As the sun sank behind the high walls of the atrium, Emilia finally finished her business. She thought that Zach, who had dragged her from his patient to the West District, could send her back as a gentleman at this time. Well, she thought she was wrong.
Mrs. Quinn accompanied Mrs. Quinn throughout the whole process, and after listening to Amelia's boring speech, Mrs. Barton hooked her hand at Zach, summoned him to her side, and followed her to Barton Manor, leaving Amelia with a gloomy face. He was escorted out by two security guards under the bright red sunset.
Barton Manor and Quinn Manor are not far apart, and this is not Zach's first time there. Last time, I was affected by the sunlight in the atrium. It was a bit difficult just to deal with Mrs. Barton's questions, and I was unable to fully appreciate the things in Barton Manor.
Zach thought he could make up for it this time, but he also thought he was wrong. Mrs. Barton stopped her car in front of the manor and said to the butler who ran out, "Dinner." Then she drove directly past the manor and started driving along the edge of the manor.
Zach looked at the retreating scenery outside the window, feeling a little embarrassed. Mrs. Barton seemed not to want to take Zach into her manor at all! In order to highlight her "unwillingness", she even had to have dinner in the car!
"Hmph." Mrs. Button put her cane aside, took out a napkin from the storage box in the car, and began to prepare for her dinner. "What are you expecting? Let me take you to the Button family dinner. . You have to think about who you are going to sit there in."
Mrs. Barton glanced at Zach, her mood continuing from the previous irritability on the balcony of Quinn Manor.
Zach pursed his lips and could only smile, "I understand. Mrs. Barton doesn't need to be embarrassed."
"I'm not embarrassed." Mrs. Barton spread out the napkin on her lap unceremoniously. "I'm just annoyed that I can't have dinner with my family because of you."
Zach winked. If it weren't for Amelia, this conversation with Mrs. Barton would have been completed in the elevator at noon, how wonderful. But there is no if in reality.
After a moment of awkward silence, the car stopped at the gate of the manor again. The servant carrying the dinner quickly completed the arrangements in the car and retreated. The car started moving again. Mrs. Barton started a can of what looked like pumpkin soup directly in front of Zach.
Mrs. Barton glanced at Zach, who was indifferent to the dinner, and twitched her lips, "I know your sister Alice is a good cook, but, what? Do you have any objections to my chef?"
Zach's situation is a bit difficult. In front of Laura, he can easily get out of the restaurant by saying "I still have work to deal with." But now it’s Mrs. Button!
Zach reluctantly picked up the soup in front of him and sipped it symbolically.
Mrs. Barton looked at Zach. He twitched his lips and ignored it, "Humph. Let's talk about things that should have been talked about long ago. You should be aware that I am not happy with your arrangement for Falcon's commission this time."
Zach was conscious, put down the soup in his hand, and looked apologetic, "I'm sorry for this. I shouldn't take advantage of the relationship between Laura and Grande. I should guide Laura to make such a decision."
Mrs. Button also put down the soup, with an impatient look on her face. "Don't say such insincere words in front of me."
It is indeed not sincere. The relationship with the West Ender goes back and forth between the employer and the friend. This thing that breaks many interpersonal rules has been clearly pointed out by Ms. Sher. But when Zach was fully conscious, he thought it shouldn't be done, but still did it.
and. Zach has nothing to apologize for either. In fact, it seems that the benefits this incident has brought to the West Enders far outweigh the disadvantages caused by Zach's overstepping of boundaries, not to mention that the disadvantages have not yet been reflected at all.
Zach did not refute, "I understand Madam's feelings very well, but I hope Madam can trust Grande as an employee. Grande will not do anything harmful to the people of the West End. As Laura's friend, Even less would I."
Zach mentioned trust again. Trust is important, whether it is an employment relationship or a friendship relationship, and Zach uses the common ground between these two conflicting identities as his own point of view. Just like every time Zach opened his mouth to persuade others, he structured the facts and let the entire 'universe' help him.
However, the reality does not seem to be in line with Zach's expectations.
Mrs. Barton, who has been proven that she is not so easily persuaded and can reverse the 'universe' and not help Zach, raised her eyes, "Very interesting!" Mrs. Barton twitched the corner of her mouth, "You mentioned trust again!"
Mrs. Barton held the table knife and began to cut the food in front of her. "Grand, don't you think the trust you are asking for is a bit unnecessary."
Superfluous
"Hmph. Grande, who only provides results, has hidden too much of the entrustment execution process." Mrs. Barton glanced at Zach, "I like this method, I am too lazy to interfere with all the processes, and I hope it will always be like this. So trust , Grande, we have already given it to you, and you seem to be taking this trust for granted more and more!"
Zach frowned, this was a bit serious.
Unlike Ms. Scheer who said Zach takes Louise for granted. We know Louise wanted to be involved with Grande and she fought for it on her own. If Louise did nothing in Grande, Zach would have no objection at all. It was her own cleverness that penetrated into Grande's life, work, and even gray career. Zack, who realized Louise's sincerity, She was given the opportunity to penetrate, which was not a given.
So Xie Er's words are completely meaningless except for unfounded malice.
But Zach had to pay attention to Mrs. Barton's words, because Zach didn't realize what he took for granted at all, "Why did the lady say that?"
"Let me ask you, when you guide Laura to make this decision, why do you think we West Enders will cooperate with you?" Mrs. Barton stopped the food on her fork in her mouth, stared at Zach and asked, "Heh, Because do you think it’s good for West Enders?”
Zach thought for a moment and nodded. Isn't this a fact? Shouldn't a public welfare project that can make the third generation of the West District pay gold should be cooperated
"Haha." Mrs. Barton put down the napkin in her hand, "Then let me tell you, the people of the West End don't need your childish 'advantage' at all!"
Zach frowned and looked at Mrs. Barton.
"We are Patton, Smith, Falcon, Stone..." The surname that emerged from Mrs. Patton's mouth, the surname that established this city, "We don't need anything to advertise us! Even if we stand there motionless, We can still represent everything about this land and this city! Even if our descendants do nothing, this city will still make their world!”
Zach got it.
"You're telling me now, do we really need your small, childish, child's play charity to show what we stand for?!"
unnecessary.
Why the West End people cooperate with Zach has nothing to do with those high-sounding reasons - public welfare, West End people's charity, and the first time the third generation of the West End appears in their own identity. What matters is that they are too lazy to pay attention to the process, as long as the results of commission.
"So, Grande, when you didn't hide the entrustment process this time, and forced people outside our entrustment to participate, you actually had the nerve to use 'trust' as a reason to excuse yourself, hum."
Only half of the words were spoken. Mrs. Barton picked up the tableware again and filled the rest of the time with the sound of chewing. (..)