Chapter 813
When the gathering ended, Bruno relayed Gideon’s message to Anastasia, telling her to perform well at the Global Harmony Medical Institute.
Anastasia had little interest or expectation in becoming Gideon’s apprentice, but she nodded obediently. “I understand.”
As she was leaving, Anastasia overheard some people talking about Harrison.
“Did you hear the Lancaster family is planning to get into the medical industry?”
“I heard. What’s Mr. Harrison Lancaster thinking? Isn’t the Lancaster empire big enough already?”
“Rumor has it, it’s for his new wife…”
Anastasia’s ears perked up.
Why didn’t she know any of this?
As she mulled it over, planning to ask him about it at the office, she heard the conversation continue. “But the Lancaster Group is in the middle of a fierce internal power struggle. It seems Mr. Harrison Lancaster isn’t having an easy time of it.”
“I know about that. I heard the client Mr. Harrison Lancaster wanted to work with was poached by Barry, right?”
“I always knew the Lancaster Group would end up fighting. How could those elders stand by and let a junior take the head of the family position…?”
Anastasia frowned.
He was in trouble? And he hadn’t said a word to her.
She left immediately and headed for the company.
When she arrived, Harrison was busy. Logan told her, “Mr. Harrison Lancaster is in negotiations with a client.”
Anastasia nodded. She was about to go wait in his office when she heard a secretary behind her whisper, “They’ve been in there for over two hours. How much longer will it take? It doesn’t look like that Mr. Clark has any intention of cooperating with us…”
Anastasia stopped in her tracks. “Mr. Clark?”
“Is something wrong?”
Anastasia turned back to Logan. “Does this Mr. Clark have some connection to Barry?”
If she hadn’t misheard at the party, the person Harrison wanted to partner with was named Clark.
Logan hesitated. “Where did you hear that?”
His lack of denial was all the confirmation she needed. “Tell me everything. What’s going on?”
Logan sighed. “But Mr. Harrison Lancaster said you shouldn’t be burdened with company matters…”
“But I already know, don’t I? So why can’t you tell me?” Anastasia put her hands on her hips. “Besides
But her
someone’s making trouble for him.
What if I can help?”
She had a point. Since she’d already heard about it from other sources, there was
no point in hiding it anymore. Logan explained the situation.
“… The deal M. Harrison Lancaster is trying to close now depends entirely on this Mr. Clark. Everything was settled, and they were about to sign the contract, but Barry somehow got wind of it. He deliberately made trouble for Mr. Harrison Lancaster by winning over Marlon Clark first.”
“Now Marlon is swayed by the terms Barry offered, so he’s siding with him and has
backed out of the deal with Mr. Harrison Lancaster.”
Anastasia zeroed in on the crucial detail. “What terms did Barry offer Marlon?”
“It seems to be a batch of medicinal
be a
herbs. They’re said to be extremely rare-varieties that the major cultivation bases haven’t been able to grow for years and have vanished from the market. We don’t know where he got them.”
“Apparently, Marlon has a sick family member who desperately needs them. That’s why he’s willing to risk offending Mr. Harrison Lancaster to make this deal.”
“Medicinal herbs?” Anastasia’s eyebrows lifted slightly. “What a coincidence. I think I might actually be able to help.”
Logan’s mind raced. “Are you saying you can use the Botanical Research Institute? But Mr. Clark isn’t looking for ordinary herbs…”