Chapter 46

After hours of mulling it over, she'd finally figured it out—it had to be that whole spiel about mutual benefits that got to him. At the golf course, his disdain for Chloe was as clear as day. He'd even gone as far as to publicly humiliate her.

'Even if Connor had agreed to the interview because of the bet he lost to Chloe, he did it under some serious pressure.' Linda thought. That was why he didn't specify who the interviewer should be when he called. Linda showing up had actually played right into Connor's hand. No matter how you sliced it, she was coming out on top.

Teddy had everyone set up in the conference room. "Our CEO's in a meeting right now," he announced. "He'll be here for the interview as soon as it's done. You can get everything ready in the meantime."

Linda nodded. "No worries, Teddy. We're all set."

her hand with a polite smile. "Mr. Connor, I'm

slightly, which sent a shiver of unease down Linda's spine. To avoid any more awkwardness, she pulled her hand back

Connor said coolly. "The person I agreed to do this

stomach dropped, but she forced herself to stay calm, hoping to salvage the situation. "Yesterday, I mentioned that Riverbrook TV Station is eager to create a win-win situation with Sartori Corporation. Going forward, we'll do our best to meet any of

hope that this offer might sway him, but Connor was having none of it. "Ms. Chloe won our game

words were icy, laced with a hint of disdain. "I honor my bets. I agreed to an interview with Ms. Chloe and no one else. If she isn't here, then there's no interview today." With that, Connor turned

and the whispers started almost immediately. "So it wasn't Linda who secured Mr. Connor's interview?" "Did Mr. Connor mean Chloe secured it? It sounds like he lost a bet to her, so that's why he's doing the interview." "In the whole station, Chloe's the only one who could pull this off. She's the interview queen." "But Linda claimed

like the room was spinning, but she bit her lip, pretending nothing had happened. She turned around with a calm demeanor and said, "I must have misunderstood yesterday. Let's

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