Chapter 46
Lenard snapped out of his thoughts. “Alright. Dorothea, I honestly didn’t expect you to bring in such a big deal your first day here. Since you secured it, I’ll let Walton know. When it’s time for commission, I’ll make sure it all goes under your name p>
Dorothea gave a small smile. “Lenard, the commission should go to your sales team. I just handle HR. But thanks for thinking of me p>
Lenard was a bit surprised at how smooth Dorothea was about it. He smiled, letting her have the last word.
When Walton found out, he was even more stunned than Lenard.
He’d just complained about Dorothea to Elise, and the next day, it completely backfired.
Walton paced around for a while, thinking things over, and then called Dorothea into his office.
“Dorothea, I heard from Lenard you landed a huge contract for the company. Why didn’t you mention you had connections like that p>
Dorothea caught on to what he was getting at. She gave him a half-smile, almost amused. “You never asked. My mom said I lost clients for the company, so I just L wanted to make up for it. But next time, I’m not taking the blame for something I didn’t do p>
Walton froze, embarrassed, not expecting her to answer like that.
Dorothea excused herself, saying her department needed her.
Walton clenched his jaw in frustration, but there wasn’t much he could do.
Back at her desk, Dorothea picked up her phone and opened her chat with Latham, hesitating over how to thank him.
She hadn’t figured out what to say yet when a new message popped up.
[Latham: Planning to confess your love? You’ve had our chat open for half an hour.] Dorothea braced herself and typed back. [Thank you. Lyman came to the company today to discuss a partnership. I’m guessing that was your doing. I just wanted to say thanks p>
[Latham: Oh, so it wasn’t a confession p>
[Dorothea: Mr. Stephens, I remember you like men p>
After that, Latham didn’t reply.
Dorothea stared at her phone for a while, then laughed softly and put it down.
She realized she was spending way too much energy on him.
Just then, she noticed a group chat mentioning a new partnership е between Royal Cruise Ship and their hotel The price used to be 29,999 per person but now there was deal-19,999 for two.
She thought about it. Maybe she could buy
a package and gift it toet
Lathan and his boyfriend so they
could go on a trip together
Who else would be generous enough to send her own husband and his lover on vacation?
When Dorothea got home, she spotted a pair of men’s shoes by the door. Latham was already back.
She turned to Linda. “Linda, is he in the study p>
Linda smiled. “Dorothea, Latham’s in the shower p>
Dorothea headed to Latham’s bedroom, left the gift on his nightstand, and set the lamp on top to keep it in place.
She didn’t notice him come up behind her.
“Wow, are you really writing me a love letter?” His teasing voice caught her off guard.
Dorothea spun around, coming face-to-face with his chiseled abs.
Latham stood there in a loose bathrobe, water still dripping down his jaw to his collarbone, tracing the lines of his toned body. The drops paused at the dip of his waist before disappearing into the towel wrapped around him.
Dorothea swallowed, trying not to stare. “No, it’s just a gift for you p>
Latham ran his fingers through his wet hair and raised an eyebrow. “A gift p>
“Yeah. Our company’s running a promotion. There’s a five-day luxury couple’s cruise package p>
He stopped breathing for a second.
Was she… inviting him on a honeymoon?