The Unveiled Rose

At that time, Sasha would have no way to fight back without her parents to back her up, nor with any real abilities of her own. She would have to leave the man's house in disgrace and look for a minimum-wage job to support herself. The more Sasha thought about it, the more she thought of the other person as a jerk.

"Your dad didn't need to refuse all the cooperation," Zane calmly reminded. "I heard he also wanted to offer your father the project in Northridge."

Sasha looked at Zane warily. "You're not getting back at me for interrupting your moment with Annalise, are you?"

Her dad had already said they couldn't take on a single project! Yet, Zane was offering an opposing view.

"If you don't trust me, then forget it," Zane replied, uninterested in discussing it further.

Seeing that he was serious, Sasha continued, "My dad said that this project seems normal out of all others. Securing it wouldn't be a problem if our family was particularly wealthy.

"But the key issue is that our family's funds are limited. If they suddenly pull out their investment halfway through the project, our family would go bankrupt."

Zane said, "I'll take over and partner up to secure this project if they pull out their investment. What do you think?"

Sasha looked confused. "Is that really possible?"

Zane answered calmly, "Of course. My approach to projects is simple-if money can handle the problem, then it's not really a problem."

Sasha often heard her father talk about how much money their family could make if they secured this project. How their company's scale would jump several levels too.

Then, her father would regretfully say that their family didn't possess enough capabilities to make it happen.

After thinking it over, Sasha decided to try to help her father out. "Then, I'll call Dad and have him come over to discuss this cooperation with you in detail. Is that alright?" Zane didn't refuse. "Sure."

Sasha immediately took out her phone. "Dad, do you have time right now? Zane wants to talk to you about a cooperation."

Without hesitation, her father replied, "Yes, of course!"

He hurriedly added, "I'll be there right away."

Sasha listened to the phone's beeping sound, then leaned against the sofa. "I really hope Dad can come soon."

...

Sasha's father, Douglas, arrived at the company 20 minutes later.

When he entered, he saw Annalise in the office cubicle and warily asked, "Aren't you going to send them away?"

Zane calmly replied, "One is your daughter, and the other is my girlfriend. Both are very trustworthy."

Only then did Douglas relax.

Sasha stared at Douglas, feeling unusually anxious.

Douglas took his time to discuss the project's specific details with Zane. After listening, Zane pointed out the issues with the project and proposed solutions.

The last time Douglas interacted with Zane was when Zane had taught him how to assess whether a project was problematic. This time, after a more detailed discussion, he realized that Zane wasn't your average guy. How could he consider every detail so thoroughly on the same issue?

Douglas had been in business for many years but could never reach Zane's level. "I know what I need to do now."

"Alright," Zane replied sternly. "Contact me when the time comes."

"Mm." Douglas waved to Sasha. "Come, walk me downstairs."

Sasha followed him. "Sure."

Once they were in the elevator, Douglas said, "The fact that Mr. Huxham's into your friend means she must be quite outstanding."