When My Ex's Worst Enemy Became My Sanctuary novel 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.”

Dorothea gave a small smile. “Lenard, the commission should go to your sales team. I just handle HR. But thanks for thinking of me.”

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?”

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 wanted to make up for it. But next time, I’m not taking the blame for something I didn’t do.”

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.]

[Latham: Oh, so it wasn’t a confession?]

[Dorothea: Mr. Stephens, I remember you like men.]

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