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He stared at the word “Missus” that was displayed on his phone screen and was in a slight trance. Tristan was waiting for the call to be connected. Fortunately, he was not blocked again.
He actually felt relieved because of this minor detail, and the dull pain earlier dissipated. In a few seconds, Joyce picked up. She seemed to be asleep because her voice was hoarse.
“Hello, who is it?” There was no tension between them like when they met during the day, which was very rare. ) “It’s me,” Tristan replied.
Joyce seemed to be awake as soon as she heard that. Her voice suddenly turned cold. “Is the repair cost calculated? How much should I pay you now?” She seemed so eager to cut off all ties with him. Tristan’s eyes darkened slightly.
His voice was cold as he said, “Wrong number, sorry.” Joyce took a deep breath and cursed through clenched teeth. “Are you nuts?!” ” She then hung up the phone in anger.
‘He sounds so righteous when he called the wrong number? Did he do this on purpose? How annoying!’ After being hung up on, Tristan laughed lightly and was not mad.
The President of Beckett Corporation, a revered man in the business circle, was actually happy that a woman hung up on him? No one would believe it if word got out.
Early in the morning, daylight spilled in through the curtains and cast a soft glow on the floor.
Joyce ate a simple breakfast and went to the office. J&L Corporation’s project was already on track, so there was no need for daily progress checks.
Joyce had to start preparing for another real estate development project. When she arrived at the office, she browsed the internet for the latest trending topics.
The netizens were split into two camps. One camp was shipping Joyce and Kai, while the other camp supported Joyce and Fabian. It was surprising that people were so eager to participate in this poll.
While a small number of people forcefully added Joyce and Tristan to the poll, this pairing was lagging way behind the other two pairings.
‘Haha! The netizens are perceptive enough to know that my name and Tristan Beckett’s name are incompatible and absolutely should not be put together!’ Logan watched from the side and carefully proposed.
“President, should we take down these trending topics?” Joyce chuckled. “Nah, it’s just a harmless game. It’s not like I’ll have to be with whoever the masses like most…” ‘How can I be a couple with Kai anyway? If we disclose our real relationship, I’m afraid it’ll cause a stir!’ Logan nodded and left after reporting his work.
Beckett Corporation.
Mitchell glanced at Tristan out of the corner of his eye. He had never seen any president pay attention to online gossip amidst their busy schedules.
Recently, Tristan was extremely keen to read all of the comments online. From time to time, he would even reply to them… ‘Does he not know that he doesn’t have a good image online…?’ Mitchell thought to himself and dared not say it out loud.
Tristan sneered at the two other pairings with Joyce and was incredibly vexed. ‘How are Kai and Fabian even worthy to be compared to me?! Their popularity is even higher than mine? The netizens’ tastes this time round are horrible!’ Tristan fiercely threw the tablet he was holding on the desk.
His body was emitting a terrifying chill. Mitchell caught a glimpse of that webpage and instantly understood. ‘It’s related to Joyce again… No wonder…’ ) “President, should I get them to remove this trending topic? It’s such a shame…” Mitchell suggested. Tristan stared at him coldly for a few seconds.
“The face of Beckett Corporation can’t lag behind those two people. Understand?” His voice was extremely cold, and his eyes were dark. Mitchell froze for a few seconds. His brain seemed to be stuck for a moment before he finally answered, “Yes, I understand.
I’ll immediately hire people to push up the popularity of your pairing with Ms. Powell!” 3 After working for Tristan for so long, it was not difficult for Mitchell to understand what Tristan wanted.
Tristan opened a document in silence, signed his name smoothly, then handed it to Mitchell “Go and get to work.” “Yes, sir.” ‘He agreed?! What in the world? Is he paying too much attention to Ms. Powell …?’ Mitchell thought. In less than an hour, the poll online turned into a three-way battle.
It was really surprising. Joyce and Tristan’s pairing surprisingly skyrocketed in popularity and soon surpassed Kai and Fabian. In Joyce’s group chat.
