“O-Of course, I wanted to. There’s no reason for me to decline,” Hermione answered, her smile genuine, yet there was a hint of fear in it. “I-I promise to make this partnership work, and do our best to give you the best service.”
Killian’s smile widened.
“You don’t need to try. I trust whatever Elijah proposes to me. So, given how he proposed the Montgomery Corporation to partner with the Herm Group, I knew you were a good one.”
“Elijah… proposed it?” Hermione blinked in surprise. She looked at Elijah afterward. “Is that true—”
“Chairman, you have a board meeting in fifteen minutes,” a secretary informed Killian, interrupting Hermione’s words. “Should I start the press conference now?”
“Go on.”
The secretary nodded and executed the command. She went to the podium and started anno
