The Return of the War Legate

Chapter 57

Samantha was shocked at how direct Adrian was at rejecting Mandy’s offer.

However, Mandy smiled before Samantha could admonish Adrian and said, “Another day then. Let me see you out, Mr. Adrian, Sam.”

Hence, Samantha had no choice but to keep her thoughts to herself.

Samantha felt dazed after leaving Swallowston Bank, thinking everything that happened was just a dream.

‘Mandy’s gave me a loan of a few million dollars without even asking me to sign an agreement. With that money, I’ll be able to recruit as many people as I want to build up the marketing department, settle down in Swallow Central, and secure a brighter future for Bailar. This is great!” Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

This was the best news Samantha had received over the past few days. As she drove back to Bailar, Adrian leaned back in the passenger seat to rest.

“Why did you behave so rudely toward Mandy back there?‘ she asked, “What if she decided to not give me the loan because of that?”

Samantha scowled. ‘I can forget about the fact that you laid down on Mandy’s sofa while we were in her office, but you made it seem like you were ordering her around when she asked whether we wanted tea or coffee. What’s worse, you even rejected

her offer to take us out for a meal.‘

Samantha was speechless as she thought about this.

Adrian turned toward Samantha and smiled, “You’re overthinking it. Try looking for Mandy if you need her help in the future. If she refuses, I’ll admit that my actions were rude and uncalled for.”

“What are you trying to say?” Samantha asked in confusion.

‘Is he trying to say he can take full advantage of Mandy without any repercussions whatsoever?‘ she wondered.

“I’ve told you many times before. You can’t behave like that around people. Do you think Mandy would have treated us like she did back there if it wasn’t for your father? Or have you forgotten that she only did all that because she wanted to repay the kindness your father showed her while he was alive?”

Rather than considering the situation further, Samantha thought that her remark was more than enough to state her point.

‘Mandy didn’t build up any reputation for herself back when Henry was alive, and she’s only just established Swallowston Bank. It’s all thanks to Henry that she’s where she is today.‘

“Okay, okay. I get it,” Adrian hastily responded when he saw that Samantha was going to continue nagging him.

Thankfully, this made Samatha stop.

Shortly after the pair got back to Bailar, Nina walked into Samantha’s office with a huge smile on her face. “Ms. Samantha, are you aware that Swallowston Bank just transferred four million and five hundred thousand dollars into our account?”

“Really? That was quick.” Samantha seemed slightly taken aback.

Unable to contain her excitement, she said, “Mandy Cole, the president of Swallowston Bank, gave me that loan. That amount is exactly what we need to survive.”

“I’m sure it’ll be enough,” Nina said.

“That’s good to hear.“Samantha stood up. “I want you to pick up the pace and begin settling in at Swallow Central. We’re going to recruit more people in preparation for this.”

“Understood,” Nina responded.

Samantha nodded and gestured for Nina to leave.

Samantha put all her efforts into Bailar’s matters.

She went around Swallowston meeting customers to talk about potential businesses and getting settled in at Swallow Central. On top of that, Bailar had been hiring a lot more people to enlarge its workforce.