To the Love of My Life-Chapter 882 - Ruby Time: After the Wedding (Ending 8)_1

Chapter 882 -882 Ruby Time: After the Wedding (Ending 8)_1

Steve Burton and the secretary behind Alfred Smith just assumed their Big Boss was chatting with the other Big Boss, unaware that within such brief exchanges, the first competition had already taken place.

With his main industry’s profit margins one percentage point higher than Alfred Smith’s, Steve Burton won.

Unsatisfied with his defeat in the first round, Alfred Smith sought a second point of contention: the movies they had respectively invested in the previous year, which became the New Year films at the start of this year.

The final verdict was in favor of Alfred Smith, whose investment outperformed Steve Burton’s by three thousand box office tickets.

Thus, going back and forth, the two men tied. All men are born with a desire to win, and the stronger the opponent, the more fierce the battle. Therefore, Steve Burton and Alfred Smith racked their brains for conversation topics, elegantly postured, debonair, their tone neither cold nor passionate—seemingly enjoying their conversations, yet actually engaged in a subtle contest.

The rivalry between the two men shifted from corporate competition to sports, and eventually even to the frequency of their business trips.

Both men were dragons among men, with neither’s background nor acquired experience inferior to the other’s.

After about two hours of competition, they ultimately still ended in a tie.

By this time, the desire to win inside the hearts of the two men had somewhat diminished, replaced by admiration for each other, and even a sense of regret for not having met each other sooner.

The secretaries standing behind them were utterly bewildered by the conversation of the two men, unable to comprehend why the Big Bosses, who usually regarded time as the most precious commodity, would sit there chatting about family matters instead of getting directly to the point and discussing today’s cooperation.

Before they realized it, it was nearly noon. When Steve Burton and Alfred Smith could find no more topics to compete over, their phones rang in succession.

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During the competition, their phones had not been silent, with numerous calls related to work, but neither man had answered. However, this time, as soon as they saw the caller ID, they simultaneously apologized to the other before quickly picking up.

The moment Alfred Smith answered the call, his face was instantly filled with smiles, “Sue is such a good girl for remembering what Dad told her yesterday. It’s your first day at kindergarten, and you remembered to call Dad during lunch break.”

Meanwhile, Steve Burton glanced at the smile on Alfred Smith’s face, snickered inwardly, and then answered his own call, his voice as tender as if it could drip with sweetness, “Sugar, do you miss Dad? Is anyone bullying you at kindergarten?”

Alfred Smith lifted his eyes to glance at Steve Burton as he spoke, disdainfully thought “Tch”, and with a voice still oozing with gentleness, continued to speak to Sue on the phone, “Are you having fun with your friends, Sue?”

Steve Burton replied over the phone, maintaining the same gentle tone after hearing his daughter Sugar’s words, “What did Sugar have for lunch?”

Alfred Smith: “Sue is so impressive, managing to eat lunch all by herself.”

Steve Burton: “Sugar is amazing, remember to wash your hands before meals.”