnie nced at the group and turned around to <b>look </b>for Yvette.
Yvette was livid. <b>“</b>She’s such a bootlicker! She even hinted that they <b>haven’t </b>sealed the deal with our
studio yet.”
Mnie could guess why Vi was targeting Yvette. It was mostly because of her.
She thought for a moment andforted Yvette softly<b>. </b>“I heard that Jackson Lowe <b>is </bing back.”
Yvette blinked for a moment, and her face lit up<b>… </b>only <b>to </b>fall again soon after. “Mr. Lowe is a tough customer<b>, </b><b>too</b>. <b>He’s </b>famously strict<b>, </b>and he doesn’t like any one <b>of </b>us.<b>” </b>
She sighed and was about to continueining when she was interrupted by a low <b>voice</b>.
Eugene was holding <b>a </b><b>small </b>takeout box in his hand. His eyshes were lowered, and he did not look at Mnie<b>. </b><b>Instead</b>, he focused on the box and paused before saying<b>, </b><b>“</b>It’s from Grandpa.”
Mnie nced at the food he had brought. It was from a nearby store. She hesitated, reluctant to
<b>ept </b>it.
Eugene looked up, his <b>eyes </b><b>as </b>calm as a quietke. “Grandpa <b>is </b>worried that you didn’t <b>eat </b>lunch. Skipping meals is not good for you.
Thinking of how Grandpa had insisted on keeping her for lunch<b>, </b>Mnie hesitated for a moment before reaching out to <b>ept </b>the box. “Thank you.‘
Eugene’s furrowed brows rxed slightly. He nodded and <b>did </b>not say anything else<b>, </b>promptly leaving.
Yvette watched from the side and clicked her tongue. “If I didn’t know <b>better</b>, I’d say he <b>was </b>your doting boyfriend.”
“Don’t joke about that.”
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Yvette raised her eyebrows, her anger from before gone <b>in </b>an instant. She put her arm around Mnie’s shoulder and said to her seriously, “I’m serious, girl. People like him are great actors. Think about his history with Vi! You can’t let yourself be moved by these small favors.”
Mnie’s eyes did not waver. She understood that better than Yvette.
However<b>, </b>she could not just tell Yvette why.
Mnie took her things and was about to enter the conference room when she looked up and met Vi’s <b>gaze</b>.
Vi looked straight at Mnie, her eyes slowly moving down to the takeout box in her hand. Her pale, almost sickly face, was filled with undisguised hostility.
Mnie might have gotten used to the look in Vi’s eyes, but she still did not like being stared at like that. Her expression darkened slightly<b>. </b>She was about to walk past Vi when thetter turned her gaze away first.
The next second, Mnie heard her say<b>, </b>“Mr. Grant, when are we going to inform them that we’ve decided to <b>reject </b>Burning Star’s application?”