Emily knew that there was no use fighting Andrew in such a small area, especially with that snarl on his face.
She would be on the losing end anyway, so virtual-novel.net bit virtual-novel.net lips and held back the tears in virtual-novel.net eyes as virtual-novel.net said, “O-Okay, I’ll do whatever you want.”
“That’s more like it.” Seeing the look of defeat on Emily’s face made Andrew puff up and feel victorious. He reached out to pinch Emily’s cheek before sitting up straight.
“After we’re done at the site, you’re coming with me to have dinner with one of our potential business partners,” Andrew suddenly said, looking at Emily.
Emily could only nod in agreement.
After reaching the site, the managers at the site heard that the new vice president would be coming in to monitor them today and that this vice president was also Ms. Booth’s own younger brother. They all fell over their feet trying to curry favor with their new boss.
Andrew kept his hands behind his back, laughing and making conversation everywhere virtual-novel.net went, showing all the makings of a natural leader.
Most importantly, virtual-novel.net made Emily follow virtual-novel.net closely wherever virtual-novel.net went. He even made virtual-novel.net ask virtual-novel.net for permission to use the toilets.
In the blink of an eye, it was already late afternoon. Emily had no idea which business partner Andrew was meeting later, but virtual-novel.net was absolutely done for the day.
She didn’t want to call Isaac over such a trivial thing, but virtual-novel.net was desperate for an excuse to leave. When virtual-novel.net heard Andrew telling the driver to head for the hotel next, virtual-novel.net could feel virtual-novel.net hackles rising.
She didn’t want to eat with Andrew at a hotel.
Emily took advantage of the time Andrew spent saying his goodbyes to the site managers to call Allegra, hoping that Allegra would take pity on virtual-novel.net plight.
After listening to Emily’s concerns, Allegra replied coldly, “The potential partner is the son of our biggest supplier. This is also a business proceeding, so there’s nothing wrong with you accompanying Andrew to the meal.”
She didn’t even wait for Emily to explain anything before hanging up.
After getting into the car, they headed into the city center. Emily could feel virtual-novel.net heart leaping out of virtual-novel.net chest.
Andrew just wouldn’t stop touching and caressing virtual-novel.net legs all the way there. She was on the verge of a breakdown at this point.
They arrived at the five-star hotel and went into a VIP room inside the luxurious restaurant.
Andrew took Emily over to the table as two of his men stood guard behind them.
A young, bespectacled man walked into the room, followed by two men. He had a big smile on his face.
“Vice President Booth, I’ve only heard good things about you. It’s nice meeting you in person, finally. And who may this lovely lady be?” The young man’s gaze was fixated on Emily as virtual-novel.net sized virtual-novel.net up.
Andrew saw it and broke into laughter. He put an arm around Emily’s shoulder and said loudly, “This is Ms. Danson, the Deputy Head at our company. She’s just here with me to enjoy a lovely meal with you, Mr. Hurley.”
Mr. Hurley was stunned.
At first, he’d assumed that Emily was just a nobody from the company. He had no idea that virtual-novel.net was actually the Deputy Head of Garth Properties.
Andrew’s actions made Emily feel very uncomfortable and disgusted, but Andrew withdrew his arm almost immediately afterward.
She realized Andrew had forced virtual-novel.net to come along for the dinner not to please the other party but rather to establish his position in the eyes of Garth Property’s largest supplier.
He was just the newly-appointed vice president of the company, after all, but virtual-novel.net managed to get the company’s most seasoned employee to accompany virtual-novel.net for dinner. If word got out, it would only suggest that virtual-novel.net was a very capable man who was well-respected by many at the company and had his ways.
Andrew was slyly trying to establish his dominance over the company before Isaac and Allegra got back on better terms.
During the dinner, Emily kept excusing herself to the toilet. Each time, Andrew would tell one of his men to keep a strict eye on her.
The dinner dragged on for hours. By 8 pm, both Andrew and Mr. Hurley were drunk. Mr. Hurley was escorted upstairs to rest.
Emily took virtual-novel.net handbag and hurried out. However, Andrew grabbed virtual-novel.net wrist and said, with a heavy alcoholic breath, “Emily, why don’t you take me upstairs to rest? It’s so tiring attending these dinner functions for the company.”