A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 68

"Mr. Wang has just called. He said that none of our products has entered the shortlist. The three companies that will be promoted are HL Group, Mu Group, and Fosun Entertainment Group. It's not surprising that HL Group and Mu Group have won. After all, they both belong to the top ten best companies in the world. I am sincerely convinced that we have lost to them. But Fosun Entertainment Group?"

Colby turned around and glared at the senior executives who couldn't utter a peep. He then continued, "It's just an entertainment company that handles models, actors, and actresses. But it has not only succeeded in transformation but also defeated us. Our HM Group is also one of the companies in the Fortune Global 500. Shouldn't our products reflect our company's reputation?"

The moment he finished his words, the senior executives couldn't help discussing with each other in whispers. One of them said, "I've heard of Fosun Entertainment Group before. I didn't know that they have also ventured into the financial industry."

Another department manager added, "They won the bid in the government's land development project last time. I was actually surprised, but I didn't really think about it too much. I never expected that they could..." He secretly took a glance at Colby first before he continued in a whisper, "I never expected that they could defeat HM Group in this bid. It's understandable that Mr. Zheng is upset right now."

When he noticed that the senior executives were only whispering to each other, and no one had even given him a satisfactory solution, Colby became more furious. He pounded the table with his fist. The loud thud made everyone turn to him. He was about to say something when his phone rang.

He took out the phone from his pocket to check who the caller was. Upon seeing the name on the screen, a trace of impatience flashed through his eyes. At first, he didn't intend to answer it. But on second thought, perhaps it had something to do with Mr. Wang's project, so he answered it. "Hello?"

All the senior executives' eyes were on Colby. None of them knew what the person on the other end of the line was saying, but they could clearly see that the frown on Colby's face gradually vanished. He then said, "Ms. Song, are you saying that you have some insider information about Ezyhealth? Okay. I'm in the company, but I'm leaving on a business trip this afternoon. Can you come over right now?"

After hanging up, Colby adjourned the meeting and hurried back to his office.

Before leaving the conference room, all the senior executives exchanged wondering glances. One of them asked, "Who is Ms. Song? How can she have the insider information?"

"I have no clue either. But I've heard that when Mr. Zheng went to T Country last time, he took a woman named Ms. Song with him. I'm not sure if the woman who called him just now was the same Ms. Song."

"Really?"

Inside his office, Colby sat and patiently waited for Maria to arrive.

Half an hour later, he finally received a call from the receptionist that a woman named Maria Song wanted to see him. He calmly told his special assistant, "Go downstairs and welcome Maria. I'll wait for her here."

"Yes, Mr. Zheng." The assistant then trotted over to the elevator.

Usually, Colby would only ask him to go downstairs and welcome a guest if the guest was a VIP or an honorable one. But today was an exemption. He was told by Colby to go downstairs and personally welcome Maria, who was an ordinary woman with no strong backing at all. It seemed that she really had something important that could significantly impact HM Group.

A few minutes later, Maria gracefully walked into Colby's office in her white high heels. Today, she looked totally different. Instead of her usual backless long dress, she was now wearing a pair of black and white striped suit. Her long hair that was usually hung loose on her shoulders was now coiled neatly into a bun.

She didn't look hot and enchanting today. The Maria that stood in front of Colby right now was a neat and capable businesswoman.

Her sexy red lips moved as she opened her mouth. "Good day, Mr. Zheng. I apologize for the sudden visit."

Colby motioned for Maria to sit down, took the cup of tea from his secretary, and put it in front of her. He then kindly said, "Maria, try this green tea. This is made from the tea leaves that I personally picked."

Maria sat down, picked up the cup, and smelled the tea. "This smells good. Xinyang Maojian tea, isn't it? This is one of the top quality green teas.