The contract hit the table like a resounding slap across Charlotte's face.
"Who said I'd bow to you if we reached an agreement?" Madeline tapped the contract with one fingertip, her gaze falling on the woman on the sofa with a trace of sarcasm.
Charlotte's face went pale. She hadn't expected her words to be overheard.
Sebastian snatched up the contract.
Signed and stamped, it was undeniably valid.
He looked up at Madeline in shock. "How did you do that?"
"It's a secret," Madeline smiled.
He didn't even have time to be curious. He rushed off with the contract to show the shareholders.
Madeline glanced at Charlotte.
Charlotte stood awkwardly, walked over, and caught her arm, shaking it gently. "Maddie, I only said that because I was worried about you. I'm just blunt, that's all. You
