Winning Her Heart Back

Refusing to Use His Name

Emelie said, “It’s not worth a lot, really. I just think this logic to simple enough, so none of you should have any trouble understanding it. A partnership be

Emelle was right. Companies could only collaborate when both parties had something to gain from it. There was no such thing as one gaining more than

Still, there was no such thing as not signing the agreement if they couldn’t take advantage.

One of the men sitting around the table observed Emelle before saying, “I think I’ve seen you before. You are Mr. Middleton’s secretary, right?”

Another man’s expression fell. “Which Middleton?”

“The CEO of Cloudex Corporation, of course.

Everyone else’s gazes changed in an instant as they looked at Emelle. They weren’t as hostile as they were earlier.

The man in the lead was no longer set on tormenting Emelie and Mona anymore, but letting them go just like that would be a hit to his pride. Since Emel

There were eight men in the private room. That meant eight shots to drink,

Mona stood up shakily, looking quite ill. She wasn’t in the best state anymore. “Okay… I–I’ll drink…”

Emelie grabbed Mona to stop the latter. Then, she held up Mona’s wine glass. “I’ll drink for Mona. Once I finish drinking, your company’s partnership with

“Sure. If you toast to each of us, we’ll sign the contract!”

So Emelie toasted to all the men, one by one, before downing each shot of alcohol. Mona felt upset witnessing her friend’s actions, but she understood t

By the time Emelie made it to the fifth person, she was already stumbling. Her alcohol tolerance was usually pretty good. But if it weren’t for those three drinks she had in Troy’s room, she

Emelie held onto the table and walked over to the sixth man. She forced a smile and said, “May you earn lots, and your partnership be merry!”

She then downed the shot of liquor before coughing.

Outside the door, Troy asked William, “Will, why is Ms. Hoven such a woman of her word? Wouldn’t she pass out by the time she finished the eighth sho

William said coldly. “She did this to herself.”

Emelle could’ve entiroly admitted to that man that she was William’s secretary earlier or even pointed out that William and his friends were in the room n

Since Emelle chose not to use William’s name to help herself, she was responsible for the consequences

of her actions.

Meanwhile, Troy suddenly found William Incredibly harsh. Why did William come over in the first place if he felt this way about Emelle? © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

The client said in a peculiar tone, “You have two more shots.”

The Instant Emelie began drinking the seventh shot, she began coughing violently.

Troy scoffed and barged into the room, determined to put an end to those clients‘ antics once and for all.

“Fuck me!” The men in the room were shocked by Troy’s sudden intrusion. Some of them recognized him. “Mr. Spencer?”

Emelie spotted a familiar figure standing outside the door.

When Troy stabilized himself, he cleared his throat and went over to snatch the shot glass in Emelie’s hand away from her.

“That’s enough from all of you. What kind of men are you to be pushing two women around, huh? How many more shots do you want her to drink? If you like drinking so much, come to our room and drin

Troy was famous in his circle and known for having good relations with people like William and Jayden. So, since Troy had come to Emelie’s defense, w

Troy was about to leave with Emelie when Emelie said to Mona’s clients, “What about the agreement?” “We’ll sign it right away!”