Not until I am convinced you’re the right man for the position.” “I’m not going to endorse you so readily-not with so much at stake. “I’m not cheap,” Matthew said, which caused Hunt to laugh so hard that he nearly dropped his cigar again.Įven Westcliff smiled, albeit reluctantly. “Mark my words, Westcliff, I’m going to hire him for Consolidated.” “By God, he has brass ballocks,” he exclaimed. The tense silence was broken as Simon Hunt roared with laughter.
Westcliff gave him an incredulous glance. For example, if you promise to endorse me as the head of the entire division and guarantee the position for at least, say…three years.” “I might consider it,” Matthew countered coolly, “if you offered the right incentive. Now.”Ī lesser man would have been intimidated by Westcliff’s authoritative demand. “Then it will be quite simple for you to put the entire matter to rest,” the earl said. So I won’t be dismissed even if I refuse to marry his daughter.” “I know more about production, administration, and marketing than anyone else at Bowman’s…and I’ve earned the old man’s trust. “No, he can’t afford to lose me right now.” Matthew smiled slightly in an attempt to rob the words of arrogance. “Because you don’t want to lose your position with Bowman?” “No.” Matthew bent swiftly to retrieve the fallen cigar and returned it to Hunt, who regarded him with a glint of warning in his eyes as if he were silently trying to prevent him from jumping off a cliff.
“You won’t give me your word?” Westcliff asked in disbelief. “I’m afraid not, my lord,” Matthew said politely.
That had been Matthew’s training, which was why Westcliff’s attempt at domination had no effect on him.
And so it had quickly become Matthew’s lot in the company to be the bearer of bad tidings and deliver the hard truths that everyone else was afraid to give him. Although Bowman could be a ruthless, sarcastic bully there was nothing he respected more than a man who was willing to go toe-to-toe with him.
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