CHAPTER 16: CHAPTER 16: TENSE ATMOSPHERE

Ava Sterling has strong adaptability and calmness in the face of adversity.

As long as she’s working, nothing that happens will affect her.

Unless the sky falls and buries her, making her unable to work.

Otherwise, she is absolutely unaffected!

But at this moment, as the voice comes through the receiver, her heart starts to pound fiercely.

The man’s voice is deep and magnetic, like the strings of a cello resonating, and you instantly become immersed in it, losing your senses.

Damn it!

It’s enough that you’re good-looking, it’s acceptable you’re handsome and wealthy, but being good-looking, wealthy, and having such a pleasing voice too!

How can other men survive???

She feels injustice on behalf of other men!

At this moment, Ava Sterling really wants to let loose and vent.

But the situation forces her to hold back and continue responding in her polite and courteous manner: "Hello, I am Ava Sterling, the spokesperson for MK’s new phone."

"What’s the matter?"

"It’s like this, MK has released a new phone with excellent call quality, and we want you to experience it personally to see if the call quality provides an excellent experience for you."

"The phone I’m using to speak with you now is MK’s new phone, and as you listen to me, you should be able to feel the call quality of our MK new phone."

The content of the call was predetermined at the beginning.

Even though the person has changed, the procedure remains the same.

Ava speaks standard Mandarin, and her voice clearly travels from the receiver to the microphone, then to the ears of everyone in the conference hall.

Everyone heard it and experienced it seriously.

"During the call, if you encounter any discomfort, feel free to offer your valuable feedback, and we’ll do our utmost to improve."

After speaking, Ava looks up at the people below.

Just now, her words have clearly fallen into everyone’s ears, and whether the call quality is good can be known by listening.

No need for deception.

Someone among the guests nods, and the reporters stop speaking.

Clearly, everyone is very satisfied with the demonstration so far.

But Poe Vaughn hasn’t responded.

He watches Ava Sterling, his eyes deep as an abyss, ink-colored, revealing no thoughts.

It’s unclear whether he is satisfied or dissatisfied.

This is Ava Sterling’s first time looking directly into these eyes, and with just one glance, her heart contracts, feeling as if she is plummeting rapidly.

It feels as if she has fallen into a bottomless abyss, extremely terrifying.

An instinctual urge to evade makes her want to look away from those eyes, otherwise, she feels as if she wouldn’t even know how she died.

But at such a moment, how could she look away?

Should she pretend there’s no silver here?

Therefore, Ava’s gaze remains fixed on those eyes, waiting for his response.

Now she has a high level of professionalism; she cannot be defeated!

Ava, charge forward!

Poe Vaughn does not respond, and the conference hall becomes silent, so quiet that even the drop of a pin could be heard.

Everyone notices Poe Vaughn hasn’t spoken and looks toward him, especially the host on the stage.

Even the fine sweat on the host’s forehead starts to emerge again.

Is he dissatisfied?

Oh please, no...

The atmosphere gradually becomes tense, creating a sense of trepidation.

All the staff from MK unconsciously become nervous, and even Ava Sterling’s heart starts to beat uneasily.

Does he think there’s a problem?

Could it be...

A thought suddenly flashes in her mind that Poe Vaughn might know there’s an issue with the phone, and at this moment, that deep voice clearly comes through the receiver: "So far, it’s good."

Ava’s brow twitches, looking at the emotionless person who put down the phone.

So far...

Could it be...

With one sentence, everyone relaxes.

Everything afterwards proceeds smoothly, without a single mishap, and ends perfectly.

"Miss Sterling, tonight you performed really well, big thumbs up for you!"

Backstage, the general manager immediately gives Ava Sterling a thumbs up, and the head of the R&D department quickly thanks her: "Tonight, really thank you, Miss Sterling. If it weren’t for your discovery, who knows how big of a mess tonight might have been. I really appreciate it."

"Yes, tonight Miss Sterling really saved all of us!"

"Miss Sterling is amazing!"

Everyone comes to thank Ava Sterling, particularly polite, and Ava shakes her head: "No need, it’s all part of my job."

"Haha, I hope MK and Miss Sterling can always continue to work together."

"That’s my hope too."

"All done?"

Lauren Howell runs over, seeing everyone packing up.

Originally, she was supposed to come together, but due to receiving a call from Eric and needing to handle some work urgently, she returned to the hotel and just arrived now.

"Yeah."

Ava looks at Lauren Howell: "Is everything okay?"

Due to time constraints, she didn’t ask, but now seeing Lauren Howell’s expression, it should be fine.

"It’s okay, sorted out, though it was a bit troublesome, it’s all handled, no need to worry."

"Then let’s go."

She doesn’t ask what it was, as long as it’s resolved.

Coming out from the hotel side door, a cold wind blows towards Ava Sterling’s face, making her shiver and stop walking.

"What’s wrong?"

"Did you forget something?"

Lauren Howell also shrinks her neck from the wind, seeing Ava stop and quickly asking.

Ava is chilled through her bones by the wind, listening to Lauren Howell, seemingly unaware of her responsibilities as an assistant, she looks at her sombrely: "Feeling cold?"

"Cold!"

"Let’s hurry back; Delphos City’s nights are really cold! I should have worn more layers!"

Saying this, she wraps herself in her clothes and quickly strides forward.

Ava stands there: "..."

Her face turns directly black as the bottom of a pan.

The car is in the parking lot, arranged by MK.

Ava, freezing, quickly heads to the parking lot.

But as she takes her step, a warmth falls on her shoulder, and following that, a pleasantly unfamiliar scent from her shoulder and back envelops her.