Belinda, Professor Carter, and Sam Sawyer, who had just brought over a freshly printed contract, all wore the same shocked expression: "???" Belinda figured it out. So, Vincent Hawthorne brought his mistress out for business, and then ran into his official wife, only to pretend not to recognize his own spouse?! Vincent Hawthorne and Cindy Lynn had just walked out of the office when they heard Tanya Sinclair’s words clearly! Vincent froze on the spot, his face turning pale. He never imagined Tanya Sinclair would dare to act so boldly now! Cindy Lynn was the first to react; she turned her face. Tanya Sinclair sincerely admired Cindy Lynn’s mental fortitude; she could still manage to force a smile at this moment. "Ms. Tanya, this joke isn’t funny." Tanya Sinclair showed no mercy, coldly staring at her, "Is anyone here laughing besides you?" Cindy Lynn’s smile stiffened, and her hand clenched tightly. "Also—" Tanya Sinclair’s cold eyes narrowed, sending a chill, "Don’t call me sister, or outsiders might misunderstand and think the Sinclair Family genes produce something stupid." Cindy Lynn was quite the actress, her eyes reddening as if she was enduring a great injustice. "Mrs. Hawthorne." She changed her address, appearing humble and weak, "Please don’t be angry, I really came with President Hawthorne today for work." Tears flowed down her face, and she touched the back of her hand that Tanya Sinclair had stepped on earlier, her eyes filled with fear and apprehension, glancing timidly at Tanya Sinclair. "You hit me just now, I thought you weren’t angry anymore and wouldn’t deliberately make things difficult for President Hawthorne..." Tanya Sinclair almost couldn’t hold back her nausea. Vincent Hawthorne, who had been facing away the whole time, suddenly turned around. "Just now, did Tanya Sinclair hit you again?" He frowned, noticing Cindy Lynn’s hand. "No, I was speaking nonsense." Cindy Lynn feigned panic and hid her hand behind her, showing Vincent a tearful smile, "It really wasn’t Ms. Tanya’s fault, I was careless and fell." Vincent Hawthorne’s brow furrowed even more. Tanya Sinclair stood there, watching Vincent Hawthorne approach her with evident sympathy and anger on his face. The sympathy was for Cindy Lynn, the anger was of course directed at her. "Tanya Sinclair, you—" Vincent raised his hand, and Tanya suddenly flinched reflexively, backing away in fear, instinctively covering her head with her hands. She hadn’t said a word, but seemed to have said everything! Vincent realized, his face turning even paler, gritting his teeth, "Tanya Sinclair!" Belinda dashed in front of Tanya, angrily saying, "What do you want to do? You want to hit your wife in broad daylight? President Hawthorne, you might look decent, but are you really such a scoundrel?" "What do you know?" Vincent, unjustly labeled as a domestic abuser, was somewhat furious, but then noticed Professor Carter’s stern expression. Vincent felt a bit panicked and tried to explain: "Professor Carter, I..." "President Hawthorne, no need to say more!" Professor Carter had no intention of listening, interrupting Vincent coldly, "As for the collaboration with your company, I think I need to reconsider!" It’s one thing for two women to squabble, but Tanya looks so frail, it’s hard to say who would come out worse in a fight with Cindy Lynn. But Vincent, a big man, with arms thicker than Tanya’s calves, with this menacing stance, never mind Tanya, even an ordinary man might flinch! And he, for a lifetime, has despised men who hit their wives! Sam Sawyer walked up, unceremoniously saying, "President Hawthorne, please leave! Don’t make me call the security team!" Vincent Hawthorne took a deep breath, before leaving, he shot Tanya Sinclair a cold glare, "Tanya Sinclair, you win!" Once Vincent Hawthorne and Cindy Lynn’s figures disappeared around the corner, the fear in Tanya Sinclair’s eyes also dissipated completely, replaced by a deep and cold expression. Today, she merely returned the favor in kind! The truly impressive part is yet to come! Fınd the newest release on 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭•𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢•𝓷𝓮𝓽 