Chapter 326

Once Giselle agreed, Harrison assigned someone to transfer the duties over to Giselle. Given that Gloria was the initial person in charge of the project, the deputy project manager who had been with Gloria was brought over. The news about Giselle taking over the Bo Project naturally came to Gloria's ears soon enough. Upon receiving this news, Gloria was seething with anger. She stormed into Harrison's office, questioning him adamantly, "Dad, how could you hand over the Yan's project to my older sister? This is a project that I have been working on, don't you know?" Harrison tried to calm Gloria down, explaining, "This was not my decision. You know how crucial the Bo Project is for our Yan's Corporation. The Bo's specifically requested your sister to take over, there's nothing I could do about it." "The Bo's specifically requested?" Harrison nodded in affirmation. Immediately, Gloria's face turned sour. "Aren't Maverick and Giselle divorced? Why would they want her for the job?" Harrison replied, "I'm not entirely sure either. He must have his reasons for making this decision." Perhaps - Maverick was considering getting back with Giselle. Harrison dared to only entertain such thoughts, he would never voice them out. After all, if this were indeed the case, it would be joyous news for the Yan's Corporation. Giselle reconciled with Maverick and took over Yan Corporation, this truly put Harrison's mind at ease. With Hyland Group supporting them, Yan Corporation could rest easy. If Harrison could think about these possibilities, how could Gloria not? The thought made her clench her fists in anger. Had Maverick gone insane? Harrison said, "Peipei, your sister is now in charge of Hyland Group's projects. If you're free, you should come home more often and spend some time with me and mum." Gloria did not respond initially but quietly nodded after a while. Returning to her office, she slammed the door causing a loud racket. What was Harrison trying to pull? Asking her to come home and accompany her parents, letting Giselle handle Yan Corporation? Was he so sure that Maverick would reconcile with Giselle? Gloria gritted her teeth. To her, Maverick reconciling with Giselle would be worse than the sky falling down. She absolutely couldn't let it happen. … On the day when Giselle completed the handover of the project, she called Hyland Group's President's Office. The call was answered by the secretary. After Giselle stated her purpose of the call. The secretary said, "Please hold on." Soon after, Judd was called over. "Hello." Giselle said, "Assistant Chen, I am Giselle from the Hawk family. May I ask if Mr. Hyland has time? I would like to arrange a time to discuss a cooperation project with him." "Ms. Hawk." After hearing this, Judd addressed her politely as Ms. Hawk first. As time moved on, Ms. Hawk had become Mrs. Bo, and finally returned to being Ms. Hawk. He then turned his gaze towards the direction of the CEO's office, paused for a few seconds and said, "Mr. Hyland has no time today." "What about tomorrow?" "Neither tomorrow." "The day after tomorrow?" "No." Giselle paused, "Assistant Chen, when do you think Mr. Hyland might have time?" Judd said, "I'm not sure about the specific time, but Mr. Hyland has arranged to go to the horse track with friends today." Giselle understood, "Thank you Assistant Chen." In Giselle's view, Judd was treating her with old-time favor, revealing this piece of information. Little did she know, after hanging up the phone, Judd walked into the CEO's office and said to Maverick Mo, "Mr. Hyland, I have informed Ms. Hawk about your plan to go to the horse track this afternoon." Maverick Mo held a signing pen, signed a stack of documents without lifting his head, and responded lightly, "Hmm." .... Giselle headed to the horse-riding field, deliberately changing her attire. She arrived quite early to make it seem more like a coincidental run-in. Judd had leaked some information to her, but she didn't want Maverick to find out and involve him. By the time Maverick and his entourage arrived, Giselle had already done two circuits of the horse riding field. She did not rush to greet them, not wanting to appear too purposeful. Giselle didn't run on the latter half of the circuit; she leisurely strode along on horseback. Sitting on the horse, she looked around at the group. She knew everybody there, not too closely, but well enough to make casual conversation. Especially with Steward present. She could easily start a conversation with Steward first, naturally fitting into their circle, and finally get a chance to bring up her project to Maverick. Even if Maverick did not feel like chatting, she must arrange a time for their next meeting. It shouldn't be too difficult. While Giselle was calculating her next moves, someone from the group had also noticed her, nodded in her direction and said, "Isn't that Giselle over there?" As soon as the words fell, everyone's gaze shifted in her direction. Only Maverick did not show the slightest bit of interest, never even raising his eyes. Seeing Giselle, Steward was extremely puzzled, asking Maverick, who was standing next to him, "Did you call her over here?" Maverick responded indifferently, "I'm not that bored." Steward thought for a bit, "That's really a coincidence." He said, "We haven't been to the horse ranch for a long time, and we run into Giselle the moment we get here. Giselle doesn't seem like the type who enjoys horseback riding, did she purposely come to bump into you?" Maverick Mo glanced at Steward but didn't speak. He went to the dressing room to change his clothes, and Steward followed him in. When they came out, they saw Giselle had gotten off her horse and was sitting in the rest area drinking water. Seeing Steward, she uncharacteristically initiated a greeting by giving him a small nod. If this were in the past, Steward wouldn’t have found this surprising at all. But since his scandal, Giselle had been giving him a cold face every time she saw him; today was odd. Steward went over, "What prompted you to come to the horse ranch?" Giselle handed Steward a bottle of water and said, "I was idle, so I came over to get some fresh air, didn't expect to run into you guys." "That really is a huge coincidence." Steward said, "If we didn't know better, we would think you came here to accidentally run into someone." His tone was teasing. "Why don't you just assume that I came to see you." "Aren't you done scolding me?" Steward twisted open the bottle cap and took a sip of water, "You scolding me has no effect, I'm not bothered by it. If you can't stand me living so carefree, let Harper scold me, that will keep me up for half a month for sure." Giselle gave him a glance, "That would mean giving you too much attention." Steward said, "Giselle, we’ve known each other for so many years, you don't have to pretend in front of me, you came because of Rick, right?" Giselle didn't respond, and Steward continued, "If there is anything you need my help with, just say it, I will definitely help." "Really?" "Really, but you have to do me a small favor." Giselle snorted, she had seen this coming, "Don't waste your effort on me, I won't even mention your name to Harper." "No need to mention it," Steward said, "You just call Harper, I won't talk, just listen, you see..." Before Steward could finish, Giselle suddenly stood up, her gaze falling on someone behind Steward. Steward turned around to see Maverick, decked out in his riding gear. The black and white attire accentuating his perfect physique, saturating the air with intense masculinity. Even for a man himself, Steward couldn't help but click his tongue. "Damn, is he handsome or what?!!!"