As I had guessed, Sylvester sent me a text message the next day to set up a meeting. I accepted, but to ensure my own safety, I hired a few bodyguards to protect me secretly.
I arrived at the designated location at the appointed time.
Sylvester attached great importance to this meeting. He had chosen a high-end place. This Western restaurant had been open for several years and had always been the most expensive in Whaldorf City.
Sylvester was already there when I arrived.
Pulling out the chair opposite him, I smiled quietly. "I'm flattered that you invited me to such an expensive restaurant, President Yard. I’m afraid you must pay for this since I can't afford it."
Sylvester also smiled when he heard this. He replied as he poured me a cup of water, "Of course. I was the one who invited you. You’re not only Wanda Lane to me but also my sister. Even if you don’t admit it, you have the Yard family’s blood in you. I won’t treat you like an outsider.”
For so many years, Sylvester had done things according to Silas in the Yard household. It was why he was now so bendable.
I did not take his words to heart and pierced him with my own immediately, “You should stop playing the family card, President Yard. Tell me why you asked me out this time.”
Sylvester was a little embarrassed the moment I said this, but he was not angry. He just sighed lightly. “Mom will definitely be sad if she hears you say that."
"You’re wrong. You didn’t watch the videos she made. I have. They contain her deep hatred for Silas. She would have applauded me if she knew what I was doing.”
Seeing that he would not be able to persuade me, Sylvester gave up and started, "I asked to meet up with you today on my own, not on behalf of Grandfather. I want to tell you why Grandfather must get North Courts’ development rights.”
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