Professor Carter turned back to Tanya Sinclair, seeing her small and skinny frame, and recalling Vincent’s build, he couldn’t help but furrow his eyebrows, speaking in a deep voice, "Tanya, rest assured, from now on I won’t compromise for anyone, the Veridia Project, I definitely won’t let Vincent and his secretary get involved!" Tanya Sinclair knew why Professor Carter was so furious. Before coming, when learning about the Veridia Project, she’d also investigated Professor Carter’s background. Professor Carter’s wife was remarried. Her previous husband was notorious for domestic abuse when drunk... Professor Carter despises such situations. But the result Tanya Sinclair wanted wasn’t quite this. Tanya Sinclair looked at Sam Sawyer, requesting, "Mr. Sawyer, could you take Ms. Belinda to get the experimental materials?" Both Belinda and Sam Sawyer were smart people, knowing that Tanya Sinclair and Professor Carter had things to discuss alone, so they walked away together. Soon, the office was left with only Tanya Sinclair and Professor Carter. Tanya Sinclair expressed her request. "Professor Carter, I glanced through the materials on the table. Currently, the project’s issues, I’d like you to give me some time to solve them." Professor Carter adjusted his glasses and asked her, "Then what’s your condition?" Talking to a smart person really saves time. Tanya Sinclair didn’t go in circles either, "I hope you can sign the cooperation with Zenith Group and specifically name Cindy Lynn for the core project team, under the part I’m responsible for." Professor Carter was taken aback, furrowing his brows in confusion, "You want to lead Cindy Lynn?" "Yes, but rest assured, I won’t let her access the core content. It won’t affect the project." Actually, even if she accessed it, Cindy Lynn might not even understand. And her ultimate goal went far beyond Cindy Lynn. There’s also Shelly Sullivan and her cold-hearted father—Sean Lynn! The Sinclair Family owes her, and she’s going to take it back, piece by piece! Professor Carter finally agreed. "Okay, but there’s still one thing I need to remind you of," Professor Carter said earnestly, "there are plenty of men around, and Ethan’s not bad either!" Tanya Sinclair: "..." Did he think she kept Cindy Lynn in her project team just to compete with her for Vincent Hawthorne? "Professor Carter, I..." Tanya Sinclair couldn’t help wanting to explain further when a uniformed officer appeared hurriedly. "Professor Carter, the Vice President has unexpectedly come in person and brought guests! Please come down immediately." Tanya Sinclair knew it was inappropriate for her to stay. "Professor Carter, I’ll be leaving now." "Alright, I won’t see you off. We’ll schedule a time to discuss the project in detail another day," Professor Carter said, and left in a hurry. Tanya Sinclair also walked out. Her phone was kept at the security office, so Tanya Sinclair went there to retrieve her belongings, while Belinda’s personal items had already been picked up. But she left her car keys behind. Tanya Sinclair checked her phone and saw a message from Belinda on WeChat. Belinda: [Tanya, I went back to the company with the truck delivering materials. I left my car for you to drive back.] Tanya Sinclair: [Thank you, Ms. Belinda] She took Belinda’s car keys and headed to the underground parking lot set up outside. As she approached the entrance, she saw two annoying figures. Vincent Hawthorne and Cindy Lynn were standing in front of the car talking, and annoyingly, their car was parked right opposite Belinda’s car. Tanya Sinclair felt nothing but irritation towards this unfaithful duo, but wasn’t afraid of them, so she walked over. "Did Tanya Sinclair step on it?" Vincent’s angry yet distressed voice was clearly audible in the empty underground garage, and Tanya did not need to get closer to hear it clearly, "With a bit more force, I’m afraid she could break your bones!" Vincent angrily said, "It seems I’ve always misjudged Tanya Sinclair in the past! I never expected her to be such a vicious, jealous woman! I’ve already explained to her, nothing inappropriate ever happened between you and me all these years!" "It’s my fault," Cindy