Chapter 90

"Mr. Carter," Lucas greeted when he saw Nathaniel.

Lucas was at Coppersville Airport, and he could tell at first glance that Nathaniel was displeased. He still handed the latter the file in his hand. "This is the data report from Zenvora. They have just sent it earlier. Please have a look at it."

Nathaniel cast a glance at it and asked, "And?"

"Huh?"

"What comes after the market valuation? How are they going to attract the investors? What about the relevant analysis report and media outreach plans?"

Aside from that, Nathaniel asked Lucas a barrage of questions so overwhelming that the latter was stumped. Initially, he was walking, but he suddenly stopped in his tracks. Then, he turned around and looked at Lucas, and his expression was as dark as coal.

"I can look past it if they didn't know me well enough, but you've been working for me a long time now, Lucas. How could you not have figured out something this simple?"

Initially, Lucas thought Nathaniel would take a look at this report and determine if it was worth it to acquire that company. They had been doing things this way the whole time, and Nathaniel had never had any complaints.

Today, however, it was obvious that Nathaniel woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Lucas had no idea why Nathaniel was in such a foul mood, either.

This time, Nathaniel's work trip wrapped up beautifully. That was why he could come back to Coppersville earlier than scheduled.

With that said, Lucas didn't dare to ask Nathaniel about it. He could only apologize over and over.

However, Nathaniel didn't even bat an eye at Lucas. He merely tossed the file back to Lucas before he stormed out of there.

Ethan was already waiting for Nathaniel at the parking lot. When he saw the look on Nathaniel's face, he immediately turned around and swapped glances with Lucas, who shook his head gently.

"Drive," Nathaniel said with a blank face. For a moment there, no one in the car dared say anything.

Lucas sat in the passenger seat. He hesitated for a while before he said, "You also received an invitation today, Mr. Carter. It's from Mr. Chavez. Here's the list of attending guests."

Nathaniel didn't say anything. He merely took the tablet Lucas gave him. It just so happened that a notification popped up at that moment, and it was a video clip.

Nathaniel wanted to ignore it initially, but he instinctively clicked on it when he saw the cover image. A lady wearing a red dress had long and flowing black hair. A golden mask covered most of her face, but he could still see her slightly upturned delicate eyes and the rosy lips below.

A graceful and romantic waltz could be heard as the hems of her skirt swayed gently, giving her a sense of enchanting radiance. It was a look Nathaniel had never seen before.

So, she rejected going to an auction with him because she wanted to go dancing with another man? A masquerade ball, really?

Great. That was just great.

Nathaniel pressed his tongue against the roof of his mouth. After a while, he finally found his voice. He enunciated each word as he spoke, "Take me to Riverscape Hotel."

Isabella was at the masquerade ball as well. Right now, she was gnashing her teeth as she stared daggers at the figure in red.

It wasn't just Isabella. Most of the party guests were attracted by the same figure as well. Isabella couldn't help but grit her teeth harder.

She had a goal when she came to the ball tonight. She didn't want to marry Julian, not even one bit. However, Nathaniel wasn't willing to help her. So, she had no choice but to get a shot at another man. Given Isabella's character, she would never have thought about taking the initiative and approaching a man. However, it was a masquerade ball.

Isabella didn't care about the reason the party host wanted everyone to wear a mask, but she did know that tonight was the best chance for her to put her moves on.

All Isabella had to do was stand out in the ball and "accidentally" reveal her actual identity. Afterward, plenty of men would be after her.