In the Lap of Luxury

Chapter 568 Can't Meet the Deadline

Caleb was skeptical. "Really? It's not with that Fulton kid?"

"No!" Grace broke free. She gathered from his tone that Lydia probably hadn't told him.

Caleb scrutinized her for a few seconds before finally letting her go. Then, he reached out to touch her forehead. "You look pale. Did you not sleep well?"

Grace didn't dare mention what she had been talking about with Xander. So she said, "I haven't even interrogated you about Lydia, yet you're here questioning me. Isn't that inappropriate?"

At the mention of this, Caleb clicked his tongue. "You already know everything. What's there to say?"

"I don't know enough details, so of course we need to talk!"

Just then, Luke knocked on the door. "Ms. Lewis, we have to inspect the venue for the gala at 3:00 pm. It's almost time."

Grace nodded and linked arms with Caleb. "Come with me! We'll talk on the way."

"I didn't agree to this!"

Ignoring Caleb's protests, Grace pulled him along with her. "It's the perfect chance to boost the talent department's confidence. You're the biggest star!"

Incredulous, Caleb said, "Gracie, you really take advantage of everything! You're even using your own brother like an object!"

Despite what he said, he eventually went with Grace.

…

The location for the live stream was a large building. Each floor was divided into numerous cubicles, each of which was fully equipped and had a host selling products.

Joseph Dunn, the manager of the operations department at Byte Technologies, accompanied Grace on the inspection.

"Mr. Thorne specifically instructed us to give preferential treatment to Amirate Corporation's personnel and provide them with the best resources and traffic."

Grace smirked and said, "No matter how good, the streamers still need to work hard to maximize profits. I understand that."

Joseph nodded. "You should know that the New Year Gala endorsement has already been finalized, and it's Byte Technologies.

"We'll launch many activities soon and continuously penetrate the lower-tier markets. The potential profits are limitless."

Grace knew about Byte Technologies' prospects, but thinking about the benefits involved still made her heart tremble.

"The rise of the economy in the era of social media is astonishing."

"Ms. Lewis, you yourself are a significant influencer. You should make use of your account."

Grace had only posted one video on her account, which was a photo of the food Xander had made. It already had millions of likes.

She felt a bit embarrassed. "We'll see."

Caleb pointed to the large screen nearby. It displayed numbers representing sales figures, which were rapidly changing.

"Will this screen be used during the Black Friday sales as well?"

"Of course, the numbers will be even more staggering then."

Grace stepped onto the stage. From this height, she could see outside, where some construction was also in progress.

"What are they doing over there?"

"It's the construction of the Eastwood property. It's been going on for a month now."

What a coincidence.

Grace squinted, watching the workers busily at work, and said, "It's a government project. There shouldn't be any issues."

Joseph was an experienced businessman. He stood with his hands behind his back and said, "That depends on whether they can complete it on time."

Grace caught on quickly. "Do you have any inside information?" Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

He lowered his voice and continued, "I'm not sure how reliable it is. At a dinner some time ago, the president of some construction company looked troubled.

"He was drinking a lot. When we asked him what was worrying him, he said it was because of the Eastwood project."

"Why?"

"Ha! He can't meet the deadline."

"What's the president's last name?"

"Yeager."

Grace immediately signaled Luke, who promptly took note of the name.

Joseph was still doubtful. "It was just a small conversation. I don't know the details. Ms. Lewis, don't take it to heart."