Chapter 1353


    After hanging up the phone, Axel was in awe.


    Chloe''s confident voice was still ringing in his ears.


    His mind was rattled by her usible words, but he wasnt entirely convinced.


    Basing the oue on one person''s character seemed risky to him. Such a big deal, how could it


    be driven by emotions?


    However, Axel found himself wanting to believe Chloe. Although she didn''t totally win him over, he


    couldn''t deny that it was a possibility.


    Axel was torn about whether or not to follow Chloe''s advice. He felt he couldn''t risk anything at this


    critical moment, but Chloe''s confident voice made him want to go for broke.


    His indecisiveness made his team confused; even Jon was looking at him puzzled.


    "Axel?"


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    Jon called out to him and Axel snapped back to reality, giving Jon a nod and a smile. He slipped his


    phone back into his pocket and walked into the conference room.


    Inside, Cole was still there, steaming. When he saw the people from Peck Innovations entering, his


    angry gazended on Axel. Cole had heard about some team trying to cut him out of the deal when


    he was signing contracts with other partners. Back then, the deal was set and he didn''t think much


    of it. He didn''t think any partner would choose to work with a nobody over the Alonso family.


    But now, regardless of whether the deal went through or not, the Alonso family had be a


    laughingstock, something Cole could not stomach.


    “Are you the ones stealing my business?" Cole asked, his voice full of disdain. "Whichpany are


    you with?"


    Axel looked at Cole calmly and reached out his hand to Smith. "Hello, Mr. Smith."


    Smith shook Axel''s hand politely with his expression a bit dismissive. Axel didn''t mind, after all,


    compared to the Alonso family, Peck Innovations, which had always kept a low profile, was easy to


    overlook.


    Cole''s anger grew seeing this. But noticing Smith''s attitude, he forced a smile. "Smith, are you sure


    you want to work on such a big project with a nobody?"


    Smith frowned. However, Axel, with a beaming smile, said, "Mr. Cole, that''s not quite fair. Who says


    smallpanies can''t handle big projects?


    Compared with the current performance of the Alonso family, I think we are more reliable. What do


    you think, Mr. Smith?"


    Smith sat down, nodded, and seriously said, “You''re absolutely right.”


    Axel smiled, looked around the office, and seeing that the Alonso family had no intention of leaving,


    he didn''t say anything more. He pulled out the chair next to Smith, sat down, and said, “Let’s show


    Mr.


    Smith our original contract proposal.”


    The people behind him froze. Didn''t Yasmine say we were supposed to make concessions? Why is


    it still the original contract? But they handed the contract to Smith anyway.


    Smith nced at it, his brow furrowed, and looked up at Axel.


    “Are you serious about this contract?”


    Axel replied, “This is a significant coboration, why would I joke about it?”


    Smith nced at Cole, his frown getting deeper.


    Cole seemed to understand his meaning, chuckled softly. "Mr. Smith, I''m sure the sincerity of the


    Alonso family is unmatched...’


    "Sincerity is a matter of perception. I believe the true sincerity is confirmed coboration that can


    bring the most profit to the other party. Mr. Cole may not know the mess Ms. Wendy has made at


    home. Whether it''s true or not, you''ll need to spend a lot of resources to deal with it, right? During


    this time, the coboration project will definitely be affected, won''t it? I also don''t think partners of


    questionable character can bring long-term benefits to Mr. Smith...


    Cole''s smile vanished instantly.


    Smith nodded, thinking of the news he had just seen about Ms. Alonso and the scandalous rumors.


    He grew angry, picked up a pen, and was about to sign the contract.


    Seeing this, Cole shouted out, "Smith, don''t be rash!"


    Axel frowned and then smiled. "Perhaps Mr. Smith is not very familiar with Peck Innovations. The


    reason I dare to talk about long-term benefits with you is because I have strong reasons to back me


    up.


    “What reasons?” Smith wondered.


    "Mr. Smith, have you heard of Starlight International?”


    Smith nodded. Jon also nodded. "Thepany that Ms. Wendy has been provoking?"


    This made Axelugh a little. Since Chloe directed him to negotiate this cooperation, he might as


    well bring her name into it. The results might be surprising.


    Hearing Starlight International and Chloe, Cole was boiling with resentment! Every time Chloe was


    mentioned, his daughter Wendy became a joke!


    “What the hell are you trying to say?"


    Axelughed, took out his phone, found the call record from Chloe, and dialed a video call directly.


    Chloe didn’t expect a video call, but seeing who was calling, she answered.


    By that time, Axel had Jon connect his phone to the projector. The moment the call connected,


    Chloe''s image appeared on the screen. She was sitting in her office chair, looking calmly at the


    screen.


    “What''s up?"


    Seeing Chloe''s face, Axel knew his guess was right.


    It was her.


    Cole''s forehead vein throbbed, as his instincts were telling him this couldn''t be good.


    Smith''s daughter, Diana, was over the moon, shrieking. "Oh my God, is that Chloe?! Dad, I love


    her!"


    Smith was gobsmacked.


    Chloe, peering at the conference room on the other side of the video, recognized Cole despite not


    knowing him well, and instantly caught on to what was happening.


    “Hello, Mr. Smith, and... Miss Diana"