Chapter 1059

Jordan deliberately held my hand just now for Theo to see so he would get the wrong idea.

This man deserved to be beaten up!

There was suddenly a round of applause around us. The person on stage was done with the

presentation of his bid proposal.

It was my turn next. I grew even more nervous now.

I glanced at Jordan's blank expression and got up to walk toward the stage.

Theo was sitting on a chair on the left side of the stage. His cold, stern dark eyes followed me the

whole way.

He must be hopping mad right now. I helplessly sighed and retracted my gaze from his face,

handing my USB flash drive t o the staff.

There was a PowerPoint slide in the USB flash drive, which contained some data that I needed to

pair with the bid proposal t o explain to the audience.

I glanced at the big screen and took a deep breath before saying to the audience down below,

"Hello, everyone. I'm Wanda Lane, the person in charge of this bid for Fredericks Corporations. I am

extremely grateful to be given this opportunity to stand here and present our bid proposal to

everyone here."

A lengthy preamble would inevitably be superfluous. After a brief introduction, I explained

everything on the bid proposal and combined it with the PowerPoint slide. Fortunately, I had read it

in advance. Hence, my explanation went quite smoothly.

I was relieved to finish the presentation and was just about to go down when Theo suddenly came

on stage and stood in my way.

He looked at me with a sullen gaze and asked in a cold, stern tone, "That was a wonderful

presentation, Ms. Lane. Your bid proposal stands out and I approve of it. But there are some details

that I would like to ask you about."

Looking at his charming face, I did not know what he planned to do next and nodded my head

slightly. I said with a faint smile, "Please, ask away."

He narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "As we all know, Fredericks Corporations has rarely been

involved in real estate development over the years. We can't deny that your bid proposal is very

good, but that doesn't mean that it's applicable.

Fredericks Corporations has too little experience in this area. Do you think your proposal plan can

be carried out smoothly?"

"Fredericks Corporations has long thought about this question. We have thought of many solutions,

as well as how to solve problems that arise. You don't need to worry about whether this partnership

will b e a success Mr. Grant. You can trust us."

Fortunately, I had thought about this question beforehand. Hence, I was able to easily answer it

now.

Theo pursed his lips and did not say anything else. He looked sideways at Keith.

Keith looked at me, hesitating to speak.

I asked curiously, "Is there anything else, M r. Grant?"

Theo sneered. "If I'm not mistaken, Ms. Lane, you used to work for Grant Corporation. Do you

remember the reason why you left?”

I froze, not expecting him to ask this question.

Without waiting for my answer, Theo looked at Jordan and asked with a slight smile, "Mr.

Fredericks, do you know about Ms. Lane’s career history?"

How could Jordan possibly know?

Although I took the blame and quit Grant Corporation, Theo sealed all information, s o not many

knew what had happened.

He was undoubtedly planning to use the incident which I took the blame for to embarrass me.

Jordan glanced at me, then looked at Theo, saying indifferently, "Everyone has their own past. I

don’t know what she used to be like, but I know that she's now an outstanding person. I believe you

have a past you don't want to talk about too, right, Mr. Grant?"

This was a complete textbook answer, but when used in front of Theo who knew all the details

about me and was determined t o uncover my past, there was really no use.

Sure enough, Theo said with a faint smile," You may be able to accept it, but not everyone can. I

don't like to work with people with a questionable character. I value a person's quality more than

strength."

He was close to saying directly that my character was questionable. How could the audience not

tell? All of a sudden, everyone started giving me strange stares.

Tongues start wagging off stage, speculating the reason why I left Grant Corporation. Some even

started making guesses that the relationship between the three of us was not purely work, and that I

was constantly turning circles around both men.

No one liked standing on stage and being casually criticized, much less on an important occasion

like this where most business bigwigs were sitting offstage.

I took a deep breath and looked at Theo, saying, "If you don't trust my character, Mr. Grant, then I’ll

let someone else handle this project and not interfere. Please don’t take: t out on Fredericks

Corporations."

Theo frowned slightly, clearly a little upset now. He said in a cold and stern voice, "No, you can

handle this project.

He then glanced at Keith and left, leaving the crowd in a dumbfounded state.

I returned to my seat. Jordan looked at me and said slowly, "Looks like a quarrel to m e."

I pursed my lips and slapped the file on his body. “Zip it, will you?"

Nothing good ever came out of a man!

Jordan raised his eyebrows. He was caught between laughter and tears as he said," You're the one

who's avoiding him and the one who's pushing him away, to the point where he has even put down

his dignity as a man. Why are you still mad?"

I did not want to talk to him and got up, saying, "I’ve finished presenting the bid proposal. I'm leaving

now."

I had pushed Theo away and hurt him, so it was only natural for him to resent me. However, I just

could not control my anger right now.

After leaving the hotel, I felt tremendously suffocated. I went to sit by the flower bed i n hopes of

getting some air before going back.

"Ma'am." A familiar voice rang out behind me.

I turned around and saw Keith.

"It's been a while, Keith," I greeted him with a smile.

Keith pursed his lips and said with some hesitation, "Ma’am, Mr. Grant has brought Munchkin home.

He’s doing great, but he often asks where you've been."

I thought he would tell me about Theo and did not expect him to talk about Munchkin.

I felt a pang in my heart all of a sudden and could not help but ask him, "How's Munchkin doing

lately?"

Keith sighed lightly. "He'll ask Mr. Grant where you are every time he sees him. Sometimes, he

looks very lonely too."

I pursed my lips. My heart was hurting even more now.

"You and Mr. Grant clearly love each other.

I really don't understand why you’re pushing him away.”

Keith asked with a face full of confusion.

"He deserves better."

There are so many fine ladies in this world. Why must Theo be with a woman who could not give

him a child and whose personality was always gloomy and unpredictable?

That was really unfair, was it not?

Therefore, I would rather leave Munchkin behind and leave Theo's side.