By admin Burn those Who Burned Me Novel Ch 23
Thomas looked at Danielle with love and admiration.
“Still, writing a business proposal on my behalf to MGT Corp! I don’t know what to say!”
Danielle was extremely confused, she had no idea what he was talking about, she’d never even wrote a term paper let alone a business proposal, and to MGT Corp. Making sure not to give away the truth, she shyly probed him further.
“Oh, my goodness. H–How did you know? I was trying to keep it a secret.”
“I got a call from his VP. He told me Ms. Crest put in a word in and sent my business proposal, said it was impressive! I can’t believe you did this!”
Danielle’s eyes bulged with surprise, she wasn’t the ‘Crest‘ they were talking about, but she wasn’t about to let Thomas know. Smiling, she innocently looked at Thomas.
“I know you’re married to my sister, still, I just wanted to help you. Please, don’t tell Raby, I don’t want her to be mad at me.”
Thomas‘ eyes darken, he’d cursed his grandmother everyday since she forced him to marry Rabena. Now, he was forced to keep something this big a secret to avoid causing trouble for her.
But that was all behind them now, Rabena was gone, leaving him and Danielle the opportunity to finally be together. His grandmother would cool down once he secured this deal. Learning Danielle was the one that set it up, she would have no choice but to give them her blessing. After getting into his car, Thomas opened the glove compartment and pulled out a small silver box. Inside was an engagement ring with a pink heart shaped diamond, Danielle’s favorite. Today was the beginning of his new life, whatever guilt he’d felt regarding Rabena was now a thing of the past.
Thomas arrived at The Regency Hotel at exactly 8:30am, the meeting was at 9am so he wanted to get there early. Suddenly, he began to feel nervous, he had heard stories about the shrewd businessman Aaron Michaels, he’d hope he would be able to impress him.
‘Shit! I should have read over that proposal more thoroughly. What if he asks specific questions!‘
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Thomas began to fret; he pulled out a copy of the proposal that was emailed to him by Michaels‘ assistant. He decided he could at least do a quick over, as he read through, he became more and more shocked. This business proposal was amazing! The outlined details regarding the company revenue, business expansion, she even predicted the grossed general sales and designs for the next five years. Not mention, with this merger, he’d be able to expand his family’s architecture corporation throughout the western continent. How had Danielle come up with all of this? Though it was true she went to college, Danielle had never been much of an intellect, that was always Rabena, though it went unnoticed. She’d went to her family’s alma mater and studied literature. It was a simple enough elect; besides, she would have eventually married someone prominent and lived her life as one of Banton’s most popular socialites. Thomas took a gulp of water to calm his nerves. Suddenly, a tall man wearing glasses walked over to the bar. Vincent, Aaron’s assistant smiled politely while extending his hand to Thomas.
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“Mr. Lockwood I presume? A pleasure to meet you, I’m Vincent Holmes, Chairman Michaels assistant. Allow me to escort you to the conference room.”
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Thomas followed Vincent into the conference hall, ‘this is it! My moment of truth!‘ With his nerves kicking, Thomas strutted with pride as they entered the room. Suddenly, a tall man wearing a tailored Italian royal blue pinstriped suit, faced Thomas with a slight smile. Extending his hand, Aaron’s tone was smooth but filled with authority, Thomas instantly felt intimidated.
“Mr. Lockwood, pleasure to meet you, I’m Chairman Michaels.”