The Ties that Binds Us

Chapter 3 "The Dinner and a Kiss"

THIS IS ALREADY EDITED. :) 

My eyes almost popped out of their sockets. What the hell? Where is he going with this? I was so baffled with his question and so were the other people inside the room. There were a few moments of silence in the conference room and the seven executives were all looking at me waiting for my answer. This irritating man was looking at me with a big grin on his face while he waited for my answer to his proposal. His lips twitched into a wider grin when he noticed that I was speechless with his invitation. How annoying.

"Well? What do you say to my dinner invitation? It’s quite an easy deal for you. No mergers, no trades and no contracts. All you have to do is go out with tonight and SGT is off my radar and it will be all yours." He was still smiling at me. I couldn’t believe myself. I couldn’t formulate anything to say to this annoying man. I just stared at him wide eyed and silent while I tried to recover my equilibrium. I frowned, disappointed at myself that I can’t find the words to say to this maddening man. "Ms. Grant? Wow. I can't believe I've rendered you speechless!" Now he’s looking at me with amusement. I heard a soft chuckle escape his lips, which made me more irritated at him. The seven other people in the room were amused at my expense and they started to converse with one another. Some were even betting on what my response would be. 

"What the hell are you doing?" I asked him trying to suppress my annoyance and surprise. He tried to stifle his chuckle but his low voice reverberated from his chest. He walked a few steps towards me while holding the contract in his hand.

"Ms. Grant, what I'm doing is I'm asking you out to dinner in exchange for this business proposal in my hand." He waved the papers in front of me. I swear I would’ve punched this man on the space when he waved those papers at me. My blood was boiling from the inside and it was taking all my self-control not to physically hurt this man.

“I am well aware that you are asking me out to dinner. My question is why? We’ve already agreed that SGT will remain in my name. So what’s the problem?" I folded my arms against my chest while I leaned on one foot as I became more impatient with him.

"Ms. Grant, I am only asking you out to dinner for this." He waved the papers at me again. "Nothing more, nothing less. Unless you are expecting something more from me, which I can gratefully give to you, if you ask nicely." He winked at me and this time he definitely hit a nerve. Is this man thinking that I want something more from him? What the fuck? "Besides I need to get back at you for threatening me awhile ago. And I think it’s just fair that we both get we want. You wanted SGT and I’ll give it you, but you have to give me what I want in return; which is dinner tonight with you." He smiled at me like there's something he's not telling me.

“Fine. I will go out to dinner with you tonight but I want that proposal destroyed by the end of the evening do you understand me?" The seven executives sitting around the dark wood table in the middle of the room were now smiling at each other. Some were even snickering. Turning my gaze to all of them, all at once they stopped their chuckles and they all looked down to the table and started to play with their pens as if they weren’t listening to our conversation.

"Ms. Grant, you have got yourself a done deal!" His grin got even wider than before. He placed the papers back inside the envelope and placed it on the table. He held out his hand to me but I completely ignored his gesture. How exasperating can this man get? Finally this confrontation is over. I turned on my heels and went straight to the door ignoring all the soft whispers of the other people inside the conference room.

"Ms. Grant aren't you going to ask me for the details?" He shouted across his office.

"Email my assistant Mr. Michaels. I'd like to stop wasting my time. I have work to do." I answered back at him and I stormed out of his office and out this God forsaken building. I don't know why I'm angry but I am really in a bad mood. I'm angry maybe because that man was just really annoying and exasperating. Ugh! The nerve of that man!