Heart Hunting

It is a sunny afternoon. However, in the Greens corporate, it is stormy.

Bryant returns to the company with a gloomy face. He walks all the way back to the president's office. He is so angry that every one quickly leaves the area that he's in after greeting him. When he passes by the secretariat, a new secretary knocks over a pile of papers by mistakes. Bryant stops to stare at her and criticizes her. "What's wrong with you?"

The secretary suddenly turns back and is frightened by him. She is too scared to speak loudly, "I'm...I'm sorry..."

"You're not qualified. You're fired!" Bryant is not happy to see anyone now.

The little secretary is so afraid that she kneels down.

The secretary general shakes her head. How poor this girl is to hit the gun at this moment.

The project manager and the chief engineer behind Bryant take a look at each other. They are both upset, because they know the disaster will come to them next.

They walks into the president's office. The assistant hurriedly closes the door and leave them alone in the office.

As soon as the door closed, Bryant shouts with anger, "what's wrong exactly?"

He sits on the chair and frowns. The anger in his eyes is like fire burning, as if he's going to burn the two men aside.

The manager and the chief engineer are also too frightened to say a word. For several times, the manager wants to speak, but he doesn't actually say anything when he sees Bryant's gloomy face.

"peter, you tell me." Bryant pokes the tender plan with his power, as if he's going to poke a hole in the tender.

After they lose Dakings, Bryant changes the development plan of the company to rely on the new project of G.I. He thought at first that it was supposed to be a complete success. But the result of the bidding this morning surprise him. X company gives a slightly higher price than them, so it gets the project successfully.

The project manager licks his dried-up lips and says, "Mr. Green, perhaps we are just not in a good luck this time."

Bryant is not satisfied with his conclusion. "Luck? So it's because of luck that you get your present position? Does that mean I can fire you just because you're unlucky?"

He almost roars, which makes the chief engineer bows his head for fear.

"No. Mr. Green, just think about it. Our offer is just a little bit less than X company's. We've work so hard on this plan to make sure every detail is perfect. I think..."

Before the manager finishes, Bryant cuts it. "Then what do you think the reason we fail this time?"

"We fail just because that little difference of the price. If we can lower it a little bit..." Bryant's expression turns calmer and calmer as he says. The manager smiles and continues, "but we didn't expected that X company would offer such a price." Bryant hums. He has calmed down a little. Then he feels something is wrong when he thinks about it again. He looks at the manager and the chief engineer, and his eyes become sharp. "Is there a mole in our company?"

His tone is creepy. The engineer is surprised by his words. "Mr. Green, do you doubt that..."

The manager says surely, "it's impossible. The plan must never be leaked."

"If not, why is the price and plan given by X company so similar to ours? Bryant questions angrily.

The engineer adds, "even the cost budget, quotations and service items are almost the same with ours. And those detailed plans like the shipping time are even more detailed than ours."

"Only the senior executives in our company know the detail of our plan. They are all the mainstays of this company, how would they betray us?" The manager says surely.

"But if it's not, why would the two plans so similar?" Bryant still has the strange feeling.

For a moment, they all fall silent. Just then the secretary walks in nervously and whispers to Bryant. "Mr. Green, Mrs. Green is here."

Referring to Hilda, Bryant feel more tired. Before he gives the secretary instruction, Hilda has already came in. "I heard that we failed in the bidding?"

She's like sending a punitive expedition. The manager and the engineer greet her right away. "Good afternoon, Mrs. Green."

Bryant says to the others, "leave us alone."

The others nod and leave in a hurry.

Hilda's arrival is also a chance for them to escape the "battleground".

After they leave, Hilda asks, "what's going on?" She heard the bad news when she is at home. So she hurries to the company. She knows that the company is focusing on the project. The failure of the bid is a top priority. Bryant sighs, "X company got the project."

"But you said that our proposal is almost perfect." Hilda is confused. Bryant has been busy with this project plan these days. How come the result would be like this?

