The Queen Returns—And She's Unforgiving novel Chapter 287

Tiffany quickly regained her composure, her expression calm and unbothered like nothing had happened at all.

Lucas glanced at Evelyn again, his gaze lingering for half a second before he said coolly, "We'll go over the details after the event."

Sebastian narrowed his eyes and smiled. "Sure."

If they won the bid, everything would need to be clearly sorted and divided anyway.

Lucas nodded, then turned to leave with Tiffany.

As they walked away, Sebastian leaned in slightly and muttered with a trace of wonder, "Gotta say, Lucas really surprised me. We asked for complete lead control, with Flying Seal Group as the primary party and Arrowpoint Solutions as the secondary party, and he agreed to everything."

He clicked his tongue in disbelief.

Arrowpoint Solutions clearly just wanted to use this bid to make a name for themselves. In terms of profit, Lucas barely asked for anything.

Evelyn thought for a moment. "He's probably planning something bigger."

Lucas was a calculating man. Even if the terms favored Flying Seal Group now, she knew better than to fully let her guard down.

Just then, another group approached from the front. Sebastian clearly recognized them and motioned for Evelyn to follow him.

"Mr. Hill, it's been a while," said the man leading the group. Jeremy Harmon was one of the government-appointed judges for the bidding panel.

Sebastian greeted him with a friendly smile.

Jeremy noticed Evelyn beside him. "And who is this?"

Evelyn offered a polite smile. "Hello, I'm Evelyn, an engineer at Flying Seal Group."

Jeremy gave her a once-over, visibly surprised at Evelyn's age. He knew that anyone allowed into this bidding room today had to be top-tier from their respective companies.

He glanced at the officials standing beside him. With Sebastian right there, he casually shifted into a few technical topics to test the waters, wanting to get a read on Flying Seal Group's capabilities.

Sebastian chuckled and turned to Evelyn. "What do you think?"

Tiffany scoffed silently and glanced up at Lucas, ready to nudge his attention back, only to find that his gaze was still fixed on Evelyn.

He looked completely relaxed with his arms loosely folded and his eyes watching her steadily. Just for a second, the corners of his lips seemed to tug into the faintest smile.

Tiffany thought she might've imagined it. She softly called his name, "Lucas?"

Lucas looked down at her, his eyes calm and unreadable. "Yeah?"

She realized then that maybe she had been mistaken. She shook her head. "Nothing. Let's go find our seats. It's getting loud here."

She didn't elaborate on why it felt loud.

Not to mention, it wasn't like Lucas and Tiffany were trying to show off.