Never Late, Never Away Chapter 1994
She wouldn’t mind if Jory ended the call the moment he heard her voice. In fact, that was what she desperately hoped for.
When Jory heard how strange she sounded, he tried his best to suppress his emotions.
“Ms. Ward, when are you free? Let’s meet over a meal.” Jory got straight to the point.
As to what it was about, Gabriella would only find out once she met him.
“Wow, Mr. Synder, I’m surprised you are inviting me out for lunch. All this while, you never had time to do so given how busy you are. Unfortunately, I’m unable to make it as it’s inconvenient for me to move around now. I’m sorry,” Gabriella replied with a contemptuous tone.
She actually rejected me! Jory’s eyes darkened.
“Oh, is that so? And here I was thinking of working with you on a project I have. Since it’s not a good time, then let’s just forget about it.” With that, Jory ended the call.
Ever since Gabriella came back from overseas, she had become a lot more hardworking. Her decisive actions in the business world were no lesser than that of a man. Jory was puzzled as to what caused her to change so much in such a short time.
“Did you say project?” Gabriella’s eyes suddenly sparkled.
Since there’s a project involved, I’m definitely interested. As long as a profit can be made, I don’t care who my partner is. Gabriella’s lips widened into a smile.
“It’s too difficult to explain over the phone. Let meet someplace and have a meal together,” Gabriella suggested.
Since she had invited him, Jory would look petty if he held a grudge for how she treated him earlier.
“Sure.”
After exchanging pleasantries, both of them ended the call.
The stocks that Gabriella invested in had tanked while the projects she was working on hardly yielded any profit. Hence, she needed to solicit a few more projects to beef up her financial situation.
“Gabriella, who was that?” the man beside her asked.
“Oh, it’s just one of my business partners,” she plainly replied.
As she wasn’t feeling too good recently, the man stayed over often to take care of her. In fact, she didn’t resent his presence at all.
She didn’t like employing maids as she wasn’t one to place her trust on outsiders.
“Sigh, I need to go out for a while. When you leave, don’t forget to lock the door,” Gabriella instructed.
“How did it go?” Nancy looked at Jory in anticipation.
“Don’t worry. Gabriella is no longer the hedonistic woman she used to be. The best way to tempt her now is by using projects.” Jory pulled Nancy into his tight embrace.
“Do you feel better now?” He stroked her hair gently.
She did. Jory had never disappointed her before.
“It’s been a while, Ms. Ward.” Jory took a sip of his coffee inside the café.
“Yes indeed, Mr. Synder.” Gabriella rubbed her stomach on purpose.
“I see that you’re pregnant. Congratulations,” Jory remarked deliberately.
Feigning bashfulness for a moment, she quickly regained her composure.
“It’s just a pity it doesn’t have a father,” Gabriella commented on purpose.
I had better change the subject before she has any bright ideas.
“How can you say it doesn’t have a father? Come, Ms. Ward. This is the contract for the project. Why don’t you take a look?” Jory placed the document in front of her.
As they were discussing business, Jory knew he had to show his sincerity. Or else, she might see through his ruse.
“You are really bold, Mr. Synder,” Gabriella remarked as she went through the document.
He is being overly generous for no reason. Since when did he think so highly of me—to hand me such a lucrative project?
“How about it? What do you think?” Jory asked.
He was confident that she would sign the contract. After all, any self-respecting businessman would not let go of an opportunity like that.
“Mr. Synder, I have a question. Why did you choose me? You must know that there are many other domestic companies who are dying to partner with you.” Gabriella stared at him warily.
