Chapter 4: Love Sister

Everyone at the front desk fell silent at the same time. Raymond stood aside, his eyes fixed on her.

The landline phone clearly transmitted the man's voice, with a faint sense of electricity, full of magnetism, and mixed with a hint of elusive frivolity, as if Victoria had misunderstood the meaning: "Which sister of mine is this?"

“…”

Victoria was suspicious. If it wasn't for Cloud Shield's landline, she would have suspected that she had called the wrong number. She calmly covered the receiver and turned away.

Seeing this, Lillian immediately "cleverly" pulled Raymond away and deliberately raised her voice and said, " Raymond , you eavesdropped on people's phone calls. This is so rude!"

Curious eyes were cast around him. Raymond looked embarrassed and pushed Lillian away : "What are you yelling about!"

Victoria said firmly into the microphone: "I'm Victoria."

A question came from the other side: "What do you want to send?"

Victoria's hope that "maybe he would lend a helping hand because they were acquaintances" was instantly shattered. She didn't expect Theodore didn't even remember her name. In desperation, she could only use Edward's "golden signboard".

"Victoria." She said each word slowly. "Edward's sister."

"Looking for your brother?" The man's voice was still careless, without any warmth in his voice. "He's not here with me."

Victoria took a deep breath: "I'm looking for... you."

There was silence on the other end of the phone for three full seconds.

Then, Theodore 's voice rang out lazily: "Wait."

Five minutes later, Theodore 's assistant to the president personally came downstairs to greet her and respectfully invited Victoria into the elevator: " Victoria , this way."

Raymond's expression was so ugly that it was difficult to describe it. Lillian saw a ray of hope in despair and said excitedly, "You really know Theodore? Then we are sure to win this time!"

"Don't be too happy yet." Victoria covered her mouth with her hands and whispered, "He and I...are not very familiar with each other."

Theodore only saw Victoria , and Lillian could only stay in the lobby, watching the elevator door slowly close. Raymond's tense and distorted face was reflected on the shiny metal door frame, completely different from his previous confident and arrogant face. Lillian felt very happy.

" Raymond , why do you look so bad? You can be angry, but don't get sick from it, hahahaha."

Raymond glared at her and had no time to argue with her. He anxiously took out his cell phone and called in a low voice: "Hurry up and find out who Victoria is."

He never expected that Theodore would actually be willing to meet Victoria. Chen Xing had gone to great lengths to get in touch with Yundun Group through middle-level leaders. He went to Yundun many times, but only met with a small leader in the technical development department, and had never even met Theodore. If Victoria really knew Theodore , wouldn't Chen Xing's cooperation with Yundun be ruined?

But Victoria herself was far from being so confident. Theodore was Edward 's friend. Logically, with Edward 's relationship, it should be easy to win this small liquid hydrogen drone contract. But among Edward 's brothers, Theodore was the one Victoria had the least contact with and was most afraid of . Her impression of Theodore was limited to the word "bad".

When Victoria arrived at the president's office on the top floor, the president's assistant who led the way knocked on the door, and a cold voice came from inside: "Come in."

This voice was completely different from the one on the phone just now.

The president's assistant pushed open the door and politely gestured for her to come in. Victoria took a deep breath, and the strands of hair on her forehead were gently blown up and down by the breeze. She calmed herself down and walked in.

Theodore 's office was dominated by black and gray tones, and the cold lines and metallic feel revealed the owner's inhumanity. Victoria didn't expect there were other people in the office. Several men in suits and leather shoes were sitting in the reception area. And Theodore was particularly eye-catching among them. Unlike Edward 's gentle and handsome appearance, Theodore had deep facial contours, thick eyebrows, deep eyes, and a high nose peak, and was handsome and aggressive.

He sat on a black leather sofa with his back to the floor-to-ceiling window, with broad shoulders and a straight back. The hard and wide lines narrowed at the waist, and down were his slender legs wrapped in black trousers. When the door opened, he lifted his eyelids and glanced. Those cold and sharp eyes seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, and at a glance, Victoria felt the oppression coming at her.

Theodore 's eyes passed over her lightly, seemingly nonchalantly, as if he didn't even see her current appearance clearly. Victoria didn't understand why he let her in when he was talking to someone. She consciously sat not far away and turned off her hearing to avoid eavesdropping on things she shouldn't hear.

After waiting for nearly twenty minutes, the conversation over there came to an end. After those people left, Victoria got up and walked towards the reception area. Theodore was still sitting in his seat, looking down at the documents, as if he had forgotten her existence. Victoria knew that this little time was also gained with the help of Edward. She explained her purpose while he was reviewing the documents.

Theodore didn't even raise his head, his pen rustling on the paper. His fingers were long and strong, and his pen strokes were vigorous and powerful, and the sound was sometimes light and sometimes heavy, like a moving cloud and a startled dragon. Victoria briefly described Feixue's latest progress in the liquid hydrogen drone project. Halfway through, she found that Theodore 's attention had shifted from the documents to her. He spread out the blue folder on his knees, supported his forehead with his fingers, and stared at her intently. His eyes were sharp in shape and the pupils were as deep as ink. Victoria couldn't tell whether he was listening attentively or distracted.

"Feixue spent two years developing the liquid hydrogen drone project. Chenxing's method of obtaining the research results was not legitimate because the two founders had a disagreement..."

"Couples' fights are none of my business." Theodore finally interrupted her.

"What I want is technology, not the fruit of their love. It doesn't matter whether the child takes the father's surname or the mother's surname."

" It does matter." Victoria said clearly, " Grace is a graduate student in aircraft design and engineering, and Raymond studied finance. Grace has always been the technical core of Feixue's R&D department . What is more important than technology is the talent who masters the technology."

She paused for a moment and continued, "Since Theodore has been following this project for so long, he should trust Grace's abilities."

Theodore raised his eyebrows slightly: "Don't call me Brother Theodore anymore?"

Victoria muttered to herself, "Don't you forget me?" But she changed her words and said, "...Brother Theodore."

Theodore stared at her thoughtfully for a few seconds: "Why do you need to use your connections for Feixue's matter?" Victoria wanted to say that she didn't come here specifically to use her connections, she was just doing it temporarily and didn't think about this beforehand. But if she could help Grace through her connections , it would be a good result.

"Grace is my senior. She is in the hospital right now and can't come in person. I am here on her behalf."

"You're the first one to come to me through the back door." Theodore seemed to find it very interesting. He straightened up and said, "It's not impossible to set a precedent for you. But if Chenxing wants to sign the contract, he has to make an appointment with the secretary himself."

Victoria frowned: "The conditions offered by Chenxing are almost given to you for free, just to get in touch with Yundun Group. Anyway, this project belongs to Feixue, and they got it without any effort and cost. But it's different for Feixue. Feixue has invested a lot of money and effort in this project."

If we give it to Cloud Shield for free, wouldn’t all the efforts of the past two years be wasted?

Victoria tried to negotiate with him: "Can we talk about the terms again..."

But before she could finish, Theodore's mouth curled up into a meaningful smile. He had two buttons of his black shirt unbuttoned. With this smile, he looked not like the CEO of a group, but rather like a dissolute and evil young man. The pen spun flexibly between his fingers, and he spoke lazily, as if flirting: "Little princess, you don't have that much face in front of me."