“I want it cold,” Celine said somewhat tiredly.
Yvonne soon brought in a glass of cold milk and placed it on the bedside table.
“Miss Maynard, did you have dinner with Jasper tonight? How could you have drunk so much?” Yvonne asked.
Celine massaged her temples and said, “We had to talk about some stuff, that’s it. You don’t need to pry into my personal life.”
Not daring to retaliate, Yvonne hummed in response. However, her eyes glinted with hatred as she lowered her gaze.
“You can leave now. I’m turning in for the night,” Celine said as she lay in bed. Then, she abruptly added, “When you have time, pull up the quotation saved on my laptop and lower the commission by 20%. Add in a reasonable explanation that will be accepted by the company too. I want it by tomorrow.”
Startled, Yvonne said instinctively, “20%? The company will never agree to that. They might even suspect that you and Jasper have some unspoken deal. Miss Maynard, this is not…”
“This is my decision. As general manager of Terra’s regional branch, I have the power to adjust the commission within a 25% frame. Don’t you know that?” Celine’s eyes were cold as she asked the question.
“Yvonne Stone, I know you don’t like Jasper, but that’s your personal feelings which I have no control over. I won’t order you to be overly nice to Jasper but you must never let your personal feelings get in the way of your work, nor will I allow you to constantly question my decisions. Is that clear?”
As she gazed at Celine, who had a stern expression on her face, Yvonne bit down on her lip and said, “Understood, Miss Maynard. I’ll carry out your orders right away.”
“Go.” Celine closed her eyes somewhat tiredly. She was feeling the effects of the alcohol now, and she did not have the energy to continue talking to Yvonne. “Turn off the lights when you leave.”
Yvonne left the room silently.
When Yvonne left the room, she had a murderous expression on her face.
She immediately returned to her room and called William.
“Do you know how long it’s been? Why haven’t you taken any action yet?”
William, who was on the other end of the line, said in a disdainful voice, “Miss Maynard, please remember that you are merely the secretary to a general manager. What gave you the guts to question a president?”
Yvonne gritted her teeth as she said, “But we’re equal partners in this case. You need me to provide you with information, don’t you?”
William scoffed but still explained, “It takes time to persuade the board of directors back at the headquarters, but some progress has already started. Haven’t you seen how the board of directors hasn’t made any demands although Celine still hasn’t handed in the quotation?”
Yvonne said vehemently, “Now that you’ve mentioned it, Celine just asked me to change the quotation. She wants to use her power to lower Colossal’s commission by 20%.”
William was first stunned for a while before he laughed and said, “Did Celine sleep with Jasper? Why would an otherwise smart woman do something that would only bring benefits to the other party? Has she come up with an explanation to give to the headquarters?”
“She said any logical explanation would do because she has the power to do so. Headquarters wouldn’t mind,” Yvonne said coldly.
“Either way, she’s fully invested in this matter now. We must hurry and mess up Sena’s plan to be publicly listed. I’ll send you a copy of the quotation later tonight and leave several loopholes in the explanation that will be made to the headquarters. It’s up to you how we’ll proceed.”
William laughed as he said, “Women like you who will do anything and everything to gain what they want are truly evil.”
“Mind your own business!” Yvonne said before hanging up.
The next morning, Jasper was not surprised to see Celine waiting to have breakfast with him when he woke up.
Julian left after he served the two breakfast. He had to go clean up the mess Jasper made last night.
Jasper purposely glanced at Celine’s feet and saw that the woman was wearing the red heels from last night. He smiled and said, “Not bad. They’re gorgeous and suit you very well. Seems like my impulsiveness from last night was not for naught.”
“Of course, it wasn’t. I’ve already shaved 20% off from our commission and submitted the final report to the headquarters. We can sign the contract once they’re done verifying it,” Celine said in a relaxed tone.
“The total commission is 380 million dollars and I’ve helped you save 76 million dollars. What shoes could be that expensive?”