Lynn sobbed, "I shouldn’t have abruptly gone to Professor Carter’s office. I didn’t want you to make a wasted trip; I wanted to beg Professor Carter to spare some time and meet you formally today... I’m sorry, Vincent, did I cause you trouble?" Although Vincent also worried about the project falling through, seeing Cindy Lynn crying with a pearly wistful look, and knowing it was for him that she went to find Professor Carter and got hit by Tanya Sinclair... Vincent took a deep breath, and finally softened, reaching out to wipe her tears. Cindy Lynn, as he reached out, leaned forward of her own accord and tightly embraced Vincent’s waist. Vincent was momentarily taken aback, but it wasn’t that he rejected Cindy Lynn, he just worried the surveillance cameras here might capture them. Making Ethan Carter think even worse of him. "Cindy..." Vincent was about to push Cindy Lynn away. But Cindy Lynn stood on tiptoe first, leaning against his ear, her soft lips seemingly unintentionally brushing against his earlobe, sending an electric shudder through Vincent’s body. "Vincent." Cindy Lynn softly said, "Don’t worry, I’ll definitely secure the partnership with the Veridia Project for you! I’m willing to do anything for you. In university, I could risk my life for you, and now, I still can." "..." Vincent thought of how Cindy Lynn had selflessly d so much blood to save him back then, walking once at death’s door. He couldn’t bring himself to refuse her. Vincent patted her head, "Why are you so silly?" ’Click—’ The crisp sound of a shutter went off. Vincent immediately released Cindy Lynn from his arms, and turned to see the woman holding up a phone to take pictures, igniting his rage once more. "Tanya Sinclair!" He said coldly, "You really are relentless!" "Saying that, is this underground parking lot owned by your family?" Tanya Sinclair responded with a perfunctory fake smile and then admired the photos she had just taken. Hmm, the framing was good, the resolution clear, and their faces were captured well. She casually sent the photos to Zane Shaw. Vincent certainly didn’t believe Tanya Sinclair’s denial. There wasn’t even her car here. It seemed she deliberately followed him here! Vincent’s expression turned very unsightly as he strode towards Tanya Sinclair, sarcastically exposing her. "You’re the one constantly talking about divorcing me, yet now you’re obsessively tailing me! Tanya Sinclair, do you find this entertaining?" Earlier in Ethan Carter’s office, things were too tense, his anger rose, and he didn’t have a chance to look at her properly. Today’s Tanya Sinclair was different from usual, she was clearly well-groomed. Her hair was tied back with a headband, a few strands of fringe falling across her forehead highlighting the fairness of her skin, giving her an almost delicate allure. She even wore light makeup, her brows carefully defined, with a lipstick that made her lips like wilting roses. Not glamorous, yet possessing a unique charm. He was reminded of the day he saw Tanya Sinclair at the bar, standing amidst the flickering lights, she didn’t need to do anything with her body, and yet she was the kind of enchantress that captivated men! She even wore a white shirt today. He’d mentioned during university how enchanting she looked in a white shirt. For a while, she frequently wore them, until he said he was tired of it one day... In university, indeed he grew tired of it, but now, years later, seeing Tanya Sinclair dressed in a white shirt again, she had shed her youthful naiveté and now carried a more mature allure. In his eyes, she appeared completely different. As he walked closer and closer, Vincent’s view was entirely occupied by Tanya Sinclair’s clear and beautiful face. He gradually understood. —She had probably dressed up today just for him! Apparently, the news of Zenith Group’s collaboration with the Veridia Project reached Tanya Sinclair’s ears somehow. She had come for him, hoping to win him back! Thus, after seeing Cindy Lynn, she was driven mad with jealousy. The gloom weighing on Vincent’s heart dissipated more than halfway. Indeed, no matter how many harsh words she said, she couldn’t let go of her love for him...