Chapter 390 I Quit
Rosa had heard that James had helped Maria''spany sign contracts with a few factories. "The
factories you are working with don''t have the relevant experience for this project, and their
technologies are amateur. Even if you somehow get the H Brocade project, there will be risks in
your future operations."
Facing her aggressive attack against DS Group, James wanted to stand up to speak for Maria.
But before he could, Maria gently pressed down his shoulder, and stood up for herself. Casting a
sharp look at Patrick, who was sitting next to Rosa, she asked, "As the CRO of the bank under HM
Group, how do you assess the risks of the project?"
Patrick was caught off guard by her sudden question, but he quickly came back to his senses and
slid her a document across the table.
Maria nced at the document and sneered, "Is this the risk management policy and procedure that
you put forward? It''s just so-so. How can you be entrusted with the hard-earned money of
consumers and the huge assets of H City?"
Patrick, who waspletely taken aback by her harsh words, stiffened.
His reaction didn''t go unnoticed by Maria, but she didn''t stop there. She turned to re at Rosa,
who was about to speak up for Patrick. When Rosa''s eyes met Maria''s, she was inexplicably
scared, and her words died in her throat.
"Your work is so mediocre. It seems that even I can be the CRO of a bank if I just go and
receive some FRM training. I mean, a CRO earns an annual sry of more than one million dors,
right?"
Patrick''s face turned red with embarrassment. He had never been so insulted in his life before. Was
this aggressive woman the same one who had smiled gently at him at the door just now? He took a
deep breath and said, "It''s not easy to pass the FRM test, and it takes years of hard work to
umte experience. How can you be a CRO so easily?"
"You''re right, it takes years to umte experience. But what''s the point? In the end, you''ve still
come up with such a flimsy solution." Ignoring the murmurs from the rest of the people at the table,
Maria kept targeting Patrick with her razor-sharp words.
"You..." Patrick felt so angry and humiliated that he pped the table and shot up to his feet.
Maria tilted her chin up at him defiantly and raised an eyebrow. "What? If you''re really capable
enough,e up with a n that can convince everyone."
"I... I..." Being put on the spot like this, Patrick didn''t know what to say. After ring at Maria for a
long time, he finally said, "I quit!"
In his eyes, Maria was like a demon!
Colby and Rosa were understandably furious. Maria, on the other hand, could barely hide her smirk.
Colby tried to dissuade Patrick from leaving, but thetter ignored him and stormed out of the room.
In the industry, CROs with a great background were rare. Patrick was a talent that HM Group had
poached from anotherpany with much difficulty. Now that he had been hounded by Maria into
resigning, Rosa was infuriated.
After Patrick left, she stood up and glowered at Maria. "What are you trying to do, Ms. Song? What
do you mean by targeting a senior executive of ourpany? Are you not confident in your
company''s bidding n?"
"Then, Mrs. Zheng, what did you mean by targeting a smallpany like mine just now? Don''t you
have confidence in HM Group''s bidding n?" Maria retorted tly.
Rosa pursed her lips, looking like she had swallowed a fly.
The meeting soon concluded, and the bidding result was to be announced in a week.
Three dayster, Maria stood in front of an apartment building and looked at the details on her
phone screen to confirm that she hade to the right ce.
Then, she took the elevator to the 26th floor and rang the doorbell of the apartment.
A man opened the door. As soon as he saw her, his face darkened, and he was about to m the
door.
But Maria quickly reached out and blocked the door with an apologetic smile. "Wait a minute, don''t
close the door so soon. I''m here to hire you." Would he feel honored that a CEO hade to his
house to hire him in person? Not at all.
"Ms. Song, you want to hire me?" Patrick sneered.
"Yes."
"First, you trampled on my dignity, and now, you want to wave a piece of candy in front of my face?
I''m not a fool!"
Maria exined casually, "I didn''t say those words to trample on your dignity. I just wanted to poach
you for my ownpany from HM Group." Otherwise, why would she target a CRO? In fact, the
risk management n that he had written was quite good, almost top-notch work.
Patrick froze, feeling dumbstruck.
"I know that with your ability, DS Group is not good enough for you for the time being, so I want to
hire you and let you work at HL Group for a while. Once DS Group grows and bes stronger, I''ll
transfer you to there," Maria continued. She didn''t want to let go of such a good talent, so she tried
everything she could to get him on board.
The prospect of working at a hugepany like HL Group indeed sounded tempting to Patrick, but
it was not a simple matter. "Ms. Song, you have also been working in the financial industry for a
long time. You should know that it''s a small world. If I start working at HL Group, I will inevitably run
into a lot of acquaintances. It will be embarrassing for me," he pointed out.
"Why should you feel embarrassed? Everyone wants to develop themselves and climb up the
careerdder. It''s the smart thing to do. I will pay you twice the sry you received in HM Group.
Besides, you''ll be working under James. I don''t think I even have to borate about him, right?
Colby could neverpare with him in terms of character."
Even though Maria wasn''t lying, she still felt a little guilty. In terms of character, no one could be as
lofty as James. He always acted like he was a god who had descended to the mortal world to save
the creatures living there.
Patrick had no idea what she was thinking about. Besides, to his knowledge, James was a man
who was always upright and straightforward, which were qualities that he admired.
Seeing that he seemed to be considering the offer,
Maria continued to persuade him. "As you know, HL Group doesn''tck a CRO at all. They have
top-level talents in the field working for them. But DS Group is short of such talents. Both James
and I don''t want to miss a talent like you, which is why we want to recruit you and let you train in HL
Group. James isn''t short of money. He''s someone who cherishes talent."
She deliberately mentioned HL Group''s talents in the financial field, in order to remind Patrick that
he would be working with experienced seniors in the industry. Compared to them, he was just a
newbie, so he would have the opportunity to learn a lot.
Nevertheless, Patrick continued to hesitate.
Maria was skilled in the art of negotiation, and she knew that she shouldn''t linger more than
necessary, or she would end uping off as desperate. Besides, this was not a good ce to talk
about business. Therefore, she took out a gilded business card and handed it to him. "This is
James'' card. If you decide to ept my offer, you can go to HL Group to meet with him." After
saying that, she held out her hand with a graceful smile. "I''m looking forward to having you join us!"
Patrick shook her hand and nodded. "Thank you for your appreciation, Ms. Song."
"I''ll leave now. Let''s have dinner together next time."
"Okay, bye." Patrick escorted Maria to the elevator.
After walking out of the apartment building, Maria dialed James'' number and cooed, "Honey, I miss
you."
As soon as James heard her affectionate voice, he knew that she was up to something, but he
couldn''t help smiling. "What do you want this time?" "Here''s the thing," Maria began, straightening
up. "I went to see Patrick Li today and gave him your card. If hees to see you, please retain
him in HL Group for the time being, okay?"
"So you''ve recruited him for HL Group?''"
"No, no, no. This man is mine. It''s just that DS Group is unworthy of his talent right now. I''ll transfer
him back to mypany once it grows bigger. In the meantime, he can learn from the big shots of
yourpany. What do you think?"
"No way!" James sneered. Maria seemed to be getting greedier and greedier.
No wonder she had targeted a CRO at the meeting. It turned out that this was her goal.? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org.