"Since you were the main one pushing for the company to go public, you should join as a new shareholder." This way, he wouldn't be able to back out.
"No, that would lead to endless entanglements." Kevin Cliff said indifferently, not even giving her a glance, let alone thinking about it before answering.
Charlotte Green's face turned pale, and she panicked without understanding why, accidentally knocking over the cup beside her. It clanged as it hit the ground, but fortunately, the carpet was thick and the cup sturdy, so it didn't break.
She sneaked a glance at him, but he didn't look up, unaffected in the slightest.
She bent down to pick it up, clutching at her chest as if she were desperately trying to hold onto something intangible that was slipping away.
He said it would lead to endless entanglements, he was starting to fear becoming entangled with her, her words last night had made him so easily retract what he had once said to her.
