Sweet Submission: Reclaiming Her Love

Chapter 19 Her Stubborn

Refusal

“No! Never!”

Corynn was adamant. She owed Jason far too much already. She needed to handle this crisis herself. She didn’t

want to live her life relying on other people whenever she ran into trouble.

And if Harper Group was to thrive in the future, the company needed to strengthen its position in the industry

so that it could weather such storms and remain standing in the face of oppression.

“But this is the most efficient option we have,” Erick argued. He never understood why Corynn couldn’t just

accept Jason. He was a good man.

Corynn shook her head. “There must be another way, Dad.”

She wanted to pave the way for the Harper Group, and now was the perfect time to do it.

Right on cue, Erick received a call from Jason just as Corynn finished speaking.

His face lit up as he eagerly swiped to answer the call. “Jason!”

Before he could say anything else, however, Corynn grabbed the phone from his hand. “Hey, Jason. It’s me.”

“Corynn,” came the young man’s pleasant voice. “I just wanted to check in and remind you that… Well, I can help you with the issues your company is currently facing.”

“Thank you, Jason. I really appreciate it. But I can handle this on my own.”

scowled in disapproval. How could she possibly

press her at all. “I understand. But

keep that in mind.” Corynn hung up with a sigh, knowing that her father was

you being so stubborn? Jason is just trying to help!”

him back his phone and left to

only shake his head as he watched her go. The easiest solution had practically fallen on her lap, yet his tenacious daughter would rather make things harder for

long sigh, feeling both sorry and frustrated at Corynn.

have made at least a hundred phone calls, but every single contact

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so far as to lure away key staff members from the Harper Group’s technical department by offering

the threat of bankruptcy laid itself at the company’s door.

thousandth time and

chair. She had barely rested in the

the country and taken over the company. She couldn’t

her watch.

the quarterly reports on his tablet

the articles when a

suffering from raw materials shortage, and their employees were jumping ship by the

dozens.

had been preoccupied with business discussions with Morris these last few days that he hadn’t paid that

to

“Find out what is happening over

moment before saying, “It was all

“You knew all along, and you didn’t notify me?” he asked,

shifted uncomfortably. “With all due respect, Mr. Andrews, you previously instructed

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