Chapter 395
The temperature in the hospital room seemed to drop to freezing in an instant.
The man with the silver mask pulled out a chair and sat down, his gaze piercingly cold. "What, I can't return to Cuenca?"
"You better disappear within three days," Ivan said, enunciating each word with a terrifying look in his eyes.
"How can I leave so quickly when I haven't even visited my elders?" the man chuckled lightly. "Ivan, I'm your brother, from the same mother. Stop being so hostile toward me; it really breaks my heart."
Ivan clenched his teeth, "You don't deserve to be my brother."
The man with the silver mask twirled his fingers, his stare growing colder inch by inch. "Ivan, I don't owe you anything, so stop talking to me in that tone! If we have to talk about who's in the wrong, it's definitely you. If it weren't for you all, how would I have ended up in this inhuman state? You owe me. All of this is what you owe!"
The man started to become agitated.
Ivan stared at him coldly. "All of this is your own doing. Stop blaming everyone else."
"Yes, it's all my doing! What a nice phrase that is! Hahaha!" The man with the silver mask laughed, then lost control and knocked over a water glass beside him, shattering the glass across the floor.
He glared at Ivan one last time and stormed out, slamming the door behind him.
Ivan lay in his hospital bed, his eyes dark with a storm brewing in their depths. Although his brother was from the same mother, this person was vastly different from him in character. He had only learned about his twin brother's existence after he turned fifteen...
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After Haley dropped off her kids, she drove to the company. Lately, Star Technical Company had grown rapidly—ever since their last press conference, the company's chips had sold out.
With only two or three initiatives, all on the right track, Haley no longer needed to personally oversee them.
"Haley, this is the Vanguard Corporation's investment proposal," Thalia Iris said as she handed over a stack of files. "This multinational company from Europe started recruiting partners here in Cuenca a few months ago. We've been too busy to discuss it, but now that the company's busiest period is over, I thought maybe we could try bidding."
Thalia pointed to the last page of the proposal. "They are looking for hundreds of partners, and I believe this chip agency is perfect for us. We already have a framework in place and can take our basic version to the bidding this afternoon. What do you think, Haley?"
Haley took the proposal into her hands. The large bidding event was indeed scheduled for three o'clock that afternoon. Bidding on the company's existing chip framework seemed feasible, and the chances of success were high.
However, Vanguard Corporation was a vast multinational conglomerate with an incredibly broad business scope, and the company's history was littered with projects that had brought in profits hand over fist.
Since she was going to collaborate with Vanguard Corporation, she should have been content with something other than just a small chip dealership.
With a faint smile, she said, "Alright, we'll go there at three in the afternoon."
For the entire morning, Haley had been engrossed in writing code.