Manager Ted hadn’t finished his sentence when Antony abruptly stood up from his chair, glaring at Manager Ted with a dark expression.
Antony’s reaction startled Manager Ted, who instinctively took a couple of steps back, nervously saying, “Mr. William, I…”
Manager Ted intended to admit he was wrong, that he shouldn’t have brought this up. However, Antony suddenly interrupted, asking, “Is this potion you mentioned truly that miraculous?”
“Yes,” Manager Ted wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and hastily nodded.
Antony’s gaze turned malevolent, and in a chilling tone, he muttered to himself, “Coral, if I can’t capture your heart, then I will have you.”
At 2:30 in the afternoon, at Wilde Jewelry Group, in the conference room.
In the spacious conference room, representatives from Wilde Jewelry Group sat on one side of the grand conference table. Coral sat in the center, her secretary by her right side, and the rest consisted of senior management personnel from Wilde Jewelry Group.
On the other side, Antony also occupied the central position, with Manager Ted to his left, along with senior management personnel from Starry Gem Jewelry.
Both sides discussed specific details for almost an hour before finally signing the cooperation agreement.
After Coral and Antony both signed, the meeting room filled with warm applause.
Antony, now composed again, smiled at Coral. “Miss Wilde, with this collaboration, both of our companies will greatly benefit in the future.”
Coral nodded, saying, “If the implementation goes smoothly, both our jewelry companies’ sales this year are expected to increase by thirty percent from the current levels.”
Manager Ted, standing beside Antony, chimed in, “Miss Wilde, to celebrate our partnership, Starry Gem Jewelry has reserved a private room at the Azure Sky Hotel for tonight at 7 PM. I, on behalf of Starry Gem Jewelry, sincerely invite you and your company’s senior management to attend.”
Coral agreed, “That’s not a problem. Tonight, I’ll be there with my senior executives on time.” Post-business dinner is a tradition in the business world, and Coral had no choice but to accept.
Antony then smiled and said, “I’ll be waiting for Miss Wilde at the Azure Sky Hotel.”
After that, Antony and his team left the meeting room.
In the parking lot,
“Manager Ted, is everything ready?” Antony asked with anticipation.
Manager Ted nodded confidently, “Mr. William, rest assured, everything is prepared.”
Antony patted Manager Ted’s shoulder, “Once the deal is done, you won’t be forgotten.”
At this moment, a fire of desire burned in Antony’s eyes. He had already imagined scenarios of having his way with Coral.
“Coral, you will eventually be mine!”
In the evening, the Azure Sky Hotel was brightly lit, and the staff members were hustling and bustling.
In a top-grade luxury private room on the fifth floor, there was a spacious round table lavishly set with various exquisite dishes. The table rotated and displayed a wide range of delicacies-those that flew in the sky, swam in the water, and ran on the land.
However, the focus was on the liquor on the table. After a few rounds of drinks, many people were already looking a bit tipsy.
“Miss Wilde, let’s toast to the success of our collaboration and prosperous business! I, I’ll drink to you!” One of Starry Gem Jewelry’s vice-presidents stood up, swaying, and raised his glass to Coral.
Coral also raised her glass.
The vice-president downed the entire glass, while Coral only took a small sip.
The dinner had just started, and several people from Starry Gem Jewelry began to toast Coral. Although her alcohol tolerance was decent, the successive rounds of drinks made her face flush.
One of the vice-presidents, after finishing his drink, patted the shoulder of an executive sitting beside him. With alcohol on his breath, he said, “Carey, Mr. William has made it clear. I need to get all of you drunk. If I can’t do that, he’ll dock my year-end bonus. Come on, let’s keep drinking!”
He reached for another glass, filled it, but then slumped to the floor, snoring away.
Carey Forster turned and looked at him with a tipsy grin. “Taking pride in so little alcohol, now your year-end bonus is gone, isn’t it? Ha-ha…”
Carey’s laughter hadn’t finished when he suddenly leaned onto the table and dozed off.
On Antony’s orders, the senior management at Starry Gem Jewelry, regardless of their alcohol tolerance, drank vigorously. The senior executives from Wilde Jewelry Group, of course, weren’t going to back down and engaged in a drinking competition with Starry Gem Jewelry.
Under their intense drinking showdown, it didn’t take long for the floor to be littered with empty wine bottles.
Around 8:00 PM, many people were lying on the room’s expansive sofas, fast asleep. Some had even thrown decorum to the wind, sprawled on the carpet, snoring loudly.
Coral’s secretary, who had drunk a few drinks for Coral, now had a flushed face and felt dizzy.
She had to rest her arms on the table, her head resting on her arms, trying to ease the discomfort she felt in her body.
Coral, aware of her secretary’s poor alcohol tolerance and seeing how uncomfortable she was, couldn’t bear it. She got up and addressed everyone, “You all continue. My secretary can’t handle her liquor. I’ll escort her outside for a break.”
After saying that, Coral helped her secretary out of the luxurious private room, found a separate room for her, and placed her on the bed to rest.
Though Manager Ted had consumed quite a bit of alcohol, his tolerance was good, and coupled with the task he had to accomplish tonight, he wasn’t about to get drunk.
Seeing Coral leave, he quickly whispered to Antony beside him, “Mr. William, we can proceed.”
Antony understood the signal. He discreetly surveyed the heavily inebriated crowd, took a small vial from Manager Ted, and proceeded to spike Coral’s drink.
He unscrewed the vial’s cap, picked up Coral’s glass, and swiftly added a few drops of the substance.
Antony then returned Coral’s glass to its original place. He handed the vial back to Manager Ted, letting out a long sigh.
This was his first time doing something like this, and he couldn’t help but feel a bit nervous.
With alcohol on his breath, Manager Ted sported a somewhat lecherous smile as he inquired, “Mr. William, I quite fancy Miss Wilde’s secretary. I wonder if I could…”
“If you like her, go for it yourself,” Antony smirked. Since Manager Ted had helped him secure his goal, it was only fair to let him have his own desires.