After Camille Laurent's voice faded, silence fell in the CEO's office.
Adrien Lefèvre's face, initially stunned, gradually turned ashen.
"What do you mean?" Adrien gritted his teeth.
What did she mean?
Was she openly mocking him now?
Just because of... Lucas?!
Camille took a deep breath, looking at him calmly. "I said, we have nothing left to discuss, do we, Mr. Lefèvre?"
Her heart was trembling, but the long-suppressed frustration was finally being released.
She had never imagined that one day she would speak to Adrien like this.
Lucas watched the unfolding scene before him with great interest.
Well, well.
In the original story, although Camille had stopped pursuing Adrien, she had simply faded silently from sight.
Not like this.
Camille looked at the shock and incomprehension on the face of the man she once loved and couldn't help a self-mocking laugh.
"Sure enough."
"My persistence only earned me your sense of entitlement."
"I want to say, you are not my only option."
"You are not irreplaceable. I am not some creature without face or self-respect. I am a human being!"
By the time Camille reached those last words, it was almost a shout.
"I have self-respect too! I need a sense of security too!"
Camille shouted at the stunned Adrien. "I gave up my self-respect, shamelessly pursuing you. My past sincerity was trampled under your feet!"
"You took all the anger you got from Claire Dubois out on me. Well, what about the anger *I* got from you?"
"I am not inferior to you! What your family has, mine has too. What you don't have, I have!"
"Why should I live under your interrogation?"
"Why should I have to turn back just because you want me to?"
Her shout was heard by employees in the open office area outside, leaving them all astonished.
They seemed to have stumbled upon a shocking secret.
Moisture gradually welled up in Camille's eyes. Biting her lip, she said, "Since you have no feelings for me, only disgust, why did you ask me today if I had anything to say, just because I ignored you?"
"What, were you enjoying my kindness to you, or my day-after-day confessions?"
"I've had enough!"
"I don't want to endure any of this anymore."
"It's over!"
Camille reached up, wiped her tears, and said with a smile, "You have your path, and I have mine."
"But please remember, I pursued you not because your Lefèvre family was rich."
"I don't covet your money either."
"Since you will never understand, then so be it. I won't be that foolish anymore from now on."
Having said all this, Camille turned and left.
Without the slightest hesitation.
It was clear she walked away lightly this time, no longer bound by so-called feelings.
*Gulu gulu.*
Lucas picked up his teacup and took a sip.
Tsk, tsk.
What a good show.
A riveting drama. Was this the female version of "99 Failed Confessions"?
Hahaha.
Would the next plot be Adrien having a sudden epiphany, no longer liking Claire, and desperately chasing after Camille instead?
Tsk, tsk.
Adrien stood rooted to the spot, Camille's words still echoing in his mind.
Me?
Was I wrong?
Where was I wrong? Was it wrong to pursue the person I liked?
I don't like *you*.
Everything was just your own wishful thinking.
Adrien's face remained haughty, showing no trace of remorse. He sneered, "Hmph, as if I'd ever consider you?"
Impossible.
He would absolutely never admit he was wrong.
*Gulu gulu.*
At that moment, the sound of someone drinking tea and rinsing their mouth sounded again.
Adrien turned his head to see Lucas sitting on the sofa, sipping tea, a look of mockery seemingly in his eyes.
Seeing that look instantly put Adrien in a foul mood.
What was Lucas's problem now?
Noticing Adrien's gaze, Lucas set down his teacup and smiled. "Young Master Lefèvre, what brings you to see me?"
Finally emerged from your internal struggle, have you?
Time to get down to business, right?
*Bang!*
Adrien forcefully swung the office door shut, then sat on the sofa, crossing his legs, and snorted coldly. "Lucas."
"I came today to inform you."
"The project our Su Corporation previously had with Tian Ying is now officially canceled."
"Name your price for the penalty fee."
Without another word, Adrien scrapped his original plan of offering Lucas a concession. Instead, he directly canceled a collaborative project, intending to teach him a lesson.
He was growing more and more disgusted with Lucas by the day.
What kind of attitude was this?
Remaining seated when he, Adrien, arrived?
Hearing this, Lucas glanced at him coolly. "The penalty fee will be executed according to the contract standards. Which project are you referring to? I'll cancel it right now."
So that's all it is.
And here I thought you came to announce you were going to crush me.
Canceling a collaborative project?
Nothing simpler.
Adrien was stunned, a look of disbelief on his face. "You... what did you say?"
He was actually willing to cancel?
Could it be because of Camille?
I see.
He's gotten addicted to being a kept man.
In the past, if Adrien had threatened to cancel cooperation, Lucas would have been scared into apologizing.
Now?
He agreed without hesitation!
Lucas looked at him strangely. "Didn't you say cancel the project? Fine, cancel it."
"By the way, what other projects do I have with your Su Corporation?"
"Let's cancel them all. The penalty fees will be as stipulated in the contracts."
With that, Lucas called out, "Sophie Li, come in."
Outside the door, Sophie Li, hearing his voice, entered without a word.
"Mr. Lucas, you called for me."
Lucas gave a slight nod. "Which collaborative projects do we have with the Su Corporation?"
"Calculate the penalty fees we need to pay."
Upon hearing this, Sophie replied calmly, "There are three collaborative projects in total. If Mr. Lefèvre defaults on one, two remain. Therefore, the required penalty payout would be approximately two hundred million."
As Lucas's dedicated secretary, she was thoroughly familiar with the penalty clauses of all collaborative projects.
So when Lucas asked, she could answer immediately.
Hearing this, Lucas nodded with satisfaction.
"Mr. Lefèvre, did you hear that?"
Lucas said with a smile, his eyes narrowing slightly. "Two hundred million. Transfer it to the account specified in the penalty contract this afternoon."
"Then, I suppose our cooperation is completely terminated?"
Looking at Lucas's smile, for some reason, Adrien felt a chill run down his spine.
Where does his confidence come from?