Sarah's POV:
When the team from Crawford Group came to negotiate, May sat on my left.
Lee was in charge of presenting the proposal.
The very people whose fates had once been decided by a single word from Ethan Crawford were now the client team he had to serve with utmost respect.
Ethan's face turned pale as he looked at the familiar faces across the conference table.
"Sarah, you poached my entire project team."
I opened the project brief and spoke calmly.
"You misunderstand, Mr. Crawford. They are independent individuals. They don't answer to anyone's whims."
Ethan sneered.
"Doubling their salaries and promoting them all... You really went to great lengths just to spite me."
Before I could speak, May spoke up first.
"Mr. Crawford, Ms. Sinclair gives us far more than just money.
