Chapter 857 Showing Off the Contract
Saffron immediately exclaimed, "Nonsense, of course, I can do it. Do you think I'm just shouting slogans? Don't you believe me?"
"I do believe you, but you've had quite a few issues lately. If you don't win a round soon, I'm afraid your dad's opinion of you will get worse."
"I know, don't rush me. I'll turn things around with this project, just wait and see."
Saffron sounded very confident, but Elara still had some doubts.
She now felt that Saffron wasn't very smart and was too reckless, worrying that she might cause trouble.
The next day, after the swelling on her face subsided, Saffron went to Nexus Solutions Inc. to find the manager of the partner company.
The female manager of the partner company was named Hestia Sharp, in her thirties, and everyone was afraid of her.
"I told you, this project is still in the evaluation period. Signing the contract will take at least half a month. Coming here every day won't help. We have to follow the proper procedures, and the decision is made by several people together, not just me."
"You're the most senior among them. As long as you make the decision, what can they say?" Saffron said.
"Is this your first job? You don't understand anything. No company makes decisions based on one person. Stop pestering me."
"I'll give you a higher profit margin, an extra percentage point. Is that enough?"
"One percentage point is a lot." This decision seemed too hasty, like a joke. Hestia found her even less credible, thinking she was just messing around.
"It is a lot, so let's sign the contract quickly. Otherwise, it will be too late if I change my mind."
Hestia was speechless. "Let's follow the procedure."
"What procedure? It's too slow. I want the contract signed within three days."
The more anxious she appeared, the more Hestia felt something was wrong.
She hadn't heard that the Cooper Group was on the verge of bankruptcy or facing a financial crisis. Why was she in such a hurry?
Besides, the project's profit was only a few million dollars.
Hestia was really annoyed by her pestering. "I'll be honest with you. My intention is not to partner with your company."
"Which company then? Is it better than ours?"
"For this project, yes, it is better than your company. As for which company, I don't need to tell you. Even after half a month, we won't be signing with you. Don't waste your time."
Saffron became even more anxious.
This project was the most profitable one she had chosen from all the projects. She had already made promises, and if she couldn't sign it, where would she save face?
"I'm only working on this one project for you. If you go with another company, what am I supposed to do?" Saffron stood up in a hurry.
"That's your problem, not mine."
"You..."
"I have a meeting to attend. If you don't leave, I'll call security."
Saffron was kicked out of the company, but she didn't leave immediately. She waited until Hestia got off work, planning to bribe her with money.
Who knew that as soon as Hestia came out, she was grabbed by a few strong men and dragged to the end of an alley.
"Bitch, are you going to pay back the money?"
"Sir, please give me a few more days. I'll pay you back as soon as I get my salary."
"Your salary is only a few thousand dollars, but you owe us over three hundred thousand dollars, not even enough to cover the interest," said the man with a scar on his face, looking fierce.
"But I only borrowed fifty thousand dollars."
"Nonsense, if the interest wasn't high, would it be called a high-interest loan? If you don't pay us back, we'll cause trouble at your company."
"No, please don't. If I lose my job, I won't be able to pay you back. Sir, just give me two more days, just two days..."
"No! You have to pay now!"
"I don't have that much money." Hestia knelt on the ground, begging, "Just two days."
"I can give you two more days, but you have to spend the night with me."
"No, I already have kids, Sir... Please..."
"I'll pay her debt," Saffron walked over.
"You? Who are you? Can you afford it?"
"My bag alone is worth over half a million dollars. What do you think?"
The man saw her carrying a platinum bag and looked like she had money. "She owes us three hundred and twenty thousand dollars. Can you pay now?"
"Tomorrow."
"Tomorrow, it will be three hundred and fifty thousand dollars."
"No problem," Saffron agreed without hesitation.
"What if you don't pay?"
"If I don't pay, you can take her and make her a prostitute."
"Saffron!" Hestia glared at her.
"She's so old, she couldn't pay off that much even as a prostitute."
"Anyway, three hundred and fifty thousand dollars. If she can't pay, you can do whatever you want with her."
"Fine, I'll come back tomorrow. Let's go!"
Hestia got up from the ground. "Saffron, are you trying to ruin me? Where am I supposed to get three hundred and fifty thousand dollars?"
"I can give it to you."
"You... you want that project?"
"Exactly. To be honest, I have plenty of money. I don't care how much the project makes. I can even take a loss. I just need to show results; nothing else matters."
"But I can't decide alone. It will still take half a month."
"I want to see the contract tomorrow. Otherwise, you'll have to pay that three hundred and fifty thousand dollars yourself." Saffron said and left.
That night, she received a call from Hestia.
"I can sign the contract with you, but if the company finds out, it's illegal. I could lose my job and even go to jail."
Saffron thought, 'It's you going to jail, not me. Why should I care?'
"Just do as I say."
"If I get in trouble, will you take responsibility?"
"Of course, just say I forced you to do it. I'll take all the responsibility."
"Okay, come over tomorrow to sign the contract."
The next evening, as soon as Saffron got the contract, she couldn't wait to show it off to Aaron.
"Saffron, did you sign this contract?"
"Of course, Dad. You said I always cause trouble, but I've been working hard, okay? Even though I didn't major in finance, my business skills are still strong. Look, I signed my first contract so quickly. Am I impressive or what?"
Aaron flipped through the contract. "How did you do it so quickly?"
Elara said, "Saffron signed the contract quickly because she's amazing!"
"Juniper has been with the company for almost a month and hasn't signed a single contract."
"Saffron is much better than her, and Saffron's position isn't even as high as hers. Who's better is obvious now."
Elara's tone was full of pride. "It seems Juniper is all talk and can't deliver results. A contract is the best proof!"
"Saffron, you're amazing. I'm proud of you."
Aaron still felt something was off but smiled anyway. "Not bad."
"That's it? Dad, you should praise me more. I worked hard to make you proud."
"Exactly, Saffron is clearly much better than Juniper! You should reward her well."
"Dad, I'm back." Juniper entered.
She had been on a business trip for the past few days.
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