Hera took the documents and was stunned after reading them. Bernard Killian's name was written on it. The accompanying photo beside was a photo of Bernard's handsome face. However, he seemed cold and distant in the photo, completely different from how he appeared in bed.
What a small world they lived in.
"Isn't he handsome? They say he looks even better in person. He's 30 and single. But I've heard he's got a bad temper. His whereabouts are even more mysterious than Mr. Whitlock's." Margaret sighed.
Hera didn't feel that way. After all, they had already met twice in the past two days and even spent several hours in bed together.
However, she always kept business from personal matters and had no intention of tying the two situations together.
"Wait for his assistant's response. Try again in the morning if he doesn't respond," she instructed.
"Won't that take too much time?" Margaret asked. "How about I try to find out where he is, and we can go confront him?"
"What's the rush?" Hera countered.
"That's true! This is Brenda's task, to begin with. She's the one dumping her responsibility on you," Margaret grumbled. "I just feel that the sooner we secure this deal, the sooner we can return and rub it in Brenda's face!"
"Oh? You're confident we'll land this deal?" Hera teased.
Hadn't she been complaining they wouldn't be able to close it?
"Even if we can't, we have to make it work! I don't want my bonus taken away." Margaret pouted. "Besides, Mr. Whitlock asked me about the progress today, and I told him the truth. He said we have to secure this deal or I shouldn't bother returning. Staying here…"
Something came to her mind. "Oh, right. He also asked why you haven't replied to his message."
Hera was used to Vanta's habit of pestering Margaret for updates. She remembered that she had indeed received a message from him during dinner, but she had forgotten to reply after eating.
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