The CEO's Wife Is a Medical Master

Chapter 404: Dying of Embarrassment

Just then, the door to Room 305 opened, and Nathaniel Nathan stepped out. "My wife is sleeping, so could you please keep it down? Also, if you’re going to discuss jumping me, could you please do it behind my back? This is very disrespectful to the person you’re talking about."

After speaking, he shut the door again.

Alistair Forrest: "..."

The two bodyguards: "..."

’We were already speaking so quietly, how could he still hear us?’

After that whole ordeal, Alistair Forrest felt that if they continued their discussion here, he would be utterly humiliated.

Moreover, Nathaniel’s earlier comment, "My wife is sleeping," had struck a nerve. It was almost noon, and Vera Xavier was still asleep. ’Just how intense must they have been last night?!’

The two bodyguards felt that with Alistair Forrest up against a rival like Nathaniel Nathan, they couldn’t find the words to comfort him even if they wanted to. Any attempt would have been far too insincere.

Alistair Forrest’s phone rang. He answered, and an order came from his grandfather: "Hire that woman, Vera Xavier, as the group’s jade consultant, no matter the cost. Offer her the highest salary and the best terms."

It had been too late last night for Master Forrest to find out how Alistair Forrest had managed to buy so much jade. He only learned the details this morning during a conference call with the consultant team Alistair had brought with him.

The more he heard, the more incredible it sounded. Although he couldn’t figure out how Vera Xavier was able to select raw stones that contained jade with such high probability, he was certain the woman possessed an extraordinary talent.

The Forrest Family hired based on talent alone. As long as someone had the ability, they could afford the price. And with a skill like Vera Xavier’s for appraising jade, bringing her into the company would undoubtedly yield enormous returns.

The jade industry in Marinus was fiercely competitive in the nineties. Whoever controlled the best jade resources would come out on top. Master Forrest couldn’t imagine the threat Vera would pose to the Forrest Family if she were to be employed by another jeweler.

Therefore, the moment he heard the news, he called Alistair Forrest and told him to handle the matter.

Alistair Forrest sighed. "Grandfather, it’s not that I don’t want to hire her as a consultant. In fact, I already made her a very good offer yesterday, but she was completely unmoved. She even repeatedly rejected my advances..."

"If I were a girl being pursued by someone like you, I’d have bashed your head in long ago," Master Forrest said with a cold snort. "The fact that she didn’t hit you proves she has excellent self-control."

Alistair Forrest: "..."

’Is this really my own grandfather?’

Master Forrest continued, "Besides, the worst thing you can do in business is mix it with personal feelings. If you want to be a proper businessman, you can’t be so profit-driven that you’d even exploit emotions. If you genuinely like the girl, then you must make her feel your sincerity."

Alistair Forrest wanted to cry. From his grandfather’s tone, it sounded like he’d already been branded a scumbag who would sell out anything for business. He couldn’t help but retort, "I swear, I have never been unscrupulous just to close a deal!"

But Master Forrest didn’t let him save any face, cutting him down directly. "You also swore you’d pluck the stars from the sky. Your oaths are worthless. So this time, you will use your sincerity to invite Ms. Xavier to become our company’s consultant. And stop thinking about trying to pick her up."

Alistair Forrest asked, "What if I do manage to win her over and make her your granddaughter-in-law?"

The other end of the line went silent for three seconds. Alistair Forrest figured he must have shocked his grandfather.