Evelyn was amused by his reaction. She tore a chapter out of

Sheffield's playbook, and took the initiative to surrender. She walked over to Carlos with a smile and wrapped her arms around his arm.

“That was mean of me, Dad. I'm sorry. Please tell me how the bidding is going."

Carlos' face softened a little, but he still feigned a hard tone.

"Are you trying to appease me by acting Like a spoiled child? You should stay away from Terilynn. She's teaching you some bad habits," Carlos reproached her.

Evelyn loosened her grip on Carlos' arm and said in a stern voice,

“Well, since you don't plan on telling me anything, I'll make some phone calls and find out myself."

“Humph! Your attitude isn't helping gain any favors right now.”

Resigned, Evelyn went on, “Dad, you won't tell me anything about the bidding. What else do you want me to do?"

‘Why is he being so difficult?’ It was obvious that her father was in a bad mood and wanted her to have a hard time.

“You will give up after asking me just once? Where is your patience?"

Evelyn felt helpless.

“I have been trying to get it out of you since I came in. And you are calling me impatient. You're just being difficult." Carlos wasn't like this before. But ever since Sheffield's appearance, it had become harder and harder for her to talk to him.

Reluctantly, Carlos told Evelyn, "The bidding was a blessing in disguise, though your computer was hacked last time. The game hasn't been released on the market yet, but it's caught some buzz. The Theo

Group likes it very much. Plus, it's a big game developed by the game company under our Hilton Group. It has a strong background. If people are smart, then they're definitely going to cooperate with us."

‘Dad's just basically saying that we won the bidding, ' Evelyn thought to herself. After a short pause, she offered, “How about I handle everything that has to do with the game afterwards?"

“Matthew will take the responsibility. I don't want you to get too tired."

“I'm not. Matthew should focus on school.”

However, Carlos didn't agree. He stood up and began, "This is going to be complicated, you know. It's a long-term cooperation between two companies. You can deal with the regular stuff. Hey, aren't you having your birthday party tomorrow? Why don't you just prepare for that?"

“ALL right." Evelyn didn't push him. She knew her father well. If he didn't want her to take over, she would be unable to change his mind.

After Carlos left, Evelyn heaved a sigh of relief.

She placed an internal call. It was for Nadia.

“Evelyn.” Nadia soon came over.

Evelyn took the vase that held the Bulgarian roses that Sheffield had given her. The roses looked lovely as ever. In order to preserve the roses longer, she told Nadia, "Could you make them into dry flowers before sending them over to my apartment?"

"Yes, Evelyn!" As Nadia took the vase, she made sure she was careful enough to not break it. She knew how important the flowers were to