A deal with the devil

Chapter 125

shirley marmured. “The company has a legal department, a planning department, a finance department, and secretaries, Contracts are only passed up after they’ve been thoroughly reviewed and confirmed.”

Benjamin let out a cold laugh. “Oh, so you do know a thing or two. But how can you be sure none of those people are corporate spies planted by rival companies? What if the contract gets swapped out at the last moment before it reaches you? Would you even notice?”

Shirley was utterly defeated by his critique, unable to retort

Benjamin continued, “With your level of competence, even ten more years of learning wouldn’t prepare you to take over. And even if you did, Weiss Group would crumble in your hands. Instead of wasting effort on something futile, wouldn’t it be easier to just focus on pleasing me?

“Easier to please you? Oh, my dear devil, it seems you don’t know yourself well enough,” she thought to herself.

But as she reflected on his words, she realized that while his tone was harsh, he wasn’t entirely wrong

I just about effort. It required talent.

Running a business and managing a large corporation wasn’t j

Business has only gotten harder in recent years, with countless companies going bankrupt. Was it because they didn’t try hard enough?

opportunities, and a forward–thinking vision were required aside from hard work. That was the talent she lacked

every wrong decision could result in

but every task her father had assigned her ended in disappointment. That

to them. But every month when it was time to review the accounts, her head would spin, and she’d eventually

friends

trying to please you all

her tone carried

replied, “That’s because your methods of pleasing me are

lett speechless. Were they

want to be pleased?” she

with a look–one that was indescribable

talent. But now, she was beginning to doubt her own intelligence. After a pause, Benjamin added, “I heard that when you were bom, someone said you brought a treasure trove with you, that you’d bring fortune to your husband, wealth, and prosperity to your family. Do you

immediately. “No… Actually, I’ve always doubted it.

to rely on

a loss

further and continued to eat his pasta with

her pretty face on her hands as she watched him with a mix of worry and curiosity. “Then tell me, what should i do