He Chose Her On Our Wedding Night So I Took Everything Chapter 30
In the first round of review, one supplier came in with the lowest quote.
A member of my team suggested we approve them quickly to get ahead of the peak season.
I remembered Wyatt pointing out the risk in a low down payment.
“Price isn’t the only criterion.”
I had the team run additional sample testing and structured the proposed contract with staged payments and deliveries.
When the new test results came back, that supplier’s sample stability failed to meet our standards.
We chose the one with the slightly higher quote and the more complete quality control record.
My mother watched me sign the final contract and smiled.
“We don’t need to remind you anymore.”
“You only need to get burned once to learn from it.”
The first batch of products for the new brand entered stores on schedule, without relying on a single channel Hawthorne had left behind.
On launch day, a reporter asked if I had taken down my former fiancé out of personal resentment.
I took the microphone.
“There was never a legal marriage, so there is no former husband.”
“Carrington chooses its partners based on contracts, quality, and the capacity to perform. The consequences Hawthorne faces are the result of its own products and its own records.”
The reporter then turned the question to Wyatt, who was standing in the back row.
“So, is Mr. Winslow your boyfriend now?”
Every camera in the room swung toward him.
Wyatt didn’t answer for me.
He simply said, “Today is the launch event for Carrington’s new brand. What Elodie chooses to make public is her decision.”
Backstage, I handed him a bottle of water.
“That was a good answer.”
“I’m learning.”
He took the water, then paused.
“But may I ask a question in private?”
“Ask what?”
“After the launch event tonight, would you be willing to have dinner with me?”
I glanced at my schedule.
“Alright.”
His eyes lit up.
“Just dinner?”
“Dinner first.”
I closed my tablet.
“I’ll decide the rest after I’ve thought about it.”