Neal Williams took the wine from his glass and drained it in one gulp. The decision was made on the spot, “Now do a detailed risk refinement for EF immediately! No more dilly-dallying!”
“It’s a good idea to tell the client how risky it really is to choose their option, it might hold the client steady for a while!” Garret Miller immediately set out his computer, not forgetting to give Neal Williams an indignant glare, “I’ll settle this score with you two when I’m done!”
Without saying a word, Neal Williams quickly turned the computer on.
Very good!
Andrea Jones, you’re doing a great job!
Lewis Brown’s so-called ‘spies’, it turns out, are really like that?
…
The following day.
As soon as she turned on the phone, Andrea Jones received a message from the communications platform.
A missed call from ‘Mr. Williams’.
Why did he call himself at 11 o’clock in the middle of the night?
Andrea Jones had her doubts, but didn’t call back. Had breakfast and hurried to the office.
Upon entering the office, several colleagues, including Brittany Adams, were wilted and in low spirits.
“What’s wrong? Didn’t sleep well?” Andrea Jones asked Brittany Adams as she put her bag down and turned her head.
“No. It’s so annoying, the bonus may fly away. We’ve been up all night working on this project.” Brittany Adams complained. Brittany Adams puffed out her mouth and complained, “I’m still waiting for the money to go back to school for my brother!”
“What’s the deal?” Andrea Jones asked.
“Didn’t we go to see a client today? Originally the case is quite good, but, early this morning Mr. Miller let us all do not have to go, he and Mr. Williams two past. I heard that the situation is serious, met a strong opponent.”
“Don’t you worry about nonsense. There are simply not many companies in this circle that can call IG’s bluff. Now that the two of them are there together, the odds are definitely better.” Andrea Jones reassures Brittany Adams.
Brittany Adams looked at her, “Your boyfriend’s EF company is there, so I really don’t know who’s going to win the session in the end.”
Andrea Jones froze.
“Lewis Brown was there, you say?”
“Uh-huh! They’re competing.”
Face white, Andrea Jones some disbelief jaw.
Oh my!
So, Lewis Brown wants the program to be used against IG?
She was so immersed in another scenario during that time that she had no time to inquire about anything else. If only I had known …
No, there is no such thing as knowing!
Pulled out his cell phone and immediately called Lewis Brown. But …
Apparently they had started interviewing clients and his phone was not answered at all.
Heart, fluttering in chaos.
She then dialed Neal Williams and Garret Miller, both, without exception, as a result.
“Andrea, are you okay? You look awful!” Brittany Adams saw that she didn’t look right and asked with concern as she peeked over her shoulder.
“Brittany Adams, where are they meeting the client?” She asked sharply.
“The conference room at the Tianyi Hotel, what’s up?”
“I’m going to go out first.” Without answering, just dropping the words and grabbing her bag, Andrea Jones went out the door with a panicked look on her face.
…
The conference room of Tianyi Hotel.
Andrea Jones stood outside the door, in a hurry.
The first to speak was Lewis Brown, standing on stage and talking eloquently, confidently and proudly. Looking at her boyfriend’s glowing appearance, Andrea Jones couldn’t go in and interrupt.
When it was Garret Miller’s turn to speak, to the surprise of everyone in the room, it wasn’t a proposal they were talking about, it was a risk refinement for the Lewis Brown proposal!
“What’s going on here? Did the program leak?”
“IG has sent spies in our EF?”
“What’s going on?”
The EF’s were in collective shock.
Even Andrea Jones, who was standing outside, was frozen.
If you hadn’t seen this proposal, how could you have made the risk refinement so precise?
The client also froze, his thoughtful eyes darting between Lewis Brown and Garret Miller.
Inside and outside, all the people, their breath is held.
“Mr. Miller, you have really done a good job in refining this risk, and both Ruan and I should thank you for making such a document.” The client finally spoke up and slowly got up with extraordinary grace. Turning to shake hands with Garret Miller, he smiled and said, “Anyway, I appreciate the planning that Mr. Ruan has done this time. So, this time, I will sign with Mr. Ruan first. If I have another investment project next time, I will definitely cooperate with you!”
All the staff of EF, all of them, breathed a sigh of relief.
Garret Miller turned his head and Neal Williams looked at each other, his heart exploding with anger, but his face remained elegant and polite, “Okay. I’m listening to you, don’t forget about us next time. We are convinced that we lost to Mr. Ruan this time.”
Appreciate the plan?
Sure appreciate it!
There was a lot of Neal Williams’ input here too!
…
After exchanging pleasantries, a group of people walked out of the conference room back and forth with different faces.
Lewis Brown saw Andrea Jones at once and tried to come forward, but her eyes only fell anxiously on Neal Williams and Garret Miller.
Without waiting for Lewis Brown to approach, she was already walking quickly towards them, “Mr. Miller, Mr. Williams, can I have a word?”
Neal Williams’ face was so cold that it looked like a layer of frost, and he didn’t even want to look at her.
Lewis Brown’s presentation on stage was simply like a hard slap in the face.
She was so eagerly busy, but it turned out to be for this man!
And he, actually still stupidly doing his best to help! It’s simply ridiculous!
Andrea Jones was embarrassed by his attitude and stood there not knowing what to do, Garret Miller saw this and softened a bit, “Let’s go back to the office first!”
Nodding, Andrea Jones dutifully followed.
