Runaway Wife: Please, Have Another Baby!
Chapter 491 - 492: Flattery

Chapter 491: Chapter 492: Flattery

On the black velvet cushion lay a ladies’ watch, shocking in its presence.

The emblem was familiar to Gan Yuan: it was a high-end Swiss custom watch, not to mention the pink diamonds that adorned it; even without them, the watch was exorbitantly priced.

Originally, it appeared, this was a gift intended to bribe her.

Seeing through this layer, Gan Yuan couldn’t help but lift the corners of her lips in a smile.

"Miss Annie, such courtesy, calling such a valuable thing a ’small gift’?"

Annie offered a smile and shamelessly buttered her up, "Compared to your esteemed status, it would be an honor for such a thing to grace your wrist."

The person who had previously treated her with cold indifference was now wearing this face, which Gan Yuan found somewhat hard to adapt to.

Compared to that, she would have preferred it if the other party had remained a bit more abrasive—it was somehow more comfortable.

Having no interest in playing this game with Annie, she raised her hand to set down the teacup she had been cradling.

"If your country is serious about cooperating with A Country, then present some sincere considerations for terms beneficial to both nations..." Her gaze lightly swept over the expensive watch on the table, "As for your ’small gift,’ it’s best you take it back, as there’s simply no more room in my jewelry box."

Concerning the cooperation project between F Country and A Country, Gan Yuan had once curiously inquired about it from Huangfu Jue, aware that it was a project beneficial to both nations. Setting personal grievances aside, if this matter was advantageous for Huangfu Jue’s side, she wouldn’t mind the cooperation between the two countries; Gan Yuan wasn’t the sort of woman who couldn’t distinguish between personal and official business.

Annie, being a smart person, caught her drift and immediately took back the watch with a smirk.

"I knew it, you’re not someone who covets wealth. It was all this girl’s idea, insisting on expressing a gesture to you." Blaming her own assistant, Annie rose with a smile, "You probably didn’t rest well last night, so we won’t impose any further. If it’s convenient, please relay to the Duke that our side will definitely strive for a win-win situation for both countries."

"This matter, you’d better discuss directly with Ajue at the negotiation table. It’s his job, and I won’t interfere." Gan Yuan stood up, "Someone, see the guests out!"

The servants came in, escorting the two downstairs, while Annie took out her handkerchief and gently dabbed the faint sweat from her brow.

The memory of almost being strangled to death by Gan Yuan in the restroom, gasping for air, was still fresh in her mind. Now, facing Gan Yuan, she still felt a cold sweat on her back.

If it hadn’t been for the importance of succeeding in this negotiation, she would rather have died than come to see Gan Yuan again.

Standing on the balcony, watching Annie and her entourage depart, Gan Yuan lightly tapped the railing with her fingers.

She could sense Annie’s terror towards her; every time their eyes met, Annie would dodge and avoid her gaze.

Now, F Country cared deeply about this cooperation, so she would shamelessly seek out Gan Yuan, trying to curry favor; under such circumstances, as long as she wasn’t too foolish, she wouldn’t do anything to harm Gan Yuan or Gan Tang.

After all, she should know that should the matter come to light, what awaited her and F Country would be Huangfu Jue’s furious retaliation.

At the moment, it seemed that Annie was unlikely to be involved, so then...

She turned and went back inside, dialing Will’s number.

"Has the autopsy report come out?"

"The results are in; the wound was on the throat, a blade cut through the trachea, and the time of death was about 30 minutes before my arrival. Moreover, there was no resistance, which indicates the perpetrator was someone he knew.

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