The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 432

Zane's face softened when he saw me. "His son was the one who stormed up to me and picked on my staff, yet he seems to think it was no big deal. Maybe he's under the impression that he's better than others because of his prestigious family, but in reality, aren't we all

equal?"

He held my gaze, and I nodded as I answered without hesitation, "We are."

Admiration shone in Zane's eyes as he patted my arm. "But don't worry. I'll put him in his place and teach him some manners."

Just as I was wondering what he planned to do about Shane's misdemeanor, he called Eric and asked, "Part of our ongoing contract with the Winslows has been fulfilled, yes?"

Eric reported, "That's right, but their products have fallen behind in the market and have lost popularity. As things are, we're looking to put our collaboration on hold, but we don't have a legitimate excuse."

"We do now," Zane said evenly. "I distinctly remember you telling me there are other companies whose products are of far superior quality than the Winslows'. Is that still true?"

"Yes," Eric answered dutifully.

to find the most suitable partner among those companies." Zane made the call without even batting an eye. "We're switching up on

"We've been working together with the Winslows for years. They won't be

to me.

only then that Eric agreed to the plan. "Very well,

recall correctly, we have a few projects lined up that we think have potential and are

the projects by name, only for Zane to say, "Scrap them. We'll look for other

there was a need to cut the Winslows off so ruthlessly. However, he considered Zane's farsightedness. Even if his decisions seemed questionable at first, they always turned out right in the end. As such, Eric

Zane reached for my hand. He led me to the cubicle and sat

still reeling from his conversation with Eric. "You scrapped all collaborations with the

my hand. "Shane is a lost cause if his tantrums are any indication. The Winslows' family business will fall into ruin in a matter of

called Carlisle earlier

planned to take his son's wrongdoing seriously. If he were a reasonable man and offered to put Shane in

as Shane. He holds himself in such high regard that he couldn't care less about others." Zane explained solemnly, "If we continued working together with him, we'd

losses kicked in. At least then, we'd have time to look

by his cool analysis.