Everyone became quiet.


    They began to search for the direction of the ringing phone, and then one by one, their gazes fell on


    Keira…


    Christina was also stunned.


    They saw Keira slowly take out her phone.


    Christina said, “Your phone call is quite timely. If I didn’t know any better, I’d think you were N.”


    She sneered, just as Keira leisurely pressed the answer button and turned on the speakerphone.


    “Hello.”


    The same voice simultaneously came from Christina’s phone. “Hello.”


    Christina was bewildered. She stood frozen on the spot, looking at Keira in shock. She then looked


    incredulously at her own phone. “You, you…”


    Those two words also came from Keira’s phone…


    So, everyone began to look at her.


    It was Victoria who first snapped back to reality. “You are N?!”


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    Keira hung up and nodded.


    ? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org.


    Mary snickered. “Of course, it’s Keera’s code name. She simply didn’t want to draw too much attention,


    so she just stayed low-key. Who would have thought you’d use someone of suppressing their own


    employees right from the start? Come on, Christina, will you please exin to me how Keera


    suppresses


    herself?”


    Christina was dumbfounded.


    She stood there stiff as a board, trembling with rage.


    Keira then said indifferently, “This way of poaching is considered maliciouspetition, right? The


    Olsen Group must give me an exnation today!”


    Christina was shocked, looking toward Victoria for


    help.


    Victoria’s expression didn’t change, but she stepped forward and said, “Miss South, there seems to be


    a misunderstanding here. My sister isn’t an employee of the Olsen Group, so there’s no issue with the


    Olsen Group stealing employees. I guess she just saw that N’s name wasn’t on the project proposal, so


    she came to voice her concerns…”


    21.


    Her wordspletely absolved Christina of responsibility.


    Christina immediately nodded. “Exactly, that’s it! I just thought it was strange that N was being treated


    this way, so I misunderstood.”


    Victoria then sighed. “Sister, you start arguing without understanding the situation. You really must


    change this temperament of yours, otherwise, you’re going to


    suffer.”


    Christina hastily nodded.


    After that, the two turned to leave.


    “Stop.”


    Mary suddenly said.


    The two immediately looked toward her.


    Mary sneered. “When you do something wrong, don you know to apologize?”


    Christina immediately furrowed her brow.


    Victoria nced at her and gave her a look.


    Making a scene today would be embarrassing, and Christina wouldn’t be able to exin it to the Olsen.


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    Group.


    Thinking about that, even though she was very unwilling, she still said in a low voice, “Miss South, I’m


    sorry.”


    Keira said, “What was that? I can’t hear you.”


    Christina was shocked.


    She puffed up with anger, resembling a blowfish, and shouted loudly, “I said, I’m sorry!”


    Keira was satisfied. “Well, don’t do it again next time.”


    Christina was speechless.


    She took another deep breath, suppressing the fury in her chest.


    The people nearby saw this and immediately flock Keira’s side, their attitudespletely changed. “M


    South, did you develop this project yourself? I had no idea you were so capable!”


    “Yeah, right, you’re so modest!”


    Someone, noting Keira’s beauty, couldn’t help but tease and ask, “Miss South, you’re so young and


    aplished. Have you gotten married yet?”


    |||


    That question made the informed people present


    somewhat stunned.


    Then everyone awkwardly chuckled.


    The person who asked the question seemed to realize something was amiss and immediately looked


    around hesitantly.


    Seeing this, Christina felt like she was finally about to turn the tables. She immediatelyughed and


    said, “You’re really asking that question at the wrong time! Miss South hasn’t only gotten married, but


    she also just got divorced! It’s because of this project-her husband thought he’d be saddled with a


    penalty fee, so


    he abandoned her…”


    As she spoke, Christinaughed again. “Miss Sout speaking of which, you should pay more attention


    your family. If you’re focused solely on scientific research, your husband will run off with someone el


    won’t he?”


    The single men nearby suddenly lit up.


    Divorced? Didn’t that mean they still have a chance?


    Maryughed scornfully in response. “Who cares


    nhout that irraananai saumhan? Rottor that he rat


    off! That way he won’t get a penny of our Keera’s money! And with Keera’s charm, she’s already got a


    new boyfriend!”


    As soon as those words came out, Christina looked toward Lewis in the corner. “Miss South, your


    boyfriend isn’t him, is he? A gigolo?”


    Mary immediately raised her chin, “Isn’t a gigolo a sessful woman’s standard essory? That just


    shows our Keera is charming!”


    Christinaughed again. “Right, charming… She’s only able to pretend to be a richdy in front of


    these college students.”


    She disyed a look of contempt. “But I think onger alliances are better, right? Otherwise, if one s


    dominant, the other side will have a hard time. example, Victoria will be marrying into the Hort family…


    Miss South, what’s your boyfriend’s background? Surely you didn’t really pick a gigolo no background,


    did you?!”


    Keira didn’t know what to say.


    She stroked her chin, how should she respond to th


    Just as she was nondering a voice came from the


    0022


    entrance, and everyone turned their heads to see Ellis and Ken walking in side by side,ughing and


    talking


    amicably.


    Ken was asking, “I heard that your family had a


    marriage arrangement with the Horton family. Are you nning a marriage alliance?”


    Hearing this, Ellis paused.


    Keera and Keira are twins, which meant Keira was also his uncle’s daughter.


    So, actually…


    Ellis frowned. “The two families have already been joined by a marriage…”


    Even though Keira had passed away, she was still


    cousin!


    Thinking of Keira, Ellis couldn’t help but sigh inward


    Compared to Keera’s docile demeanor, he actually preferred Keira. He had been captivated by her


    graceful charms from the start; if only she were still alive, wouldn’t that be wonderful?


    As Ellis thought about this, he lifted his head to look toward the banquet hall.


    (


    There, Lewis, even sitting unassumingly, was the first


    person he spotted in the crowd!


    There was no helping it!


    Years-long arch-rival!


    Ellis was momentarily stunned, convinced he must be seeing things!


    Why would he be here?!


    Upon hearing that the Olsen family and Horton family were already allied through marriage, everyone’s


    first reaction was to look at Victoria.


    Christina couldn’t help but ask, “Victoria, was the matter already decided? Why didn’t you tell me ”


    Victoria was also in a daze.


    She hadn’t heard about it either!


    She looked at Ellis but saw him excuse himself to


    and then stride toward the gigolo that Keera had brought over…