Chapter 122: She Is Not Qualified

Chapter 122: Chapter 122: She Is Not Qualified

’Even with me by Evelyn Grant’s side, my older brother is still constantly scheming, trying to figure out how to get her to remarry him!’

’If I were to leave...’

’There’s no telling what kind of scheme he’d cook up to force Evelyn Grant to agree.’

Ryan Sterling knew full well that without some outside interference, Evelyn Grant would never remarry Julian Sterling.

Therefore, to achieve his goal, Julian Sterling would have to resort to other methods—even unscrupulous ones.

"Mr. Sterling, the team from the new energy project has requested a meeting with you several times. I’ve completed the risk assessment and sent it to your email. When would you be free to see them? I need to schedule the appointment in advance."

’Schedule?’

Ryan Sterling didn’t have any schedule to speak of right now.

His entire schedule consisted of being by Evelyn Grant’s side, staying close to her!

He raised a hand and rubbed his temples.

Ryan Sterling’s long fingers typed out a few words on the keyboard: "Not coming back anytime soon."

A reply from his secretary came back almost instantly.

"In that case... are you planning to drop the new energy project?"

This was one of the company’s biggest projects in recent years, and it had been in the planning stages for a long time!

It was no exaggeration to say the entire company had put a great deal of effort into it.

Now, they were at the final step. Basically, as long as Ryan Sterling was willing to personally take the time to meet with the other party, they could sign a long-term partnership agreement!

Giving up now was simply unthinkable.

Of course, Ryan Sterling was well aware of this.

But for Evelyn Grant’s sake, he had to make a sacrifice.

"Have the vice president handle the meeting tomorrow. If they insist on seeing me personally, then we’ll have to shelve the project for now."

After sending the message, Ryan Sterling closed the chat window.

He could not leave now. Of that, he was one hundred percent certain.

As for everything else, Ryan Sterling could only force himself not to think about it.

...

Evelyn Grant never expected Florence Morgan to show up again the very next day.

This time, her attitude was different.

Instead of lecturing, she started with a sigh.

"Eve, I’m dealing with a rather vexing lawsuit lately. Could you possibly handle it for me?"

’Since Evelyn Grant refused to take cases from other people,’ Florence Morgan thought, ’surely she can’t turn me down too, her own mother-in-law?’

’As long as she agrees, I’ll have plenty of opportunities to meet with her alone, and not just at her office.’

’Once I get her out, Julian will have a chance to see her alone, too.’

’That way, things might change.’

’It’s certainly better than Julian being pushed to the point of breaking the law!’

But to Florence Morgan’s surprise, Evelyn Grant thought for a moment before replying gently, "Ma, if you need to file a lawsuit, you could speak to Julian. Doesn’t his company’s legal department have many capable lawyers?"

Back when Evelyn Grant had just graduated, she had wanted to intern at Julian Sterling’s company, but he had rejected her outright.

His reason was that she wasn’t qualified.

"Those people are outsiders! Why would I use them? Eve, aren’t you my daughter-in-law? Besides, don’t you worry. I’ll pay your full legal fees—I won’t shortchange you, and I won’t interfere with your other work!" ℯ

"Ma, it’s not about the legal fees. The thing is... I’m affiliated with a firm now, so I can’t take private cases. I’d need the firm’s approval."