Save Her Lose Us (Evangeline and Soren) novel Chapter 266

His teeth chattered from the cold. He reached for his phone, tempted to message Evangeline, but he stopped himself. She had said she would let it go, but he knew she was still angry.

He despised resorting to such a cheap trick, but he also knew that without some kind of leverage, she would never come back to him.

He didn't know how much time passed before he drifted back into a feverish sleep.

…

Evangeline had no idea there was an intruder in her home. She was busy with Theo and the sales manager, mapping out a plan to expand UME's sales channels by targeting potential vendors in Serenity City. She pulled out the stack of business cards she had collected at Old Mrs. Fawkes's birthday banquet and, swallowing her pride, started making calls.

Many of them had contacted her before, but the conversations had always fizzled out. This time, however, armed with solid sales data and positive market reviews, she felt a new sense of confidence.

But after an entire afternoon of calls, she had nothing to show for it. The responses were all the same: polite deflections or vague promises to "keep her in mind." She knew what "keep her in mind" really meant. They were waiting to see if she would actually get her hands on the Fawkes family shares. If she did, they would be her best friends. If not, they would conveniently forget her name.

Theo walked over, rubbing his ears. "I've been calling all day," he said, frustrated. "Everyone's already planning to stock Fawkes Enterprises' new product." He slumped into the chair beside her. "The entire market in Serenity City belongs to Fawkes. Trying to compete with them here is basically impossible."

Evangeline nodded in agreement. "Most businesses here are too afraid to go against them."

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