"Will you say yes or no?" Emily took the envelope and opened it directly. The money inside was showed, which seemed to attract people speechlessly.
With just a glance, Melinda drank up the tea in her cup and looked at Emily with a teasing smile. "Save the money for yourself. After the press conference is over, it's not easy for you to make money."
Those who understood one best would always be one's enemies.
Melinda didn't know well about Emily, but she had a point. Emily was arrogant especially in front of her and wouldn't give up easily.
All these unusual behaviors today only meant that something bad would happen to her in the press conference.
There must be a special connection between Emily and Sandy. Melinda put down the tea cup leisurely, and then stood up and said politely, "Thank you for your hospitality today, Miss Bai. I have something else to do, so I'm leaving."
Melinda ignored Emily, pushed open the door of the room and left straight away. Emily was sitting on the seat, looking a little lost. Melinda's words alerted her.
She began to regret being involved in it. It was good to watch the fire from the other side of the river. She had made herself into an aggressive arsonist. Now the truth under the smog was sensed, and her situation was more and more dangerous.
Knowing that the accident was related to Emily, Melinda was heavy hearted again. She was afraid that something bad would happen before the press conference.
After thinking for a while, Melinda went straightly to Victor's office after she went back to the company. Seeing that, the secretary and the others didn't have to ask her and directly let her enter the office.
Victor was dandiacal, but responsible for dealing with things that should be dealt with his heart and soul. He was concentrating on a pile of documents, with a pair of glasses.
"What are you doing here, Melinda?" The door was pushed open, and Victor raised his head subconsciously. Seeing that it was Melinda, he stood up from his seat and threw the glasses on the bridge of his nose to one side.
"Today, Emily came to me. She talked about the press conference tomorrow. I have a feeling that she has something to do with the incident," Melinda spoke out her guess, and then told Victor about the conversation in the tea house in detail.
Victor didn't know much about the entertainment circle, but he had heard about Emily, for a reason called Melinda.
"She is picking on you?" Victor had privately prepared the words before he asked. He had a clear understanding of the people and things around Melinda. One of the most important figures was Emily.
It could be said that the reason why Melinda was in such a bad situation was because of Emily.
"What? I suppose so." Melinda had some doubts to Victor's conjectures, and then frankly admitted it. She simply thought that she was the victim of the matter, no matter who first thought of it, and that she must be targeted by someone else.
However, she didn't notice that Victor seemed to know a lot about the things around her.
"Deep down in the entertainment circle. Emily is mixed up there. Of course, she is quite capable. But don't worry too much. Everything is well prepared this time. Let's wait for the press conference,"
Victor comforted her. In fact, Melinda had been hurt by Emily for many times. It was normal for her to be panicked.
The shadow of Emily was above Melinda's head.
At this time, Melinda also realized that she was over reacted. She stood aside with some embarrassment, looking around, and tried to change the topic. "I'm sorry to interrupt your work. If there's nothing else, I'll go back first."
As soon as Melinda finished saying that, without waiting for an answer, she left the office as quickly as she could as if she had done something wrong. Looking at the direction in which Melinda had left, Victor could not help but smile helplessly.
Although he had comforted Melinda that nothing would happen to her, Victor still exhorted his secretary to go to the public relations department and hand over some tasks. Then he sorted out the documents he would need the next day.
Emily returned home in a state of distraction. When she arrived home, she found Sandy was waiting for her on the sofa. Full of anxiety, she stood up from her seat all of a sudden and asked, "How is it going?"
Emily had told Sandy that she came to meet Melinda today. That was why Sandy chose to wait here.
In a day, things didn't get any progress, and Sandy completely lose her temper. She was like a follower, waiting for the verdict from God.
But all of these was unbearable.
"She didn't say yes." At the mention of Melinda, Emily threw her bag onto the sofa with an expression of viciousness. Then she lay down as if she was exhausted.
What Melinda had said in the tea house echoed in her ears like a magic spell.
Thinking of that, Emily's fingernails plunged into the fabric couch.
"She didn't agree?!" Sandy shouted at Emily. Her face turned pale at once. If Melinda didn't say yes, it meant that the negotiation was a failure. The press conference would go on tomorrow, and then she would be over.
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