My Dreamy Old Husband novel Chapter 980

However, all they got in return was a long period of silence. The two ladies lowered their heads as they heard the sound of high heels walking toward them, and they held their breaths with their heads hung low as the real Lucile stood right in front of them. Amidst the pin-drop silence, they could hear the sound of Lucile sipping on her coffee before placing her cup down onto its saucer. “Why did you stop talking?” she finally asked.

To their surprise, she didn’t speak in English… Instead, she spoke in pure Cethosian and even sounded like a native speaker. Both Abbie and the fake Lucile lifted their heads up at the same time to see a face that they hadn’t been expecting. They both gasped in surprise.

…

After dealing with Abbie and the fake Lucile, Sophia stepped out of the café and got into the car before she took her Dragon Eye 7 out to make a call. “Hey, Stan. How are things going at your end?”

That cracked Sophia up. “Alright, alright; you’re nearing your thirties! Can you stop acting so childishly?!” she sneered in a joking manner.

“We’re in the online gaming industry, so it’s important that we possess the hearts of a high-schooler! Oh, by the way, how are things going at your end?” Stanley asked.

“I’ve done everything I’m supposed to do. The decision hasn’t been made, but even if it has, I’m not about to give up just yet. I heard some news about the agency’s agreement. Apparently, the Michel Group has the right to end the agreement if the selected agency fails to hit their sales target.” Their conversation surrounded the topic of becoming the chosen agency—it was too amazing of an opportunity to give up on. Furthermore, it was a huge stepping stone in Sophia’s journey to get involved with the Michel Group, so they had to succeed!

Stanley and Sean had been trying their best to arrange for an appointment with Alice. They were trying to request for a second meeting with her, while Sophia used her connections to see if she could pull the family card. While she was at it, she also tried her best to defeat any of the opponents that came in her way. However, Stanley didn’t show any progress in his work, and Sophia found herself mentally drained from all the scheming. Fortunately, the trap that she had set up went just as she hoped, and her competitors from the Mitchell Family were about to go down.

Right before their conversation ended, Stanley abruptly switched the topic. “By the way, my son’s company is hosting a banquet to show their gratitude to all their customers. Alice is going, and a few of our competitors will be there as well. They’re probably showing up for the sake of Alice.”

“Is it the dinner hosted by L/K? I think I got an invitation myself. See you there,” she uttered.

…

The L/K banquet happened two nights later. Sophia showed up along with her team from Plum Technology. Alice wasn’t anywhere to be seen when they arrived, but they did catch a glimpse of most of their competitors—Sandra and Vincent from the Mitchell Family, Lucy and Ian from the Edwards Family, and Dana, the daughter of the Winston Family’s elder. There were a number of other competitors, but they weren’t impressive enough to deserve any attention.

“Miss Mitchell.” Alice raised her glass politely toward Sandra.

The night before the dinner, ‘Lucile’ had also told Sandra a little more about Alice. She claimed that Alice was a greedy, ambitious woman despite being nothing more than an employee. “In the past few years, Alice has been growing increasingly disrespectful toward me. It’s a little hard for me to deal with her personally, so it’d be great if you could do a little something to put Alice in her place.” ‘Lucile’ told Sandra about her request.

Right as Sandra was thinking about how she could embarrass Alice a little, Sophia walked toward them. Before Sophia could say anything, Alice addressed her with an icy tone. “You don’t have to even try, Miss Edwards. Like I’ve said, you were never even shortlisted in my options for Dragon Eye’s Cethosian agent.” Smack! Her words were like a fierce slap that struck Sophia.

Sandra beamed happily as she waited for Sophia’s expression to turn awkward or sour. But to her surprise, Sophia remained pleasant and elegant as she raised her glass. “How can we ever be sure about the way the universe works its wonders? Perhaps you’ll change your mind tomorrow, Miss Alice.”

Alice simply sipped on her cocktail without responding to Sophia. Sandra, on the other hand, quickly seized the opportunity to mock Sophia. She had already spotted the fake phone in Sophia’s hand, and she quickly used it as a means of ridiculing Sophia. “Do forgive my bluntness, Miss Edwards. It’s fine that your husband uses an imitation of the Dragon Eye phone, but I’m surprised that you’d intentionally use one yourself when you know that you’d be meeting Alice, the developer of Dragon Eye. You’re practically violating the brand. Do you even have any respect for Miss Alice?! How could you possibly have the right to be the agent of the genuine Dragon Eye phone when you’re using an imitation yourself?!”

What? An imitation? Alice glanced at Sophia’s handphone.