[Bonus chapter]Business talk

Samantha had been invited by a client to discuss the contract over dinner. It was one of those clients she knew it was better to reject.

Still, Nate said to be polite and not let anything get in their way for a few weeks. They had to be extra-perfect until Mayford was done for.

As such, she had no choice but to accept and find a way to reject the advances - just like usual, but without sounding bitch-y. Everyone knew she was cold, either way, so there was nothing wrong in continuing being such.

«You see... Our last contract was good, Miss Murphy, but I'd like to increase the order this time. We've sold everything, every tiny piece of fabric, before we could arrange another delivery, so our customers are eagerly waiting for the new order. This time, the requests are many. We can risk buying more.»

«I'm glad to hear that,» Samantha said.