Just as Nash closed his eyes, Lauren called.


    “Mom…”


    “Nashy… Did you and Hera get into a fight?”


    “Uh… A slight misunderstanding,” Nash said awkwardly.


    “Can you


    tell me what happened?” Lauren inquired with concern.


    “It’s nothing… Just a small issue.”


    Nash did not want to reveal Yvonne’s part in the matter. Lauren had recently gotten closer to her niece


    and the Mares. He was mindful of maintaining the harmony between them.


    “Ah… I shouldn’t interfere with young people’s affairs… But I hope you can be more understanding.


    Hera might have a temper, but deep down, she truly loves you!”


    “This matter isn’t really rted to Hera. I’ll soothe things over with her tomorrow,” Nash replied, slightly


    amused.


    Lauren seemed to think Hera was throwing a fit.


    In reality, Nash was not upset with Hera but with Yvonne’s hurtful words to Melody and the way she


    exacerbated the matter. That led to Hera’s even deeper misunderstanding.


    “Alright then. Get some rest,” Lauren said in a downtrodden tone before hanging up.


    Feeling frustrated, Nash ran his fingers through his hair and then headed to the bathroom for a shower.


    Afterward, sitting on his bed, he fidgeted with his ring.


    This time, no spiritual energy emanated from it.


    Without the spiritual energy, it was ruined.


    He tried to sleep but kept tossing and turning.


    Meanwhile, Hera was also restless.


    Skadi had sent a plethora of messages, all urging her to break up with Nash.


    Thinking of Nash’s words from earlier, Hera’s anger grew.


    She was about to delete Nash from her contacts but could not bring herself to press the button.


    Deleting his contact would probably make her cry for hours.


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    She decided to deal with it the next day.


    Hera ced her phone on the nightstand and tried to sleep.


    The next morning, Hera was rudely awakened by a call from Hans.


    Groggily, she answered, “Hello… Mr. Wilson?”


    Hans’ excited voice came through. “Ms. Lewis… The business manager of Universal Group has


    epted our appointment! He’ll meet you at 10:00 am in Meeting Room 9 of the Universal


    Tower!”


    Hera sat up in surprise. “Didn’t we just make the appointment yesterday? They agreed already?”


    “Naturally. We do have the 7-nanometer photolithography machine, after all!”


    “Is the proposal ready?”


    “It’s been ready for a while. However, be prepared. The other twopanies that possess the 7 -


    nanometer machines also have appointments with them. I expect a bidding war, and our qualifications


    are far behind theirs…”


    “We’ll discuss it when I get to the office!”


    Hera hurriedly got up after hanging up the phone.


    Universal Group, one of the top tenpanies globally, was thergest electronics firm known for their


    high-end smart devices.


    Smartphones, new energy vehicles, smart watches,ptops, smart homes, and everything one could


    imagine, they produced it.


    All of these devices required chips, and in this era of ubiquitous smart devices, the 7- nanometer chip


    processor was in high demand.


    A coboration with Universal Group could catapult Baroque to the top tier of chip suppliers.


    After hastily freshening up, Hera sat at her vanity. Noticing the dark circles under her eyes, she


    meticulously covered them with makeup.


    “Hera… Are you heading to work?” Yvonnezily opened her eyes.


    “Yes, I have an important business deal to discuss today!” Hera replied with excitement, seemingly


    having forgotten about the previous night’s events.


    “I want to go too!”


    “Then hurry up and get dressed…”