Chapter 499

Gary’s expression changed the moment he saw Tyler. At first, he looked completely stunned, but once he snapped out of it, he rushed over to greet him.

“Mr. Hunt, is it really you? What an honor to have you visit our company! Is there something we can help you with today?”

“I just happened to stop by. Thought I’d discuss a potential project with your CEO, Ms. Rachel. But, oh right, she’s not the CEO yet. Never mind, then.”

Tyler’s voice trailed off into sarcasm mid-sentence. He then brushed it off like it was nothing.

Rachel watched the whole exchange unfold with wide eyes. Tyler flipped the mood like flipping a switch, turning Gary from hopeful to nervous to disappointed, all in seconds. It was the first time she had ever seen someone manipulate another person’s emotions so precisely.

When Gary realized Tyler was about to leave, he rushed after him in a panic.

“Mr. Hunt, please! This is a misunderstanding. We, the shareholders, had already decided that Ms. Rachel would take over the company starting tomorrow. It’s just that things moved too quickly today, and the announcement hasn’t been made yet.”

Hearing this, Tyler paused mid-step and glanced sideways at him.

“Oh? So you’re saying Rachel won’t be managing the company until tomorrow?”

Gary, sharp as ever, immediately picked up on what Tyler meant and changed his tone without missing a beat.

“No, no, that was just our initial plan. We’ve already asked HR to draft the announcement.”

Tyler folded his arms and looked Gary up and down. “Am I supposed to wait?”

“You all can go ahead and start talking. I’ll speed things up right now.”

While Gary spoke, he turned and barked at Sharon, who was still standing next to Yvette.

“Sharon! What are you standing around for? Get Mr. Hunt some coffee, the best we have! And you–you’re new, right? Hurry up and show Mr. Hunt to the meeting room.”

Cecilia was caught off guard for a moment. She quickly nodded.

“Yes, of course!”

She walked over to Tyler and respectfully said, “Mr. Hunt, this way, please.”

As Tyler followed Cecilia and passed by Rachel, he narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze dark and unreadable.

Then, with a crooked, rather mischievous smile, he leaned in and said playfully, “Ms. Rachel, aren’t you coming? My time is very valuable, you know.”

It was only then that Rachel snapped out of her daze.

“Alright.”

The group headed off to the conference room.

Yvette, meanwhile, stood frozen in place. Everything that had just happened felt like a dream. She stared blankly in the direction Rachel had gone.

“What just happened?”

No one paid her any attention.

Yvette could only turn to Gary in confusion. “Mr. Summers, didn’t you just say she wasn’t suitable to take over the company right now? Besides, all she did was bring in one project. That’s hardly enough reason to hand her the company!”

Gary didn’t even try to hide his disdain now.

“Ms. Yvette, think carefully. You’ve been with the company for years. What major clients have you ever brought in? And don’t play dumb. You heard what Mr. Hunt said, didn’t you? Isn’t it obvious? He’s practically saying that if we let Rachel take over right now, he’ll consider working with us.”

Yvette pouted, refusing to back down. “But you know full well she didn’t get that on her own! She’s always throwing herself at men. If someone like her runs the company, aren’t you afraid it’ll collapse?”

Gary snorted coldly. “You were running things before, and look where that got us. Want me to pull up your performance reports? See just how badly you’ve done?”

With that, he flung his sleeve and turned on his heel toward the HR department.

“Mr. Summers!” Yvette called after him.

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