Jane shook her head and quickly declined, "I won''t be going."


    I looked at her, thinking she was just being shy, "Why? Jane,e with me..."


    "One of the most important moments for my best friend, I wouldn''t miss it." Jane shed a mysterious smile and said. "But I have other ns."


    Suddenly, I had a thought and guessed, "You want to go with Mr. Collins, right?"


    The Chi family is also a prominent family in Jeswood, and Zachary would certainly receive an invitation.


    Jane avoided answering, quickly pushing me out the door, "Stop hesitating. Go and see Ms. Jackson!"


    On the way to the Cloud, I saw that the WhatsApp conversation with Frank was still onst night''s messages. I couldn''t help but send him a message.


    "Have you had breakfast? How is the situation?"


    There was no reply.


    As I was about to call him out of concern, a news alert popped up.


    The Smith Group''s M398 chip, which was patented two months ago, was facing awsuit from the patent- holdingpany, demanding an immediate halt to the infringement. This chip was a new product that the Smith Group spent a lot of resources developingst year. Halting production would mean a huge financial loss and a likely disruption of cash flow.


    The ongoing projects would also be directly impacted.


    The stock price has been plummeting since the market opened today, and investors were anxious and


    distressed.


    The chip has been on the market for two months, but thewsuit hase just as Frank is returning to the Smith Group.


    The intent seemed too obvious.


    My heart sank, and seeing that Frank still hadn''t replied, I stopped myself from making the call.


    At that moment, I shouldn''t disturb him.


    He needs to handle everything without worrying about anything else.


    When I arrived in the Cloud, Yasmin noticed I was distracted, "Charlotte, what''s wrong? Did you see the news about the Smith Group?" "Yeah." I pinched the palm of my hand. "Mom... I''m a bit worried about him."


    Frank hasn''t yet firmly reestablished himself at the Smith Group, and with such a big issue arising, I''m worried he might encounter more trouble.


    Yasmin pointed to my phone. "Have you called him?"


    "No..." I pursed my lips. "I''m afraid of disturbing him."


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    With such a major issue, he''s likely swamped with meetings, and he might wish he could clone himself to handle everything.


    Yasmin smiled gently/ "But you won''t know until you call, right? If he''s really busy, he probably won''t have time to answer, so it wouldn''t be a disturbance. If he does have a moment to answer, hearing his voice might put your mind at ease. It''s better than just worrying here." Hearing this, I suddenly felt reassured. "Then I''ll give him a call."


    "Okay, go ahead."


    Yasmin, knowing me well, smiled and patted my head. "Mom will get you some bird''s nest soup, it should be almost ready." "Okay, thank you, Mom!"


    I dialed Frank''s number. Just as I thought he would likely be too busy to answer, he picked up.


    On the other end of the line, a slightly hoarse and tired voice of the man came through, "Charlotte, did you miss me?"


    Yasmin hadn''t gone far yet. Although she couldn''t hear, my cheeks still flushed. I got straight to the point. "Did you see the WhatsApp message I sent you? Are you okay?"