Madly Yours (Nora Reed) novel Chapter 558

Instinctively following the noise, they saw two rows of bodyguards standing perfectly straight, all wearing matching sunglasses. The sheer scale of the entourage was completely obnoxious.

A moment later, Vincent Vaughn, Henry Fairchild, and Finnian Fairchild emerged from the VIP corridor.

Douglas Campbell’s brows furrowed.

He didn't actually hold much animosity toward Vincent. Despite the Vaughns executing a brutal technological embargo, it was just business, and he respected their corporate dominance.

But the moment he saw Henry Fairchild walking alongside them, his face darkened with disgust.

“Like a lingering ghost,” Douglas sneered. He grabbed his luggage and stormed toward the airport exit.

From a distance, Jude met Finnian’s eyes. The two men gave each other a brief, polite nod.

Jude looked away, realized Douglas was already far ahead, and hurried to catch up with his mentor.

“That was Douglas Campbell and Jude Winslow.”

Henry Fairchild had clearly noticed them, too. “Looks like they couldn't sit still either.”

Vincent took off his sunglasses, his lips curving into a smirk. “Hudson Lancaster is genuinely terrifying. It’s only been a few months, and he’s already achieved a breakthrough on the chips. Impressive.”

And to make matters worse, this terrifying rival had just struck an alliance with his sister, Phoebe.

It was enough to give anyone a headache.

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The final wrap-up of the Vanguard Microchips project proceeded faster than anyone anticipated.

Versions of the test data were continuously transmitted back to Lancaster headquarters. Stability, power consumption, yield rates—every single metric exceeded their highest expectations.

The engineering teams at Lancaster Group were working around the clock. The whiteboards in the conference rooms were covered in dense parameters, and takeout boxes were piled like mountains in the breakroom.

Hudson, however, wasn't stressed in the slightest.

He casually drove Nora to and from work every day, and even took her out to the movies on a whim. He showed absolutely zero signs of a man fighting a life-or-death corporate war.

But while Hudson remained calm, everyone else was losing their minds.

Douglas Campbell finally arranged a private dinner and forced Jude to drag Hudson out.

They were at the absolute critical juncture, and even though Douglas reviewed the development logs every day, he still couldn't relax.

The dinner was set at Sebastian’s private restaurant—a highly exclusive, quiet venue where they wouldn't be interrupted.

Hudson originally didn't want to go, but Nora happened to finish work early that day and mentioned wanting some good food, so he brought her along.

When they arrived, Douglas and Jude were already seated.

Inside the private room, Douglas was slowly sipping his tea. Seeing Hudson walk in hand-in-hand with Nora, his gaze lingered on their joined fingers for a second before he looked away. He laughed and scolded, “I’ve asked you out a dozen times and you refused. If I hadn't sent word to Nora, I bet you’d still be ignoring me.”

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