Dead at Heart novel

Chapter 188 Ariel could tell that the woman was likely a member of Westcrest's board of directors . Jayson didn't respond but smoothly introduced , " This is Ms. Walker , Mr. Hockney's assistant at Faye Tech . " Serena's expression brightened with understanding . Ariel closed her laptop politely and nodded, " Nice to meet you . I'm Ariel Walker . " Serena found Ariel's confident demeanor quite likable at first glance . Just then , Nancy and Renee , having finished their chat , walked over . Apparently , Nancy hadn't heard Serena's words .

She naturally linked her arm with Jayson's and greeted Serena gracefully , " Good to see you , Ms. Rose . I'm Nancy Stanton . " Nancy didn't spare Ariel even a glance . Ariel's gaze turned cold , and she quietly turned away . Since the hospital incident last time , she couldn't be bothered to keep up the pretenses anymore . Serena didn't notice the tension between Ariel and Nancy . She only saw the intimacy between Jayson and Nancy and immediately understood their relationship . She pretended nothing had happened earlier . " Ms. Stanton , I've heard of you from my son , Zach .

You're a rising star in aerospace , right ? Very impressive . " Nancy smiled modestly . She hadn't expected Zach to have mentioned her to his mother . " Mr. Quinton speaks so highly of me . " Serena had other business to attend to , so she said , " Please have a seat . We'll start shortly . We can talk more after the event . " Chad returned at that moment . More people were streaming in , and Ariel saw many familiar faces . Frederick and Zach entered and took seats nearby . Several industry leaders had arrived as well . Ariel didn't pay much attention .

Instead , she focused on tidying up the project proposal in the presentation . Tonight , besides Jayson , the most prominent figures were Chad , Zach , and their circle . Their seats were adjacent , so as the event was about to start , they inevitably exchanged a few words . Jayson , aware of Faye Technologies ' recent publicity , said to Chad , " Mr. Hockney , will you talk about the new project later ? From what Mr. Pearce told me , the core breakthrough this time is the engine system technology , right ? " Nancy smiled faintly and added , " Domestic aviation tech has some shortcomings .

Mr. Hockney , is the engine breakthrough really true ? " She had returned from studying in Merinia and was well aware of the gap in this field . 1/2 Chapter 188 +25 BONUS If Faye Technologies truly had new technology , Nancy suspected that it must have been backed by Carlos behind the scenes . It was impossible for just the other engineers and technicians to achieve it . If Faye Technologies had such a big expert , how could they have been so quiet and unnoticed ? " Mr. Hockney , why not share some details with us first ? " Frederick asked with interest . " Mr.

Hockney , as you know , Vireon's strength lies in new materials . Faye Tech needs funding but also production technology support . Perhaps we can discuss it further ? " Zach smiled . Chad calmly replied , " Sure . " Ariel understood Chad's meaning . He wasn't ready to dive deep into the discussion yet . She glanced at the time and leaned to Chad in a low voice . " You're not scheduled to speak for another hour . Any investors you're interested in ? " The new project was expected to raise around 500 million dollars - a large sum requiring careful consideration . Her voice was low .

Those nearby didn't know what she said to Chad but felt she was interrupting the tech discussion . Nancy subtly frowned . Then , she smirked and lightly but firmly slapped her purse on the table . Frederick frowned briefly , then smiled . " Ms. Walker , please don't interrupt . Can't you see everyone's talking to Mr. Hockney ? Or do you speak for him ? " In his eyes , Ariel was just an assistant , unprofessional and lacking tact . How could Chad be so obsessed with her ?