There were nineteen companies in total. There were even some companies that had gotten eliminated near the beginning. All the remaining companies were quite prevalent in A City.
Upon closer inspection, I realized that most of the proposals were rather similar to one another.
I was nodding off when Armond suddenly said, “Take a look at this. When you go on later, do what you usually do.”
I looked down to see another proposal in my hands. Taken aback, I noticed that it was a bidding document. I glanced sideways at Armond and asked in surprise, “Did you do this beforehand?”
He nodded. “Take a closer look. Don’t embarrass me.”
I felt a little lost for words. “That was dangerous, Mr. Murphy. If you already had a proposal ready, then why did you ask me to make my own? I’m about to go on stage, but now I have to memorize a different proposal. You must have more confidence in my skills than I do because I don’t think I can memorize everything in just a few minutes.”
“If you never try, you’ll never know,” he said lightly.
What the hell?
I glared at him and decided that I didn’t want to speak to him anymore. After that, I continued reading the proposal and was rather surprised.
Looking at him in shock, I asked, “Did you make this, or did Linda write it?”
and evaded
in a tight line before continuing to read the proposal closely. Ultimately, I had to grab the chance to memorize as much as I
Please get ready,”
I was still nervous since I
back, and my
I looked up only to see Armond’s dark gaze
he assured me, “Don’t worry.
him and removed my hand from his. “Don’t act all kind and smiley with me. Next time, can you please at least let me
His smile became more of a slight
wasn’t for our situation, I would have loved to punch that smug
gaze on me, so I turned my
all black, who I had failed to notice, was standing not too
clearly mistaken Armond’s previous action as a sign of
in a particularly smug voice. “Do
my anger. “Don’t worry. Ashton
had purposely held my hand
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