Chapter 1403


    Chloe had just walked out of the conference room when she suddenly came to a halt. She spun


    around a few times on the spot, then abruptly turned to look at the man trailing behind her.


    Axel was quick on his feet. Upon seeing Chloe''s action, he also instinctively spun around, but all he


    saw was the empty conference room door.


    “Axel!”


    Chloe called out to him. Axel turned around, looking at Chloe''s impassive face, and he gave a small


    smile.


    “Something you need, Director Chloe?”


    Chloe pursed her lips. "Hold off on the Alonso Corporation for now. Wait until their stock drops to the


    lowest point."


    Axel raised an eyebrow. "Didn''t you just say you weren''t interested in the Alonso Corporation?"


    "Do you think I''m that stupid? To just ignore such a big business opportunity."


    Her words were tinged with anger, and Axel was taken aback for a moment. But soon, he started


    laughing again. "I didn''t know you were like this, Chloe."


    Seeing the executivesing out of the conference room one after another, Chloe furrowed her


    brow and turned to keep walking.


    Axel, watching her slender figure, couldn''t help butugh. He knew what she was thinking. Many


    people were secretly buying back shares of Alonso Corporation. They were all guessing what


    Chloe''s next move would be. If she suddenly announced she wasn''t nning to acquire Alonso


    Corporation, the news would discourage many from keeping their hopes up about thepany.


    No hope, and nopetition for her.


    She wanted to have the whole pie to herself. This woman was sly. But, she had character, didn''t


    she?


    People behind Axel were watching him stand there, lost in thought, and thought he was a fool.


    “Axel, give it up. Director Chloe is already married.”


    “Yeah, to Mr. Harper of the Harper Group.”


    “They''re very much in love.”


    These people had worked on countless cases with Axel and knew him well. They had no


    reservations in their speech. Their words felt like a jab to his heart.


    Axel pushed them away. "I haven''t even started pursuing her, and you all are already discouraging


    me. Are you looking for trouble?"


    “Axel, we just don''t want to see you get hurt.”


    Axel looked at Chloe''s retreating figure, then ran his fingers through his hair and cleared his throat.


    “Who''s more handsome, me or Damon?”


    Everyone burst intoughter.


    “Get out of my way!”


    Everyone was given a kick by him. Seeing Chloe''s figure about to disappear, he quickly chased


    after her.


    “Chloe…”


    Chloepletely ignored Axel, who was following closely behind her. As soon as the elevator doors


    opened, she walked out swiftly.


    “Chloe, it''s almost lunchtime. Would you like to have lunch with me?”


    “Sorry, I''m not hungry right now.”


    “Then are you thirsty? Can I buy you a coffee?”


    “No need, I prefer drinking in water.”


    “Wait a moment, I''ll get some water.”


    She left the building and saw the bright sunshine outside. Before she could take a deep breath,


    Chloe saw a ck car parked at the entrance of Peck Innovations. The car looked very low-key; its


    color and shape were not prominent. Except for the identical tes at the front and back, it wasn''t


    conspicuous at all.


    Then, the car door opened, and a man dressed in a fancy dark suit with a handsome face and a


    cold expression stepped out. His tall and upright figure stood next to the car, making the seemingly


    low-key car immediately look high-end and domineering.


    In just a few short seconds, Axel saw Chloe, who had just been cold to him, look surprised as her


    eyes went from surprised to bright, and then her whole face became lively and radiant.


    Then, she stepped down the stairs and walked quickly towards the man.


    At that moment, Axel felt like he was just dumped. It was over before it even started.


    He ran his hand through his hair in frustration, a scream rising in his heart--


    Oh no! This damned love!


    Chloe walked up to Damon, looked up, and smiled at him. "What brings you here?"


    Damon''s lips tightened slightly, making him look a bit sharp. His dark eyes looked past Chloe


    straight at the man trailing behind her.


    Axel, whose heart just got broken, felt a slight numbness in his body when he saw the man''s gaze.


    He looked at Damon and forced a smile. "Hello, Mr. Harper." His smile and voice sounded very fake,


    very insincere.


    Damon frowned slightly and pulled Chloe into his arms. His simple action revealed his dominance


    and assertiveness.


    Chloe leaned against him, hearing his deep voice asking, "Who''s this guy who looks like he''s just


    been dumped by a woman?"


    Damon’s summary was spot on. Yes, he was right, Axel had just gotten dumped. But hearing it from


    a "love rival" felt weird.


    Chloe looked at Axel in confusion, how would she know that Axel was just dumped? Weren''t they


    just in a meeting?


    Or was he dumped right before the meeting? Wait, who said he was dumped?


    Chloe didn''t know where Damon''s conclusion came from, but she knew he was referring to Axel.


    “He is….”


    “Never mind, he''s not important, no need to introduce him.”


    Could you be any more harsh?


    At that moment, Bryson also came out of the building pushing Yasmine. “Aren''t we supposed to be


    heading to Y Country, why are you dilly-dallying?”


    “We still have time, I came to pick up Chloe for lunch, do you want to join us?”


    Yasmine nced at him. “Then let''s find a ce first.”


    “Okay.”


    This kind of family gathering wasn''t appropriate for Axel to stick around. He made an excuse and


    left. Looked like he was going to have a big drink tonight, to mourn his dead love.


    In a secluded vi, two people were having a secret conversation.


    “Sir, there are too many people around that woman, we don''t have a chance to act. There are


    always people guarding her closely on the ne, there''s no chance to get close to her.”


    The man referred to as ''sir'' pondered for a while, then murmured, “The ne at one o''clock in the


    afternoon…”


    “Yes!”


    Then they fell back into a long silence.


    After a bit, the man suddenly let out a light chuckle, saying,


    "If we can''ty a finger on Chloe, let''s switch the target. As long as we give her a good enough


    reason to stick around. There are plenty of ways to stop her from going to that state banquet."


    The other person paused, asking with confusion, "You mean, sir..."Text ? owned by N?velDrama.Org.