Chapter 623 In Wine There Is Truth


    Chapter 623 In Wine There Is Truth


    "No," Manuel answered indifferently. The elevator had arrived. Manuel went out.


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    "Manuel!"


    What a pig-headed guy!


    How could he be so stubborn?


    Manuel walked fast to the parking lot and was ready to drive away.


    Susan was out of breath. She stood in front of his car to stop him from driving off. Curiously, she


    wondered what Manuel had eaten to be so strong and fit. She had nearly lost her breath when trying to


    catch up with him. She was exhausted, while Manuel just sat in the driver''s seat calmly. She went to


    him and knocked at the car window.


    Manuel winded down the window and said coldly, "The project team members have settled long ago,


    no one is joining in the middle of it. Most of the works are drawing to a close now. It doesn''t help much


    that Henry joins in now."


    "Then why can''t you just let him in since it makes no big difference?" Susan said unreasonably.


    "You got me wrong. I meant Henry can''t do many contributions to the project. That''s how he''ll have very


    little influence on it. But it changes a lot if the confidential documents were released."


    "Oh, you don''t trust Henry, do you?" Susan asked smartly.


    "I''m impartial to everyone," Manuel said righteously.


    "If so, you wouldn''t have singled Henry out. Why can''t you just let him join the team?" Susan got


    annoyed.


    "There are only thirty people in the project team. We have more than ten thousand employees in


    Phillips Bank, and most of them aren''t on the list. How can you say I''m singling Henry out?"


    "I..." Susan was at a loss for words and felt she was going to lose the fight. She used to think he was


    so taciturn and he wasn''t much of a talker. However, he had shut her down.


    "If Henry wants to achieve bigger sess in thepany, tell him to forget the shortcut. Or, he''ll be


    screwed up."


    Susan wondered what he meant by saying that. But Manuel winded up the window and drove off


    before she realized it.


    Damn it! What a terrible guy!


    Susan was pissedpletely.


    She went back to her car panting with anger, knowing that she had failed to help Henry join the project


    team.


    In the following week, Henry didn''t get the news that he''d been admitted to the team. He knew there


    were two reasons. Either Susan didn''t help him, or if she did but Manuel rejected it. He couldn''t ept


    either of the results, which meant his career at Phillips Bank would hit a wall soon. Henry looked bloody


    cold and gloomy.


    At that moment, he got a call from Sway Bank and the caller sounded extremely annoyed, "Henry, you


    suggested we turn up in Kensbury and provided lots of useful information. But all thepanies we''ve


    negotiated with have turned a cold shoulder to us. For heaven''s sake, do you know how much effort


    I''ve put to convince the headquarters of Sway Bank to develop its market in Northfield? What the hell


    are you doing? You''re screwing it up! What do you want me to tell them? It''s been a long way for me to


    get where I''m today. Don''t you dare ruin it?"


    Henry grabbed his phone and looked like shit. It was true that he''d made contact with Sway Bank first


    because they happened to meet once in amercial activity. Henry reached out to them. In return,


    Sway Bank promised to help him take over Phillips Bank once they gained a firm foothold in Kensbury


    City. They hit it off and everything went well at first. However, Manuel had ruined their big n.


    "You listen, Henry! I can''t lower the profits any more, otherwise, I''m gonna lose money. Besides, it''ll


    cause a rat race in the market and bring us serious audit risks. You must figure out what kind of special


    offers Phillips Bank has given to thepanies! I must fight back purposefully instead of lowering the


    prices over and over again!"


    "OK. I''ll get back to you tomorrow." Henry gritted his teeth.


    "Henry, you won''t get away with it if I''m fucked up here. I swear it! You won''t have your day in Phillips


    Bank once they know you''ve colluded with me!"


    "I know. You don''t have to remind me." Henry hung up the phone and looked terrible. He''d been


    rejected to join the project team, so he could do nothing else but steal all the business ns. Anyway,


    Henry didn''t expect that he would be driven to the wall by Manuel.


    Another business dinner was over. Manuel told the driver to drive Susan and Callie back home first.


    Susan was drunk. In the first half of the month, she''d been working overtime to finish the project ns.


    In the second half of the month, she''d been busy socializing in different business dinners and she


    couldn''t hold her liquor. Suddenly, she felt sick to her stomach.


    "Miss Phillips, you wanna vomit?"


    "Pull over! Now!" Susan said hastily.


    The driver pulled over. Susan got out of the car, squat on the ground and began vomiting badly. Manuel


    and Callie were standing beside her and looked worried.


    Susan vomited for a while, and she felt as sick as a dog. If she didn''t drink some of the wine for


    Manuel, he might have been knocked out on the dining table.


    "Here. Wash your mouth." Manuel passed a bottle of water to her.


    "Let''s go." Susan took two sips of it and stood up.


    Suddenly, she felt very dizzy and almost fell. Manuel held her up instantly. She nced at him and let


    him take her back to the car quietly.


    The car was headed for Susan''s apartment. She leaned against the back of the seat and felt very


    sleepy. The car arrived at her apartment. Manuel nced at her and found she was in a daze. She


    might not know she had arrived because she was sitting still there.


    Manuel told the driver and Callie to wait for him in the car, then he helped Susan get off. They had quite


    a lot of business dinners recently and it was the first time she had got so drunk.


    Callie watched them leave and couldn''t help to think how nice it would be if they had wine and hooked


    up. Outwardly, they still loved each other very much.


    Manuel took Susan back to her apartment.


    Susany on the bed, feeling terrible.


    "Water..." she murmured.


    Manuel stopped his steps. He got her a ss of hot water in the kitchen and put some honey into it. He


    handed the water to her, but she was too drunk to do anything but lie on the bed and keep asking for


    water.


    Manuel helped her get up and lean on the bed. Then he put the water to her mouth, "Have some


    water."


    Dizzy and confused, Susan looked at Manuel and opened her mouth slowly. All at once, she didn''t feel


    like having water. Instead, she wanted to have Manuel!