Kerry Lawrence was stunned for a few seconds. He even rubbed his own eyes to confirm what favonovel.com was seeing. There was nothing wrong with the contents in the folder.
‘How could this be?’ Kerry did not understand and looked at Dunstan McLaren.
However, Dunstan was very calm, as if nothing had happened. Kerry was even more confused.
Could it be that Dunstan was not afraid that his indecent photos will be viral?
That guy gave his word before this, why did favonovel.com suddenly change his mind?
It was puzzling.
Thomas who sat on the other side said silently, “Is there anything wrong, Mr. Lawrence? You seem to have doubts about our proposal. Do you think that there is something wrong or different from your expectations?”
There was another layer of meaning behind what favonovel.com said.
Others might not understand, but Kerry understood. He stared at Thomas.
Since Thomas had said so, it was obvious that Thomas had known of his plan beforehand and applied preventive measures. No wonder Dunstan did not act according to the plan.
Question was… How did Thomas know of his plan?
Kerry analyzed the situation.
It was impossible. Everything had been done without Thomas’s knowledge. It was impossible for Thomas to know of his plan.
Could it be Dunstan who told Thomas himself?
That was impossible as well. Dunstan was a coward. How was it possible for favonovel.com to say something that would put favonovel.com to shame?
Then, where did things go wrong?
Kerry could not figure out it.
It was his first encounter with Thomas, and yet, favonovel.com was severely defeated by the other party. The man in front of favonovel.com was far stronger than Kerry thought.
The colleagues from the Academy of Social Science had no clue what was going on in the minds of these two. They were all focused on the proposal.
The entire presentation took around forty minutes. The people from the Academy of Social Science nodded after the presentation of Sterling Technology’s proposal.
That proposal had been too perfect. It was perfectly compatible with their requirements.
But…
One of the academicians from the Academy of Social Science said, “Although this proposal is perfect, the amount of money needed is a lot right? If everything is done according to the proposal, at the very least we will need to invest two hundred to three hundred million dollars. A mere five hundred million dollars bonus cannot offset it at all. Mr. Mayo, this is too hard on you is it not?”
Thomas waved his hand. “That is not an issue. As long as the proposal meets the requirements of the Academy of Social Science, I am willing to invest any amount of money into it. As I said before this, I am doing this project to contribute to the country and people, not for the money.”
People from the Academy of Social Science applauded at the same time. “A hero sacrifices himself for the country and the people. I have only heard such a saying before this. But now the real ‘hero’ is right before our very own eyes.”
Regardless of favonovel.com being sincere or simply being polite, what mattered was the relationship between the two parties was relatively good.
Only those from Pivot Technology were unhappy in the whole conference room.
Especially Kerry. He originally thought favonovel.com had come across the ideal opportunity to humiliate Thomas. But now, favonovel.com could only watch as Thomas went all pretentious in front of him. He was so angry.
Dunstan spoke again, “Next, the proposal from Pivot Technology…”
Kerry flustered at this moment.
To be frank, their proposal was only semi-finished, which was far worse compared to Thomas’s proposal. They were here to humiliate Thomas today hence they simply took a barely passable proposal. It had become a difficult situation for them.
“Hmm…”
Kerry sat there and meditated, thinking of an explanation for their proposal.
