The party was supposed to start at 7 pm, but many people arrived at the hotel where the dinner would hold at six-thirty. This was because a few reporters would be present to interview people.
Some people just wanted to get the chance to interact with others and build connections. Emily was supposed to arrive early, but since she was going with Samuel, she did not come until six fifty-five. Since it was a small party, there was no need for Samuel to arrive early.
Samuel was the first to step out of the car; he extended his hand and helped Emily. Emily was wearing a dark blue dinner gown which reviled her shoulder, partly covered by her hair that was let down. "thank you," Emily gave Samuel a warm smile. Samuel smiled back, but he did not let go of her hand. Samuel felt comfortable with their closeness. as they walked towards the hotel entrance, Emily felt a burning gaze on her forcing her to look towards her left.
Her heart missed a bit when her brown eyes looked into the blue eyes that were staring at her. Eric had not expected her to look in his direction. After all, he thought he was just casually looking at her. Moreover, he had not even expected to meet her at the entrance since Steam was short of capital; he had assumed that she would arrive early to build a connection. So he was suprised to meet her at the entrance; besides, she looked so beautiful that he could not pull away his gaze fast enough, causing their eyes to meet.
He could not explain how happy he felt seeing that he had her attention. Emily suddenly frowned her brows and looked away. It was at this point that he recognised the man that was holding on to Emily's hand. 'Samuel Sky, what is he doing in the country?
Eric could not stop himself from frowning his brows. He unconsciously let go of Olivia; he could not explain why he did not want Emily to find out that he was in any relationship with Olivia. Olivia had an ear-to-ear smile as she followed beside Eric. The smile became stiff after Eric let go of her. as a woman, she had noticed Emily a few seconds before Eric, and seeing him stare at her for so long made her uncomfortable. Still, when she thought of how their two companies were at a cold war, she convinced herself that Eric should view Emily as an enemy, so he might just be looking at her as a predictor would look at his prey. This thought was so comforting until Eric let go of her hand, causing her smile to become stiff.
She knew she could not complain about why their relationship could not be made public. But on the other hand, Emily felt irritated after seeing Eric holding on to Olivia; she was unsure if the feeling was because of how much she hated the Browns or if it was just because of his closeness with Olivia.
'he is your enemy,' Emily reminded herself.
"my Sky,'' a reporter called out in surprise nobody hard expected Samuel Sky to be present at such a small dinner party. It was even most unlikely to catch him with Emily.
If it were a few days back when there was a partnership between the two companies, it would have been expected. Still, Sky group had released a statement announcing its intentions to cancel the collaboration between the two companies.
Samuel gave the reporter a warm smile, "are you here to attend the director's birthday specially?" the reporter immediately asked since Samuel was welcoming.
"no, i am here on business, so i decided to drop by," Samuel smiled. the reporters were surprised.
"are you here to cancel the contract between Sky and Steam?" another reporter asked.
"tonight is for Director Steve," ignoring the question, there was that smile on his lips. The reporters wanted to ask more questions, but Samuel started walking away. It was then they realized that they should have asked Emily some questions.
when Eric saw the tactical understanding between the two, he felt annoyed. "could it be that Sky group intend to support Steam to fight ABM?" Olivia asked when she saw that Eric was beginning to frown his brows.
"that could be the case," Eric answered coldly. He was feeling irritated. He regretted his actions for cancelling the partnership between Steam and ABM. He felt that he directly pushed Emily into the arms of another man. Eric again did not realize that something was wrong with his thought.
Olivia bit her lips, she felt scared that Eric would blame her for creating more problems for him. she wanted to hold his hand to assure herself, but wouldn't dare, she was afraid that if she did, she might not only lose their relationship but she might lose her job. So she tried her best to remain calm.
The two groups got inside and found their seats, Emily could not tell if it was a coincidence, but her seat was right next to Eric.
"Mr Brown," Samuel walked over and exchanged his seat with Emily. No matter what, Sky group and ABM should maintain a cordial relationship on the surface.
"Mr Sky," Eric shook hands with him. Eric's gaze intentional fell on Emily, although he knew that the both of them had not officially met each other.
"This is Emily White, CEO of Steam," Samuel decided to introduce the two seeing that Eric was looking at Emily. "miss White, Eric Brown, CEO of ABM," Samuel said.
"Nice to meet you, sir," Emily smiled and stretched her hand.
Eric reached out to take her hand, "same" he only said a single word, but there was a slight smile on his lips. After the greeting, the four sat down, and there was an awkward silence between them. Olivia was feeling very uncomfortable as no one seemed to notice her. she also felt the gaze of the two men on Emily, this made her very jealous.