Alexander glanced at her with cool indifference, then continued his conversation with Millie. "Alright, I'll be there soon."
He ended the call.
Before Danielle could say a word, he started the car and pulled out onto the road.
"Stop the car," Danielle said flatly.
One hand on the steering wheel, the other draped lazily over the window, Alexander kept his eyes forward and asked, his tone nonchalant, "Where to? Back to your apartment?"
Danielle had no interest in discussing the destination. "Let me out."
He replied, his voice impassive, "Grandmother asked me to drive you home."
The implication was clear: if not for his grandmother's request, he wouldn't have bothered.
This was nothing more than him carrying out an order he couldn't be bothered to refuse. If his grandmother made a fuss later, he didn't want to deal with it.
The car drove all the way to Danielle's apartment.
Without a word or a backward glance, Danielle opened the door, stepped out, and walked away.
Alexander didn't care in the slightest about her mood or the coldness in her attitude. The moment she was out of the car, he hit the gas and sped off.
Danielle listened to the sound of his car rushing away—he couldn't get out of there fast enough. She gave a cold, mocking laugh.
He was desperate to go pick up Millie. If that was the case, then why bother driving her home at all? He'd had plenty of times in the past when he only paid lip service to what people expected of him.
—
The next morning, Danielle arrived at Ninesky Labs.
Gian strode over, his expression grim. "Last night, Alexander brought Millie to meet with me and Professor Hawthorne."
"Since she failed to negotiate with the professor at the summit last time, this time Alexander showed up in person. He's no longer asking the professor to take her on as a student—now he just wants him to be Millie's technical advisor. In return, he's offering to invest tens of millions in Blackwood Research, or even Ninesky Technologies, if the professor agrees."
Gian was clearly furious.
He let out a cold laugh. "She'll never be good enough. Always trying to take shortcuts, but she doesn't have what it takes to impress the professor."
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