"The proposal of X company is similar to ours, even more perfect than ours. Their offer is lower than ours. The profit is just right to beat us." Bryant also didn't expect this to happen.

Hilda catches the key words. "Their proposal is similar to ours?"

"Yes." Bryant closes his eyes and raises his hands to his temple.

"Then there must be a mole in the company!" Hilda gets mad suddenly. "You should investigate it right away."

"I am also doubtful about that. But only a few senior management in charge of this project know the details. How would they betray the company?"

He can't help thinking of the words of the manager. Those senior managers are all the mainstays of the company. If someone of them did betray the company, it's really...

"What are you thinking?" Hilda asks.

"This matter is complicated." Bryant frowns.

Hilda is unhappy with his reaction. "Why didn't you keep such an important paper well?"

"How could you blame on me?"

"You've been running the company for years. And the company has been flat. Even now, we are facing a continuous loss."

"Are you here to inquire about the situation or just to insult me?" Bryant gets mad at her.

"Of course I come to ask about it. But my dad asks us to go back tonight." Hilda complains about him also because her father comes to her.

When it comes to Jacob, Bryant is a little afraid. "Does your father know about this?"

"It's a huge lose. Of course he knew it."

Bryant suddenly gets so frustrated. He starts thinking something. Hilda says, "my dad owns 30 percent share of the company. Now that there are so many trouble in the company. As the major shareholder, naturally my dad wants you to give him an explanation." But Bryant keeps silent. Hilda raises her volume and shouts, "Bryant, are you listen to me?"

"Yes, I'm thinking."

Hilda looks at him unhappily. "My dad has came to me. Don't blame me that I didn't remind you, if you still runs the company like this, you can be the chairman for long!"

"Shut up! Although your father is the major shareholder, all the company's affairs are dealt by me! Although the performance is not so good, what you earn is not less! We just lost a project. You're so vulnerable to stand that?" Bryant looks at Hilda. She's so impertinent that he starts to miss Susan.

Hilda gets in a rage. She points at him. "Bryant, if it wasn't because of me, how could you run such a big company? You think you can enjoy being rich just by your own ability?"

Speaking of this, Bryant is lack of confidence. He doesn't want to keep arguing with her, so he just shut up.

Hilda is satisfied to see him silent. "What? You have nothing to refute me?"

"I have a meeting later. I don't want to quarrel with you."

"Fine. I don't want to quarrel, either." Hilda looks at the watch. It's almost three o'clock in the afternoon. She walks straight to the couch and opens the magazine casually.

Bryant glances at her and frowns. He feels a sense of disgust for this woman.

...

The sunset lights up half of the sky. The streets are full of cars, which makes people annoying. After waiting for the sixth traffic light, Bryant's car finally goes on the highway. Hilda keeps nagging all the way. Bryant tries his best to ignore her. He's in a bad mood.

Away from the city center, the view of the suburb is pretty. But he is not in the mood to appreciate it.

Jacob Sanches is still scaring even he's old now.

Bryant doesn't say anything all the way. Hilda knows what he is thinking about. She looks down upon him. "Bryant, are you really such a coward? You've seen my dad for so many times. What do you afraid of?" "Shut up. I'm thinking about something." It's complex in Bryant's heart. He needs to think how to deal with Jacob later.

Hilda murmurs, "what a coward."

The car slowly drives into a magnificent garden. The main building in the center is magnificent and luxury.

Bryant and Hilda walk to the door together. But they hear the noise inside from far away.

Marvin Sanches, the oldest brother of Hilda, comes downstairs from the second floor. He is wearing a suit with some flowers on it. He adjusts the bow with some white dots on it, and walks toward the door while singing. Vita sits on the sofa. Looking at her husband, she gets unhappy. "Which little goblin are you going to?"

Marvin hums, "leave me alone. I can find whatever I like."

Her husbands' words makes her angry. "Marvin, how shameless you are to hook up with other women at the age of 55. Our son learns that from you, so that he becomes so useless."

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