After three years of marriage, Wendy Stewart was used to Michael Lucas's sarcastic remarks, his frequent threats about getting divorced, and even his indulgence of a mistress. She thought that she could bear with this her entire life, until she accidentally got pregnant with a child that Michael did not want. Finally despondent, Wendy signed the divorce agreement and left. She thought they could have parted ways forever, but Michael refused to stop looking for her after the divorce. When they met again, she was the world's top designer. Smiling sweetly at her ex-husband, she said, "My dear, we're already divorced." Michael simply stared at her coldly, "Tell me, what will it take for us to reconcile?"
However, they had an appointment with another major client in Rheinsville City lined up next. They expected the next client to ask for similar terms of compensation. If they agreed to Bruce's proposal, they would not have any bargaining chip with the next client.
"Please give us a few minutes," Wendy said as she stood up.
Bruce nodded. Rosa followed Wendy towards a corner of the meeting lounge.
When they were at a safe distance from Bruce, Wendy whispered to Rosa, "I expected him to make such a proposal. What do you think, Mrs. Woods?"
"Actually, his request is quite reasonable. The thing is, we have to meet with another client next. We can't agree to all his terms now. Otherwise, it would be tantamount to giving up on the other client," Rosa replied.