A Winter Moon by S.J. Smith

Author:S.J. Smith [Smith, S.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: S.J.Smith
Published: 2017-06-19T16:00:00+00:00

THE END

Bonus Story 21 of 40

After Hours

Diana sat across the table staring at the head of the Hayato Corporation; watching him pour over their proposed deal. To say she was nervous was a complete understatement. After all, this was only her job that was at risk. She was a part of the team that had worked its butt off to draft this deal and her mentor/boss, Meredith, was the one who put her in charge. Meredith sat next to Diana. She looked calm, cool and collected, but Diana knew how important this was to her. A series of bad deals in the past had put their company in hot water. This was one of the reasons Diana was put in charge of drafting this deal.

Diana was the best and brightest student to come out of Harvard Business School two years ago and she had proven herself to be capable of handling anything thrown at her. Of course, it didn’t hurt that she was the daughter of one of their trustees. This, however, was a bit of a test to see if their investment in her was well-founded, and to see if she was gifted or if daddy pulled the strings of her life.

Mr. Tenshin’s face did not betray how he really felt about the document. Sure, his face looked like he had just smelled something dreadful, but Diana had learned that that was just his natural resting bitch face kicking in. She looked over at Meredith who glanced over at her and smiled. Diana could see in her eyes that she was praying to whatever heavenly power could grant her victory.

Mr. Tenshin closed the portfolio and took a sip of his tea. The room was silent, but Diana felt as if her eardrums would explode from it. The old man began to speak in his native tongue, just as he had done all week long, and then looked to his translator.

“Mr. Tenshin asked who wrote the draft?” said the translator. Her team collectively shifted in their seats away from Diana. She had half a mind to swear at them, but kept her composure.

“That would be Diana, here,” said Meredith finally. Mr. Tenshin looked at Meredith, his eyes were like daggers. She could not tell if he was pleased to hear that or if he was disappointed by that fact. Mr. Tenshin nodded and spoke again. His voice was so rough that it made her feel like he was yelling at her about something. The translator, however, was smiling and nodded approvingly.

“He says that she has a great mind for the business world and that it is great misfortune that he did not find her before your company did.” The tension immediately left the room as everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Meredith laid her hand on Diana’s and squeezed it. “Of course she does,” she said. “She is my protégé after all!” Diana smiled warmly, but deep down she knew that Meredith would have thrown her under the bus if this deal had gone sideways.

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