James Grant finally spoke, "You guys don’t need to argue anymore. Redo the budget; it can be slightly increased."
With the CEO speaking, what else could the financial director say?
After the financial director left, Evelyn Clayton wanted to thank him, but he said, "The budget increase doesn’t come for free. You need to get the logo design done soon."
"...Almost done." Evelyn’s tone weakened as she averted her gaze, "Designing isn’t like eating, it requires inspiration, okay!"
"I’ve helped you twice, and you have no token of appreciation?" James leaned back in his chair, speaking casually.
Evelyn swallowed her thanks again.
"You’re a company president, asking for a thank-you gift at every turn—can’t you have a little bit of dignity?"
James didn’t answer, just raised an eyebrow and looked at her.
In the end, Evelyn gave in, stood up, and said, "Let’s go."
"To buy you a thank-you gift."
There’s a jewelry store not far from the company entrance.
As soon as Evelyn walked in, a salesperson approached her.
"Hello, miss, what would you like to see?"
She said she was just browsing, and she really wandered aimlessly among the counters.
James walked in afterward, and the salesperson immediately understood.
"Miss, are you planning to buy a gift for your boyfriend? We have a pair of new cufflinks here, they’re limited edition."
Evelyn didn’t have an obsession with limited editions.
But she thought, a playboy like James would probably like limited edition items.
"Please follow me." The salesperson guided Evelyn to the counter, found a pair of exquisite cufflinks, and handed them to her, "Look, the color and design of this set are top-notch."
"A bit tacky." Evelyn wasn’t satisfied. Thɪs chapter is updated by novel•fire.net
Soon, she was attracted by a pair of delicate green cufflinks in the glass case.
"Can you show me these?"
"Of course." The salesperson took out the cufflinks, "But miss, this pair has already been reserved and is not for sale."
"You see, the diamonds here are all crafted with a three-side cut, and the metal parts are embedded using the latest techniques. Don’t they look particularly shiny?"
Picking up the cufflinks, Evelyn compared them against James’s outfit, and they did look quite fitting for him.
"Hmm. If I order this set now, how much longer will it take?"
"It would take about five months."
Evelyn was surprised: "That long? Are you starting from mining?"
James couldn’t help but laugh.
The salesperson awkwardly smiled, "Miss, these cufflinks are custom-made, and we also invite Italian craftsmen to make them specially. So the cycle is relatively longer, please understand."
This waiting period was too long, but they were really beautiful.
As she hesitated, a cool female voice suddenly sounded behind them.
"Do you want them? I can let you have them."
They both turned around simultaneously.
Evelyn recognized the girl who had spoken up for her at the last charity gala.
Olivia Calder stepped in front of Evelyn and smiled slightly, "Do you like these cufflinks? Then you should have them."
"How can that be?" Evelyn put the cufflinks back on the tray, "Everything has its order. Since you reserved them, they are yours."
"I can wait for the next pair." Olivia shifted her gaze to James, "What do you think, Mr. Grant?"
Olivia and James weren’t particularly familiar; they had only spoken a few words at the banquet.
But since childhood, they’d mingled in the same circles, and were somewhat familiar with each other’s backgrounds, including the situation between James, Evelyn, and Amber Whitman.
Although Olivia disliked Amber, she had a good impression of Evelyn.
If it bothered Amber, Olivia was all for it.