Female Novel
Chapter 70
Pauline didn’t understand what Linda’s cough meant, and neither did it concern her since she was atypical workaholic. “President Yard, I’ve prepared a proposal for your perusal.” Pauline then handeda file over to Selena.
At that moment, the expression on Selena’s face changed because she no longer wanted anythingto do with Pierre.
Soon, Pauline added, “We must enter Astoria’s market as soon as possible, and Fowler Corporationwill be our ticket in. If we were to go for the other alternatives, it would only cost us more time andresources. The worst part of all, it doesn’t even guarantee half of our success.”
After hearing Pauline’s bold and confident words, Selena knew that she must have done a thoroughmarket analysis. Thus, she had to concede that Pauline knew better about the market than she did.At the same time, she set her eyes on the thick proposal, acknowledging her employee’s hard workin compiling all her findings.
“I hereby announce that we will abort the plan to cooperate with Fowler Corporation.” Selena madeher decision known after long deliberation. Her words left everyone nonplussed, as they stared ather with their mouth left wide agape. Since it was known that Selena had visited the Fowler Familywith Linda earlier, they all thought that the company’s plan to work with Fowler Corporation wasetched in stone. Therefore, none of them could believe their ears when they heard Selena’sannouncement.
“That’s all for today’s meeting! Entering Astoria’s market and building our own brand are both ourbig goals, so let’s take our time to map out our plan. I know everyone’s been working around theclock recently. So, please take two days off, ladies and gentlemen!” Selena stood up and walked outthe door, only to be followed closely by Pauline.novelbin
“President Yard, this is our best chance, and it’s now or never! Please take a look at my proposal!”
“Pauline, I know you’ve done your job well, but you must be exhausted from all the work lately. So,go ahead and take two days off.” Selena then stepped forward, leaving Pauline behind because shedidn’t know how to face her after witnessing the latter’s effort. Nonetheless, only she herself knewdeep down that she was even more unwilling to confront Pierre.
In the meantime, Pauline adamantly caught up with her as she refused to give up. “Please,President Yard! I implore you to take a look at my proposal, as I’m sure the plan will work out!”
Once again, Selena was forced to stop in her tracks. “Pauline, there are many companies out therewho have expressed their interests in working with us. So, Fowler Corporation isn’t necessarily ouronly choice. Moreover, this situation is like a double-edged sword to me, although I must admit thatit is indeed a great opportunity for us. Fowler Corporation is not as simple as you think it is. Workingwith them may benefit us immensely, but it could also lead to unfavorable consequences. So, ifwe’re not careful enough, we could land ourselves in deep trouble. Thus, this is not a risk I’d like totake. Do you understand me?”
At that moment, Pauline didn’t say a single word, as she slowly began to understand that returnscame with risks. Although the partnership with Fowler Corporation could indeed bring a lot of benefitto our company, those people are not fools either, as they will probably expect something great inreturn as well. If we fail to deliver that, we could find ourselves in an inescapable dilemma, just likePresident Yard said.
Meanwhile, Selena patted Pauline’s shoulder and left the office. Since the meeting had endedsooner than usual, she decided to make her way to Juniper’s school. After driving her daughter toschool a few times, Selena began to be more and more familiar with the traffic around the area,knowing that the roads would be congested every day when the school was over. Therefore, Selenaparked her car some place further away from the kindergarten, after which she walked there to fetchJuniper. I think it would also be a good opportunity for both of us to take a stroll along the way.
As soon as she parked her car, Selena caught a glimpse of a familiar figure in the rear mirror. PierreFowler? The man was seen with a new car, a red Lamborghini with the word ‘Veneno’. In fact, it wasa Spanish word that meant venom, which later became the name that was known to everyone.