Chapter 486 - 485

Chapter 485

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Austin paused slightly upon hearing this. “What’s his name? He can’t be Lewis Horton, can he?”

Keira raised her eyebrows.

The Horton family was about to hold a banquet and formally make a public appearance in Clance, and Lewis would definitely show up by then. It was time to reveal his identity!

Keira was about to nod when Austin curled his lips and said, “Miss Olsen, to be honest, I don’t care what his name is. I’m just kindly advising you. It’s up to you whether you listen or not. However, I’ve always looked down upon arranged marriages. Since both parties have agreed, you’d better show Lewis some respect and not show off your boyfriend too ostentatiously!”

Keira didn’t know what to say. She twitched her mouth corner.

Austin left for the door. “Alright, I won’t take up your time. I’m busy preparing things for my sister. I used to buy things for her, too; I just never realized she’s so thin that neither clothes nor jewelry sizes are the right match.”

At this point, Keira delivered a metaphorical stab to his heart. “Has Nara forgiven you?”

That question drove away the light in Austin’s eyes. “Not yet… but my sister and I are family, and blood is thicker than water. She’ll eventually come home.”

Keira nodded, then asked, “By the way, have you stamped our contract? My people should have gone to your office.”

She was pretty anxious about this. She had already completed cooperation with the five major families. Why hadn’t the behind-the-scenes person from the South family sent her a message yet? It must be because the contract with the Gill family hadn’t been completed.

No sooner had she said this than Austin said, “The money has been transferred to you, so what are you rushing the contract for? Our company’s legal department is reviewing the contract, and once it’s reviewed, we will sign it.”

Keira said, “I don’t mind when you transfer the money, but the contract is urgent. How long will their review take?”

Austin was perplexed. He couldn’t help but look Keira up and down. “Are you so afraid this contract will fall through? The money is transferred, but that’s not enough. Is your company a new enterprise and is eager to use the Gill family’s medical resources to make a name and seize market share?”

Before Keira could speak, Lewis mildly interjected. “Do you know the name of her company? Why must she use your family’s medical resources to gain popularity?”

Austin curled his lips. “How would I know? I’ve never even heard of her company’s name! Besides, if her pharmaceutical company had any reputation, they wouldn’t be so eager to cooperate with us, right? The big pharmaceutical enterprises are all on an equal footing with us. The only enterprise in Crera we would actively seek to cooperate with is the Nora Research Institute!”

Keira and Lewis exchanged a glance, and both of them laughed.

Austin said, “What are you laughing at? It looks so strange… Never mind, I’ll call right now and hurry them up, ensuring they sign the contract today!”

Having said this, Austin picked up his phone and called his company’s legal department. As the call went through, the voice of the legal department’s director came from the other end. “Mr. Gill, do you have any instructions?”

Austin said, “Have you reviewed the contract I sent over today?”

The director immediately said, “I apologize, Mr. Gill. We’ve been busy today with the contract with the Nora Research Institute, thinking about how to guarantee our benefits while giving them the best profit distribution, so we haven’t looked at your contract yet.”

The Gill Group was about to negotiate cooperation with the Nora Research Institute, so the entire company was preparing for it.

Austin expressed his understanding. “The cooperation on my end is urgent. I looked over the contract yesterday, and it’s rather simple, just about ten pages or so. Can you expedite the review on your end? This is what you’ll do. Review it now.”

Inside the Gill Group, the legal department’s director almost rolled his eyes upon hearing this! The entire company was busy working on the Nora Research Institute. How could they have time to help him review a minor contract?

But Austin was his boss, and he dared not neglect. Suppressing his frustration, the director pulled out the contract that Austin had sent over from the pile of contracts delivered today. He opened the contract and glanced instinctively at the Party B on it. But he saw the name of their own company.

The director was stunned. “Mr. Gill, our company typically signs contracts with pharmaceutical companies as Party A. Is there a mistake here?”

“If it’s Party B, so be it. Don’t worry about that!”

“…Alright then.” The director sighed and looked at Party A on the contract.

On further inspection, he suddenly froze! Recently, the company has been interacting with the Nora Research Institute… Although Nora’s fame overshadowed the institute’s real name, and few people knew it, how could the director not be aware?

They had already drafted over a dozen agreements with the Nora Research Institute!

The director rubbed his eyes, wondering if he had seen it wrong. He confirmed that Party A was indeed Watson Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

That was the Nora Research Institute!

The director became excited, “Mr. Gill, this contract, this Party A…”

He was so excited that he didn’t finish his sentence.

Inside the boutique, Austin listened and couldn’t help but ask, “What? Any problem with the Party A?”

After saying this, he looked at Keira. “Your company is legitimate, right? You do have a business license, don’t you?”

Otherwise, why would his legal department’s director be so excited?

The legal department drafts countless contracts each year. They’d seen unreliable companies and always included the risks in the contract… What kind of oversight in Keira’s company could shock him so much?

Keira was perplexed. She smiled wryly, “Of course, it’s reliable. Our company has been established for three years!”

“I see. You were established at the same time as the Nora Research Institute, huh? Well, you’ll have to work hard. Look at how powerful the Nora Research Institute is now.”

Austin laughed again, “But there’s nothing you can do. The Nora Research Institute is powerful because Nora is there with all her patents. I heard that the Nora Research Institute just successfully developed a breakthrough drug for Alzheimer’s disease! Impressive, right? So, in the future, don’t focus too much on cooperating with us. Even if we help you break into Clance’s market, you won’t get far in the pharmaceutical industry without strong technology!”

Keira remained silent. She crossed her arms and watched Austin with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile.

Austin was about to say more when he heard the director’s voice from the phone. “No, no, Mr. Gill, the Party A company on this contract is the full name of the Nora Research Institute!!”

Austin’s smile suddenly froze on his face.