CHAPTER 207: CHAPTER 207: DID TANYA COME TO ASK FOR A REUNION?

She thickened her skin and pleaded softly, "I’ve already entered the core A group of the Veridia Project, but I’m afraid I won’t be able to stay. Senior, tomorrow Professor Carter will come to the company with the inspection team, and I want to leave a good impression..."

She’s not just satisfied with entering the core A group; as long as she can change Professor Carter’s opinion of her and earn his approval, her status in the academic world will rise significantly!

More national-level projects will line up to collaborate with her!

Cindy Lynn’s tears fell in big drops.

"Senior, this is the last time I’m asking for your help."

"..." Julian Poole took a light breath, eventually softening his stance, "My project overlaps with parts of the Veridia Project; some of the data files are shared. Regarding the core A group, I’ve done some homework on it before. I’ll send it to you when I get back. Last time."

"Thank you, Senior." Cindy Lynn reluctantly let go of her grip on Julian Poole’s hand.

The door closed in front of her; Cindy Lynn’s emotions faded away completely, she wiped the tears from her face expressionlessly, then glanced at the amulet on the coffee table, meticulously preserved, and sneered disdainfully.

She picked it up with disgust and tossed it straight into the trash bin.

The only amulet she personally obtained was the one she gave to Vincent Hawthorne!

She looked at the photos Nina Leslie sent her, secretly photographed Tanya Sinclair and Julian Poole, and coldly curled her lips, "Tanya Sinclair, you’re still too young to compete with me for a man!"

These photos, she had already sent to Vincent Hawthorne.

...

Villa.

Caden’s small hands were carrying bags filled to the brim, all clothes bought by Mom for him.

He happily opened the door and went home.

At first glance, he saw Aunt Tawny.

"Aunt Tawny, look, these are all bought by Mom for Joy and me."

Aunt Tawny frantically winked at him and nudged her mouth towards the living room.

Caden: "?"

He craned his neck and saw Dad, who wasn’t supposed to be back tonight, sitting on the sofa.

Caden was taken aback, and the bags in his hands dropped to the floor.

"Dad..."

Vincent Hawthorne’s face was unfriendly as he said in a deep voice, "Come here."

Caden walked over, head lowered.

Vincent Hawthorne glanced at the two shopping bags Caden brought in, "Bring the bags over too."

"..." Caden could only comply obediently.

Aunt Tawny said sympathetically, "Sir, although you and madam are divorced, she is the child’s biological mother after all, meeting with Caden also..."

"Aunt Tawny, this is none of your business. Go to your room!" Vincent Hawthorne’s tone was domineering, leaving no room for discussion.

Aunt Tawny, after all, was just a nanny and couldn’t say much. She could only retreat to her room, leaving the door ajar to listen for any disturbance outside, ready to call the lady if needed.

Vincent Hawthorne sat on the sofa, lowering his gaze to the two bags Caden had brought over.

He opened his mouth slowly, "Tonight, besides your mom, who else was at dinner?"

"No..." Caden wanted to lie out of guilt but was intimidated by Vincent Hawthorne’s sharp glare and shrank his neck.

"Also, my friend K, and..."

Vincent Hawthorne, lacking patience, directly opened the photos he received on his phone and pushed them in front of Caden.

"Isn’t it this guy in the photo?!"

Caden looked at the photo, his small brows furrowing, "Dad, did you have someone follow us? That’s not right."

Vincent Hawthorne coldly chuckled, "Wait until you become the Hawthorne Family heir to discuss right and wrong with me!"

"..."

Caden pursed his lips, lowered his head, and said nothing.

Vincent Hawthorne took a light breath, ambiguously asked, "Is your mom with this man now?"

Caden quickly glanced at his dad and couldn’t help saying, "Dad, aren’t you already with Aunt Cindy? Why do you care who Mom is with? You’ve both div..."

"Who taught you to talk back like this?" Vincent Hawthorne snapped angrily, cutting off his son abruptly.

He calmed his emotions, after a while, speaking in a low, obscure tone, "You just need to tell Dad, is your mom already with this man?"

"No..." Caden, not good at lying, said truthfully, "This Uncle Poole is chasing Mom, but Mom hasn’t agreed."

"..." Vincent Hawthorne’s originally tense back inexplicably relaxed, he leaned back slightly, resting against the sofa cushion, becoming much calmer, "Got it, you can go back to your room."

"Oh." Caden picked up the two bags of clothes, wanting to escape upstairs, but was tripped by the carpet, and a bag of clothes fell out; along with the clothes slipped out a beautifully decorated leaf.

Vincent Hawthorne’s pupils shook.

Before Caden could reach out, he got up first, striding forward to pick up the leaf.

Vincent Hawthorne licked his dry lips, "Who picked this?"

"Mom picked it..."

