Chapter 522
"Kendall, President Parker is looking for you in his office," Jessie said to Kendall after she received an
internal call from Adam.
"Understood. Thank you, Miss Holmes."
Truthfully, even if Adam didn''t look for her, Kendall would have to go meet him in his office.
"President Parker hasn''t had his cup of coffee yet," Jessie reminded. She purposely left this opportunity
for Kendall, for she believed that Adam would be very happy to drink a cup of coffee brewed by
Kendall.
Kendall walked out of her office, came to Adam''s office, and knocked on the door.
"Come in."
Upon receiving Adam''s reply, Kendall pushed the door open and went in. "I hear you''re looking for me,
President Parker?"
"Just call me Daddy when no one else is around," Adam said gently.
"Daddy, are you looking for me to discuss business or private affairs?"
"Both."
"If so, let me make you a cup of coffee first. Just say whatever you want to say. I can hear it from the
pantry," Kendall said as she walked into the pantry.
Adam got up, walked around his desk, and came to the sofa in the reception area. After that, he took a
seat and waited for Kendall to make him a cup of coffee.
"Tell me about your trip to Eastfort."
Adam originally wanted to ask Kendall about this when he and Charlotte got invited to the Coleman
Residence for dinner on Valentine''s Day. However, after considering that day was Dn''s birthday as
well as Valentine''s Day, Adam decided not to be a party pooper and chose not to ask Kendall about this
matter on that day.
"We''ve negotiated a few business deals but have yet to sign the contracts. In fact, I have just contacted
several of the executives to make sure they haven''t changed their minds. They showed obvious signs
of agreeing to coborate with us, and they wille over in a few days for inspection purposes. If all
is well, they will sign the contracts, and we can close the deals with them."
Adam was very satisfied after he heard Kendall''s report. "Not bad." Even after something like that
happened, and after Dn sent her to Eastfort to get some fresh air, Kendall still didn''t forget about her
business affairs. I must say, this biological daughter of mine is behaving more like a businesswoman.
She doesn''t forget to grab a business opportunity wherever she goes.
"The amount of orders isn''t veryrge, so there is no way topare its profit with the Coleman
Empire Holdings'' subsidiary. However, as long as we can negotiate a good deal with them, I will still
proceed and sign the contract. I am positive that we can still make profits even if the order amount
maintains the same on a long-term basis. Besides, the quality of our product is good. Hence, I believe
that after they have used our products, they will definitely continue to coborate with us and even
increase their number of orders."
"I''m very happy that you can think of things this way. For a moment, I was worried you might look down
on small business deals. Of course, everyone wants to get their hand on business deals with huge
profits. But we can never underestimate business deals with smallpanies too. Ourpany, too,
started up as a smallpany and slowly expanded from there."
The first business deal that Kendall negotiated and signed was the cooperative deal between Parker
Corporation and Prestige Electronics. Thepany was a mega subsidiary of Coleman Empire
Holdings, and their demand for circuit boards was huge. Hence, they were deemed as the Parker
Corporation''s major client.
Initially, Adam was worried that Kendall would feel that it was easy to negotiate business deals since
she had a high starting point. He was worried that Kendall would only want to get her hands on highly
profitable business deals and would look down on the ones she deemed as trivial.
"I''ve visited theirpanies. They weren''t small, but they weren''t big either. Still, I think they are very
promising. And if we can cooperate with them for a long time, we can surely earn a lot of profits."
Upon hearing that, Adam hummed in assent. "That''s the spirit. We must have a long-term view when it
comes to business. By the way, Kelly told me that she has too many projects that she needs to follow
up on. And since she''s too busy, she wants to hand over some of her clients to you and let you
negotiate with them now that you have gained some experience."
Kendall suddenly fell silent. The rivalry between Kelly and me has gradually be fierce. It''s gotten
so intense that even our parents know that the two of us can no longer be the ''close sisters'' that we
used to be. Furthermore, what Kelly fears most is my achieving my goals. Because when that happens,
thepany''s senior executives will have no objections if I take her ce. In that case, why is Kelly
willing to assign her clients to me? And even ask me to negotiate with them? Are those clients fussy
and extremely hard to deal with? Or is there a conspiracy behind this?
