Tracey was kind of surprised. She didn't expect Nina would be so forthcoming about her feelings for Adam.
Sadly, she didn't appreciate it.
She stirred the coffee again and replied in a light tone.
"Ms. Austin, I believe you have a crush on Adam, but... I think you put profit before love.
"Men are just a relief to you, not a necessity. It seems to me that you don't like him enough to want to work with him.
"What do you mean?" Nina looked directly at this young girl, who was way much maturer than she had thought.
Tracey chuckled. "I think you know what I mean."
"I don't!"
"Ms. Austin, you're indeed smarter than me, but I'm not an idiot.
"Well, since you're playing numb, I’ll just say it.
"You said he could make a lot of money working with you, and you even deigned to come to me for him."
"It sounds reasonable that you did this because you like him and you don't want him to lose this opportunity.
"But his sudden withdrawal in the middle of a deal is a big no-no in the business world.
"Honesty is the most important thing to businessmen. They hate working with dishonest people.
"You guys weren't officially partners when he quit, but he still broke his promise.
"You're a proud woman. I cam imagine how much you hate dishonesty, and what he did pushed your boundaries.
"You hate him and even want to kill him. Even though you have a crush on him, you wouldn't have come here for him.
"So there must be a reason for you to swallow your pride and come to us.
"It's profit, right? Businessmen are not driven by love, they are driven by profit.
"You're a smart woman, Ms. Austin. You should have given up on Adam when he decided to quit this project for me.
"You know that it's impossible for you to separate us. Smart people won't waste time on impossible things, because time is money.
"Even if you didn't want to, you gave up on him. Like I said, love is not important to you. You won't lose your mind for it.
"If he were not Adam, you might have blocked him the second he left. As the queen of business, your pride does not allow you to work with people who break their promises.
"But what did you actually do? You came to me and tried to get me to convince him to continue working with you.
"I was just wondering why you did it. If not out of love, then what's it?
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