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She then grunted and left the room. Roman hurriedly followed after her.
Quinn anxiously tugged on Tristan’s arm. “How can you let her go like this? We must take it back from her… “
“Brother, we must! Otherwise, Grandpa will kill us! “ Ingrid looked at him nervously.
Tristan raised his eyes and looked at Joyce’s departing back with his eyebrows slightly knitted. He looked at the two women in front of him indifferently and said in a cold voice, ‘I’ll find a way to get it back, but you should think about how to explain this to
Grandpa.”
He straightened the cuffs of his suit and turned to leave.
Perhaps the old man already knew that his beloved pipe was missing by now. Thus, Tristan did not intend to hide this matter from his grandfather. They should learn to bear the consequences of their actions.
“What? “ Quinn’s eyes flipped back as she fainted. Ingrid hurriedly caught her mother and called out to her several times, but Tristan did not turn back. Only a staff member came forward to ask if they needed help.
With such a valuable item, the organizer politely asked Joyce whether she needed a security escort, but she politely refused.
She only wanted to spite Quinn and Ingrid and did not actually care about the pipe itself.
Seeing the elevator door opening, Joyce walked in and heard Roman’s reminder from the side. “Is that Mr. Beckett?”
Tristan was walking towards them.
‘He still doesn’t wanna give up?’ Joyce thought.
Joyce did not want to share an elevator with that man, so she decisively pressed the close button.
Joyce glanced at the man outside the elevator like he was a stranger. The man finally disappeared from her sight as the elevator door closed.
When they were in Roman’s flashy sports car, he finally asked the question that had been bugging him. “Is this thing worth a lot of money? Why do the Becketts want it so badly?“
Joyce laughed and looked at the box in her hand. “ This thing is a thousand years old. I heard it came out from a royal palace and had been the Becketts’ family heirloom for almost eight hundred years. Do you think it’s worth a lot?“
Roman’s driving speed obviously slowed down as he was dumbfounded and shocked. ‘This is simply priceless! They auctioned off such a valuable thing? No wonder Tristan Beckett asked Joyce to state her price. If Joyce asked for nine figures, Tristan probably won’t even have the slightest hesitation! ‘
Joyce’s phone suddenly rang. She looked at it and saw that it was Grant, so she happily picked up the call. “Brother, I bought a little toy…“
Grant paused on the other side of the phone and let out a stifled laugh. “I heard… It only costs so little to spite the Becketts,
huh?“
Joyce could not help but laugh when she thought about Quinn and Ingrid’s impending doom. * Anyway, it’s mine now, so I won’t let go of it easily.“
Grant knew his sister’s temperament. She must have been so disappointed with the Becketts that she wanted to vent it out on them whenever she had a chance. It was indeed a rare opportunity.
‘Forget it… Nothing else matters as long as she’s happy…’
It was very sunny the next morning. Joyce went into the office to deal with some work matters. Recently, Samantha Lindt had been glaring at Joyce like she wanted to kill her, but she did not dare to act rashly because Joyce had something over her.
Logan knocked on the door to deliver some documents. “Vice President Joyce, the company has begun to investigate Samantha
Lindt receiving kickbacks in various projects.“
Hearing Logan’s words, Joyce looked up at him. “My brother’s ready to take action?“
“Yes. Micah Zielinski, who’s backing Samantha Lindt, has already started to make his move, so President Powell said that he’d no longer tolerate it.”
To remove Micah Zielinski, they must first investigate Samantha Lindt. Samantha probably knew about it by now and that she was powerless. No wonder she did not pester Joyce about being part of the project team with J&L Corporation.
Joyce tucked her hair behind her ear. “Then hand over what we have to add fuel to the fire.“
It was a recording of what Samantha said during the dinner with Joyce and Flint Zeller.
“Yes, ma’ am. “ Logan stood there and paused for a moment. “There’s one more thing. Mr. Beckett’s secretary called saying that Mr. Beckett would like to make an appointment with you for a meal.“
Joyce sneered and leaned back in her chair with her arms clasped. Her gaze was clear and cold.
“Say that I’m busy and push it. In the future, just push off any meals with him. You don’t need to ask me anymore.“
“Yes, ma’am.”
At noon, Joyce was planning to grab lunch when there was a knock at the door. Logan stood at the door holding a bouquet of flowers. “Vice President Joyce…“
Joyce looked up and frowned. “I thought I told you to just throw it away?“
“Joyce, how could you hurt me like that? I carefully selected these for you. You didn’t even act surprised and even wanted to throw it out?! “
lan Carter suddenly popped out from behind Logan, walked into Joyce’s office angrily, and questioned her.
Joyce paused and glanced at Logan, who apologetically lowered his head and kept quiet.
‘Forget it…this must’ve been lan’s idea.’ Joyce was feeling a little guilty, so she could not blame lan for feeling hurt.
“You can leave us, “ Joyce said to Logan. Logan nodded and left with a sigh of relief.
Joyce reached out and rubbed her brow, then smiled at lan. “Carter, why’d you come over today?”
“I came to ask you out for lunch. I didn’t expect you to give me such a big surprise! “ lan said with gritted teeth as he glared at her.
Joyce smiled apologetically. “You know how much everyone will talk if I keep getting flowers! “
“I sent you flowers just to let everyone know that you have a boyfriend! “
‘So that they’ll know they don’t stand a chance! ‘ lan thought.
lan was unabashed as he said that. Joyce felt a little helpless and said, “lan, don’t waste your time on me.“
“I want to. Whether it’s a waste of time is up to me.“
lan was not truly angry with her. He smiled devilishly and said, “Since you’re at fault, you gotta buy me lunch! “
Joyce raised her eyebrows, took her purse, and walked out of her office. “Fine. You decide on the place.*
When they arrived at the restaurant, they once again bumped into the people they did not want to see.
Keith Ludwig snorted. “Joyce, didn’t you say that you have an important project? So… You pushed off Tristan for a date with
Second Young Master Carter?
Grant Powell, Roman, lan Carter… You sure change men like you change clothes! I guess you do have your hands full, huh?“
Tristan Beckett did not make a sound on the side, but his eyes had a chill in them.
Joyce laughed lightly and took lan’s arm. She raised an eyebrow and said, “What does it matter to you how many men I change or how many people I date? Mr. Ludwig, do you wanna date me too?“
Keith was dissed and felt infuriated. ‘Why do I always get bullied by Joyce?! *
“You? You’re not my type! “
“To be honest, the last time I saw your body, it’s not that great. You’d better date women with no taste. I’m very strict about my requirements on men’s physique.”
‘How dare you say my body’s not great! ‘ Keith’s face turned red and white as he shook with anger, but he did not dare to say another word. His nudes were in her hands, so it left him with no choice but to retreat.
He also heard what Joyce implied. ‘Is this woman threatening me?’
lan laughed at the side. “Her standards have always been very high. Mr. Ludwig, if we continue talking, it’ll affect my boo’s appetite! *
One glance at Tristan was enough to affect Joyce’s mood!
Joyce coldly glanced at Keith, ignored the man beside him, then walked inside.
Keith was so infuriated that he almost jumped up behind them. “This woman is too much! How dare she insult me for having a bad figure? Is my body not great?“
Tristan’s face was surprisingly cold. He snorted lightly. “ You think it’s good?“
He was very annoyed that nothing was going his way lately. He did not get an appointment with Joyce and that matter with the emerald pipe was still unresolved. When he recalled the scene where Joyce had seen Keith running naked, the dreary feeling lingered in his heart. He felt inexplicably frustrated.