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    Bill quickly suppressed his dissatisfaction, maintaining a friendly smile, as he was quite the strategist.


    “Of course, Mr. Sumner. Ourpany is very sincere about forming a long–term partnership with Prospectus Technology. I hope you will consider it seriously,” Bill said.N?velDrama.Org: owner of this content.


    Damon nodded. “Yes, Mr. Jenkinson. Let me toast to you.”


    The two continued chatting, and before long, they had finished a bottle of wine.


    Damon’s usually pale face was now tinged with a faint red, and his typically cool eyes showed a hint of Intoxication. Under the overhead light, his striking features were even more captivating, making it hard to look <b>away</b>.


    Catching herself staring. N quickly averted her gaze.


    “Ms. Jayston, a toast to you.” Zoe said.


    N turned to see Zoe holding out a ss of red wine, smiling warmly.


    I’m sorry, Ms. Quinn, I don’t drink,” N replied.


    “This is a low–alcohol red wine, very mild and with a rich, smooth taste. You should give it a try,” Zoe insisted.


    As Zoe spoke, she pushed the wine ss closer.


    N reached out to refuse. As soon as her hand touched Zoe’s, thetter’s hand suddenly tilted, spilling at portion of the wine onto N’s cor.


    “Oh no… I’m so sorry, Ms. Jayston. I must have had too much to drink and lost my grip…” Zoe quickly put down the ss and grabbed a napkin to dab at the wine on N’s cor.


    Themotion immediately drew everyone’s attention in the room.


    Damon’s gaze darkened, and he subtly furrowed his brow.


    Next to him, Bill was disgruntled and questioned coldly, Zoe, what’s the matter with you? How could you spill the wine like that?”


    Zoe seemed frightened, her hands trembling as she dabbed at N’s cor, her face full of remorse.


    “I’m so sorry, Mr. Jenkinson. It wasn’t on purpose…” she said.


    Seeing Zoe’s pale face and remorseful gaze, N pursed her lips and said, “Mr. Jenkinson, it’s fine. I’ll just go to the restroom to clean up.”


    After all, they were all just employees, and she didn’t want to make things difficult over a small mistake.


    “Alright, it’s my fault for not managing my staff better. I apologize,” Bill replied.


    N lowered her gaze and turned to leave the room.


    As N started to clean her cor in the restroom, she noticed in the mirror that Zoe had followed her.


    Turning to face Zoe, N said, “Ms. Quinn, it was just an ident. Don’t worry about it.”


    “Thank you, Ms. Jayston.”


    N didn’t respond and turned back to the sink to wash the wine stains from her cor. When she finished, she looked up to find Zoe still standing there, a hint of confusion crossing her eyes.


    Zoe stepped forward and took out a card from her bag, offering it to N with a smile. “Ms. Jayston, I’m truly sorry about tonight. I hope you’ll ept my apology.”


    Seeing the gilded card, N finally understood that Zoe’s earlier clumsiness had been a setup for this


    moment.


    “How much is on this card, Ms. Quinn?” N asked.


    “150,000 dors. If you can persuade Mr. Sumner to partner with Skyray Medical, there will be more toe,” Zoe promised.


    N’s eyes shed with surprise. She hadn’t expected Skyray Medical to go to such lengths to win her


    over.


    However, she wasn’t an employee of Prospectus Technology and had no intention of epting such unearned money.


    “Sorry, but I don’t have the power to influence Mr. Sumner’s decisions. You’ve got the wrong person,” N said.


    With that, N turned to leave.


    The next moment, Zoe’s cold voice sounded behind her. “In that case, I must apologize to you in advance. Ms. Jayston.”


    Before N couldprehend the meaning of those words, a sharp pain struck the back of her neck, and everything went ck as she lost consciousness.