Chapter 96 Thriving Career After Divorce
In the upstairs study, Rebecca entered and was immediately greeted by a strong scent of tobacco.
She sat across from Cedric and asked, “How is she doing now?”
She was referring to Natalie.
With the visit from members of the Johnson family today, Rebecca had grown increasingly convinced that Natalie had orchestrated the divorce on purpose
If she had known about Natalie’s capabilities, she would have involved Natalie in the company years ago!
Even without a powerful background, it would have been enough that she had the skills.
“What, about her?”
Cedric didn’t seem to fully grasp Rebecca’s question.
“I’m talking about things between you two!”
“We’re divorced, which is what you wanted!”
His statement left Rebecca speechless for a moment.
“Yes, we didn’t want you to be with her. Just look at everything she’s done since she married you.”
Cedric remained silent.
“Before the divorce was finalized, she caused the company to suffer so many losses!”
After considering that, Rebecca realized that she couldn’t possibly accept Natalie as her daughter–in-law.
Cedric’s eyes grew colder.
He had nothing to say about Natalie at the moment.
Rebecca added, “The Lambert family has been avoiding a marriage alliance with us because of the incident at the birthday party. Hah! It’s not like I wanted that alliance.”
Speaking of the Lambert family, they remained unresponsive no matter how Rebecca tried to contact them
was as if they thought Jocelyn was so great!
he was. But she was still not worthy enough of Cedric
“Is there anything else you need?” Cedric inquired.
“Yes. Be cautious with the company, and keep an eye on the piece of land next to Dragon Park. We can’t
afford any more mishaps!”
Before Cedric’s return, she and Elizabeth had to endure all sorts of comments from those people, and
none of it was pleasant.
If there were any more mishaps this time, those people might come knocking again.
At that time, those people might be extremely eager to take harsh measures against them!
Cedric didn’t know how he managed to leave the Johnson Manor, but one thing was crystal clear to him-
he couldn’t have any mishaps regarding the land beside Dragon Park.
Of course, he wasn’t afraid!
It was just that.
If that piece of land fell into someone else’s hands, it would have a significant impact on his plans for next year!
In contrast to Cedric’s worries, Natalie was having a relaxed time. While her studio remained busy, it had no significant effect on her.
The land next to Dragon Park was now up for bids, and among the bidders were Cedric and the powerful Premier Garden Corporation.
The CEO of Premier Garden Corporation, Caleb Spencer, happened to be Irwin’s friend.
Just when Natalie learned about the bidding for the land next to Dragon Park, a representative from Premier Garden arrived to meet her.
The representative first met Karina before she was brought into Natalie’s office.
They heard about our successful collaboration with Mr. Frazier, so they would like to work with us to acquire the land next to Dragon Park.”
Alright. I got it.
Natalie’s heart skipped a beat upon hearing this
The person who arrived was an intelligent and competent woman. She was tall and dressed in a sharp, neutral outfit. She looked like the epitome of a corporate professional.
“Hello, I’m Yvonne Lane,” The woman said. She extended her hand with a serious and polite demeanor,
exhibiting typical corporate etiquette.
Natalie shook her hand and replied, “Nice to meet you. Please have a seat.”
Natalie naturally held a different attitude towards someone recommended by Irwin.
They spent two hours inside Natalie’s office.
Karina wondered what those two were discussing inside. She glanced multiple times in the direction of
Natalie’s office.
Yvonne seemed like quite a challenging person to communicate with.
However, when Yvonne emerged from the office, there was a hint of a smile on her face, though it still appeared as reserved as ever.
But it was clearly different from the seriousness she had when she entered.
“Let’s finalize the draft for now. I must say, time is limited.”
“Alright, I understand.” Natalie nodded and personally saw her out.
There was no doubt that Yvonne had relayed the intentions of her CEO to Natalie. They expected Natalie to base her work on their proposal.
Natalie naturally preferred clients who had their own ideas from the start, as it provided her with a starting point.
Yvonne added, “However, Ms. Walker, I must remind you that our company also has an elite design team. This arrangement here is a courtesy from Mr. Spencer to Mr. Frazier.”
Natalie remained silent.
That was quite a direct statement. In the past, she wouldn’t have tolerated it, but things were different
now.
She had changed!
Natalie responded, “I understand. Rest assured.”
Then, please excuse me.
“Karina, please see her out.”
“Yes, ma’am!” Karina said as she hurried over.
Karina escorted Yvonne out.
Natalie returned to her office, shaking her head with a wry smile.
These companies seemed to despise shortcuts the most, didn’t they?
She had taken a shortcut herself with Irwin.
At that time, Irwin had the same attitude towards her. So, one needed to have some real capability; otherwise, even those who took shortcuts wouldn’t look good.
Just then, her phone buzzed. She checked to see that it was Dylan calling.
Natalie answered, “Hello, Mr. Warren!”
“Have you met with Premier Garden’s representative?”
“Yes, she just left. Please convey my thanks to Mr. Frazier.”
Although Natalie wasn’t too keen on taking these new projects, she couldn’t decline this one outright since Irwin had recommended her.
She couldn’t risk hurting his reputation, so she would have to take this one!
She would just have to postpone her return to Simeria.
“Mr. Frazier would like to have lunch with you. Can you spare some time?”
“We had dinner together just last night!” Natalie replied with a straight face.
Not only did they have dinner together, but Irwin also dropped her off at work this morning!
Thinking about her current collaboration with Premier Garden Corporation, she hesitated and said, “Well, It’s just that…”
“Mr. Frazier said that as thanks for the deal with Premier Garden, you should treat him to a meal.
Before Natalle could finish her sentence, Dylan cut in and said that which made her stop short.
With that, she swallowed the wards that had been on the tip of her tongue.
“Alright then.”
After hanging up the phone and checking the time, Natalle realized it was still early. She got back to work, focusing on the eastern suburbs project, which she was personally handling for Irwin.
With the involvement of the adjacent piece of land now, she could also roughly understand what
Improvements would work best to complement their existing project.
It didn’t take long for Cedric to get wind of the fact that Natalie took on the design collaboration with Premier Garden Corporation
Even though Premier Garden Corporation was not as prestigious as Apex Global, Cedric had learned his lesson after his previous loss to Irwin.
He wasn’t underestimating anyone anymore.
This time, he had Yuvan investigate which design team was working with Premier Garden Corporation and whether they had any other external collaborations.
Back when Irwin was involved, Cedric had only focused on Apex Global’s internal design team.
He never expected Irwin to use an external design team, much less Natalie’s!
When Yuvan handed him the results, Cedric couldn’t help but feel a chill down his spine.
“She really has some tricks up her sleeve, huh? She even managed to get a collaboration with Premier Garden!
Now, she was even involved with Premier Garden Corporation!
He had to take back everything he’d said before about her being unable to find a job outside the house. She wasn’t just employable; people were competing to have her!
Yuvan stood nervously across from Cedric, unsure of what to say about Natalie in this situation.
“What is she up to? Cedric asked, seemingly nonchalant.
Yuvan, however, was sweating bullets!