“Andrea!” Lewis Brown called out, unable to hide the joy on his face because of his victory.
The more he did, the deeper the guilt in Andrea Jones’ heart grew.
“I’m sorry, I’ll go back to the office and I’ll be in touch later.” Without saying more, he left a hasty message and followed Garret Miller like a total sinner.
…
“Tell her to get her ass in here!” Upon entering the office, Neal Williams instantly lashed out.
Zoey Baker came out of her office and gave Andrea Jones a stare, “It’s downstairs and you’ve managed to get Mr. Williams so mad, you’re good too.”
In all these years, it’s really the first time I’ve seen Neal Williams get so angry.
Andrea Jones entered with her head guiltily bowed.
Throughout the office, cold storms gather and the temperature drops almost below zero.
“I’m sorry, Mr. Williams…” gently closing the door, she took the lead in apologizing.
“Sorry? Is an apology enough? Do you have any idea what you’re doing?” Neal Williams gritted his teeth, veins appearing on his forehead.
Andrea Jones bit her lip and explained, “I … I was not previously aware that Lewis Brown was competing with our company. However, even so, I assure you … I have not divulged any information about our company and have not drawn on our company’s data …”
“Our company? I don’t think you know which company you work for!” Neal Williams took a step closer and reached down to lift her chin up with five fingers, causing clear finger marks to immediately appear on her face, “Andrea Jones, honestly, were you the spy he sent here from the beginning?”
“No.” Andrea Jones immediately denied, her eyelashes flapping, “This time helping Lewis Brown was my fault no matter how you explain it, and I’m not trying to weasel out of my negligence. However, from the beginning to the end I did not intend to harm IG.”
“But you’ve already done damage! And that’s a lot of damage!” Neal Williams refuted her words, the darkness under his eyes was thick with gusto, “Andrea Jones, you’re betraying all the colleagues who put their hearts and souls into the solution!”
Betrayal?
The charge held her breathless.
Yet, there is no way to defend it.
“You go!” Releasing her jaw, he gave her a heavy look, his lips taut, and finally spoke, “Since you’re so intent, I’ll let you go back to him!”
Each word, he bit extremely heavy, his eyes stared at her, as if to eat her into her belly, “so, satisfied?”
He was so imposing that she took a slight step back.
It is only natural that she should be dismissed. Now, she has no position to stay any longer.
Just …
Looking up, at Neal Williams’ taut cheeks, she asked the question on her mind as calmly as she could, “There’s something I can’t figure out …”
Neal Williams stared at her coldly.
“Why … do you have such an accurate risk refinement book on hand? That planning proposal …”
She paused for a moment and did not continue, just locked firmly on Neal Williams.
The bottom of the foggy eyes, there is a vague expectation.
But also dare not expect …
Garret Miller, standing aside, glanced at her suspiciously, “What’s so unusual about Neal knowing about that proposal, since you guys did it together?”
She froze.
Eyes turned to Garret Miller and murmured in dismay, “You said … was me and him?”
She pointed to herself and then compared it to Neal Williams, full of uncertainty.
“Don’t you know that yourself?” Garret Miller finds Andrea Jones’ look particularly rare.
Her jaw dropped in shock and she turned her head to Neal Williams for confirmation.
He doesn’t respond, yet he has no intentionof contradicting Garret Miller either.
The tip of the heart trembles vaguely.
A fact that is breaking ground to become clear.
She stared incredulously at Neal Williams, firmly, not moving her eyes even for a moment. Hands, fumbling for her phone from her pocket.
Under Garret Miller’s uncomprehending gaze, she turned up the code name in her address book that never had a name.
These nights …
He stayed with himself until late.
He was always available to answer questions, patient and knowledgeable.
He relieved her when she was confused.
Although never met, he is like a true friend …
Breathe and hold your breath.
The number is dialed out.
The other side of the room, she looked at him steadily, his gaze also did not evade, only, the eyes, already deep bottomless. The tumbling emotions are also impenetrable to her. However, but one by one strain her heart …
An abrupt bell rang in the office at first.
The cheerful music, but did not wash away a little space in the stiff condensation.
He stood there.
In silence, he pulled the phone out of his pocket and pressed it to his ear. Every finger, taut and rigid.
Sight, looking at her reddened eyes. Thin lips lifted, for a moment, he spoke quietly: “Hey.”
The sound, coming from the other end of the phone, fell clearly on the ears, and Andrea Jones felt only a little dizzy.
Almost, couldn’t hold the phone.
It’s really him …
Raise your lips and try to smile, but the corners of your eyes are already moist.
Take a deep breath, half a long time, before speaking softly and choking: “I’m sorry …”
It turned out that it was he who taught himself.
How much of his advice was in that proposal?
So …
The word ‘betrayal’, held on their own head, when really not wrong.
Neal Williams stood there, gripping the phone tightly. Lips line, taut, no words spoken.
Taking a deep breath, she still looked deeply at him and added: “It’s you, it’s so good …”
The deeper the color of his eyes.
Garret Miller, confused, looked at the two men and wondered what they were up to. They were standing across from each other for good reason, and why were they calling?
…
When Lewis Brown called, she was standing under the IG building carrying her belongings.
In just two months’ time, she mobilized several times and finally, got out of here.
“Andrea, where are you?” Lewis Brown’s voice came from the other end, and there was worry in the words.
Andrea Jones was in low spirits, “I’m in front of the office and I want to talk to you.”