"Kendall, why aren''t you saying anything?"
"Did Kelly say that?"
"Yeah." Taking into consideration that Adam himself was once a cunning businessman, he, too, had
thought about conspiracy theories and was suspicious of Kelly''s intention the moment she kindly
suggested transferring some of her clients to Kendall. Even so, he still mentioned it to Kendall.
There are all kinds of people we will face in the business industry. Some can backstab us even if they
show us kindness and respect when we meet. Some can even put up a smile on their face while openly
scheming against us. What''s more, underlying shady agendas are practically hiding within each item
when ites to signing a business deal. That is why I was so worried and specifically arranged for a
secretary to apany Kendall when she signed a contract with the client for the first time. After all,
Kendall is still quite inexperienced in the business industry. However, even if Kelly sets a trap for
Kendall, I''m still going to let Kendall take up this assignment. Worsees to worst, if she falls into
Kelly''s trap, I will just take it as another loss for Parker Corporation and consider it as giving Kendall a
realistic lesson in the business industry.
"Since she''s willing to let me help her share the burden, I guess I will follow orders and take up her
offer."
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After staying silent for a moment, Kendall replied with an answer that didn''t disappoint Adam. Even if I
know Kelly is up to no good, I still have to go and check things out. Besides, if I can reverse the
situation and win the hearts of those clients, I believe thepany''s senior executives will change their
perspective toward me. Everyone always felt that it was Dn''s instruction at that time when I signed
the deal with Prestige Electronics. After all, I''m the Young Mistress of the Coleman Family, and they are
very much aware of how much Dn loves me.
"You can bring Miss Holmes when you sign the contractter. You can go to the Legal Department and
bring awyer with you too. A contract is the easiest document to tamper with, including when we have
cooperative projects with otherpanies in the future. They are all the same. You are still very much
inexperienced in this industry. Who else will these cunning businessmen deceive if not you? Besides,
ourpany didn''t hire the staff in our Legal Department to chill out. Fully utilize their manpower when
you have to."
Upon hearing that, Kendall smiled and said, "I know, Daddy."
"Should I assign a highly skilled and extremely experienced secretary for you?" Adam mumbled to
himself, "Or you can send your request for a secretary to the Human Resources Department and ask
them to recruit a secretary ording to your request."
After making Adam a cup of coffee, Kendall came out of the pantry with the coffee, walked to his side,
and put the cup of coffee in front of him. Then, she sat down across from him.
"Regarding this matter, I shall wait and see if I need a secretary. Dn said he will assign his secretary
for me, but I asked him to seek Miss Finley''s permission first. I will let here if she''s willing to work
under me. Otherwise, I will ask the Human Resources Department to recruit a secretary for me."
To be honest, Kendall didn''t want to employ any of the existing secretaries in thepany for fear that
they would be bribed by Kelly. If that were the case, not only would they be of no help to her, but they
would also drag her down.
On the other hand, Adam was speechless when he heard what Kendall said.
In a daze, he said, "Master Dn wants to assign his current secretary to you? Miss Finley is quite
famous in our circle. She is especially loyal. Not only that, but to prevent others from obtaining
business secrets from her, she no longer befriended anyone and has been alone ever since she
became Master Dn''s secretary." Miss Finley is a very professional secretary. I can''t believe Master
Dn is willing to assign his usual secretary to Kendall.
At this rate, Adam couldn''t helpmenting that Dn pampered Kendall too much. With a son-inw
like Master Dn as Kendall''s backer, I won''t have to be worried when I hand over Parker Corporation
to Kendall in the future. But of course, I still hope that Kendall can establish her influence based on her
strength.
"I''m just not sure if Emma is willing toe over."
It was Emma who apanied Kendall to meet the clients when she was in Eastfort. For that reason,
she had witnessed how shrewd andpetent Emma was.
"You''re right. Putting aside the fact that she''s assigned to be your secretary, Miss Finley probably thinks
it''s condescension even if she''s assigned to be my secretary," Adam said, understanding what Kendall
meant. Miss Holmes is also shrewd andpetent, but she is nowhere near the level of Miss Finley.
To keep business secrets for the Coleman Empire Holdings and not let herself fall into others''
schemes, Miss Finley chose not to befriend anyone.