Chapter 294 - Alone Together
She knew her brother was trying to win her over. For the sake of the black card, she'd let her pride slide just this once.
"Ava," Victoria said in an unusually soft voice, "why don't you stay and chat with my brother? I'll just go downstairs for a bit and come back for you later."
"But I..." Ava hesitated.
"Ava," Victoria whispered into her ear, "he seems really worried. He's afraid you're mad at him. Just have a chat with him, okay?"
With that, Victoria let go of Ava's hand, snatched the card from William's grasp, and bolted out of the office.
The door slammed shut behind Victoria, not giving Ava any chance to refuse.
"You..." Ava was left speechless by the overt "bribery."
In a swift move, William was already standing in front of Ava.
Ava Anderson couldn't leave even if she wanted to, and she awkwardly tugged at the corner of her mouth.
"Ava, I'm sorry you had to see that scene today. There was a big mistake in their work, which is why I criticized them. I didn't do it without reason."
He didn't want Ava Anderson to think of him as temperamental, nor did he want her to think that just because he had money and power, he would bully others.
Ava Anderson nodded calmly: "I understand."
However, she found it hard to imagine that someone as courteous as William Bennett could become so fierce when angry.
Even more frightening than those who appeared aggressive on the surface.
"But..." Ava paused.
"But what?" William Bennett asked eagerly. "Do you think I was too harsh on them? Okay, how about I call them all back and apologize to them, or what would you like me to do?"
To appease Ava Anderson, he was getting a little flustered.
Ava was confused; she didn't understand why William Bennett was so anxious.
They were his subordinates, it was his company—he had every right to do as he saw fit, whether correct or incorrect, and she, a small fry, had no place to comment.
Even if she worked hard for ten lifetimes, she probably couldn't reach the stature in life that William Bennett held.
"Will, what I mean is, getting so angry is not good for your own health. When things happen, you have to find a way to solve them. Of course, it's natural to get angry when things go wrong."
Ava Anderson didn't like to preach or to use a mature and measured tone to educate others.
Everyone has faults, who doesn't know that?
If it were all so easy to do, there wouldn't be so many sad things in the world.
When William Bennett heard Ava expressing concern for his health, a faint smile played at the corners of his mouth.
Ava Anderson said, "We're friends, right? It's normal for friends to be concerned, isn't it?
"Thank you."
Her concern made him happier than that from anyone else.
"By the way, Ava, why did you come here today? Did Victoria Bennett insist? That girl, always so inconsiderate of others' feelings!"
"It wasn't her," Ava Anderson said. "It's not about her; I took the initiative to ask about your situation."
She didn't want William Bennett to blame Victoria Bennett, so she told him the truth.
"Did you go to her to ask about me?" William Bennett asked, puzzled. "Why?"
Ava Anderson gave an embarrassed smile, "Actually, early this morning, I had a horrible dream. I dreamt something bad happened to you. It felt incredibly real."
Worried he might find it silly, she continued, "It was like it actually happened. I woke up in a cold sweat, so I sent you a message, but you didn't respond. I called you, and you didn't pick up. That made me even more concerned, so I called Victoria Bennett to ask about you and ended up coming here."
