SHANTAL's P o V
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In addition to that, only a blind person would not see that Mr. Almiro was really adamant at keeping his eyes off of me. Well, if you were curious to know and in case anyone would like to ask how was he fairing at the moment, then let me describe him to you. Apparently, the other party has his head turned side way and to date, he had been holding that position just so he could avoid seeing me. I could tell that he was really trying so hard, so hard that I could almost swear and bet my wrist that he would get a stiff neck at any moment from now because of what he was doing to his own body. Is that some form of new torture that is trending nowadays? By any chance, could it be that he is trying to hurt himself using an unconventional way? I really could not tell what was running inside his mind.
SHANTAL's P o V~~~I was planning to take one of the spot at the backseat but Ms. Smith and Mr. Almiro already secured it as their own. It was as if they already discussed about it before hand, which left me unable to make a choice but to seat beside my cousin since Jodi was the one who would be driving for us. Not that I am complaining though, because I feel that this was like a perfect manipulation of faith. Never in my wildest dream did I ever thought that I day would come where I would be thankful to have Jodi as our driver, but here I am today. Doing the exact opposite. I used to hate my cousin's driving skill, to be honest. But she was the exact kind of driver that we actually need at the moment because as far as I know, Jodi was the fastest driver that I knew of. She was our best shot, albeit it also comes with a little downside. Jodi loves to cut lanes which often led her getting tickets for over speeding a
ADELAINE's P o V~~~"How will you protect me?"As soon as the old man opened his mouth, the first thing that came out from it was an inquiry regarding his own safety and right there and then, I was able to tell that the main reason why he decided to see us, in the first place was not because of an entirely altruistic act. There was no need for him to say it directly because even without him blatantly admitting it to us, I could already tell his real intention just by hearing his words; the purpose of his cooperation was for his own personal gain. He sees this partnership no better than his security plan.I would not fault him though for seeking protection to us. As a matter of fact, I am already expecting that the other party would ask us to give him a guarantee for his safety in exchange for his cooperation
ADELAINE's P o V~~~There was no way that I would allow all my efforts to go to waste so when Mr. Almiro showed me no sign of accepting the documents which I prepared prior to our meeting, I pretended like I did not notice his reluctance at all.For the most part of my life, I used to take a pride in the fact that I am quick to notice things for the reason that this helped me a great deal before in making prompt decisions and adjustments whenever I am in the middle of dealing with something. However, at this time, I found myself wishing that I am not as attentive to details as I often was.The old man made it clear for both mine and Ms. Nordstorme's eyes to see that he was still not satisfied with what we could offer him and I took it as read that we were not yet even near at convincing him with our terms. My observation skill was keen enough for me to be able to tell all of t
ADELAINE's P o V~~~At first, I thought that Mr. Almiro reached out to Ms. Nordstorme to accept her handshake, but I soon found out how wrong I was; rather it was his disguise. So that in case anyone was spying on us, at the moment it would not look right away as if he was already trying to hand us the evidence.As it turned out, the moment that he let go of my boss's hands, there I saw what it was all about. I snickered upon coming with the realization that Mr. Almiro was indeed a meticulous person. Likewise, it was also at this point that it dawned on me how he was able to keep himself safe and out from Madam Mathilde's radar. No wonder the old man was able to make it until this point. He knew how to play the game. He aged with wisdom.Meanwhile, lying within my boss' palms was a seemingly innocent pen. With its black coatin
ADELAINE's P o V~~~I was silent as I waited for my boss's reaction. Meanwhile, the other party threw a look at the pen lying within her palm. She literally stared at it blankly and it took her quite a few seconds to process what was going on, before a smile finally broke out from her lips."Thank you so much."I heard Ms. Nordstorme mumbled the moment she realized what the old man just handed to her. Then without wasting another second, she stood up and sprinted outside. Just a few moments ago, she was actually sitting with us on the same table, but the next instant, I am already watching her departing figure as she made her way towards the door with hurried steps. But there were no words has to be said anymore because I already knew what she wanted me to do. She trust me enough for her to leave the r
ADELAINE's P o V.~~~Ms. Nordstorme might not have said anything afterward to disagree. But even though she chose not to leave a comment to express her contradiction. I was still able to notice that she also did not comply straight away. Her expression was blank but it only made me more convince that she was unhappy. On top of that, she even let out a scoff and threw Jodi a side glance with a scornful look pasted on her face. I was almost certain that the other party was so close to doing an eye roll. I was just waiting for her to snap at her cousin at any moment from now and tell Jodi to do it herself.However, just as when I thought that my boss was planning to decline her cousin, I saw her inching closer to Jodi instead. It did not take that long, she was able to take Jodi's phone straight out from the other party's
AMANDA's P o V ~~~ "Get your side ready. The recording is on our possession now and we are on our way to the station." Amidst the sound of tires screeching at the background, I heard the melodic voice of Ms. Smith speaking to me. It took me a while before my brain was able to process the information that I just heard. But the instant understanding dawn on me, my eyes bugged out. For a split second, a silly thought crossed my mind as I start to wonder if they made a pact with the devil. I knew that this idea of mine sounded nothing but absurd. However, the fact that I just had a conversation with Ms. Nordstrome last night and then on the very next day, they were calling to inform me that they already got what we needed was what left me stupefied the most. "Just how fast you guys could get things done on yo
AUTHOR's P o V~~~"We shall now begin the ceremony for the company merger between Ironscrapes and Nordstrome Corp. "Mr. Takashi beamed as soon as he confirmed that every person he needed to attend the meeting was around. He was a board member from the Nordstorme Corp and was only second to Shantal to own the most number of shares in the company and for some unknown reason, he seemed to be highly in favor of Mathilde. Likewise, since the board of director was nor around, naturally, the job to facilitate the meeting fell on his hand.At the same time, Mathilde also bring her own tech team that was lead by a Japanese national, Mr. Yakamura. He was the same person that came with Mathilde when they took 1096 at Harold's lab.Mathilde was thinking of making use of the other party to her at explaining her proposal later on. As it turned out, she also chose this same day to intro