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?

successful entrepreneur, sharp market instincts, the ability to seize opportunities, and a forward–thinking vision were required aside from hard work.

father had told her that as the head of a company, every wrong decision

that she hadn’t tried, but every task her father had assigned her ended in disappointment. That was

involved and mostly left things to them. But every month when it was time to

her friends were

to please you all along, but you don’t respond

carried a hint

because your methods of pleasing me are too

speechless. Were they really

to be pleased?” she asked.

with a look–one that was indescribable yet unmistakably hinting at something

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

immediately. “No… Actually, I’ve always doubted it. But my luck has always been pretty

brow. “So, you’re planning to rely on luck to run a publicly listed

at a loss for

further and continued to eat his pasta with elegance.

a mix of worry and curiosity. “Then tell me, what should i do to