Chapter 179
"I haven't seen Alena for a long time. How is she now?" Darcy quietly raised her eyes to peek at the man's expression.
As she thought, Waylon's calm expression suddenly changed after he heard her.
Waylon put down the pen in his hand. "Didn't you just meet each other yesterday?"
Darcy blinked in surprise. "No, I hadn't seen Alena at home yesterday. Mr. Gray, why would you say that?"
Her tone was too natural, and her expression did not seem to be pretending.
If she did not lie, then the person who lied was Alena!
Waylon's face turned angry, and his whole body exuded indifference that would make people afraid to approach him.
Darcy was so proud that she wanted to cheer, but she was still pretended to be calm. "Mr. Gray, did I say something wrong?"
She pulled her sleeves awkwardly and pretended to be uneasy because of what she said just now.
Waylon raised his eyes, and the emotions in the depths of his black eyes had disappeared.
He calmly said, "No, you go out first."
"Yes." Now that she had achieved her goal, Darcy had no reason to stay. The moment she turned around, the corners of her mouth raised.
Although Waylon said no, she could see that what she said had worked. She knew that Alena and Waylon were bound to fight each other once again.
The door was closed, and silence returned to the office.
Waylon looked down at the folder in his hand, but he suddenly lost his interest.
"Bill." He whispered, and Bill, who had been guarding the door, went in.
"President Gray, what's your order?"
Waylon didn't speak. He got up and went to the floor-to-ceiling window.
Waylon looked at the morning sun outside.
After a long time, he said quietly, "Go and check where Alena is at the moment."
At this time, Alena was sitting at her desk.
She had been on vacation for so long, and she hadn't had time to deal with many things. That was why at that moment, she was swamped.
Her colleague saw that she was swamped, and she said, "Oh, you can disappear without saying a word, and come back if you want to come back. Alena, you are different!"
When Alena cleaned up her desk, she remembered that this colleague had taken away the project she had been in charge of. She cocked her head to look at the obnoxious woman. She couldn't bear being bullied by her anymore.
"I'm just so powerful." She shrugged helplessly. Her smug look made the person in front of her hate her more.
"You!" Her female colleague was furious, and she pointed at her. It was as if she wanted to scold her.
Alena was not backing down either. She had long lost her patience with this woman.
She slowly pulled the female colleague's fingers and moved closer to her. She deliberately whispered in her ear, "You know that I have a backer behind me, yet you have provoked me several times. Are you not afraid that I will say something bad about you?"
The female colleague's face turned pale. She thought of this question, and her eyes became red.
"How dare you!"
"Why won't I dare?" Alena laughed. Since everyone said that she was relying on a man, why not provoke them? It would also save her energy that was almost lost because of her fight with Waylon!
A colleague around them heard their argument, and she came over to their other female colleague. The two murmured and pulled each other away.
Alena looked at their backs and hummed softly.
After Alena said these, fewer people came over to criticize her. Her life in the office was finally peaceful.
While she was resting at noon, Alena received a call from Christiano, and he asked her to go to his office.
She didn't waste time. Alena immediately went upstairs after she hung up the phone.
"Mr. Cohen, are you looking for me?" Alena asked when she opened the door of the office.
"Alena." Christiano looked at her with enthusiasm, and he asked Alena to sit down on the other side of the sofa. "Let me introduce our guest to you. This is the President of Eton, Mr. Ford. Our company and Eton are planning to have a project together. It was decided that we will jointly launch a product to increase visibility and attract passenger flow at the same time."
Alena then noticed that there was another person in the office.
"Mr. Ford, hello." Alena greeted the guest immediately.
After the two of them said hello, Christiano immediately went directly to the subject. "Alena, you are a designer I admire very much, so I want to give this project to you. The reason why I called you over today is that I want you to be mentally prepared so that you can do your homework in advance."
When she heard this, Alena became a little surprised.
"But I-"
She just came back, and she disappeared without saying a word for an extended period. Was it appropriate for his boss to give such an important project to her?
Christiano smiled softly. It was as if he knew what she was thinking, and he said, "I know what you are worried about, but you don't have to worry about it. All the issues have been carefully considered. You just need to rest assured and do your best."
He patted Alena's shoulder encouragingly. Christiano was sincerely hoping she could be better.
Mr. Ford, who was sitting at the side, also said, "Miss Alena, I had heard of your name a long time ago. I know that you have designed jewelry for Mr. Waylon of the Emperor Group. I believe you are excellent in this field."
Alena didn't know what to say.
She looked at Christiano for help. Alena couldn't dare to agree.
"Don't worry about it." Christiano smiled and nodded. His face was filled with encouragement.
Alena knew that if she refused again, it would seem like she was hypocritical.
Alena took a deep breath, and suddenly, there was a bright smile on her face.
"Then, I will do my best." She stood up and politely extended her hand to President Wang. "Mr. Wang, I look forward to doing this project with you."
"Okay!"
The two parties discussed many details carefully.
After a long time, Christiano personally sent her out. "Alena, this is a rare opportunity. If you do your best, you will be able to increase your popularity!"
"I know." Alena smiled sincerely. "Thank you, sir."
If it weren't for Christiano's special attention, how could this opportunity be given to her?
"It's because I know that you have the talent. Okay, you should prepare first. I will officially inform you of this matter in two days."
"Yeah."