The Man’s Decree

Chapter 163 Big Fat Liar

Jeffrey turned tail and ran out of Raymond’s office.

He returned to his office in a poor mood. When he spied Hilda still waiting for him, a sly thought crossed his mind.

Jeffrey’s furious expression, however, scared the wits out of Hilda.

He approached her and asked, “Have you given my proposal any thought? I’m telling you, as long as you agree to my request, I swear that we’ll sign a deal with your company.”

Jeffrey was taking advantage of his knowledge of the situation, since he knew that Sentiment Chemical Limited had secured the deal.

Hilda pleaded, “Jeffrey, c-could you ask for something else instead?”

Scoffing, Jeffrey replied, “Ask for something else? Do you have any idea how much that contract is worth? You’d be able to swim in the commission gained from securing such a contract. You could even buy a house with that money! It’s not unreasonable for you to spend a night with me in exchange for such riches, is it? If I had that sort of money, I’d be sleeping my way through the country!”

Hilda blushed to the roots of her hair, biting her lip in frustration. Her troubled look merely increased Jeffrey’s desire for her.

Eventually, she conceded with a nod. “F-Fine, I agree to your requests. But only after the contract is properly signed!”

“Of course. We’ll sign the contract first.” He smirked cruelly and continued, “I’ll book a room for tonight. Just wait for my call. Be ready to put on a show.”

Utterly disgusted, Hilda whirled around and fled his office.

She had barely left Jeffrey’s office when she ran into Jared, who was descending a flight of stairs nearby.

“Jared.”

Hilda had no idea Jared would arrive at Cosmic Chemical so soon.

Her appearance surprised him, and he asked, “Hilda, what are you doing here?”

I told her that she didn’t have to come. I can’t believe she sneaked out here alone!

“I came to ask an ex-classmate for help. I thought it would be beneficial to your negotiation,” she explained. Spying the contract in Jared’s hands, she stammered in surprise, “Jared, d-did you already sign the contract?”

“Yes, I did.”

With that, he handed the contract to Hilda.All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.

She perused the contract with a deep frown.

I secured Jeffrey’s help mere seconds ago. How could Jared sign the contract before that?

Meanwhile, Raymond had come down the stairs behind Jared. He seemed shocked to see Hilda and asked, “Mr. Chance, who’s this?”

After all, he had been privy to Jared and Josephine’s relationship since Walter’s banquet. They were not shy about showing their affection for one another in public.

“She’s like my younger sister,” Jared introduced with a smile.

He then turned to Hilda and explained, “Hilda, this is Mr. Green, the head of Cosmic Chemical. I signed the contract with him earlier.”

“It’s nice to meet you, Mr. Green. My name is Hilda Wallace.” She extended her hand out and shook hands with Raymond.

“Ms. Wallace, did I hear you say that your ex-classmate works in this company?” Raymond asked curiously.

Nodding, Hilda explained, “Yes. His name is Jeffrey Leigh, and he’s an office administrator in your company.”

“Him?” Jared scrunched his brows immediately.

“Do you know him?” His response perplexed Hilda.

Jared replied, “That same Jeffrey was trying his best to prevent us from signing a deal with Cosmic Chemical just minutes ago!”

His explanation had Hilda’s anger soaring through the roof. Jeffrey was lying to me this whole time! I can’t believe I stupidly agreed to his disgusting requests! Urgh, I’m so mad that I’m going to kill him!

As luck would have it, Jeffrey walked out of his office then. When he saw Hilda standing with Jared and Raymond, he instinctively sensed that he was in trouble. Without further ado, he immediately ran for the exit.

“Jeffrey, you b*stard! How dare you lie to me!”

Hilda gave chase immediately, yelling profanities at him with all her might.