Ecstacy of the Heart novel Chapter 40

Silence blanketed the private room for a few seconds and the ambience was terrible.

Allison reacted quickly and grabbed the napkin aside, wiping the wine stains from Horace’s suit. “I’m sorry. I’m terribly sorry. I didn’t mean it!”

Mr. Hobart was angry. “What are you doing? Are you blind or handicapped? How can you spill the wine?”

Raising his hand, Horace was calm and gentle instead. He said in a soft tone, “Forget it, Mr. Hobart. Not a big deal.”

Taking a deep breath, Allison looked at Horace and said, “Excuse me, Mr. Geoffrey. Could you come with me please? I can help you clean up. It’s really my fault today. If I couldn’t handle it properly, I’m afraid my manager would also blame me. Please give me a chance!”

Hearing her words, Horace looked up at her and thought for half a second. Then he nodded. “All right,” as he spoke, he stood up and smiled to others in the private room, “Enjoy yourselves. I’ll be right back.”

Then he strode towards the door. Allison followed him in a hurry and closed the door behind her.

As soon as he walked out from the private room, Horace turned around and stared at her solemnly. He asked coldly, “You are not a waitress here. What do you want from me?”

Allison was startled. She didn’t expect that Horace could find it. She took a deep breath and asked with curious, “What do you mean?”

Horace answered in a deep voice, “All waiters and waitresses in JY Club have undergone professional training before working. You are absolutely not one of them.”

Allison gaped when hearing his words. Much too her surprise, Horace was smarter than she had thought. If that was the case, she was worried that he might not agree to her order proposal. However, she still had another bargaining chip in hand.

Biting her lower lip, she mustered the strength and looked up at Horace. “Mr. Geoffrey, you are super smart. I’m not a waitress here indeed. I’m an assistant of the administration department in Parker Group. I came to talk business with you particularly.”

“What kind of business?”

“I went to your company and talked about an order of the gift box of this month’s holiday. He turned me down because he didn’t agree to the price we offered. I came here to see if we still have the opportunity to cooperate.”

Horace answered her sternly, “I’ve seen the plan from your company. Your quotation is the way too low. Besides, we have plenty of orders right now, so it’s unnecessary for us to lower our price and make less profit.”

“I know. That’s why I still want to bring it up to you today. Besides, I have a valuable message for you.”

“What kind of valuable message?”

“It has something to do with that Mr. Hobart in the private room just now. Are you working with him recently?”

Horace frowned slightly. “How did you know?”

Allison took a deep breath and told him exactly what she had overheard at the corner of the corridor. Sure enough, Horace’s face became gloomy. Obviously, it was out of his expectation.

Pretending to be calm, Allison asked, “Mr. Geoffrey, the value about this message should be higher than the profits you’d give us.”

Horace’s eyes darkened. “Why should I believe you?”

“Believe or not, as long as you know the information, I have no gain no loss. Whether you want to take our order or not, it really doesn’t matter. After all, if you cooperate with Park Group for a long-run, I don’t think you would suffer any loss.”

Hearing Allison’s answer, Horace’s expression changed slightly. He was silent for a few seconds and said in a softened tone, “Mr. Hobart always dislikes me, which I’ve known it long ago. I didn’t expect he would set me up this time. I believe what you said. As my gratitude, I agree to take your order. But if you want to cooperate with us next time, we cannot accept your current price offered.”

Allison was overjoyed. She took a deep breath. “Thanks a lot, Mr. Geoffrey!”