Vincent Hawthorne looked at the familiar leaf in his hand, suddenly letting out an ambiguous cold laugh.

"Ha."

First rejecting Julian Poole, now deliberately letting his son bring back a leaf... Is she trying to evoke his memories of the past?

She wanted to say, did she regret it?

"Dad, why are you smiling?" Caden feared that Vincent would crush the leaf. This was a secret between him and his mom!

He tiptoed to retrieve the leaf from Vincent’s hands.

However, Vincent turned around with the leaf and headed upstairs.

"Tell your mom that all her ruthless actions won’t work on me anymore."

Caden: "?"

Caden felt that his brain with an IQ of 192 wasn’t enough.

What was his mom playing at?

How come he didn’t know?

Caden scratched his head in confusion.

There was nothing he could do now that his dad had taken the leaf. He figured he’d just ask his mom for another next time.

Caden carried two bags of clothes into the room, puffing and panting.

Joy was almost asleep but sat up when she heard the sound of the door opening.

"Brother." She rubbed her sleepy eyes, "You’re back..."

She had dinner with Cindy Lynn and Dad tonight. After dinner, Dad brought her back, and Cindy went home.

"This is from Mom." Caden took out the little dress Tanya had picked for Joy, "Do you like it? And here’s cheesecake too, but it’s too late, so you can only have one."

Joy was a bit dazed at the sight of delicious food and a pretty dress.

She couldn’t help but recall what Tanya had said before: ’Joy, you can only have one mom. If you choose Cindy Lynn, I will no longer be your mom.’

She thought Tanya wouldn’t want her anymore...

"What’s wrong, Joy?" Caden looked up and saw tears welling up in his sister’s big eyes, and he panicked. He quickly climbed onto her bed to wipe her tears, "Don’t cry, don’t cry. Are you hungry?"

Caden quickly stuffed the cheesecake into her mouth.

Joy sobbed as she ate, mumbling something that Caden couldn’t understand.

"Alright, alright, stop crying."

Caden went to fetch her water cup.

Once she’d eaten enough, he handed the straw to her mouth.

Joy took a sip of water before speaking between sobs, "Brother, can I have two moms..."

"..." Caden couldn’t answer this question.

He only wanted one mom. He wasn’t that close to Cindy Lynn, and he always felt her smile was fake, although he didn’t think so before. But after their mom came back, and he could compare, it didn’t seem right anymore.

But Joy was very attached to Cindy Lynn.

Caden patted his sister’s head, "Get up. I’ll squeeze toothpaste for you, and we’ll brush our teeth together, then go to sleep."

...

The next day.

Tanya received a call from an unknown number shortly after waking up.

She answered, "Hello, who is this?"

A calm female voice came from the other side of the line.

"It’s Celine Nash. I’m heading out directly from the base with the team, not waiting for you. Let’s meet directly at Zenith Group."

Tanya was a bit delighted to receive Celine’s call, and her tone couldn’t help but become cheerful, "Alright, Senior. It’s convenient for me to head directly over too."

Celine paused for a moment, then spoke coldly, "Team Leader Sinclair, I can’t shoulder the title of ’Senior’ from you. In work settings, please just use my position."

"..." It seemed Senior was still mad at her.

Tanya could only agree, "Alright, Vice Team Leader Nash."

"By the way, Professor Carter will be riding with us this morning too. He has a reunion near there at noon."

"Okay,"

Tanya tidied up a bit and changed into a smart and sharp professional outfit. It wasn’t rigid; instead, it accentuated her presence, making her appear all the more striking and captivating.

She adeptly applied light makeup in front of the mirror, choosing a matte velvet lipstick, bringing out her exceptional features even more.

The old Tanya who once blended into the background for Vincent would never reappear!

This time, she was determined to return flamboyantly to Zenith Group, this time, as a client!

At the entrance of Zenith Group Tower.

Nina Leslie was holding two cups of coffee, waiting for the fashionably late Cindy Lynn.

"Cindy, you look so sophisticated today! Really stunning!" Nina handed over the coffee, her eyes full of admiration, "So beautiful, and you even joined the Veridia Project A team. You’re just a perfect blend of beauty and brains. Is there any space left for others?"

Nina affectionately hooked her arm with Cindy’s, "Plus, with your wealthy background, you’ve finally decided to be high-profile, my billionaire heiress! I need to latch onto your success!"

Cindy smiled modestly, "Nina, if you keep complimenting me, I’ll blush."

Suddenly, through her peripheral vision, she noticed a car stopping by the roadside. Seeing the woman getting out of the backseat, the radiant curve on Cindy’s lips stiffened slightly.

Nina saw it too and frowned, cursing, "That woman Tanya Sinclair, why won’t she just disappear! She’s divorced from President Hawthorne and still dresses like this to come over? Is she trying to get back together?"