Chapter 328 Down Bad
Dalton frowned, but he picked up the call. The person on the other
line sounded apologetic, as though worried that he had angered
Dalton somehow by calling him.
He explained, “Boss, we’re still working on getting a higher profit margin on our end. It’s around 10% now, and I know you aren’t happy
about that, but Max…”
The volume and the clarity with which the person on the other line.
said this made Wynter look over in surprise.
Dalton gently turned her head. “Don’t move. I don’t want the hot air getting on your face.”
“I can blow-dry my hair while you take the call,” she said. She doubted it was appropriate for him to take the call while he was playing
hairdresser.
Chuckling, he said to the person on the other line, “I’m blow-drying my
fiancée’s hair right now. Get back to me in a minute.”
On the other end of the phone call, Eduard Gilmore fell speechless.
After the initial shock passed, he quickly said, “Oh, go ahead, Boss!
Sorry for bothering you!”
He should have known better than to call Dalton five minutes before
the conference call was scheduled to start. Eduard cursed himself for
having such bad timing.
Wynter refused to let Dalton continue. If word of this got out, he
would be ridiculed.
Chapt. 328 Down Bad
However, having anticipated what she was about to do, Dalton
grabbed her wrist and stopped her. He pointed out in his velvety voice, “The conference hasn’t officially started, so we still have time to dry
your hair.”
She decided to humor him. “Suit yourself then.”
He smiled as she faced forward once more. He then said to Eduard,”
Could you send over the meeting agenda?”
“Oh, of course! Right away!” Eduard replied dutifully.
In the past, Eduard was more inclined to believe that pigs could fly before Dalton would go on a date. Now, not only was he proven wrong, but he could also tell how happy Dalton sounded.
Eduard wondered if that meant he and his co-workers would be
spared from the usual scolding today.
When the conference call began, Eduard noticed Dalton was more-
relaxed than usual.
“Boss, Fernando Deluca recently acquired some antique jewelry. He was wondering if you’d be interested in taking them off his hands?”
Eduard asked.
Dalton glanced at the description. “No.”
“He said some of the jewelry belonged to the Yarwoods.”
When Dalton heard this, he froze and stared at the screen.before him.
His l*ps curled in a cryptic smile. “What does that mean?”
Eduard felt a chill down his back, as he always did whenever Dalton
smiled like that. “Uh, he said something about it being able to cure you? I’m not too sure about the details either.”
Rubbing his red-beaded bracelet, Dalton said after a moment of
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