Gritting her teeth to quell the surge of revulsion, Ariana asked, “Then why suspend so many projects? Is the company undergoing a transformation? Or is there another scheme afoot?"

"That's because..." Jasper was about to respond but abruptly stopped midway, casting a cautious gaze at Ariana.

"Why are you asking this?

Are you trying to get some information from me?"

Ariana realized he had caught onto her plan, and now she would not get any information from him. Besides, she loathed him too much to be spending useless time with him.