NOVPUBChapter 982: Chapter 982: Do You Really Think I Can’t See It?
_1 Chapter 982: Chapter 982: Do You Really Think I Can’t See It?
_1 “CEO, the things at Sharp Side have been sorted out.” Wallace Martin said, “Their CEO, Mr.
Zahn and Manager Thompson, in charge of their Business Department, have also delegated the responsibility of our collaboration to Miss Lewis.”
Only then did Lyke Zhekova put down the file in his hand and indicate towards the table on the other side, “Sit down and talk slowly.”
“Yes.” Wallace Martin promptly took a seat at the table.
Then, Lyke Zhekova also came over to join him.
Very considerately, Wallace Martin first opened all the food containers for Lyke Zhekova.
He also tore open the disinfectant wipe.
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Once Lyke took his seat, he took the disinfectant wipe that was handed to him by Wallace.
He had already washed his hands, but cleaning them again like this felt even more reassuring.
“Speak.” Lyke gave him a simple one-word command.
This made him look somewhat more composed.
Wallace Martin: “…..”
Heh!
What’s with that act?!
So what if he only said one word?
Couldn’t he help himself and started asking questions before even having a bite of his meal?
Do you really think I can’t see that?
Although Lyke only uttered one word, Wallace knew what he was supposed to speak about without him pretending not to understand.
As for when it’d be better to feign ignorance, Wallace knew exactly about that too.
So, Wallace started to explain to Lyke, in detail, about his entire trip to Sharp Side.
This took quite a bit of time.
So long that he finished his meal before he had finished speaking.
Lyke also had finished eating by now.
Wallace got up to clean up the boxes, saying, “CEO, I’m going to throw these away first, then I’ll come back and continue.”
Otherwise, the smell of the leftover food and empty boxes would linger in the room.
Lyke nodded, and Wallace got to work, swiftly clearing everything out.
Before long, Wallace was back.
Once he was seated next to Lyke, he resumed his detailed account of the unfinished part of the story.
It took him a while, but when he was finally done, his mouth was dry.
“But, CEO, I met Miss Lewis in person today.” Wallace pointed up his thumb, “She is really beautiful and kind.
Also, Manager Thompson in her department takes good care of her.”
“Actually, though taking over the mess left behind by Jacob Zahn is advantageous for Miss Lewis, there are also many troubling aspects to it.” Wallace said, “So, I told her everything about Mr.
Zahn and Mr.
Houston’s problems.”
“This way, if anyone talks behind her back, at least Miss Lewis can argue her case.” Wallace added, “So as not to leave her in the dark, only knowing that Mr.
Zahn had issues but not what they were.”
“How is the investigation going on regarding Mr.
Wu?” Lyke asked.
This rather startled Wallace.
Why did Lyke suddenly switch from asking about Peggy Lewis to asking about Mr.
Wu?
“We should hurry the investigation.
If there’s no problem, then we could focus on dealing with Mr.
Houston.” Lyke said, “This way, when we reveal the issue with Jacob Zahn, we won’t have to worry about upsetting anyone.”
It would be better to reveal it sooner so that Peggy could be freed from the rumors sooner.
“I’ll go and rush them right away, to get us the results soon.” Wallace immediately replied.
“You’ve confirmed that Peggy Lewis will personally handle this, and no one else will make contact, right?” Lyke asked again.
“Yes.” replied Wallace.
“I even exchanged business cards with Miss Lewis.”
Lyke slightly raised his eyebrow, “You exchanged business cards?”
The card definitely had Peggy’s contact info.
He didn’t have that yet, and Wallace had it already?!
“Uh-huh.” as far as Wallace could tell, Lyke didn’t have Peggy’s contact info.
“The card?” Lyke asked again.
“Uh?” Wallace was caught off guard and a little puzzled.
Why would Lyke want his business card?
What for?
Though clueless, Wallace still obediently took out his business card and handed it to Lyke.
Lyke happily accepted it, thinking it was Peggy’s card.
But on seeing it was Wallace’s card, he was left astounded.
Lyke: “…..”
“I asked for Peggy’s card, why did you give me yours?” Lyke was annoyed.
Wallace: “…..”
Lyke immediately jumped to conclusions.
Could it be that Wallace didn’t want to give it to him?
What was Wallace thinking about Peggy?!
Squinting his eyes, Lyke shot Wallace a suspicious look.
Wallace: “…..”
Feeling a chill, Wallace quickly took out Peggy’s card, “I figured as much.
Why else would you want my card?
It kind of puzzled me.”
Wallace laughed nervously, then explained, “Because Miss Lewis needs to communicate with me regarding our collaboration, we exchanged business cards.”
Judging by Lyke’s reaction, it felt like Wallace was rivaling him for Peggy.
He would go mad before he even considered doing that.
Lyke’s expression finally softened a bit.
While talking, Wallace took out the card and handed it to Lyke.
Upon inspecting the card, Lyke saw Peggy’s mobile number and the office landline number.
What he didn’t know was whether or not Peggy was the kind to have separate numbers for work and personal use.
If he had to guess, he’d say she might.
Peggy, being a member of the Business Department, must have quite a lot of work-related calls to handle.
She probably gave out her card to a lot many people.
If she didn’t keep her personal number separate,
She likely won’t have any personal time even after work.
However, Lyke still pocketed Peggy’s business card.
Wallace: “…..”
How was he supposed to contact Peggy now?
“If Peggy needs to contact you, just ask her to come to the company.” Lyke ordered.
Now Wallace was genuinely puzzled, a thousand questions rushing through his head.
He thought to himself, if Peggy was such a good friend of Lyke’s, then why didn’t Lyke just speak to her directly?
Why ask him to mediate?
Wallace really questioned the relationship between Lyke and Peggy now.
Wallace decided to ask Lyke, “Mr.
Zhekova, if you are such good friends with Peggy, why don’t you just tell her yourself?”
Lyke was caught off guard.
He certainly couldn’t admit that it was one-sided.
So he said, “It’s exactly because we’re good friends that I’m avoiding favoritism.
Business matters and personal matter shouldn’t blend.”
‘So why insist on putting Peggy in charge of this cooperation,’ thought Wallace, ‘and ask her to come to the company under the guise of work when you claim to separate work and personal affairs?’
Who are you fooling?!
The incredulous look on Wallace’s face was much too obvious.
Lyke tried, yet couldn’t ignore it.
