Chapter 94

Oliver's remark wiped the smile off Lester's face. Looking serious, Lester lowered his gaze and pondered. Finally, he looked up at us. "Alright. I'm open to discussing the matter, just not with both of you. How about Mr. Hastings meet with me to show that his company is serious about this? In that case, I'll discuss it with him." Oliver and I left Lester's office with heavy hearts. "Thank God you went straight to the point, or we would've never gotten an answer. In the few times I met with him, he always went around in circles. And I could never do anything about it." My mood tanked after my first setback on the job. I grumbled, "Lester Schneider is a sly fox." "That's common knowledge, but we can't do anything about it." Sighing, Oliver joked, "We should've made Mr. Hastings come on this trip. He's wasted two plane tickets on us." Suddenly, a familiar voice interrupted us from behind. "Serena Ashford?" Turning around, I gasped in shock. "Lucas? Why are you here?" "Do you guy