Hostile Takeover: Modern Girl's Quickie by Gina Drayer

Author:Gina Drayer [Drayer, Gina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Crimson Heart Publications
Published: 2017-05-31T05:00:00+00:00

13

It’s okay to say no.

“No” is the most powerful word in negotiating, but many women have difficulty saying it. They want to keep everyone happy, to avoid conflict, to be liked, and to please. To be a good negotiator, you must be able to say no with firmness and credibility.

Holly walked into Mike’s office, sat down in the plush club chair, and pulled out a folder without so much as looking at him. She couldn’t. This was the way it had to be.

“Has your company made a decision?” Holly asked.

“Hi. How was the rest of your weekend,” he said, flatly.

She looked up. That was her first mistake. She was trying to be cold, keep her distance, but something about the hurt look in his eyes softened her resolve.

“I’m sorry,” she said. “I’m doing this all wrong. I know how to deal with you as an owner, but this is different. I don’t usually get so…” She wasn’t quite sure what word she was looking for

“So close?” he provided.

“Yeah,” she said, looking back down at the folder.

“Can we talk about this weekend?” he said, a little softer. “I don’t think either of us expected that to happen, but now that it has, we should address the elephant in the room.”

“What happened shouldn’t matter. This is business. I have a deadline to meet,” she said, knowing that talking about it wasn’t going to help. She had a job to do, and after that, she’d be gone. There was no use beating a dead horse. “I know you’re a smart guy, so I’m sure you understand the situation I’m in. The buyers I had lined up are getting nervous and might pull out. I have to…” She didn’t want to do this. She didn’t want to screw him over, but she didn’t have a choice. Mr. Whitman wanted to move things along. This was the best way. Holly cleared her throat and started again. “If Western Financial loses its client, they’ll be forced to liquidate the company's assets to make up for their investment.”

“You’ve got to be fucking kidding me,” he said, raising his voice. “You’re going to sell off the assets if I don’t sign. Why didn’t you tell me this was a possibility months ago?”

“I didn’t think it would come to this months ago.”

“Just like buying the other shares out from under me wasn’t something you felt like sharing.” He shot her a bruising look and Holly nearly flinched.

“Mr. Brighton… Mike, if we could just sit down and talk about this like adults.”

“Adults? You talk about being adults just after you try to strong-arm me into selling. Did you come with a couple thugs to break my kneecaps to make sure I got the message?” He got up from his desk and stood in front of her; anger rolling off of him like waves. “Have you been plotting a hostile takeover all along? Was Saturday night part of your plan?”

“No!” She shook her head, feeling sick to her stomach. How could he think something like that? “I didn’t sleep with you as some kind of mind game.

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