Chapter<b>136</b>ATerribleMood
Aftertheylefttherestaurant,SamuelgentlylookedbackatEmelle
“Shallwefindsomewhereelsetohavedinner?Whatdoyouthink<b>about</b>havingstew?”
Hepretendedlikenothinghadhappened.
<b>Emelie</b>couldn’thelp saying,“Canwereallyleavejustlike<b>that</b>?”
Samudjusted<b>his</b>sses.“Ofcourse.Whycouldn’twe?”
“I’vehelpedyouprepareforthisresearchfortwo<b>months</b>,andit’simportant.Now,you’regivingitupjustlikethat.Areyoubeingtoo…”
“AmIbringtoostubborn?”Samuelfinishedthesentencewithasmile.
Emeliepursedherlipsandspokehermind.
“EversinceIrealizedyouwereworking<b>with</b>CloodexCorporationonthisresearch,Iexpected<b>this</b>daytoe.Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org.
“Williamnevernnedonlettingmegoatall.Sinceeverythingisinorder,youdon’tneedmetoshareyour
irworkanymore,it’sappropriateformetoleavenow.
<b>“</b>Youdon’thavetowasteyourteam’seffortjustforme.Itisn’tworthit.”
Samuelcontinuedsmilingandsaidgently,“I<b>was</b>justgoingtoteaseyou.Seeinghowseriousyouare,Ican’tdothisanymore.
“Honestly,Iwasn’tinterestedinworkingwithCloudexCorporation<b>at</b>all.Didn’tyounoticehowunenthusiasticwasduringdinnerearlier<b>?</b>”
Itseemedtobe<b>true</b>toEmelie.
Shethoughthejustwasn’tsatisfiedwithCloudexCorporation’sharshconditions.
“SwansonCorporation alsoinvestedintheprojectthatCloodexCorporationisworkingon.Ionlyforciblyagreedtoworkwiththembecauseofmybrother
“Myresearchwon’tgotowasteifthepartnershipfails.Thereareotherinterestedinvestors.Youjustgavemeareasontorejectthepartnership.
Samuelreachedouttotuckherhairbehindherear
“However,mybrothermightthinkbadlyofyouformakingmecauseascenebecauseofyou.So,I’mtheonewhoshouldapologizetoyou.”
Emeliefeltbetterwhenshebeardthat.Then,shemockedherself,“Itrulyamanoutsider.Ithoughtyouhadtoworkwith<b>Cloudex</b>Corporation.”
“They<b>have</b><b>a</b><b>great</b>budget,buttheyaretoodomineering.<b>What</b>yousaidearlierwascorrect.Researchingmeansdiscoveringsomethingnew.
“Theywantedtoomuchcontrol,andwewerebeinglimited.That’swhyCloudexCorporationisn’tthebestoption”
Samuelcontinuedgently,“Besides,<b>I’m</b>yourfriend,andI’vewitnessedhowhebulliedyou.IfIstillchoosetoworkwiththemwhenIhaveotheroptions,<b>I</b>wouldbelettingyoudown,<b>right</b>?”
Emeliecouldn’thelpfeelingtouched
Eventhoughshewaspartofthereason,Samuelstilltookherintoconsiderationwhen decidingto<b>reject</b>thepartnership.
Emeliewastouchedbythat“Thankyou,Mr.Swanton.”
Samuelhintedathertoleavethece.Then,hesaidastheywalked.“Ifyoureallywanttothankme,gohorsebackridingwithmetomorrow,
“WestonRidingCenterwasrecentlyrenovated,andI’vealwayswantedtogo.However,Icouldn’tfindasuitablefriendtogowithme.”
“ButIdon’tknowhowtoridehorses.
“Then,it’stheperfectchanceformeto<b>be</b><b>a</b><b>great</b>teacher.<b>You’ve</b>calledmeMr.Swansonfor<b>so</b>long,soIneedtobeyourteacheratleastonce.”
Emeliewasstillhesitant,butsheagreedintheend
Afterthedinner,<b>William</b>gotintohiscarandreturnedtoEastbay.
Hereceived<b>a</b>callfromBryanon<b>his</b>waybackBryanwantedtotalkabouttheprojectagain.
William’sfacereflectedinthewindow,andhe lookedcold.“Ihavetimetomorrow.Let’stalkattheridingcenter.”
Abelheldhisbreath,thinkingthesituationwasbad.Itseemedtohimthat<b>William</b>wasinaterriblemood.
SamuelhadnossesonTuesday,andhe<b>had</b><b>no</b>otherns.ThatwaswhyhehadthetimetoaskEmelieoutforhorseback<b>riding</b>.
Emellechangedintoridingattireandheldontoahorse’slead.Shelookedatthehorseinitseyeslowardly
Truthfully,not<b>only</b>didshenotknowhowtoridehorses,butshewaseventerrifiedofthem.
Almost<b>all</b>oftheCEOslovedsocialsports.WhenshewasworkingatClondexCorporation,sheleamedthebasicsof<b>most</b>sportstosocializewithotherCEOsHorsebackridingwastheonlyexception.Shefellthefirsttimeshetrieditand<b>was</b>almoststompedbythehorse.
Theneardrabexperiencegavehertrauma.
Afterthai,wheneveraclientaskedtomeetattheridingcenter,shewouldtryherbesttoavoiditandgetherothertwocolleaguestogoinstead.