Chapter 454

Alexander Whitmore smiled, his fingers tapping rhythmically against the polished mahogany desk.

"Absolutely, my interest hasn't waned in the slightest."

Victoria Kensington knew well of Alexander's fascination with NovaTech's Luminar programming language.

That was precisely why, when she'd expressed her desire to join NovaTech last year, he'd given his wholehearted support.

He saw immense potential in her.

Perhaps it was his admiration for Luminar's creator that made him brush off Nathaniel Graves' cold demeanor - a hostility stemming from Isabella Sinclair.

Alexander simply chuckled it off.

"Though I must admit," he said candidly, "I've managed to offend Mr. Graves before."

His opinion of me isn't exactly favorable at the moment."

"If you're hoping to collaborate with him while asking for my assistance," he continued, "it might actually backfire."

Harrison Montgomery raised an eyebrow in surprise but didn't press further.

"Understood. I'll find another way to make the connection."

Harrison's pharmaceutical empire had been struggling with their AI model's dismal success rate in antibody discovery.

Their ambitious plan to design revolutionary antibody molecules using multimodal generation architecture, combined with atomic structure prediction capabilities, had hit an insurmountable wall.

After six months of failed partnerships, Harrison turned his attention to NovaTech.

Harrison's international reputation preceded him.

A collaboration would benefit NovaTech immensely.

Both Isabella and Nathaniel showed particular interest in this field.

After brief discussions, they scheduled a meeting with Harrison for the following morning.

Harrison arrived at Sterling Heights with two engineers in tow.

Having watched several interviews featuring Nathaniel and Isabella before returning to the States, Harrison thought Isabella looked stunning on camera.

He wasn't prepared for how breathtaking she appeared in person.

Time was of the essence.

After exchanging pleasantries, Isabella's team dove straight into dissecting the technical flaws in Harrison's current multimodal architecture setup.

Isabella and Nathaniel engaged the engineers in deep discussion - from fusion strategies to data alignment, and computational efficiency improvements - addressing each issue methodically.

By meeting's end, Harrison was so impressed he immediately instructed his team to draft a contract, eager to formalize the partnership with NovaTech without delay.

As Isabella and Nathaniel prepared to leave, Harrison personally escorted them to their car with uncharacteristic courtesy.

The moment their vehicle disappeared from view, he dialed Alexander.

"The problems that stumped my engineers for months?" Harrison said, voice tinged with awe.

"Mr. Graves and his girlfriend solved them effortlessly."

"They're truly remarkable. I'm confident our challenges will be resolved swiftly."

Alexander chuckled, "The right partnership does yield double the results with half the effort. Congratulations."

After exchanging pleasantries, Harrison couldn't resist adding, "Mr. Graves' girlfriend is astonishingly beautiful. More importantly, she's brilliant."

"I expected Mr. Graves to lead the discussion, but she matched him at every turn. Their synergy was flawless."

Harrison's voice dropped conspiratorially, "I'm thoroughly intrigued by Ms. Sinclair now. If she weren't taken, I'd pursue her without hesitation!"

Alexander was mid-bite when the comment came through.

His fork paused mid-air, eyebrow arching slightly.

"Oh? Is that so?"

The conversation wasn't private.

Sophia Whitmore and Victoria Kensington sat in the private dining room as Alexander took the call on speakerphone.

Every word Harrison uttered reached Victoria's ears with crystal clarity.

Her fingers tightened imperceptibly around her wine glass.