Chapter 1246: Adjustments

Chapter 1246: Adjustments

Mrs. King's words were unintentional, but Camille and Sienna

exchanged a glance. Sienna then calmly said, "He's probably busy. If

you need anything, just call me!"

Mrs. King nodded in agreement. In reality, she didn't want to disturb

Sienna too much. She also worried about becoming too dependent on

Sienna in the future. What would happen if she couldn't break free from

that reliance?

Everyone had their own secrets hidden in their hearts, so they bid

farewell and left.

As they exited Mrs. King's room, Sienna looked at Camille and asked,

"Should I go knock on Mario's door and see?"

Camille raised her hand and lightly tapped Sienna's forehead before

saying indifferently, "Go ahead if you want. Maybe he'll open the door

right away when you knock, and then what will you do? Pretend it was

a mistake? I don't know if Mario would believe it, but I certainly

wouldn't.”

Sienna pouted and said, "Can't I just say I'm a maid?"

"Well, you can, but on one condition. You have to go change into a

maid's uniform. Otherwise, I won't believe it at all. Of course, there's

also a chance that Mario isn't even in there. If that's the case, it would

confirm our earlier speculation!" Camille chuckled lightly. This possibility

was naturally much more likely than the first one.

However, whether it was the former or the latter, Sienna couldn't

actually go knock on the door. Although she did know which room Mario

was staying in.

The two of them left the hotel and drove directly to the company. Due to

Mario's situation, Sienna couldn't focus on work at all. She couldn't

understand what business Mario had in Flento City.

The more Sienna thought about it, the more restless she became. Her

face showed a deep and uneasy expression.

Sienna stayed in Camille's office the whole time. She didn't want to be

alone with her thoughts. While some people believed that it was

necessary to have some quiet time when they had things on their mind,

Sienna never felt that way. She didn't want silence; it only made her

uncomfortable and allowed her mind to wander.

So she wanted to stay with Camille. Only then could she temporarily

calm her anxious heart.

The time passed until around 10 o'clock in the morning.

Ayan called from the other side.

Camille immediately answered and her first question was naturally, “Do

you have any news?"

Upon hearing Camille's words, Sienna, who was sitting on the sofa,

also had an immediate reaction. She looked up at Camille with

anticipation.

On the other end of the phone, Ayan continued responding to Camille's

words. He said, "Well, news just came from Flento City that Mario did

indeed return there, but we still don't know why he went back."

"Well, it's good to confirm that he went back. So, when do you plan to

start?" asked Camille.

“In the afternoon. I'll have Kian contact his secretary later. After all, for

now, we have to pretend we don't know he returned to Flento City,"

Ayan replied.

"Okay, you make the arrangements then. Is that all for now?" asked

Camille.

Ayan didn't say yes, instead, he asked, "Is that all?"

Camille was also taken aback and softly said, "Um, what else?"

"You're not coming to have dinner with me today?" Ayan's voice was

deep, and there was even a hint of a smile in his words.

Camille pursed her lips slightly and glanced at Sienna, who was still

lying on the sofa. She didn't know what she was thinking, but at least

Sienna didn't notice her. That was fortunate because later she might

mock and taunt Camille with her current expression.

Camille silently took a deep breath and said softly, “I won't go. I have

work to do later, and I came to the office late this morning, so there are

many things I haven't handled yet!"

"Didn't you say you wanted to participate in the Nores Group project?

Can you free up some time now? The project will restart after tonight,

and you can join then, hmm?" Ayan suggested.

Camille felt somewhat surprised. Although she had mentioned it to

Ayan before, she only said it casually and didn't expect Ayan to take it

to heart. Camille smiled softly and said, "Mr. Simpson, isn't this a bit

unfair? It wouldn't be fair to others, right?"

“This world has never been truly fair," Ayan didn't mind this point at all.

Even if someone accused him of being unfair behind his back, he

wouldn't mind. After all, he intended to make it clear that it's unfair. Who

could stop him?

However, Ayan still told Camille, "You can consider it. The official start

of this project will probably be around the same time as Sienna’s

competition ends. Naturally, Sienna will also join the project with you,

but that also means you'll inevitably meet Mario. So, you have to be

prepared for that."

"I understand. I'll talk to her," Camille replied and asked, "So, the

compensation for participating in this project should be quite generous,

right?"

“Yes, it's very generous. Besides, you have to consider that you'll also

receive a share from the Simpson Group,” Ayan said.

"I feel a bit embarrassed about that. In that case, wouldn't the Simpson

Group be working for nothing?" Camille expressed her concerns.

"As long as you like it, forget working for nothing. Even if everyone

works for you, I would be willing,” Ayan's words were always gentle like

water, with a hint of seduction, making people more and more

captivated by his words.

Because Sienna was still there, and it wasn't the right time for idle

chatter, Camille didn't continue discussing things with Ayan. After

ending the call, Camille put down her phone and sat directly in her

office chair. She didn't show any intention of going over to Sienna or

bringing up what Ayan had just discussed on the phone.

Sienna waited for about two or three minutes, observing Camille's lack

of any noticeable action. She furrowed her brows and glanced at

Camille with a faint gaze. She noticed Camille was looking down,

seemingly focused on something, but it was evident that she had no

intention of discussing what she had talked about with Ayan.

Sienna knew Camille was doing it on purpose, so she got up from the

sofa and walked towards Camille without bothering to put on her shoes.

She stood in front of Camille, looking down at her, and asked with

indifference, "What are you trying to do?"

Camille pretended not to understand and looked up at Sienna, asking,

"What are you talking about?"

"Don't pretend. What did Ayan say? Why aren't you saying anything?"

Sienna questioned, her tone carrying a hint of annoyance.

"I saw you over there in silence, and I didn't want to disturb you. I

thought you needed some time alone to adjust your mood. How can

you blame me? I'm doing it for your own good!" Camille tried to hold

back her laughter, but the smile was almost uncontrollable at the

corners of her mouth.

Sienna let out a soft snort and said indifferently, “You really have some

nerve!"

"You flatter me. I'm just average!" Camille raised her hand and couldn't

help but cover her face, afraid that Sienna would see her smile and

couldn't resist taking a swing at her. However, she didn't continue

teasing Sienna and calmly said, "Ayan said he really returned to Flento

City, so now you can relax, right?"

"Did he say why he went back to Flento City?"

"We still don't know for sure. We have to wait for Mario's specific

actions to find out. It's probably just company matters, nothing major.

Anyway, it doesn't concern you, right?"

"Okay." Sienna nodded lightly. She also told herself not to dwell on this

matter anymore, as it would affect her mood.

Camille looked at Sienna and said, "Now, can we focus on our work?"

"Yes." Sienna turned around, walked to the sofa, put on her shoes,

waved at Camille, and left the office.

After Sienna left, Camille started to attend to her own tasks. She

needed to prepare for the things Ayan had mentioned. Even with Ayan

as a backdoor option, she still needed to submit the necessary

documents and not embarrass him.

Camille knew her own capabilities and understood that because the

company was small, it might not be significant to other partners. But

that didn't matter as long as she had strong enough abilities. Everything

else was secondary.

However, she had just forgotten to inform Sienna about this matter, so

Camille quickly called Sienna to make sure she didn't forget.