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Lincoln looked at the mountain of pork chops on his plate. Then he looked at the sincere expression on Madison’s face.
He was stumped. He couldn’t tell if she didn’t know or if she was just pretending. Her eyes were clear.
There was not a speck of pretense in them.
He thought about her age and thought it was understandable to be unclear about the rules of the dinner table.
Sophia was bewildered. So that was what Madison meant when she said she understood?
She thought the negotiations were done off. Lincoln would surely be severing ties with her.
But the truth was that men were exceptionally patient and accommodating to pretty women.
Sophia glanced at Lincoln warily. But she saw him smiling.
He was not angry at all.
He said, “It must be great to be young. Such youthfulness.”
Sophia rolled her eyes at Madison. Madison pretended not to see and went back to her seat.
“As long as you’re okay with it, Mr. Lincoln.”
“Of course, how could I hate that a pretty girl brought me food?”
Lincoln smiled and reached out to get some salad on the table.
But Madison grabbed it and put some on her plate instead. She acted like she didn’t notice Lincoln reaching for it.
Sophia was rendered speechless. She was regretting her decision to bring Madison with her.
“Mr. Lincoln, please forgive her. She’s still young.”
She was getting tired of apologizing on Madison’s behalf.
Fortunately, Madison was attractive enough. She was so attractive that Lincoln could tolerate her antics.
“It’s fine. I find Madison’s innocence very interesting.”
Sophia took the chance to look at Madison and said, “Madison, we were late. Let’s make a toast and apologize to Mr. Lincoln for it.”
Madison nodded and said, “Alright, Ms. Linden. Go ahead.”
Sophia sighed in relief when she heard Madison agreeing so readily. At least Madison wasn’t being too outrageous.
Madison obediently stood up and filled up Sophia’s glass for her. She then stood at the side with her hands beside her.
Sophia coughed lightly and said, “What about your glass? Fill it up, too.”
“Me?” Madison looked at her with a surprised look. “You called for the toast. I didn’t.”
Sophia was so frustrated she felt like she was going to vomit blood. But she couldn’t express her frustration due to the circumstances at hand.
She glared at Madison and said through gritted teeth, “If you’re not going to drink, then why are you even here?”
Madison looked at her innocently and said, “Didn’t you bring me here to eat dinner?”
Sophia’s fingers were clenching her glass so hard it looked like it was going to break.
Madison added, “But if you like drinking so much, you can drink my portion too.”
Lincoln slammed his glass on the table with a bang. The smile on his face had faded.
“Ms. Linden, it seems your new recruit doesn’t want to show me any respect. I think I won’t be signing the contract.”
One of Lincoln’s aides chipped in, “What’s wrong with this woman? She refuses to drink at the dinner table.
“If you’re not sincere when asking for help, no one would lend you a hand.”
“Please don’t be mad, Mr. Lincoln. She has only been with us for a few days and doesn’t know any better. I’ll drink on her behalf.”
Sophia downed her glass of wine in one go. She wanted to pour another glass, but Lincoln threw his glass on the floor.
“There’s no need. I do not like to force others to do things they don’t want to do.”
He threw the contract at Sophia and said, “I have another meeting, Ms. Linden. I’ll be going now.”
As he said that, his eyes were shamelessly fixed on Madison. His intent was clear.
He could already imagine Madison running toward him and wrapping her hands around his arms.
Madison did indeed stand up, but she placed her hands by her side.
Like a waitress, she said, “Have a safe trip, Mr. Lincoln. Don’t forget to foot the bill.”
The confidence in Lincoln’s face faded. He was stunned. He had never seen such an arrogant woman in his life!
He was boiling with anger, but Madison asking him to foot the bill made him laugh instead.
“Very well! Ms. Linden, I think you shouldn’t bother me anymore. We’ll never work together ever.”
“Don’t, please!” Sophia was anxious. She had been negotiating with Lincoln for a very long time.
She was about to succeed, but Madison had ruined everything for her.
“It’s all her fault. She doesn’t know anything.
