Chapter 121
"This is one of our company's projects. I'm planning to work with the Smith Group. You can start with this project - I don't care what methods you use, just get this project from the Smith Group."
Hayden didn't care about the relationship between Sophia, Chase, and James. He only hoped his project could proceed smoothly.
As long as Sophia could close this deal, it didn't matter whether she approached it through Chase or James.
Because this big contract with the Smith Group would be enough to ensure the Brown Group wouldn't have cash flow problems for the next 5 years.
And during these 5 years, Hayden would have enough time and confidence to develop the company even better.
Sophia's eyes darkened. So this was Hayden's plan all along. No wonder he was suddenly being so nice to her. She knew there had to be a catch - people don't just do favors for nothing.
"Sorry, Mr. Brown. I'm not familiar with the president of the Smith Group, so I can't close this deal. For my competition with Veda, I'll work with other companies."
Sophia didn't even glance at the materials and refused directly. This attitude immediately made Hayden angry.
"Sophia, what's your problem? Don't you want to make money? Do you know how much commission you could get from this cooperation with the Smith Group? Aren't you desperate to make money for your adoptive mother's surgery?"
"If you agree to close this deal, I'll cover all your adoptive mother's medical expenses, including her post-surgery care. I'll transfer everything to you."
Sophia snorted coldly. This Hayden was always good at making promises he couldn't keep. Before, whenever he needed her to do something for the company, he would make promises like this.
But once the job was done, Hayden not only wouldn't keep his word, he would even turn around and bite back.
So Sophia definitely wouldn't fall for this again.
"No need, Mr. Brown. I've already gathered enough for my mother's surgery. I can't close this project. The Brown Group is full of talented people - you should find someone else to do this."
"Mr. Brown, if there's nothing else, I need to get back to work."
After saying this, Sophia turned and left directly. Hayden was so angry that he grabbed a cup from the desk and threw it hard at the door.
Although Sophia, who had already walked out, heard the sound of the cup shattering on the floor in the office, she didn't care.
She knew that with her attitude, Hayden would definitely blow up, but so what? If the Brown family dared to openly do disgusting things to her, then she wasn't afraid of offending Hayden either.
If Hayden stopped at nothing to achieve his goals, then he couldn't blame her for being ruthless.
Sophia returned to her desk, organized some materials, and then left the Brown Group. She was now going to the Marshall Group to discuss a business deal with Cecil Marshall.
Previously, Cecil had contacted her with interest in discussing a project, but at that time, Sophia was in conflict with Hayden and didn't want the Brown Group to have any profits, so she had rejected the project.
Now that she was actively seeking out Cecil, he would definitely be more than happy to discuss this matter with her.
She went directly to the Marshall Group. When the receptionist saw Sophia arrive, she politely came forward to ask.
"Do you have an appointment?"
Sophia took out her phone and spoke softly.
"No appointment, but I can call your Mr. Marshall now."
"Okay, come in and make the call."
The staff member led Sophia into the lobby, poured her a glass of water, and then stood respectfully to the side waiting.
When Sophia got through, Cecil was very enthusiastic.
"Sophia, a miracle happened today - you actually called me first!"
Since coming to Emerald City, Sophia had been working at the Smith Group. At first, she still held onto a bit of hope, thinking that Hayden brought her back from the countryside because he still had feelings for her.
So during that time, she worked diligently at the Brown Group, working overtime day and night, working for the company without any selfish motives. She even did work worth tens of thousands of dollars while getting paid only a few thousand.
During that period, Sophia signed many big contracts for the Brown Group, causing many companies in Emerald City to cooperate with the Brown Group specifically because of Sophia.
It wasn't until later, when Sophia saw Hazel and Hayden's true faces, that she stopped working so hard for the Brown Group.
She would work hard to sign contracts with high commissions, but for contracts with low commissions, she wouldn't waste her energy and effort.
If it weren't for competing with Veda today, she wouldn't have come to sign with Cecil, because Cecil was someone who appeared respectable but was two-faced.
Sophia's personality was quite black and white. If she wanted to work with someone whose character wasn't good, she would think twice, unlike other employees in the company.
Other employees would probably just close the deal regardless of what the other company's president was like or how they behaved, since it had nothing to do with the profit they were about to get.
Sophia spoke lightly with a smile.
"Mr. Marshall, didn't you say before that you had a project to discuss with our company? I'm downstairs at your company right now. I wonder if you're available now to discuss the project?"
Cecil, who had been in a meeting, immediately brightened up when he heard this. He knew about Sophia's work capabilities. If this project were closed, from now on, this project would be managed by Sophia.
And over the years at the Brown Group, not a single project handled by Sophia had any problems - they were basically guaranteed profits with no losses.
So Cecil immediately nodded and put aside all his work.
"I have time, I have time. Sophia, if you're personally coming to discuss the project with me, how could I not have time? You're downstairs now, right? I'll come down right away to meet you."
After saying this, Cecil hung up the phone directly. During their conversation, the receptionist nearby heard everything clearly.
Normally, after visitors finished their phone call with Cecil, they would be led to Cecil's office by the receptionist. Now Cecil was actually coming down personally to greet Sophia, so the receptionist immediately understood Sophia's importance.
She quickly replaced the water in front of Sophia with coffee.
"Ms. Brown, please wait here for a moment. Mr. Marshall will be down right away."
Sophia nodded without saying anything and sat there waiting quietly.
In no time, he came down from upstairs. When he saw Sophia, he was all smiles and quickly went up to shake hands.