Chapter 9

Devan, Alexa, and Mike went to Mr. John’s house.

As soon as they arrived, they were welcomed by a servant standing at the front of the house.

The servant bowed. “Good afternoon, Sir, Ma’am. Mr. John is waiting inside. Please, allow me to escort you.”

Alexa nodded. “Thank you.”

She smiled as the servant invited them in. Before stepping inside, Alexa turned to Devan first.

Only then did she realize that Devan was looking at her strangely again, just like before.

“Let’s go in. We shouldn’t keep Mr. John waiting too long.” Alexa said, letting Devan enter first.

Alexa walked beside Devan.

As soon as they reached the living room, Alexa looked at Mr. John, who had already smiled at her.

The fifty-five-year-old man immediately stood up from his seat.

“You finally came again, Alexa.”

Alexa returned his smile and extended her hand. “I’m sorry for making you wait, Sir.”

After shaking Alexa’s hand, Mr. John turned to the man standing beside her.

Clearly, Mr. John knew that the man accompanying Alexa was not the man whose name Alexa had mentioned the day before.

“He is .…” Mr. John deliberately paused, allowing Alexa to continue.

Alexa looked at Devan first, then turned back to Mr. John and explained, “There are a few things I will explain, Sir. But for now, what matters is that I want your project to be handled by the right company.”

One of Mr. John’s eyebrows lifted slightly upon hearing Alexa’s words.

Meanwhile, Devan remained silent, his expression flat as he looked at Alexa with doubt. Could this young woman really persuade Mr. John, who clearly seemed hesitant?

“Of course, as long as you’re the one speaking. Consider it settled.”

Devan frowned deeply upon hearing Mr. John’s response. Did this mean Alexa had successfully persuaded Mr. John, who was known to be cold and stubborn?

Devan looked at Alexa in disbelief.

“In that case, please have a seat. Let’s discuss the cooperation in more detail,” Mr. John said, gesturing toward the sofas.

Once everyone was seated, Alexa explained again the details of the cooperation project she had secured from Mr. John.

The project, worth millions of dollars, was initially meant to be given to Ronan as a reward. However, after Alexa found out about Ronan’s affair, she had no intention of granting such a huge advantage to Ronan’s company.

Mr. John nodded slowly as he listened to Alexa explain the proposal in detail.

Then, Mr. John’s gaze shifted to Devan, who had remained silent the entire time.

“I was actually planning to put this project up for bidding. But because Alexa managed to convince me to entrust this important project to her, I don’t want to take any risks. I believe Alexa can make my vision come true.” Mr. John then looked at Alexa with hopeful eyes.

Alexa smiled softly and nodded in response to the praise Mr. John gave her.

Mr. John’s gaze returned to Devan. “I trust Alexa, so I hope that whichever company works with her will not disappoint me.”

Devan now looked at Alexa. His wife continued smiling at Mr. John.

What did Alexa’s smile mean? How could she so easily persuade Mr. John, someone who was clearly difficult to deal with?

Those questions spun endlessly in his mind. As a young woman who had only been in the business world for a few years, Alexa was able to captivate someone so difficult and highly respected among businessmen.

Including Devan himself.

“Miss Alexa.”

A sharp voice accompanied by quick footsteps echoed through the room, drawing everyone’s attention to the source of the sound.

Alexa smiled when she saw who was now approaching her with such excitement.