Yvette could not wait to share the tidbits of information she got. (Yvette Quimbey: I heard from an influencer that Joyce and Tristan’s pairing is actually bought out by Beckett Corporation! Hahaha! Is Tristan Beckett sick in the head?) (Julie Nixon: Wow… I’ve really seen everything now… ) [Ian Carter: OMG!!! Why is my name not on there?! Don’t I deserve a slot?!] (Joyce Powell: He’s defos on crack.) ‘Tristan Beckett must be crazy!’ Joyce thought.
She originally did not want to participate in this little fun, but once Tristan intervened, she could not let it go on. ( Joyce called Logan and instructed,” Remove that trending topic. I don’t care how much Tristan Beckett paid.
We’ll pay double.” Logan did as instructed and did not dare to delay for another second.
Just as it came out of the blue, this online buzz inexplicably disappeared. Some people wanted to talk about it, but they could no longer find any traces of the Tristan heard this and did not have any reaction.
He just said expressionlessly, “Alright.”
Joyce had a lot on her plate. The development of the real estate project was not going well.
The developer changed their mind at the last minute about the price they originally negotiated for.
The developer wanted to raise the price by 30% on top of the original price. Of course, Joyce would not agree to it. This project was a top priority in the real estate arm of Powell Corporation, so it was of great importance.
The people sent to negotiate terms with the developer returned without success because the developer was adamant.
With the stalemate, Powell Corporation incurred a daily loss of up to ten million dollars. Grant was abroad for an inspection, so this problem fell on Joyce.
Looking at the records of their previous negotiations, Joyce felt that the developer’s attitude was somewhat surprising.
What was the reason for their sudden assertiveness? Logan saw Joyce’s puzzled eyes and explained, “I’ve inquired about this.
It seems that someone has contacted this developer, Tobias Stone, promising him new projects and high commission.
I think he wants to use this opportunity to make more demands with us.” Joyce frowned. “Did you find out who it was?” Logan shook his head. “No, he’s very tight-lipped about it.
If we look for developers abroad, the cost of a round trip is very high, so it isn’t worth it.” That was why they still did not finish him *** M. the 19th Appominent off. Joyce paused.
“Make an appointment with him.” She would not let others take the upper hand. “Yes, ma’am.” Tobias Stone agreed quite quickly as if he had expected it.
Joyce arrived at the appointed place on time, but Tobias was a few minutes late. Her face was already gloomy because of the wait. Once Tobias arrived, he apologized repeatedly. “I’m sorry, Ms. Powell.
I got delayed by something.” Although he apologized, his attitude was not apologetic but rather smug. Joyce hooked the corner of her lips. “Mr. Stone, since you’re so busy, we can make another appointment for next time.”
With that, she glanced at Logan and stood up to leave.
Tobias panicked and hurriedly stopped her. “Ms. Powell, let’s talk properly. It’s my fault for being late, so please just let me off the hook this time.” )) Joyce paused in her footsteps and coldly swept a glance at him.
“Mr. Stone, I’ll be frank with you. Powell Corporation won’t agree to the request you made. We value honesty in a person and in business. If you don’t even have that, there’s no need for cooperation.”
Tobias Stone’s face changed slightly. His lips twitched and inevitably revealed his trump card. “Ms. Powell, it’s best if you reconsider.
There’s another boss who offered 30% higher than Powell Corporation’s price. If you can match his price, of course, I’ll choose Powell Corporation.”
Tobias was confident in the beginning. He looked down on a woman’s negotiating power and thought that as long as he was insistent, Joyce would eventually compromise. Moreover, Powell Corporation’s project had been delayed for a long time.
If they dragged this on, they would surely lose money. Joyce lowered her eyes and hooked up her lips into a cold smile. a “Mr. Stone, you don’t need to feel torn about this.
‘Since business is all about profit, I can only wish you all the best with the new proprietor.” ) Tobias was not given the chance to bargain at all.
If that so-called “boss” could really offer such a high price, would Tobias still be bouncing between sides? Joyce did not believe him. She was just curious who this person behind Tobias was.