Chapter 12

After entering Mirage, Lyra vented her anger. "Ugh, that woman is

hot, but she's blind to fall for an incompetent fool like Dustin."

"I know, right? What a waste," Chris chimed in with a long sigh. He

was rich and handsome, so why was he unable to meet a beautiful woman

too?

"That's enough talk. We're here for business," Dahlia interrupted

them and said, "Lyra, go and find out which Harmon is in charge tonight.

It'd be best if we could promote ourselves."

"I know a close friend who works at this place. I'll give her a

call." As Lyra spoke, she fished out her phone and dialed a number.

Before long, she informed Dahlia of good news. "Ms. Nicholson, tonight's

charity event is organized by the Steel Lady herself. As for the partner,

it'll depend on her preferences."

"The Steel Lady? Could she be the famous business prodigy?" At the

thought of this, Dahlia's eyes lit up with excitement. The Steel Lady had

a well-known reputation for being the only woman who singlehandedly

conquered the business world of Swinton, surpassing nearly all of the

other businessmen.

Dahlia couldn't help but admire such an exceptional businesswoman.

However, she'd never met the Steel Lady.

"Lyra, ask your friend whether she could help us arrange a private

meeting with the Steel Lady. We can't miss this opportunity," said

Dahlia.

"I can try and ask her, but there's no guarantee."

"Okay. I will thank her afterward." Deep down, Dahlia was bubbling

with anticipation. Being the Harmon family's partner meant a lot to her.

If she could meet the Steel Lady in advance, she was confident that she

would be able to convince the other and prove herself.

…

As time passed, the number of guests gradually increased in Mirage.

Although the charity event had yet to commence, Natasha was already busy.

"Mr. Rhys, feel free to look around. I have to excuse myself. You can

ask anyone here if you need anything."

"Alright. Thanks."

"Julie, help me look after Mr. Rhys." Then, Natasha headed toward her

office.

"Ms. Harmon…" Upon entering the room, a middle-aged manager

approached her with some documents. "Here is the information you asked

for. After several screenings, we have narrowed down only four companies

that qualify to be our partner. Please have a look and see if there's

anything else you need."

Natasha hummed in acknowledgment and nodded silently. She accepted

the documents and began reviewing them. After a while, she raised her

eyebrow as her interest was piqued.

"Huh, what a coincidence."

A mischievous smirk formed on Natasha's lips. It turned out that

Jackson Group was among the candidates, and in the documents was Dahlia's

resume. Out of curiosity, she read everything about Dahlia and soon,

discovered something unusual.

Three years ago, Dahlia was a nobody while Jackson Group was unheard

of. Nonetheless, ever since she'd gotten married, her career experienced

inexplicably rapid growth. In merely three years, the small company with

assets worth less than millions of dollars had developed into one of the

most valuable corporations.

During that period, Dahlia not only received a tremendous amount of

investments but also orders for various projects. In Natasha's opinion,

these achievements were questionable and there must have been strings

pulled behind the scenes. The problem was, however, Dahlia did not come

from an influential family nor did she have connections to pull this off.

"Could it be… him?" An image of Dustin appeared in Natasha's mind.

Besides Dustin, she couldn't think of anyone else who would help Dahlia

so unconditionally. Subsequently, she became even more intrigued. Who on

earth was Dustin?

No one could easily build Jackson Group into a large corporation in

only three years.

"Dustin, oh, Dustin. What exactly are you hiding?" Narrowing her eyes

slightly, Natasha was enthralled by the mystery surrounding Dustin.

"And that woman, Dahlia… What were you thinking? Why did you let go

of a wealthy husband and choose to get entangled with that bastard named

Chris instead? Are you really that stupid?" Natasha pondered and silently

heaved a sigh.

A man had sacrificed so much for a woman, but in the end, she was

ignorant and even self-righteously decided to divorce him. Natasha

couldn't wrap her head around that. Nevertheless, she realized that the

situation had given her a chance to have Dustin all for herself.

"Ms. Harmon, are you considering Dahlia Nicholson from Jackson

Group?" asked the manager tentatively upon the rare sight of Natasha

reading the documents so intently.

"Dahlia? Hmph," Natasha answered with a dissatisfied tone. "She is

qualified to be our partner, but I don't like her."

"Understood. I will remove her from the list right away!"

"No need. Reorganize the documents and show them to Mr. Rhys. Let him

decide," Natasha instructed with an ambiguous smile.

"Yes."

Although the manager was dumbfounded, he didn't dare to question her

orders.

"Is there something else?" Natasha asked when he did not leave.

"Ms. Harmon, Edward Spanner from Drey Group had arrived earlier and

he wishes to meet you," the manager explained with his head bowed.

"Edward? Trevor Spanner's son? What is he doing here?"

Natasha was stunned.

"He says he wants to discuss business matters with you, but I doubt

that it is his true intention. Should I order the guards to kick him

out?"

"Trevor sent his son in his place? Ha… Never mind. I want to see what

tricks he has up his sleeves."