The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 1088 A No-show

Duncan wanted to defend himself, but when he saw the sullen look on Rachel's face, he stopped short. He answered, "Yes, Ms. Bai. I know."

"What are you waiting for? Get out! You are such a disappointment!" Rachel yelled. Duncan almost spoiled her entire plan. Rachel was tired of his stupid face.

After she gave Duncan a good dressing down, she decided to not stick to her original plan of meeting with Charles. Instead, she returned to her office and called Holley. "Holley, are you available now?" "Do you need anything, Ms. Bai?" Holley asked.

"It's about Sheryl. Come to my office. I'll tell you everything," Rachel said. Her voice was filled with frustration.

"Today is your meeting with Mr. Lu, isn't it? Aren't you going to see him?" Holley asked. She knew that Rachel had been waiting for this meeting to happen.

"If everything had gone as per my plans, I would have met him today. But some issues have surfaced and we need to make changes in our plan. To avoid making things worse, I think it's best not to meet Charles before all these problems are solved," Rachel explained over the phone.

"If you have made up your mind, then I will be there right away," Holley replied, nodding.

"All right. I'll be waiting for you." Rachel hung up and frowned at the situation she was facing at the moment.

After so many years, Rachel had learnt her lesson. The reason why she had lost to Sheryl in the past was that she was not cautious enough. Now that she was finally back in the game, she didn't want to make the same mistakes again.

While Rachel was talking to Holley about Duncan's reckless decision in her office, their contact in Shining Company called Tarsan Corporation.

Rachel's secretary looked at her boss' angry face and knew at once that she had to cancel the appointment. She quickly apologized to Charles' secretary over the phone, and told her that their president had something urgent to deal with and would not be able to make it to the meeting with Charles. She asked his secretary for a rescheduling.

Rachel couldn't hear what Charles' secretary was saying, but she could tell from her secretary's embarrassed face that they must have been quite angry at the cancellation.

Holley understood everything that was happening very clearly. She teased, "If I'm not wrong, this is probably the first time that a client has dared to stand up to the prominent Charles Lu."

"He doesn't know who the president of Tarsan Corporation is now. And he is right to be mad. But if he knew that it's me, he'll realize that he has no right to be, because a no-show is nothing compared to what he has done to me!" Rachel sneered indifferently.

"I truly admire your resoluteness, Ms. Bai," Holley smiled. "When I work with you, I always feel hopeful about the future."

Rachel, however, didn't give a damn about Holley's flattery. She was solely focused on another important obstacle on her table. Cloud Advertising Company was not willing to take charge of the planning of thei wine party. She creased her eyebrows and said, "Holley, this is our priority right now. What should we do?"

"You think Sheryl won't cooperate with you even if you ask your man to invite her?" Holley was confused as to why this issue would ever trouble Rachel. After all, nobody knew who the president of Tarsan Corporation was now. So it would be impossible for Sheryl to know either.

As long as Sheryl was kept in the dark about who was behind all this, then she wouldn't realize the real motive behind this wine party. Since everything was still undercover, why would Sheryl refuse such an amazing opportunity where she got to cooperate with an international company like Tarsan Corporation? Not to mention, the high profits she would receive from it! Sheryl was not a fool.

"I'm not sure if she would agree. But I can't take that risk. Holley, if Sheryl is really unwilling to work with Tarsan Corporation, does that mean we won't have any reason to invite her to the party?" This was Rachel's real concern. She didn't care one bit about the party planning. Even though she required the planning to be elaborate, and would have preferred if it was done by Sheryl, her true intention was to wear Sheryl out with huge piles of work. But her ultimate weapon was set up at the scene of the wine party.

"Oh, you can rest assured. Even if Cloud Advertising Company is no longer in charge of the planning, we have a definite reason to invite her for the party. This is the first party that Tarsan Corporation would be throwing in Y City, and it's a tradition to invite most of the outstanding co-operators and clients to the party. Shining Company will be included in the list for sure. You can extend an invitation to both Charles Lu and his wife, which means Sheryl will also be there." After Holly finished explaining the situation, she once again thought that Rachel's concern was misplaced.

"And what if Sheryl refuses to come when she finds out that Tarsan Corporation is the host. We have already displeased her quite a lot. Charles loves her so much, and I'm sure he won't force her against her will." Rachel gritted her teeth at the thought of seeing Charles and Sheryl together.

Holley frowned. She hadn't thought of that possibility. There was no way to make sure that Sheryl would attend the party. If Sheryl didn't show up, their efforts would be in vain. It was a critical moment, and they couldn't afford to make any mistakes. "I have an idea; something that will make Sheryl take the planning job with Tarsan Corporation again."

Rachel couldn't wait to hear some good ideas to make things work and asked anxiously, "What is it?"

"But we may have to apologize to Duncan for this," Holley smirked, full of confidence.

Rachel didn't understand what she was talking about. What did Duncan have to do with anything? "What do you mean?" she asked suspiciously.

"I'm sure you know what kind of person Sheryl is. She is a hypocrite who loves serving justice. This time, we just give her the justice that she wants. This way, we can loop her in to work with us again, and also make a new enemy for her." Holley looked at Rachel's confused face and continued, "You need to let her know that Duncan's decision doesn't represent that of Tarsan Corporation's. In fact, your company was sincere about working with her, while it was Duncan who messed up everything deliberately. To convince her further, you will have to punish him severely or even fire him for his misconduct. You should send another person to negotiate cooperation with her company once again, and she would definitely agree this time."

Rachel's eyes widened. She clapped her hands and said excitedly, "You're right, Holley! If we do that, Sheryl will come to work for us. What's more, Duncan will blame her for all of this! He is an extremely small-minded man and will make a fine enemy to Sheryl. I can't wait to see what will happen!" Rachel couldn't help but laugh out loud. She praised, "Holley, you really are an absolute genius!"

Holley wasn't surprised by her words. After all, she was really good at creating trouble for others. She just smiled and got up to leave. "Since our problem is solved, Ms. Bai, I will take my leave. Just call me if you need anything."

"All right," Rachel said, nodding. She was delighted by how their talk had ended.

When Holley left Rachel's office, she saw Duncan calling Sheryl anxiously again and again. However, Sheryl wasn't at work that day, and she ignored his calls.

"You are a married woman! Stop fooling around with different men! How long has it been since Charles has left home? Your phone is already a hotline!" Melissa's voice was laced with heavy sarcasm as she blamed Sheryl when she noticed that her phone had been ringing constantly. She threw a disgusted glance at Sheryl and continued to read her newspaper.