A dozen hours later, Zachariah and his team got off the plane and hopped into a special car. The group of people went straight to the local office building of the corporation that cooperated with the Chambers Group.
As soon as he arrived, Zachariah started another meeting that lasted another few hours. When he finally took an half-hour break, it was already 1am.
The secretary heated up the set meal she bought and passed it to Zachariah, saying, "Mr. Chambers, you havenât eaten all day. Have something."
Zachariah took the set meal and asked, "What time is it now?"
"One in the morning, Mr. Chambers."
Zachariah watched the beautiful night view of Paris out of the window and whispered, "Have you seen the beautiful night view of Paris, Ophelia? If you like it, letâs come here together someday, shall we?"
Unfortunately, Ophelia was not by his side for now, so no one answered him.
The secretary cast a worried look at Zachariah and ventured, "Do you have something on your mind, Mr. Chambers?"
Holding the meal box, Zachariah was enjoying the night view outside. Just as the secretary thought he wouldnât answer her and was about to walk off, Zachariah asked her.
"Linda, what kind of woman do you think Ophelia is?"
Linda paused for a moment before she realized Zachariah was referring to his wife. This was the first time he had ever talked about his wife with her, and that surprised her.
"Mr. Chambers, I donât know Young Madam very well, and I canât jump to conclusions. But since you asked, Iâll tell you my opinion. By appearance, Young Madam is absolutely a stunning beauty. Sheâs sexy, charming and gorgeous. But thatâs my first impression of Young Madam. Then Iâve met her several times later, and I found that sheâs not only easy on the eye, but sheâs also a nice and smart woman. She knows how far to go and when to stop. In a word, I think sheâs a perfect match for you, Mr. Chambers."
Zachariahâs lips curved into a smile and he went on asking, "Whoâs better, Cora or her?"
Now Linda was up a gum tree. She had been working for Zachariah for years, and thus witnessed what had happened between Cora and him. Just because she knew too much about them, Linda was aware of what to say, and what not to say.
Linda hesitated.
Zachariah seemed to know what she was thinking about, so he tried to reassure her.
"Linda, letâs talk like old friends. Youâve been working for me for years, and youâre my right-hand man, my good partner at work, as well as my confidant in life."
Linda heaved a sigh of relief.
She licked her lip and replied, "Mr. Chambers, Iâll just say something briefly. If anything I say annoys you, please donât take it to heart. Miss Fletcher comes from a distinguished family, and sheâs more graceful than any ordinary girl, but sheâs not the right one for you, Mr. Chambers. Well, itâs just an intuition, though. Sheâs too sentimental, and her ideas are unrealistic. Maybe sheâs not like this when sheâs with you, but to her inferiors, sheâs too arrogant. To those who come from a humble background, she looks down upon them. Seems that you two donât speak the same language, and thatâs why you can never be together. I had a hunch at the beginning."
Linda fell into a panic as she finished speaking.
"I was just talking nonsense, Mr. Chambers. Please donât take it to heart."
Zachariah raised his hand and said, "You may leave now. Tell them the meeting will continue an hour later."
"Yes."
Linda nodded and left.
Zachariah looked out of the window again. It was midnight now, and the night view of Paris looked especially peaceful. The whole Paris was ablaze with the colorful neon lights.
But the dazzling light offered lonely people the feeling of isolation.
Zachariah took out his phone, unlocked the screen and opened the photo album. He couldnât help smiling while looking at Opheliaâs photos.
He chuckled. "You won, Ophelia. Iâm under your spell now. You were worried that I didnât love you, but now I realize that Iâm in love with you. When you were sent into the operating room after the car accident, I swore to myself that I wonât let you go for the rest of my life. I know I hurt your feelings when I handled improperly the issue between Savannah and you. Iâll give you a few days to cool off. When I come back later, Iâll definitely take you home."
Zachariah took a few bites of the set meal Linda bought. The food was great, and it was warm and delicious, but he had lost his appetite.
After eating, Zachariah took a nap on the couch before he went to the meeting room and continued the meeting.
Billionaire Lost to His Surrogate In A Love Game ï¤Chapter 431 Good at Cooking The situation was tougher than Zachariah had imagined. He had meetings one after another, trying to figure out a solution. He even had to make time for meals and sleep. When he finally took a short break, he called Helena.
The call was answered, and Zachariah got straight to the point. "Have you visited Ophelia, mom?"
However, it was Steffan who answered the call. "Zachariah, your mom has a relapse, and sheâs still in the hospital. She hasnât told Ophelia about it in case she gets too worried, and we havenât visited her for days. How are things going over there?"
Zachariah frowned and answered honestly, "Iâm not very optimistic about the situation, but I think I can handle it. Whatâs wrong with mom? She was well a few days ago."
"Maybe itâs because of Savannah, and besides, Ophelia took the baby away all of a sudden. She felt guilty and thus fell ill. You know your momâs always sensible and elegant in othersâ eyes, but we know sheâs actually very sensitive. She tends to let her imagination run away with her whenever sheâs unhappy. Moreover, she has a weak heart, so Iâve tried my best to take care of her feelings all these years. But it didnât occur to me that Savannah would do such a stupid thing. Otherwise, she wouldnât have had a relapse."
"Is it serious?"
"Itâs not too serious, but she needs a few days to recover."
Zachariah was still anxious. "James is still in China. Shall I call him to check on mom?"
"Donât bother. Mr. Kenelm checked on her personally. He said that anxiety caused the relapse, and that she would recover if she had a good rest and stopped thinking too much. Go on with your work. If itâs too tough for you to handle, I can send more people to help you."
"Dad, I can handle it myself. Donât worry. Just take good care of mom," Zachariah said. When he was about to say goodbye, Steffan chimed in, "When your mom gets better, weâll go to see Ophelia and Tommy together."
"Thank you, dad."
Zachariah hung up the phone and intended to call Ophelia, but suddenly, something popped into his mind and he called Ted instead.
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