Come To Me (Amelia and Patrick)

Chapter 874

Sawyer raised his eyebrows a little as he said, "Your metaphor is quite interesting."

This comment indeed boosted her confidence!

Amelia continued to convince, "Mr. Quartley, Apex Construction Corporation had been established for more than ten years. It is not entirely impossible for it to achieve its peak success again. All we need is investment from someone like you!"

Sawyer stared at her as he said, "Ms. Amelia, don't you think you should prove to me your sincerity? After all, you're the one that needs my money now."

Amelia replied earnestly, "That's why I'm here to show you how sincere I am." This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.

Out of the blue, Sawyer asked, "Ms. Amelia, may I ask you something? Why don't you persuade your husband to invest in your company? Can I understand this as the finance of The Hopper Family is insufficient to support your grand plan?"

Amelia pretended to be melancholic as she explained, "It's not that every person would be able to understand our plans. So of course I have to look for someone brilliant like you, am I right?"

It was impossible for her to tell the truth to a man whom she had just met. After all, to a large extent she had to digest all her worries and fear on her own.

"Ms. Amelia, if I have not mistaken, you just said that I was not sharp in making investment decision and that I always entrusted the wrong people."

Sawyer's words might sound polite, but in fact every sentence from him was meant to test her. It was hard to ignore the sarcasm in his speech.

Amelia had finally understood his countered meaning. To put it bluntly, Sawyer looked down at her as well as her company. For numerous times, he had impliedly delivered his message that she should not convince him into investing Apex Construction Corporation. Most probably he thought that she did not deserve his attention.

However, on second thought, Sawyer had every reason to look down at her. After all, she was the one who started the mess in the meeting room.

The moment when she decided to do this, she should have already prepared herself for the worst. She was supposed to feel fortunate for herself since Sawyer had not chosen to file a lawsuit against her for defamation. Hence, she had no right to blame him if he looked down at Apex Construction Corporation.

But she was not willing to give up. She persisted,

"Mr. Quartley, I'm determined to get you into investing our company. If you turn me down today, I'm afraid that I'm going to continue visiting you until I manage to convince you."

She was left with no other choices. If she failed to convince Sawyer into investing her company, this was akin declaring herself as fooling the government and other competing companies. She could not imagine what kind of disaster she would put her company into if this happened.

Most importantly, she had already lifted hope for every employee of Apex Construction Corporation.

It would be cruel to let them down again.

After all, this was an 'all or nothing' move!

Sawyer did not seem moved by her determination. He said faintly, "Does that mean I'm stuck anyway?"

Amelia replied humbly, "No, I really wish that I can obtain your forgiveness and trust. Please give me a chance so that you can know me and Apex Construction Corporation better."

"A chance to know you better?

Patrick, this is what your wife had asked for. I'm merely taking the offer."

Sawyer thought for a while before he gave Amelia a meaningful look and said, "Ms. Amelia, you've already told me enough your sincerity. But I would

rather you proving me in action. Surprise me."

"Huh?"

Amelia immediately fell into a dilemma. After all, Sawyer was a successful man who had no problem getting anything he wanted. She wondered what kind of surprise was capable of impressing him.

Sawyer leisurely looked at her as if he was waiting for her reply.

Surprise!

All in a sudden, Abner's figure flashed across her mind. Her eyes sparkled in excitement and she exclaimed, "I can make Abner talk!"

"Oh?" Sawyer did not sound as excited as she had expected him to be, "Ms. Amelia, it is not enough to just make Abner talk."

However, Amelia was not dejected with his reply.

Judging from his reply, he had not rejected her suggestion but merely stated that it was 'not enough' to surprise him. This meant that she had been on the right path and that she was one step closer to

the ultimate success!

"Mr. Quartley, what else I need to do on top of making Abner talk?"

"Make sure that Abner becomes cheerful." "But I heard from Kaiden that Abner was a quiet person." Amelia had been careful in choosing the appropriate description as she would not want to despise Sawyer.

"That's why I would like to see a change in him."

Amelia hesitated, "If Abner is born to be a quiet person, I'm afraid that it would take a significantly long time to see some change in his character."

Sawyer asked sarcastically, "Ms. Amelia, you don't feel like wasting your time on unrelated people, am I right?"

With her heart pounding rapidly, Amelia shook her head vigorously, "No! It's not like that. I just feel like I might not be capable of this task. I'm afraid that I'm going to fail your expectation."

Sawyer nodded in agreement, "I can totally understand your worries. In fact, this is how I feel when you try to convince me into investing Apex Construction Corporation. I'm afraid that Apex Construction Corporation might not reach my expectation."

Amelia immediately fell back into embarrassment.

Sawyer's voice turned cold as he continued, "Ms. Amelia, you immediately turned me down when you felt that you were incapable of achieving what I asked for, yet you're here to pressure me into investing Apex Construction Corporation. Don't you think that you're a hypocrite?"

Amelia thought that she should say something to defend herself, "I..."

However, before she could finish her sentence, Sawyer had interrupted her ruthlessly, "After all, when I invited you over to my house, I wasn't expecting the discussion of investment matter. All I want is to express my gratitude for what you've done for my son. So, you can forget about everything that we've discussed if you want. After dinner, I'll let Kaiden send you back. What do you think?"

Oh no!

Amelia tightened her grip on the armrest of sofa. Her company and her could not afford Sawyer's rejection. The consequence was unimaginable if people ever found out that she had cheated the government. In the event Sawyer decided not to invest in Apex Construction Corporation, she was liable for all the consequences following.

There was a price for everything, not to mention that mutual benefit was the precondition in business operation. After all, it was not that Sawyer had demanded for something that would have cost her life or whatsoever. Supposedly there was nothing to be hesitated of.

Upon convincing herself, she blurted out, "Mr.

Quartley, I think that I would like to give it a try."

Sawyer sought to confirm with her for one last time, "Try what?"

Amelia replied in determination, "I would like to give it a try so that Abner can become a cheerful kid."

Sawyer was satisfied with her answer, "If that is the case, I would like to give it a try on investing Apex Construction Corporation too."

Amelia was overjoyed with his words!

However, her happiness was soon replaced by a hint of sorrow as she thought of something, "Mr. Quartley, but I have another question."

Sawyer acknowledged her words by giving her a tiny nod, "Go on."

Amelia gave an awkward smile and muttered, "My house is far away from your island. Usually it will take me seven hours to reach here. I'm also the acting chairperson for my company now. I'm afraid that I might not be always available."

Sawyer's expression was indifferent as he said, "You have to figure out a way on your own, Ms. Amelia."