“Please be gracious and forgive us one more time. I’ve planned more interesting activities.
“It’ll be a pity if you leave now. I’ll have her apologize to you.”
Lincoln’s eyes were fixated on Madison. She was indeed a gorgeous woman.
He gently stroked the back of Sophia’s hand and asked, “What interesting activities?”
Sophia grounded her teeth and took a keycard out of her pocket.
She said, “Mr. Lincoln, I’ve already prepared a place where we can spend the night.”
She initially planned to get Madison drunk and send her onto Lincoln’s bed. But the situation had spiraled out of her control.
She had no choice.
Lincoln’s eyes narrowed when he saw the keycard.
“Since you’re being so considerate, should we continue with the meal?”
“Of course, let’s eat.”
Sophia reassured him, “I’ll have her apologize to you even if I have to get her drunk”
Lincoln finally stopped in his tracks after Sophia’s words. “Alright. I’ll be looking forward to what you have prepared for me.”
“Please wait for a moment, Mr. Lincoln. I’ll have a word with Madison.”
“Okay.” Lincoln waved his hand and said, “Please don’t disappoint me, Ms. Linden.”
Sophia dragged Madison out of the room and pulled her aside to a place with no one around.
She said, “Madison, since we’re here today, we have to land this deal with Mr. Lincoln.
“As long as you can make him happy, I’ll not hold what happened against you.”
“Why should I make him happy? He’s neither my dad nor my son. Are all your deals secured by making men happy?”
Madison’s retort put Sophia on the spot.
She glared at Madison with a look of disbelief and said, “Madison, this is the workplace, not your school. I’m only guiding you because you have the looks.
“We’re in sales. We need to be adaptable. If you don’t want to land this deal, plenty of others would do it.
“I’ll tell you the truth. Mr. Lincoln was willing to come here tonight because of you. You only have to sleep with him tonight to get him to sign the contract.
“With this, we’ll be able to overtake Team B, and you won’t be fired. It’s a win-win situation.”
She said these words in a nonchalant tone.
Madison thought it was pathetic. “If I need to sleep with everyone to get results, I would rather get fired.”
“Alright, you can be noble all you want. But if we can’t win over Mr. Lincoln today, we’ll both be in trouble by the end of this month.
“I might get scolded, but you’ll be packing your bag.”
“That’s fine, I don’t mind.” Madison was not in the mood to argue with her.
Sophia grabbed her hand and said with a frustrated expression, “Madison Evans, do you know you were born for this job?
“You don’t even have to be good at negotiations. All you need to do is get naked on the bed. You can have everything you want!
You’re already here at Williams Group. Don’t you want to climb the ladder?”
“Not really.”
“What about money? Don’t you want that?”
“No.”
“Don’t you want to achieve results and realize your own worth? Become a leader in the industry?” Madison shrugged and said, “It’s Hunter Williams’s company. Why should I work so hard to make him money?”
Sophia was astonished. It was the first time she had heard such outrageous statements.
“You … You dare call Mr. Williams by his given name? How dare you?”
“Is he a god or a martyr? Why can’t I say his name?” Not only did Madison dare to say his name. She also dared to hit him.
Not only that, she’s also held the company’s shares. Hunter gave her some of the shares before they were divorced.
She didn’t have to work a day in her life. The dividends from the shares were already a hefty sum.
She didn’t need to sleep with Lincoln for some measly commission.
“You’re still young. You don’t know how harsh reality can be. You’ll know how little control over life you have when you’re at my age.
“If you’re still angry about me picking on you before, I’ll apologize. Sometimes, I have to do things I don’t want to as the team leader.”
Madison was amazed. Sophia was a salesperson through and through. Forceful tactics didn’t work, so she tried a softer approach.
“Madison, are you thinking of your boyfriend? Sleeping with clients is a common occurrence. Your boyfriend might be doing similar things for work, too.
“Men need to keep up a facade, but so do women.
“The perfect relationship doesn’t exist. Every relationship has its woes these days. Don’t be too love- centric as a woman. Money is the most important thing.”