Chapter 671 Confession
"Hey Donovan, when you're chasing someone, do you ever do it directly? Always setting up all these traps for them? Is it 'cause you're not confident in yourself?" Charles asked, looking up at Donovan.
Donovan was taken aback by Charles' question, then replied, "You don't like it?"
"It's not that I don't like it, I just don't want to waste so much effort. I'm scared I'll end up losing everything."
With that, Charles walked away.
Donovan was left alone, deep in thought.
He was already swamped with his problems and didn't have the energy to deal with others, especially since Chloe was always at school now. Even though she always spoke with certainty, Donovan felt she had other thoughts.
Donovan leaned back in his chair. Was his approach too calculating?
He also wondered, 'Are my tactics too much, and does Chloe dislike them just like Charles does?'
When the news of New East Group's bidding came out, Charlotte was aware of it. She wanted to win this bid; after all, it was over ten million dollars, and it would mean long-term cooperation in the future. Her company was small, and over ten million dollars was equivalent to her annual profit.
Charlotte thought that she had once shot an advertisement for Donovan. Although her company was small, she still had the right to compete, right?
Moreover, Charles was the one in charge of this matter, so Charlotte wanted to find Charles.
In the evening, she invited Charles to dinner.
"Mr. Wilson, are you free? Can I treat you to dinner tonight?"
Charles knew that Charlotte was inviting him to dinner because of the bidding.
"Sure."
"Great, see you at 6 PM at Riverside Restaurant," Charlotte replied.
"Okay."
At 6 PM, Charles drove to Riverside Restaurant.
Charlotte was already waiting. Seeing Charles, she beamed with joy.
After ordering, she asked Charles, "I heard New East Group is bidding. Can I ask about the specifics?"
Charles wasn't very interested. "The specifics are in the bidding documents. You can get them from the group, or I can have my secretary send them to you."
"What's wrong? Not happy?" Charlotte said with a sweet smile. She was naturally sweet-looking, and her smile made her even more so.
"Not really." Charles was genuinely unhappy today.
"Is it work stress?"
Charles rubbed his temples. "A bit."
"So if I wanted to pull some strings, it wouldn't work?" Charlotte asked again.
Unlike others who might look sneaky when trying to pull strings, Charlotte's expression was pure and straightforward, as if saying, "I just want to pull strings, so what?"
She was very open about it.
Seeing her expression, Charles smiled, "How do you plan to do that?"
"By winning you over!" Charlotte's eyes sparkled as she spoke to Charles.
Charles' face turned sour. "To win the bid, you want to win me over? What do you take me for? And what do you take yourself for?"
Actually, since the last dinner at Donovan's house, Charlotte had taken a liking to Charles. But as a young girl, she didn't dare to express it, fearing that a direct confession would hurt her pride if Charles rejected her.
Finally, with this bidding opportunity, she wanted to use it as an excuse to confess to Charles. If he rejected her, she could still save face, just like confessing on April Fool's Day.
Being called out by Charles, Charlotte felt a bit embarrassed and hurriedly said, "Then can you at least give our company a chance for the sake of the advertisement I shot for Mr. Blake?"
"Follow the normal bidding procedures!" Charles said.
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