John suddenly fell into a pensive silence, then he said curtly, “I’ll have one of my staff talk to you about it.” “Alright.” After a momentary pause, Liam remarked, “Uncle Stockton, I have a certain candidate in mind that could handle the project for you.” John asked suspiciously, “Who would that be?” Liam proposed, "Caprice." John fell silent. Meanwhile, Sherry who was seated in the car with him on their way back home noticed the queer expression on his face. She turned to him and asked perplexedly, “What happened?” John grinned, seemingly amused by the suggestion. He gave Sherry a look to say that he would tell her about it after the call, then he answered Liam, “Sure.” It was about time his daughter started getting involved with the family business. He knew that Liam had certain ulterior purposes behind this suggestion, but it was a good chance for Caprice to pick up some experience nonetheless. With that, he hung up. Sherry cast a strange look at him.
After breakfast, Caprice and John arrived at the Stockton Corporation headquarters. John personally walked her into the department in charge of the project. He made sure to leave behind a message with the supervisor before leaving. Soon, a personal desk was assigned to Caprice. Seated to her left and right were two senior members of the team, and they were going to be her assistants going forward. They were both in their thirties, one was a man named Logan, and the other a lady named Brianne. They seemed very friendly. It was only right that they would be very cordial with her. They were dealing with the future successor of the corporation after all. Most of the preliminary details of the joint project with Carter Tech City had been worked out. Brianne handed Caprice a stack of documents with the relevant information. Then, she went through everything along with Logan and made sure to highlight certain key phrases as well as some industry lingo that Caprice may be unf
“Alright, see you!” Caprice smiled briskly before hanging up. She then turned to Brianne. “Hey, Brianne, could you give me a rundown of the general procedures of a joint project?” Although the joint project with Carter Tech City was in ways nothing more than a formality, she still wanted to make sure she took it seriously. … It turned out that things were more tedious than she expected, and many kinks needed to be worked out. Even before she got involved, the team had already gotten started on the preliminary stages in preparation for adopting Carter Tech City’s new gadget into the market. When Liam arrived tomorrow, she would have to meet him with Brianne and Logan and have him sign the letter of intent, then they had to perform a site survey. All in all, the preliminary process of the project would take at least a month. The day passed in the blink of an eye. By the time she finished sorting out the work for the day, it was already dark outside. The office
It was a dreamless night. Knowing that Liam would be coming, she woke up the next day before dawn even broke. After she washed, she stayed inside the dressing area for a while and debated on what to wear. She ended up opting for a formal shirt paired with a fitted skirt with a coat thrown on top. She combed her hair neatly behind her ears. With that, she walked out of the dressing area, ready for the day. Brianne and Logan had already supplied the required documents to her. All she needed to do was to hand them over to Liam and brief him about the details. At around ten, the receptionist informed her that Liam had arrived. She rose immediately and went to the VIP room with Logan and Brianne. The VIP room was on the second floor. They took the elevator, and it took five minutes for them to get there. Upon opening the door, the bright, brilliant ceiling lights flashed in their face. They saw a man in a leather jacket seated on the couch. Her eyes shone. Her fir
Liam turned to Caprice with a faint smile. "Miss Stockton, do you have anything you’d like to add?” "No, that’s all for now.” The proposal had been essentially rejected, and he had already laid out what to do next, thus there was nothing left for her to add. She sighed and got up, ready to leave. “One second.” Liam stopped her. She turned to him. "Is there anything else you need, President Carter?” "There is something else I need to speak to you about in private,” he remarked. Caprice did not think much of it and promptly turned to Brianne and Logan. “I’ll talk to you two later.” With a firm nod, the two went outside. Liam gave Mitch a look as well. Mitch escorted the other two assistants out and excused themselves. Now that they were all gone, Caprice turned to face Liam again. She wondered what it was that he needed to tell her. He was already standing by the time she turned to face him. He posed himself right in front of her, so he only needed to
Fortunately, his movements were very gentle. Caprice quickly moved past the shock. She hugged him tightly and craned her head up. She responded to his passionate kisses with her own inexperienced kisses. At one point, he suddenly removed his lips from hers and pressed her head into his chest. Caprice clung to him like she was going to melt into him. She could not pry herself free and asked softly, “What’s wrong?” Why did he suddenly stop kissing her? She was just getting in the mood. Liam took a few deep breaths. He took his time getting the tempo of his breathing back to normal before he answered, “Nothing, I’m fine.” After a pause, he suddenly proposed, "Caprice, let's get engaged." Caprice made a start, then she turned up to look at him. He had removed his palm from the back of her head at one point. The moment she looked up, she stared into the glow in his eyes. On the outside, he may look cool and imposing, but what was on the inside was a complete
Lunch went by peacefully. Caprice then headed to the construction site, where the location was set by her father. Caprice was not too familiar with the collaboration with Carter Tech District and the procedures, so she followed Liam throughout the entire visit and listened to his explanation. Brianne and Logan were responsible for taking notes. Several hours went by in the blink of an eye. After Liam’s subordinates had explained everything and brought them to visit every part of the site, Caprice and Liam left. Liam suddenly stopped and said to Mitch and the two of them, “You guys head back to the hotel first.” His assistant and subordinates nodded and left. Brianne and Logan exchanged a quick gaze and then said to Caprice, “Caprice, we should go back to the office to compile everything as well. See you soon.” Caprice nodded. “Okay. See you.” The two of them left as well. Caprice then looked at Liam. “Liam, are you going back to Westchester today?” Liam glanced
Liam had other matters to attend to at night, so after fooling around with Caprice for a while, he saw her off. Later that day, Caprice returned to the company and met up with Brianne and Logan to redo the proposal. Caprice was not a competitive or proud person in life, but when her proposal, which she did with all her heart, was rejected, she still felt defeated. Therefore, she was determined to come up with a better proposal. Even if it could not win praises, she did not want it to be as bad as the first one. She dedicated herself to the process. From the planning to the details, she was involved in every part of the proposal. The busy days went by in the blink of an eye. A week had passed since then. With Brianne and Logan’s help, Caprice managed to come up with a complete proposal without any template. After double-checking it, she emailed the softcopy to Liam at Westchester. Then, she added a little text of her own beneath the attachment. “Liam, I’ve finished t