129 The Pest Again 2 (1/2)

”By the way, Mr. CEO. I, and I'm sure many others here are confused. Why did you suddenly conclude that Mr. Miller is guilty without checking whether he's really related to this conman? I'm just mystified because you normally conduct a thorough investigation before concluding something.”

”Hmm?”

The voice did not come from the one asked, but from the person next to him. When some of the business-attired ladies and gentlemen in the room traced its origin, seeing it was the unexpected addition to today's conference, not few of them showed a displeased expression on their faces.

”Oh, Miss Silver. It seems you're having an opinion about my question.” Marc bemusedly said, his lips arcing up to the girl.

Sofony glanced around and noticed the many dissatisfied faces here, especially the older ladies giving her questioning and belittling gazes. Their eyes alone were screaming at her,

'How rude!'

'Who is she, doesn't she know that this is a formal conference?'

'I thought she knows her place and thus she's not speaking.'

If she was still the soft-hearted weak-willed girl of two days ago, she would surely reject it at first hear, not agreeing to the idea of hurting or shaming others just because of some very petty excuses. Now, she did not say a thing, neither agreeing nor declining. When the system issued it, she just let it stay on her interface, leaving to fate whether she would accidentally complete this minor quest or not.

Meeting Gio's eyes, she heard him chuckle and say, ”Go ahead, Miss Silver. Mr. Goldwin is waiting for your answer.”

She did not immediately break eye contact with him. After saying to herself that she has to show him her edges, she nodded. With gathered composure, she stood up.

Her eyes swept around the room. Sofony's calm expression made some of those giving her questioning glances to have a better impression of her.

She began, ”Everyone, my apologies for my recent action. I'm from the Silvers. And I indeed have an opinion about Mr. Goldwin's question.”

The girl was picking up a blue folder on the table when another person spoke up. It was a woman in her thirties who looked like a successful business lady. Beautiful, smartly dressed, brainy looking, and with thick-lensed eyeglasses framing her two bright eyes. Unfortunately, those eyes were casting disapproving glances at Sofony.

The woman parted her glossy lips, ”Miss. We obviously know you have something to say, and you're even given permission to speak, however, it's a basic manner to introduce yourself first.”

”Oh?” Sofony had just finished speaking with the system when the woman's admonishment was thrown at her. With a blue folder in one hand, she blinked once to the other,

”I thought Mr. Goldwin did the introduction for me when he told everyone what I should be addressed. Didn't he? Am I mistaken?”

The woman who remembered what Marc called Sofony stiffened and froze, her irises dilating.

'Marc called her Ms. Silver. A Silver family member around her age... Is she that recently found heiress?'

Sofony ignored her and instead roamed her eyes around again.

”I'm sorry for the sudden interruption. I just found Mr. Goldwin's question stupid because the clues were already in front of him, yet he still asked.”

”What do you mean?” with a raised eyebrow, the man mentioned abandoned his old sitting posture, leaning forward to the table with two hands clasped.

Before Sofony replied, she secretly gave Gio an apologetic look. She knew one of the reasons why he made that decision was her eye signal. That most likely showed her puzzlement on why he was tolerating the current presenter.

This was why she told herself, 'I have to clean this up.'

”Mr. Miller is colluding with this presenter.” she began, ”There is actually no need for any more background check. Even if you are not Mr. Albarez, it will be easy to realize this. You just have to look at the two company's proposals. I'm referring to this one in my hand,” she paused, gesturing next to the projected wall of texts and numbers in front. ”And this one.”

A laugh echoed out the moment the girl finished speaking. There was no need to ask who it came from. There could only be that guy who looked as annoying as ever to her eyes. For a higher-up of one of the most reputable companies in the country, this fellow was unbelievably relaxed and easy going.

Marc raised a hand, ”Objection, Miss Pretty Girl.” His words almost caused a frown to appear in her face. Though she managed to restrain the muscles of her face, the look she was throwing at him became more unfriendly. ”What I'm saying is how Mr. CEO passed the verdict just because this man told people that this scam plan is cooked up by Mr. Miller. This is what I'm saying. In short. Where's the evidence? The proof of their collusion? What motive? How are they related?”

Sofony almost replied, 'I presented the evidence but you're not listening.'

'May I insult your intelligence?'

Thankfully, rational immediately returned to her. She looked away from Marc and spoke to the others, ”Everyone. I'm sure you'll get what I mean after you check your copy of this blue folder. Please.”

The Silver Corporation's representative chimed in to help his boss' daughter. ”There's no harm in checking, right? At most, we'll just be losing some of our time. ” He eye-signaled the others he knew here and led them to pick up the plan Mr. Miller registered under the Miller's company name.