As she weighed her options, Claudia found the offer increasingly tempting. To keep her composure, she clenched her fists and asserted, “To me, Bennett is priceless."

Upon hearing Claudia's words, Jolie knew exactly what she meant. Furious, she shot up from her seat, warning, “You'll regret this!"

With that, she snatched the check from the table and stormed out.

As Jolie's figure disappeared from sight, Claudia couldn't help but feel a twinge of regret. One hundred million dollars had just slipped through her fingers.

Such a shame!

At the same time, on 25th floor of the Segarine Group building. Spotting Bennett exiting the conference room, Jackson quickly approached him, announcing, "Mr. Dreskin."

Bennett flicked his eyes towards him, signaling him to proceed. Jackson, startled at the sight of the scratch on Bennett's left neck, froze.

It appeared he had stumbled upon something startling.

But why had he not noticed the mark earlier today?

“Jackson?”

Bennett's deep voice echoed. Snapping back to reality, Jackson responded, “Apologies, sir. I was Lost in my thoughts.”

Bennett gave him a fleeting Look and queried, "You were saying?"

“Jolie appears to have visited Mrs. Dreskin."

At Jackson's words, Bennett's eyes grew dark. He stared at Jackson, acknowledging, “I see."

He then headed directly towards the elevator.

Jackson assumed Bennett was heading to his CEO office, thus he instinctively pushed the button for the 28th floor.

But before Jackson could retract his hand, Bennett overrode the 28th floor selection and opted for the basement's second-level parking.

Jackson, taken aback, inquired, "Mr. Dreskin, aren't you returning to your office?"

The project department's manager was anticipating Bennett in the CEO office.

“No,”

Bennett responded curtly, leaving no space for dispute.

Jackson comprehended and held back from uttering anything further.

The project department's manager was out of Luck today.

Bennett opted not to have the driver chauffeur him that day. He walked straight to the parking lot and drove himself back to his residence. During the drive, thoughts of Jolie stirred a chilly impatience in him. Unfortunately, it was a Saturday, and traffic was congested.