Chapter 59 Fair Competition... Yeah Right

Sylvia understood why Ward was so insistent. His parents had died in a house collapse due to shoddy construction, so now that he was in charge, he'd never allow such a tragedy to happen again. Sylvia trusted him completely. "I trust you to handle this, and I'm willing to give you this chance. Just don't let me down," Sylvia said with a smile. Ward let out a sigh of relief but then Sylvia posed another question. "I heard you were approached by another new company yesterday morning. They’re not in construction, but tech—more aligned with what our company might be interested in for the future. If we were to enter tech development, who would you choose to partner with?" Sylvia knew about this because Cyril's company, notorious for their astuteness, was the one wanting to collaborate with Ward. Now she was curious - under these circumstances, who would Ward choose? Ward caught the hidden meaning in Sylvia's question - was there a hint of competition, even a whiff of hostility? In front