His heart was racing after he said that.
Having worked with Arielle for quite some time, I've come to realize that she isn't easy to fool despite her young age. Given how important this contract with Sann Group is, even a fool wouldn't possibly agree to my suggestion. Even so, I have no other choice but to try and trick her anyway. This is my only chance at getting rid of her now. If it fails, I'll just hire someone to assassinate her. There are plenty offorums online for such services here in Chanaea. I've spent so much money already, so what's a little bit more if it'll help me achieve my goals? Now that Moore Group has transformed into a highly-profitable company, no laws nor morality issues are going to stop me from getting my hands on it! I will use any and all means necessary to make Moore Group mine!
In fact, he had already decided that he would get rid of Arielle permanently when he made that phone call because he knew she wouldn't agree to his request.
To Jacob's surprise, however, Arielle agreed to it in an instant.
“Okay, sure!”
Jacob was so shocked that he actually thought he had misheard her.
“W-Wait... Did you just agree to it?” he asked in disbelief.
“Yeah, I did. It's nice to have someone help share some of the workloads, after all. In fact, I would've asked you to do it even if you didn't offer to, Mr. Campbell,” Arielle replied.
Feeling confused, Jacob asked, “Do you have something important to take care of tomorrow?”
“Yeah, I do. I, too, have a very important contract to sign tomorrow, so I'll leave this one to you,” Arielle replied with a hint of amusement in her tone.
Although thrilled beyond belief, Jacob made sure to remain calm as he said, “I see... In that case, I'll be sure to take good care of the contract with Sann Group.”
“Thank you very much, Mr.
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