"Miss Ye, it's all right. Just tell me what you think." Duncan was a little prim and nervous in front of Holley. After all, she was one of Rachel's most trusted woman who was going to determine his future.
"Okay. First of all, I really like your frankness, Mr. Qiu. It feels quite pleasant talking to you," Holley said with a satisfied smile. She looked as if the words were coming from the bottom of her heart.
Holley's attitude further consolidated his suspicion. She must want something from him! "It's very nice of you to say that, Miss Ye. If there is anything I can do, please tell me. I'm willing to go to any lengths," Duncan replied humbly.
"Mr. Qiu, what have you been doing after you left Tarsan Corporation?" Though Holley had asked to be straightforward in the first place, she was still beating about the bush.
But Duncan didn't mind at all. If Holley wanted to play, he was ready to entertain her. He was up to do whatever she might ask of him. He replied, "To be honest, I haven't chosen a company after I left Tarsan Corporation. Indeed, I got some good offers, but I turned them down. I had worked in Tarsan Corporation for more than two decades. I have devoted the better part of my life to the company. So, I still have strong feeling towards the company. Nothing else can compare with it!"
"Mr. Qiu, are you saying that you have been unemployed ever seen you had left Tarsan?" Holley asked with a raised brow. Her expression was so sincere as she pretended to know nothing about what Rachel had done to him.
"It might be difficult to understand. But that's the truth," Duncan replied, embarrassed. He clearly knew the cause of his force-out. But he had to pretend to know nothing for the sake of his future.
"That's just great!" Holley exclaimed, with a shine in her cunning eyes.
"What do you mean, Miss Ye?" Duncan asked, confused. He was, in fact, anxious to know what Holley would ask in return for her offer.
He knew what she was going to say next would determine the rest of his life.
"Mr. Qiu, the truth is that Ms. Bai has been missing you ever since your dismissal. Even though she hasn't said anything, I could tell that from her expression. As you said, you had been a part of Tarsan Corporation for more than twenty years, and you are somehow attached to it. The same way, the company can't carry on without you either." Holley tried hard to give him the impression that he was someone really important. Flattery was her special weapon, after all.
"I want to know if you are still willing to work in Tarsan Corporation when Ms. Bai asks you to come back?" This was the bait they had prepared for Duncan. They knew that he was now in a desperate situation, and if they could lure in him with promise of his old position, he would surely do whatever Holley asked of him.
Duncan's determination to achieve his goal at any cost was exactly what they needed right now.
"Miss Ye, are you serious? To tell you the truth, I really want to return to Tarsan Corporation. Ever since I left, I have been thinking about the mistakes I had made. I have realized how wrong I had been. It was entirely my fault. Ms. Bai had every right to be mad at me. I shouldn't have excluded Cloud Advertising Company from the list." Duncan was so excited that he continued to apologize for his past mistakes to gain Holley's favor.
If he could return to the company, he would regain all his dignity and his position. 'As for that bitch, Vivi, she would regret betraying and dumping me!' he thought viciously.
"Ah! Even though discussing about Cloud Advertising Company gives me a major headache, we still need to talk about it," Holley sighed as soon as Duncan mentioned Sheryl's company.
Duncan realized what she was about to say must be their condition for him to return to the company. "Go ahead, Miss Ye. I'm all ears."
No matter what it was, he didn't care. As long as he could get back his position, he was willing to do anything for them. That was just how the corporate society worked.
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