Mysterious Mrs. Pansy

“What did you find?” Jane’s eyes narrowed slightly as she glanced at Anthony.

Anthony took out his laptop, leisurely opened a video, and said to Jane, “Ada, take a look at this.”

In the video were Candice and the two men who had demanded payment from her that day.

After watching the video, a hint of scorn flashed in Jane’s eyes. “It seems like Patrick and Candice’s supposed reunion was just orchestrated by Candice.”

Anthony nodded. “Ada, there’s also this.”

As he spoke, Anthony opened a photo.

In the photo, Candice was with a man.

Although the man’s face was not visible, Jane recognized him at a glance-it was Winston.

Jane squinted her eyes slightly, her gaze turning cold.

There seemed to be a secret between Candice and Winston.

Jane spoke indifferently, “Anthony, anything else?”

“For now, that’s all.” Anthony sent all the information to Jane. “Ada, be careful.”

Jane smiled gently. “I will.”

“Then I’ll go.” Anthony packed up his laptop.

Jane frowned. “Anthony, check if there’s any relationship between Candice and Antony.”

Her intuition told her that Antony’s sudden invitation for dinner tonight wasn’t just a simple thank-you.

“Sure.” Anthony agreed readily.

The next day, Jane went to Pansy Group early in the morning. She carefully recalculated the bid for the North Bay project and then went to the president’s office.

“Patrick, take a look. This is the estimated bid I’ve calculated.” Jane handed the documents to Patrick.

Patrick’s clearly defined large hand took the documents, and he carefully flipped through them.

“Is it acceptable?” Jane asked in a calm voice.

Patrick pointed to the data on the documents and said with a curved lip, “Raise it to three billion.”

“Alright.” Jane nodded, picked up the documents on the table, and held them in her hands. “I’ll go update the data.”

As she was about to walk out of the president’s office, Patrick’s deep voice came from behind, “Jane.”

Jane paused. “Is there something else?”

Patrick stood up, walked to Jane, and said, “Tomorrow, aren’t you supposed to give acupuncture to Grandpa?”

Jane smiled, “I’ve contacted Uncle Newton and explained Old Pansy’s recent situation in detail. Uncle Newton said Old Pansy’s condition is somewhat special and needs to be postponed.”

“Postponed?” Patrick was taken aback. “Why?”

Patrick’s heart tightened.

In theory, Grandpa only needed one more acupuncture session to wake up.

Why suddenly postpone it?

“Yes.” Jane explained nonchalantly, “Dr. Pater sends me Old Pansy’s condition every day. So, you don’t have to worry. After a few days, when Uncle Newton says we can proceed with the final acupuncture session, I’ll naturally go to the hospital to give Old Pansy acupuncture.”

“Oh, I see.” Patrick said lightly, “Troubling you with Grandpa’s illness.”

Jane pursed her lips. “It’s my duty.”

Turning and walking out of the president’s office, Jane returned to her seat and changed the bid to three billion.

Thinking about Anthony’s information from yesterday, Jane quickly typed a few lines of code.

If she wasn’t mistaken, the bid for this Pansy Group project would be leaked soon.

And Pansy Group wouldn’t win the bid for the North Bay project this time.

As for who that person might be…

Jane squinted her eyes, and her sharp gaze landed on Candice not far away.

In the evening, after Jane finished bathing, she leisurely lay on the bed, scrolling through her phone.

In the early hours, Jane’s phone vibrated a few times.

Anthony, who was in the hotel, sent Jane a message: “Ada, someone is indeed messing with your computer!”

Jane picked up a water glass from the bedside table, took a sip, and a cold smile gradually appeared on her lips.

Sure enough, someone couldn’t resist taking action!

The next day, the weather was gloomy.

Dark clouds loomed overhead, signaling an imminent storm.

Jane was diligently preparing for the afternoon bidding documents when Candice suddenly approached her. “Jane, the final bidding meeting for the North Bay project is this afternoon. Have you prepared all your documents? Don’t miss anything.”

“I don’t need to report to you, do I?” Jane replied without looking up, busy organizing the documents.

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Jane lifted her head, a hint of impatience in her gaze. However, when she looked up, she met Patrick’s clear and profound eyes.

Oh, Patrick came over.

No wonder Candice, the big white lotus, started her act again.

“Jane, how’s the preparation?” Patrick asked with a calm expression.

“No problem,” Jane said, lips curving with confidence.

The afternoon bidding meeting was scheduled for two o’clock.

Jane and Patrick, along with a few others, arrived at the meeting room half an hour early.

When they arrived, Antony and Winston were already there.

Jane’s peripheral vision closely followed Candice, noticing that when she passed BPL’s seat, she exchanged a subtle glance with Winston.

Jane smirked. It seemed her speculation was correct.

At exactly two o’clock, the host took the stage, announcing the timely start of the bidding meeting.

“Next, we will announce the base prices of each company, and the highest bidder wins.”

The host began announcing the base prices of each company, and the meeting room fell silent.

“Terry Group, two hundred and thirty million.”

…

“Pansy Group, three hundred million.”

“BPL, three hundred million and one.”

“So, the final winner of the North Bay project is BPL! Congratulations, BPL!”

With the host’s announcement, everyone in the room was stunned.

Pansy Group, the top-ranking Guavo magnate, always dominant in the business world, unexpectedly lost to the recently relocated BPL Group from Australia by a difference of one dollar.

“How is this possible?”

“Pansy Group lost the North Bay project by a one-dollar difference; someone must have leaked the base price.”

“No kidding, it can’t be just a coincidence. There must be a mole in Pansy Group.”

People couldn’t help but start whispering.

After all, it was the first time Pansy Group had lost a project, and by a one-dollar difference.

Clearly, the base price of Pansy Group was leaked.

Jane pursed her lips, unimpressed.

The leaked base price, Pansy Group losing by one dollar-everything was within her expectations.

She glanced at Patrick, his expression as cold and stern as ever, revealing nothing about his reaction to the outcome.

Candice grabbed Patrick’s hand, her eyes filled with indignation and concern. “Patrick, how could this happen? Our base price was leaked… you must punish this person severely!”