After Having a Dream, I Became Pregnant with a Billionaire’s Child
Chapter 276 - 269

Chapter 276: Chapter 269

Soon, those department managers began to feel uneasy, each one expressing their stance.

Emily Parker’s eyes flashed with a hint of surprise... The atmosphere in the conference room became even more tense, the air seemed to freeze.

Evan Palmer’s face turned increasingly grim, his fingers tightly gripping the edge of the table, knuckles turning pale from exertion.

He glared at Carlos, his eyes full of anger, yet he dared not act out.

These bastards, did they eat a bear’s heart or a leopard’s gallbladder, to actually defy his wishes!

"Since everyone has spoken, why not elect someone else to join Assistant Liu? How does everyone feel about General Manager Sophie?"

Carlos seized the moment and added, with all the department managers nodding in agreement.

At the end of the meeting, Evan Palmer left with a face dark as iron.

The project in cooperation with Blackstone Group was ultimately to be jointly handled by Emily Parker and Adam Willow, a result Evan Palmer was clearly unhappy with.

Adam Willow followed closely behind Evan Palmer as he left.

Once everyone had left the conference room, Emily found the opportunity to ask Carlos.

"How did you do it?"

Carlos shrugged, not concealing anything.

"Evan Palmer only knows he’s been with the Carter Clan for a long time, but he forgets that I’ve been here for a few years too.

When I first arrived, each of those department managers were against me because they were all Evan Palmer’s confidants.

At the time, they didn’t take me seriously.

Because I had a reputation as a ’playboy,’ no one thought I would cause any trouble.

However, over time, the attitude of these managers gradually changed. They started to lower their heads and act obediently, at least on the surface, no longer daring to contradict me."

This was certainly not due to Carlos’s outstanding work skills since he was always known for being ’idle.’

The real reason was that Carlos had his own methods.

Even though he was a playboy, a playboy also has his ways.

He entertained those department managers with dinners, drinks, and various entertainments, even giving gifts to their wives and girlfriends.

Soon enough, he had gathered all kinds of dirt on these managers.

Some kept mistresses, some embezzled project funds, all had something unspeakable.

Carlos, knowing these issues, did not address them immediately but chose to stay silent.

"Evan Palmer was more or less aware of these issues, but he always turned a blind eye.

After all, these department managers were his confidants; he needed their support to consolidate his position.

He always thought I was also unaware, not realizing I was just waiting for the right moment."

Carlos maintained his carefree smile, but his eyes were icy, sending a shiver down one’s spine.

Just before entering the conference room, Carlos had already sent some files to those managers.

The content of those files was enough to make any department manager’s heart race.

He didn’t explicitly state anything, only attaching a simple phrase,

"Emily’s business is my business."

Those few words were more effective than any threat.

Carlos’s move seemed casual but was indeed brilliant.

He didn’t directly oppose Evan Palmer, nor did he demand the department managers deny collaboration with Blackstone, but only asked for Emily’s involvement in this project.

In this way, Evan Palmer wouldn’t suspect betrayal from these department managers since he still held leverage over them.

The couple exchanged a knowing smile, and Emily then felt that perhaps having Carlos as her assistant was a good idea.

Carlos might be able to help her hold onto the Carter Clan.

Meanwhile, in the chairman’s office, the door slammed shut with a loud bang, as if to release all the anger.

Evan Palmer, with a ferocious face, yanked off his tie and harshly threw it on the table.

He also took off his suit jacket, tossing it casually onto the sofa, revealing the somewhat wrinkled shirt underneath.

His face showed fury.

Adam Willow stood nearby, slightly frowning, looking thoughtful.

His eyes held a hint of worry, as if pondering something important.

"Those ingrates must have taken benefits from Emily Parker.

I knew that woman was far from simple."

Evan Palmer said bitterly, his voice carrying a tinge of teeth-gnashing anger.

After a moment of silence, Adam Willow slowly spoke,

"Chairman, could this have nothing to do with Emily Parker?

Perhaps it’s Carlos who’s made his move."

His voice was calm, contrasting sharply with Evan Palmer’s anger.

Evan Palmer sneered, glancing at Adam Willow, "Carlos is just a playboy; how could he know these ways of manipulating people?

If he could, the Carter Clan would have long been in his hands.

It’s definitely Emily; that woman is a fox spirit, both the old and the young are utterly bewitched by her."

As he spoke, Evan deliberately glanced at Adam Willow, his eyes holding a hint of meaning.

Like father, like son, Evan Palmer keenly sensed Adam Willow’s emotions.

When it was just announced that Emily and Adam Willow would work on the project together, Adam Willow, despite his calm facade, couldn’t hide the happiness in his eyes from Evan Palmer.

Evan Palmer sneered inside; he’d long seen through Adam Willow’s infatuation with Emily, but hadn’t expected Emily to be so formidable, able to enchant both Carlos and Adam Willow.

He realized he might have underestimated Emily this time, and Carlos’s presence only intensified his sense of unprecedented crisis.

Adam Willow stood silently, still believing that although Carlos appeared to be a playboy, he was not without his means.

But his understanding of Carlos was too limited, he thought of Sophie Parker.

Sophie Parker’s dreams had some mysterious power; perhaps she could tell him more about Carlos.

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