Life at the Top

“I want it cold,” Celine said somewhat tiredly.

Yvonne soon brought in a glass of cold milk and placed it on the bedside table.

“Miss Maynard, did you have dinner with Jasper tonight? How could you have drunk so much?” Yvonne asked.

Celine massaged her temples and said, “We had to talk about some stuff, that’s it. You don’t need to pry into my personal life.”

Not daring to retaliate, Yvonne hummed in response. However, her eyes glinted with hatred as she lowered her gaze.

“You can leave now. I’m turning in for the night,” Celine said as she lay in bed. Then, she abruptly added, “When you have time, pull up the quotation saved on my laptop and lower the commission by 20%. Add in a reasonable explanation that will be accepted by the company too. I want it by tomorrow.”

Startled, Yvonne said instinctively, “20%? The company will never agree to that. They might even suspect that you and Jasper have some unspoken deal. Miss Maynard, this is not…”

“This is my decision. As general manager of Terra’s regional branch, I have the power to adjust the commission within a 25% frame. Don’t you know that?” Celine’s eyes were cold as she asked the question.

be overly nice to Jasper but you must never let your personal feelings get in the way of your work, nor will I

at Celine, who had a stern expression on her face, Yvonne bit down on her

and she

left the room

Yvonne left the room, she had a murderous expression

immediately returned to her room and

long it’s been? Why haven’t

voice, “Miss Maynard, please remember that you are merely the secretary to a general

we’re equal partners in this

explained, “It takes time to persuade the board of directors back at the headquarters, but some progress has already started. Haven’t you seen how

asked me to change the quotation. She wants to use her power to

he laughed and said, “Did Celine sleep with Jasper? Why would an otherwise smart woman do something that would only bring benefits to the other party? Has she come up

any logical explanation would do because she has the power to do

listed. I’ll send you a copy of the quotation later tonight and leave