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Chapter 11

Author: Edie Hanzz
last update Last Updated: 2024-06-25 18:19:11
Jessica's POV

"Dad," I tried to be calm.

"I heard from Alvin that you attended a bidder's conference today. How did it go?" His soft voice came through the phone, just like his voice when I was a little girl.

I couldn't help but let go of the facade of strength I'd been putting on.

I lightly hummed and complained, "I gave up the bid, so the contract went to the Harrison Group."

"What happened?"

"That shameless jerk bid aggressively, offering a 4% margin," I said angrily, "I'm not as stupid as he is. Since he wants to operate at a loss, of course, I had to comply."

There was a second of silence on the other end of the line, followed by Justin's laughter: "Jess, do you really think Zander is stupid? Remember, it takes more than stupidity to make the Harrison Group what it is today."

"I..." I was momentarily speechless.

Justin continued, "I think he did that because the person sitting across from him was you. He didn't want to use more forceful means to
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