Flash Marriage: She becomes Mrs. CEO after the Failed Dowry Talk

Chapter 548: Meeting at the Dinner Table

VK.

Nora Northwood was carefully reviewing Elie’s personal information and original works. It was only recently that she thought about how fragrances could blend with skincare.

Elie had always collaborated with the Sinclair Group’s makeup brand. Trying to work with her would mean, indirectly, snatching someone from Jasper Sinclair.

If they could secure Elie, it would mean VK could possibly go public ahead of schedule. If there were opportunities for long-term collaboration, it would also attract many beauty product clients—a win-win situation.

"Knock knock—"

The office door was knocked from outside, and it was Yvonne Winslow who entered.

In her unfailing professional suit, she reported the schedule for the coming week to Nora Northwood, covering meetings, contracts, banquets... it was non-stop.

After finishing, she added, "Elie will have lunch with Director Sinclair in three hours. Would you like to attend as well?"

"Yes, confirm the specific time and place and send it to my phone."

Nora thought, since she was going to snatch someone from Jasper’s grasp, this step was inevitable.

Lily Sloan learned of this and insisted on attending with her.

In the eyes of outsiders, Nora has a strong career focus, even to the point of putting marriage aside.

However, only Lily truly understands her, knowing that she uses work to numb herself. They are not only business partners but have also been close friends for many years.

Before entering the restaurant, Nora specifically instructed her friend, "Just focus on eating later, you don’t need to get involved in anything else."

Lily was straightforward and hadn’t changed over the years, worrying that something might go wrong at the meal and cause embarrassment.

The waiter guided them and opened the door to the private room from outside.

At the moment the door opened, Jasper Sinclair’s eyes looked over, and as their gazes met, he showed no sign of having been drunk.

Suspicions arose in Nora’s heart, maybe he wasn’t drunk last night?

Thinking of this, she took a deep breath and discreetly retracted her gaze.

Business is the priority... she continually reminded herself.

Taking a few steps forward, Nora flashed a charming smile, "Apologies, Elie, I’m late."

"We arrived early, please sit."

She instinctively ignored Jasper, not even giving him a direct glance.

At the meal, there were a few other company representatives present, also inclined to collaborate with Elie. It wasn’t just VK wanting to take someone from Jasper Sinclair.

But what was Elie’s purpose in gathering everyone together?

Carrying this doubt, Nora, with Lily by her side, sat at the farthest distance from Jasper, genuinely not wanting any interaction with him.

Boss Young, with his beer belly, looked Nora up and down, wanting to analyze what kind of character this girl had, since she left a life as a wealthy wife to compete with him in business.

"Logically speaking, shouldn’t the latecomer drink three glasses as punishment?" Boss Young’s opening remark immediately revealed he wasn’t easy to deal with.

Of course, neither was Nora.

She raised her wrist, the green watch face facing everyone, "It’s been about five minutes since I came in, and there’s still ten minutes before the appointed time, so logically speaking, I arrived early."

This girl, one of the few females present, demonstrated no sign of nervousness. Instead, she was at ease.

Elie was quite touched. She remembered how she had been similarly troubled in the past. As a senior, she had no intention of being difficult and spoke up for Nora.