Chapter 1304
A never–ending stream of people came up to greet Odell. As soon as one group left, another would
come to take their place.
It took some time before Odell was finally done exchanging pleasantries with them and had time for
himself.
He sat down on a couch and picked up a glass of wine to cool himself down.
After that, he took a phone out of his pocket.
It had been over an hour since he sent the last two messages to Sylvia and there was still no response
from her.
He was not sure if she simply had not read them yet or if she did not want to reply to his messages.
An irritated look flashed across his face. He tapped rapidly against the display and compiled yet
another message, “What are you doing?”
Meanwhile, inside a separate ballroom on the other side of the hotel.
Sylvia was surrounded by a flock of teachers, all of whom were eager to hear about her insights on her
paintings. They were currently discussing several particular pieces of art.
The atmosphere was lively and everyone was scrambling to express their thoughts and opinions on the
pieces.
Although Sylvia carried her bag next to her, she barely felt the vibration of the phone inside her bag.
She could hardly hear the notification ringing at all.
The atmosphere in the ballroom on Odell‘s end was rather lively as well.
After Shermaine had taken care of what Cliff had instructed her to do, she went to a quiet corner to
stand by herself. Soon enough, she caught herself staring at the man sitting by himself on the couch
again.
He seemed to be waiting for something. With every few sips of wine, he would glance at his phone as if
waiting for a message. Shortly after that, a few people came up to him to chat with him.
Shermaine knew who they were. They were the big shots in the industry.
They had an air of arrogance about them everywhere they went but the moment they presented
themselves in front of Odell, it was as if they had shrunk to half their original size.
Meanwhile, Odell sat proudly on the couch as he spoke to them. He wore the same indifferent
expression he always had and looked handsome as ever. Shermaine found herself slowly falling for his
dashing appearances. She was fangirling over Odell.
She quickly composed herself and adjusted herself back to reality.
Even though she had the chance to interact with Odell with some increased frequency ever since she
became his secretary, the man himself would only spare her several glances now and then. On the
whole, his attitude toward her was still the same as before. She had hardly gotten to know him.
She did not want to gaze at him from a distance. She wanted to find a way to get closer to him!
Then, she suddenly noticed a pair of eyes fixed intently on her. She quickly turned around to steal a
look.
Standing by the corridor next to the entrance was a young, chubby–looking man staring at her.
Upon exchanging eye contact with Shermaine, the young man immediately smiled warmly at her with a
friendly look in his eyes. Shermaine‘s eyes glowed with disgust as she smiled almost lazily at the young
man.
Then, she walked toward him.
The young man‘s eyes glowed up immediately.
Meanwhile, Odell was still sitting on the same couch.
The few men who had come to speak to him previously had already left. With that, Odell got to enjoy a
few moments of relative peace and quiet again.
He picked up the phone on the table.
The latest messages shown on the display were still the texts he had sent to Sylvia. There was still no
word from her.
He frowned deeply, slowly becoming upset.
What was she up to? How could she be so busy chatting with other people that she could not even
spare a few seconds to look at her phone?
Suddenly, Cliff approached him and informed, “Sir, Shermaine gave them the documents we talked
about and I just had a quick chat with them. It looks like they are all very eager to be a part of our
company‘s new project.”
Odell tried to suppress the frustrated tone in his voice. “I see, go ahead and notify our relevant
departments and tell them to start getting in touch with the new partners.”
Cliff answered dutifully, “Alright.”
Just as he was about to walk away, a piercing scream tore through the ballroom. It came from the
corridor outside. “Ah... Help!” a woman shrieked.
Cliff‘s expression dropped. “That sounds like Shermaine.” Odell frowned. “Go take a look.“
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