Chapter 494

Camille lifted her gaze without thinking, immediately catching the disdain and arrogance in Selene's eyes. The moment their eyes met, Selene quickly looked away. Gabriel smirked coldly. "She really thinks highly of herself."

Watching the guests eagerly swarming around Selene and Malcolm, all hoping to collaborate with them, Camille tightened her grip on her glass. She lowered her gaze and spoke softly. "She has someone who loves her deeply. Someone who gives her all the confidence in the world."

"Of course she's arrogant. That's only natural." She paused briefly before adding, "There are several highly capable individuals within the Lancaster family."

Gabriel knew she had been wanting to take action against the Lancasters lately. But she never let him ask too many questions, perhaps not wanting to involve him too much in case things went wrong. Now that she had brought it up herself, he realized the situation wasn't progressing smoothly.

He leaned in closer, his voice dropping to a whisper. "Not going well?"

She had attempted to breach Lancaster Systems's security system multiple times, but their defenses were significantly stronger than before. Despite her extreme caution, the IT experts Damien had hired for the family had nearly traced the attempts back to her. It was clear Damien was helping them guard against her.

With his vast wealth and extensive connections, Damien could funnel endless resources, manpower, and capital into Lancaster Systems. Whether through cyberattacks or other methods of sabotage, bringing down the Lancaster family was proving nearly impossible. The reason no one in the Harrington family could restrain him was simple: his empire was too colossal.

Rumors suggested that years ago, some analysts had already calculated that his personal wealth surpassed that of the entire Harrington Group.

Though NovaSight Labs had developed well in recent years, compared to Camille and Gabriel's personal fortunes, they were still on an entirely different level from Damien. For him, propping up both Vertex Dynamics and Lancaster Systems simultaneously was hardly a challenge.

The thought made Gabriel's jaw clench in frustration. Worried Camille might act rashly, he advised quietly, "Don't rush it. Your chance will come."

"I know."

Neither felt like staying any longer. After lingering at the banquet for barely half an hour, they prepared to leave.

As they reached the hotel entrance and headed toward the parking lot, they spotted Damien standing not far away with Selene and Malcolm. Damien hadn't even attended the banquet. It was obvious he had come specifically to pick Selene up.

At that moment, Damien, Selene, and Malcolm noticed them too. Selene's expression was cool, while Malcolm frowned at the sight of Camille. Damien, however, gave them a polite nod.

Both Camille and Gabriel looked away, deliberately ignoring him.

Their car wasn't parked far from Damien's. They had guessed correctly—he really had come just to fetch Selene.

As they reached their vehicle, they saw Damien and Selene waving goodbye to Malcolm. Then they got into the car together and drove off. It was late at night, and he was here to pick her up. They were probably already living together.

Thinking of this, Gabriel pursed his lips and muttered, "Get some rest."

Camille nodded. With that, they each got into their own cars and left.

To accelerate their project's progress, Camille, Gabriel, and several NovaSight Labs engineers headed to the airport to meet with people from the Harrington Group. They were preparing to travel to Calderwick for system testing.

But just as they arrived at the airport and joined the group, they saw Damien and Selene there too.