PopularNovelChapter 182 Her brows knitted together when she noticed the way the sender had addressed her despite the unsaved number. Sage had a fairly good idea who the sender was.
“Sage, I'm at Above & Beyond. | ordered your favorite cocktail. | miss our nights out. drinking together.” Sure enough, it was Delilah.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtSage assumed she would stop bothering her after their last gathering. Yet, here she was, reaching out to her again. There was no way she actually cared about their friendship.
Above & Beyond was one of the most luxurious bars in Haldon. Delilah often held parties there to pretend that she was rolling in it. However, Sage was always the one who had to foot the bill. Could it be that she had one too many drinks and suddenly remembered her ” ATM“? “Sage, you said you'd never be mad at me. You also said you'd givea chance even if you were. Why did you go back on your word?” She did say that. Back then, she truly regarded Delilah as her best friend. She was naive to think that their friendship would last forever. Little did she know that Delilah would team up with Ivy.
In reality, Delilah’s manipulations weren't all that clever. However, she was desperate for lan’s love, and she trusted Delilah completely. Hence, she heeded Delilah’s advice and tried to get rid of Ivy tand tagain.
“Sage, | was in the wrong about what happened in the past. | want to make it up to you, so | asked my dad to reach out to a friend who works as a spice agent. He can order a large amount of spices from Maven Corporation for you.” Sage was about to block Delilah’s number and go to bed when she received the message. She froze, her hand hovering over the block button.
In her previous life, the Strombergs had also introduced a business deal to her family. However, something went wrong during the delivery, and the other party refused to accept the goods. Maven Corporation had to pay a hefty penalty for breach of contract and didn’t dare to sell the goods to anyone else.
The goods ended up piling up in a warehouse. This incident tarnished Maven Corporation's reputation and led to a lot of canceled orders. It was the start of the company’s decline.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmIn her previous life, she hadn't given these things much thought. But in retrospect, if < 1/2 Delilah had already teamed up with Ivy at the time, there was a good chance tvy had a hand In all of this, So it turned out that Ivy really went out of her way to bring Sage down.
Delilah suddenly called her, probably because she hadn't been replying to her messages. ‘t been replying to her messages. Sage reluctantly answered the phone.
Delilah’s pitiful voice rang out. “Sage, I'm serious about this. Why don’t we go find your uncle after my dad and his friend sort things out? That way, your aunt won't think you're useless anymore!” “How long will it take for your dad to finalize the deal?” Sage asked.
Delilah perked up when Sage didn’t turn her down. “I'm not sure, but my dad said it'd be a billion-dollar deal if it goes through. It's worth the wait!" Sage remained silent. She would never fall for this kind of trap, but her uncle might.
Her grandfather once said there was a suitable candidate for the position of vice CEO, but that person had already joined another company. So for the tbeing, the company was still under her uncle’s control.
“Delilah, like I said before, our friendship is over. You don’t need to go out of your way to help my family’s business,” Sage said coldly. “Please tell Uncle Lovell not to worry about us. Maven Corporation is pretty busy right now. Besides, lan recently helped my uncle close a deal.” To her surprise, Delilah didn’t snap or insist on discussing the deal further.
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