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“Sorry, we can’t let you upstairs without an appointment,” replied the receptionist with a cold smile.
Refusing to give up, they decided to wait for him on the first floor, certain that Eustace would eventually come down.
In the president’s office, Vincent answered a call and then looked at Eustace, who was busy. After hesitating, he said, “The daughter of the Zelliot family and Dr. Zellweger are downstairs, Mr. Quincey. They are here to—”
Eustace grunted in acknowledgment but continued to page through his documents without looking up.
Vincent couldn’t figure out what Eustace meant by that, but he didn’t dare to ask or say more. Instead, he asked, “Mr. Quincey, do you really want to suspend our deal with the Zelliot family?”
The Zelliot family had been working well with the Quincey Group thus far, so Vincent had a hard time understanding why Eustace suddenly wanted to put a halt to it.
“Yes,” said Eustace, nodding as he tossed a document at Vincent. “We will be working with the Lawrence family in the future.”
The Lawrence family? Surprised, Vincent picked up the file. When he read it, he immediately understood what was going on. It seemed that Faye’s family had explicitly asked to take over this deal, so the Zelliot family was the victim of their request.
“About the people downstairs—”
“Send them away. I don’t have time to see them.”
“Alright.”
It was getting dark, and the employees of the Quincey Group had already left, yet Eustace was still nowhere to be seen.
“Danika, do you think Eustace has decided to make my dad’s company go bankrupt?” asked Stephanie anxiously.
“We will find a way through this.”
Danika was worried too, but she knew she had to be calm. Just then, she suddenly spotted Vincent exiting the elevator from the corner of her eyes. Immediately, she ran over to him.
“Mr. Duncan,” she shouted. Vincent had visited the hospital once, so she recognized him as Eustace’s assistant.
Hearing her shout, Vincent turned to her and apologized before she could say anything, “Dr. Zellweger, you and Miss Zelliot should go home, Mr. Quincey won’t see you.”
“Why?” Failing to understand, she continued, “Even if Stephanie offended him, don’t you think he should at least give her a chance to apologize?”
“It’s not because of Miss Zelliot,” Vincent answered.
“What’s the reason then?” she pressed, sensing that things were more complicated than she thought.
Vincent remained silent. As an assistant, he knew what was off-limits to reveal.
“I got it,” Danika knew that Vincent would not tell her, so she changed the subject. “What about Eustace’s upcoming schedule? Surely you can tell me about that, right?”
When he continued being silent, Danika grew frustrated.
“Although Miss Lawrence has been discharged, there is no guarantee that her tumor will not relapse. Are you sure that Eustace will not come begging me for help again one day?”
Helpless, Vincent knew that what Danika said was true.
“Mr. Quincey will leave the company in half an hour to meet his clients, and his meeting will probably end very late. You probably won’t have a chance to see him today.”
Feeling extremely anxious, Danika asked with a frown, “Where is he going to meet his clients?”
If she waited there in advance, certainly she would run into Eustace.
“Forget it, Dr. Zellweger,” said Vincent. Failing to bear the pressure, he whispered, “Even if you manage to find Mr. Quincey, you can’t change anything. He has already made up his mind.”
Danika was stunned. Was Eustace determined to bring down the Zelliot family?
Stephanie had offended Eustace because of her. Since everything had happened because of her, she had to find a way to solve it. However, Eustace would not see her. In addition to that, according to Vincent, he would not let the Zelliot family off the hook.
After a moment of contemplation, Danika made a decision.
Turning around and returning to Stephanie, she said, “Let’s go back first. I have a solution.”
“Really?” Stephanie asked.
“Yeah.”
Soon, the two left the Quincey Group. Danika told Stephanie to go home and wait for her update while she called Warren, the housekeeper of the Old Mansion.
Since Eustace refused to let the Zelliot family off the hook, she had no choice but to turn to Old Mr. Quincey for help. By hook or crook, she had to protect the Zelliot family.
“Miss Zellweger?”
Warren was surprised as he didn’t expect Danika to call him.
“Hi, Warren, how is Old Mr. Quincey doing recently? I would like to visit him,” she said, feeling very uneasy, wondering if he would still help her after she divorced Eustace.
Warren looked at Old Mr. Quincey, sitting beside him, and asked softly, “It’s Miss Zellweger. She would like to visit you.”
“Sure, ask her to come.”
Although Old Mr. Quincey was surprised, he still nodded with a smile.
Warren returned the message to Danika. After hanging up the phone, he asked curiously, “Mr. Quincey, didn’t you invite your grandson for dinner tonight? If Miss Zellweger comes—”
“It’s just a divorce! What’s the problem? They can still be friends,” replied Old Mr. Quincey with a smile. Thinking about it, it was the first time they had dinner with him.
Unaware of his plan, Danika hopped in a taxi and rushed to the Old Mansion. Meanwhile, Eustace just got off work.
“Are they gone?” he asked stoically.
“Yes,” Vincent replied, sneaking a glance at him. For some reason, Eustace seemed a little unhappy to hear that they had left.
When Eustace fell quiet, Vincent said, “You received a call from home asking when you’ll head over. Would you like to meet your client or visit the Old Mansion first?”
“Let’s go home.”
With that, he walked out of the office.
When Danika arrived, Warren was already waiting for her at the door.
“Welcome, Miss Zellweger.”
“Hello, where is Grandpa?” she asked with a smile.