Urging Him to Get a Divorce (Aveline and Xavier) novel Chapter 91

Aveline said faintly, “Thank you.”

“You’re welcome.”

Then the secretary left.

A few minutes later, Xavier returned, and Bernard Clarke came in with him.

Bernard said, “Aveline is already here.”

Aveline stood up. “Yes, I just got here.”

At that moment, Simon and other staff from the involved in the contract signing also came in.

Everyone introduced themselves and greeted each other, then they went through an inner door in Xavier’s office to the small conference room next door to sign the contract.

Although the contract terms had already been discussed, once she had the physical copy, Aveline still had to read it over carefully to ensure there were no mistakes.

Claude Steele hadn’t expected Aveline to actually land the Mount Ardwood Theme Park project, and seeing her now, pretending to inspect the contract terms, he couldn’t help but mock her:

“Ms. Sutton, our legal team at the has gone over these terms with you several times. We only finalized them after you said you had no issues.”

Aveline looked up at him, bluntly saying, “How do I know this is the same contract we agreed on beforehand?”

Claude Steele laughed. “The Beltran Group is such a huge corporation with a big reputation. Would we really cheat a humble architect like you?”

Aveline smiled too. “The Beltran Group is a major international corporation, that’s true, but there’s no guarantee you don’t have one or two unprofessional people mixed in.”

Claude Steele’s expression stiffened.

Aveline saw it and sneered inwardly. “Leo, does your Mr. Beltran always just pick up a pen and sign contracts with- out having the company’s legal team double–check the terms?”

Claude Steele had originally thought Aveline only had some talent in architectural design and was clueless about ev- erything else, since all she ever did was cling to Xavier and had never worked in the real world.

So when Aveline retorted, he immediately lost face. “Ms. Sutton, you’re an architect, not a lawyer. Why don’t you hire a lawyer to look it over for you?”

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Aveline had no intention of saying anything more to Claude Steele, as it would be beneath her, and cast a cold gaze toward Xavier.

Bernard Clarke had already frowned, wondering what was wrong with this man, Xavier’s special assistant. Did Xavier hire an unprofessional assistant, or did he have some personal issue with Aveline?

Simon’s eyes flickered, thinking to himself that Leo really didn’t like Aveline.

But he couldn’t back Aveline up, so he also looked toward Xavier.

Xavier said coolly, “Claude Steele, you can go. You’re not needed here.”

“Yes, Mr. Beltran.”

Claude Steele stood up and left, his expression unpleasant.

Aveline gave Xavier another cold look, only to see him watching her with his deep, dark eyes. He said, “Please con- tinue. A contract should definitely be confirmed carefully before signing.”

Aveline scoffed inwardly.

If he meant what he said, he should have made Claude give her a formal apology, not just brush it off after Claude gave her a hard time.

Aveline looked down and continued reading the contract. When she finished, she looked up and said, “No problems. We can sign it.”

Xavier smiled. “Alright, let’s sign.”

Aveline signed her contract, and Bernard also signed the contract hiring him as a consultant for the.

A secretary opened a bottle of champagne and poured everyone a glass. When she handed one to Aveline, she said, “Sorry, I have to drive later. I hope you’ll understand, Mr. Beltran.

I’ll be toasting with tea instead of alcohol.”

Xavier had already clinked glasses with Bernard. He turned to look at her. “That’s fine. I’ll have my driver take you.”

Aveline acted like she didn’t hear him and picked up her teacup, making her firm stance clear.

Bernard was a bit surprised, looking from Aveline to Xavier.

Not knowing the relationship between Aveline and Xavier, he guessed she was angry because Leo had been disre- spectful to her earlier and Xavier had brushed it off.

Bernard sighed. He felt Aveline hadn’t been knocked around in the real world yet and lacked tact, so he wanted to of- fer a word of advice.

“Aveline…”

Just then, Xavier also spoke up. “Fine. Aveline will toast with tea. It’s the same thing.”

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Chapter 91

As he spoke, he extended his champagne glass toward Aveline.

With an indifferent expression, Aveline clinked her glass against his, then lowered her gaze and took a sip of tea.

Xavier gave her a deep look, a faint smile on his lips, and took a sip of his champagne.