Chapter 850

Oh my goodness!

Rowan was baffled.

What on earth did he just hear? Tyler Hunt, Yurelia City’s golden boy, once the city’s power broker, the man everyone courted…was now completely won over by a woman.

The look on his face a moment ago wasn’t anger at all. It was indulgent and utterly doting.

Whoever this woman was, she had worked some kind of spell on him.

Tyler heard the noise and glanced down at Rachel on the screen.

“Hold on a second.”

He didn’t end the call. Instead, he told Rowan, “Give me that file.”

Rowan took a moment to register what Tyler wanted, then handed the papers. While Tyler scanned the documents, Rowan tried to sneak a peek at the woman on Tyler’s phone.

Before he could, Tyler either sensed it or reacted on instinct and slammed the phone face-down on the desk. Rowan quickly looked away in embarrassment.

That was how precious Tyler treated her. Rowan couldn’t even glance at her.

Tyler tapped his pen against the page. The sound made Rowan break out in a cold sweat.

“Page 17,” Tyler said at last.

His voice had gone cold.

“Eastvale Territory’s market-share projections are calculated using consumer data from three years ago.” He jabbed the pen down on the line of numbers. “Do they think Northshire’s growth is dead, or are they underestimating me?”

Rowan’s reply was soft. “They said it was checked.”

“The quarterly report released last week shows upscale device penetration in Eastvale Territory rose by 12 percent year on year, and yet this proposal sets the growth at five percent.”

Tyler shoved the paper forward. The edge scraped loudly across the desk.

“Are they trying to leave a lifeline for our competitors, or do they think LS Enterprise isn’t a threat anymore?”

This file wasn’t Rowan’s work, but Tyler’s words landed like a hammer. Rowan’s fingers trembled as he rechecked the partners listed in the proposal. Two of them had been registered only six months ago. To Tyler, that’s like putting up blank paper as collateral.

After a long while, Rowan managed to stammer, “I’ll have them redo it right away.”

He snatched the papers and fled.

It was the first time Rachel had heard Tyler talk about work like this. She hadn’t expected him to be such a stern boss. Every word carried pressure.

After Rowan left, Tyler picked up his phone. “It’s getting late. I won’t keep you. Don’t stress too much about Elias.”

“I’ll find a way to get through to him. By the way, keep an eye on Cecilia for me. I’m worried.”

“Don’t worry. I already sent someone to check on her, but it’s worse than you thought. The people I sent say she’s been vomiting up everything she eats. It looks like it’s getting worse.”

Tyler hadn’t wanted to pile on pressure, but he knew Rachel too well. If he hadn’t told her and something irreversible happened to Cecilia, Rachel would blame herself forever.