"You might not care about yourself, but think about the people working under you."


    The day Ste Cameron signed the contract with Shawn Pearce, she didn''t actually walk away with much of a loss.


    Aicken had said it himself this deal was crucial for thepany.


    With that in mind, Ste stopped resisting.


    "Thank you, Jonathan."


    Jonathan Williams nodded. "Shawn wants to apologize to you in person. He''s next door. Let me take you over."


    Next door, Shawn had been waiting for quite a while.


    As soon as Ste entered, he stood up from the couch.


    "Ms. Cameron, you''re here." He extended his hand, his tone sincere. "I wasn''t myselfst time, and I was terribly rude. I hope you''ll forgive my behavior and not hold it against me."


    Ste nced at his outstretched hand but didn''t take it.


    Shawn noticed, but instead of looking awkward, he simply withdrew his hand with perfectposure.


    Besides him, a sharply dressed female assistant stood quietly in the room.


    Jonathan turned to Shawn. "Show her the revised contract."


    Shawn nced at his assistant. "Bring it over, let Ms. Cameron have a look-see if there''s anything she''s not satisfied with."


    The assistant handed Ste the contract respectfully. "Ms. Cameron, please review it."


    Ste took the contract and sat down on the couch, poring over it line by line.


    She needed to double-check that Shawn hadn''t slipped in any hidden changes this time.


    These business contracts always ran long, and it would take a while to get through it all.


    Jonathan didn''t seem to mind the wait. He quietly sat nearby, sipping his tea.


    Just then, Jonathan''s phone rang.


    A panicked voice came through the line.


    "Sir, something''s happened at the party!"


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    Ste barely looked up, still focused on the paperwork. "Alright."


    Jonathan nced at Shawn, his voice cool. "If there''s any disagreement, we''ll settle it when I return."


    Shawn quickly smiled. "Of course. Don''t worry about a thing."


    As soon as Jonathan left, Shawn shot a covert look at Ste, then at his assistant.


    The assistant looked equally puzzled.


    Their contact hadn''t even arrived yet, so why had Jonathan left so soon?


    Still, with Jonathan gone, the n could proceed.


    The assistant gave Shawn a subtle signal-everything was ready.


    A sly, malicious smile curled on Shawn''s lips.


    This time, there was no way she''d get away.


    As Ste flipped through the contract, something caught her


    eye.


    She frowned slightly. "Mr. Pearce,


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    Feigning ignorance, Shawn leaned in. "Oh? Which part? Let me see."


    Ste handed him the contract, pointing to the section in question. "Right here."


    Deliberately, Shawn leaned closer-so close that Ste could feel his breath against her cheek.


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