A Vengeful Ex-Wife

Chapter 390 I Quit

Rosa had heard that James had helped Maria's company sign contracts with a few factories. "The factories you are working with don't have the relevant experience for this project, and their technologies are amateur. Even if you somehow get the H Brocade project, there will be risks in your future operations."

Facing her aggressive attack against DS Group, James wanted to stand up to speak for Maria.

But before he could, Maria gently pressed down his shoulder, and stood up for herself. Casting a sharp look at Patrick, who was sitting next to Rosa, she asked, "As the CRO of the bank under HM Group, how do you assess the risks of the project?"

Patrick was caught off guard by her sudden question, but he quickly came back to his senses and slid her a document across the table.

Maria glanced at the document and sneered, "Is this the risk management policy and procedure that you put forward? It's just so-so. How can you be entrusted with the hard-earned money of consumers and the huge assets of H City?"

Patrick, who was completely taken aback by her harsh words, stiffened.

His reaction didn't go unnoticed by Maria, but she didn't stop there. She turned to glare at Rosa, who was about to speak up for Patrick. When Rosa's eyes met Maria's, she was inexplicably scared, and her words died in her throat.

"Your work is so mediocre. It seems that even I can become the CRO of a bank if I just go and receive some FRM training. I mean, a CRO earns an annual salary of more than one million dollars, right?"

Patrick's face turned red with embarrassment. He had never been so insulted in his life before. Was this aggressive woman the same one who had smiled gently at him at the door just now? He took a deep breath and said, "It's not easy to pass the FRM test, and it takes years of hard work to accumulate experience. How can you be a CRO so easily?"

"You're right, it takes years to accumulate experience. But what's the point? In the end, you've still come up with such a flimsy solution." Ignoring the murmurs from the rest of the people at the table, Maria kept targeting Patrick with her razor-sharp words.

"You..." Patrick felt so angry and humiliated that he slapped the table and shot up to his feet.

Maria tilted her chin up at him defiantly and raised an eyebrow. "What? If you're really capable enough, come up with a plan that can convince everyone."

"I... I..." Being put on the spot like this, Patrick didn't know what to say. After glaring at Maria for a long time, he finally said, "I quit!"

In his eyes, Maria was like a demon!

Colby and Rosa were understandably furious. Maria, on the other hand, could barely hide her smirk.

Colby tried to dissuade Patrick from leaving, but the latter ignored him and stormed out of the room.

In the industry, CROs with a great background were rare. Patrick was a talent that HM Group had poached from another company with much difficulty. Now that he had been hounded by Maria into resigning, Rosa was infuriated.

After Patrick left, she stood up and glowered at Maria. "What are you trying to do, Ms. Song? What do you mean by targeting a senior executive of our company? Are you not confident in your company's bidding plan?"Property of Nô)(velDr(a)ma.Org.

"Then, Mrs. Zheng, what did you mean by targeting a small company like mine just now? Don't you have confidence in HM Group's bidding plan?" Maria retorted flatly.

Rosa pursed her lips, looking like she had swallowed a fly.

The meeting soon concluded, and the bidding result was to be announced in a week.

Three days later, Maria stood in front of an apartment building and looked at the details on her phone screen to confirm that she had come to the right place.

Then, she took the elevator to the 26th floor and rang the doorbell of the apartment.

A man opened the door. As soon as he saw her, his face darkened, and he was about to slam the door.

But Maria quickly reached out and blocked the door with an apologetic smile. "Wait a minute, don't close the door so soon. I'm here to hire you." Would he feel honored that a CEO had come to his house to hire him in person? Not at all.

"Ms. Song, you want to hire me?" Patrick sneered.

"Yes."

"First, you trampled on my dignity, and now, you want to wave a piece of candy in front of my face? I'm not a fool!"

Maria explained casually, "I didn't say those words to trample on your dignity. I just wanted to poach you for my own company from HM Group." Otherwise, why would she target a CRO? In fact, the risk management plan that he had written was quite good, almost top-notch work.

Patrick froze, feeling dumbstruck.

"I know that with your ability, DS Group is not good enough for you for the time being, so I want to hire you and let you work at HL Group for a while. Once DS Group grows and becomes stronger, I'll transfer you to there," Maria continued. She didn't want to let go of such a good talent, so she tried everything she could to get him on board.

The prospect of working at a huge company like HL Group indeed sounded tempting to Patrick, but it was not a simple matter. "Ms. Song, you have also been working in the financial industry for a long time. You should know that it's a small world. If I start working at HL Group, I will inevitably run into a lot of acquaintances. It will be embarrassing for me," he pointed out.

"Why should you feel embarrassed? Everyone wants to develop themselves and climb up the career ladder. It's the smart thing to do. I will pay you twice the salary you received in HM Group. Besides, you'll be working under James. I don't think I even have to elaborate about him, right? Colby could never compare with him in terms of character."

Even though Maria wasn't lying, she still felt a little guilty. In terms of character, no one could be as lofty as James. He always acted like he was a god who had descended to the mortal world to save the creatures living there.

Patrick had no idea what she was thinking about. Besides, to his knowledge, James was a man who was always upright and straightforward, which were qualities that he admired.

Seeing that he seemed to be considering the offer,

Maria continued to persuade him. "As you know, HL Group doesn't lack a CRO at all. They have top-level talents in the field working for them. But DS Group is short of such talents. Both James and I don't want to miss a talent like you, which is why we want to recruit you and let you train in HL Group. James isn't short of money. He's someone who cherishes talent."

She deliberately mentioned HL Group's talents in the financial field, in order to remind Patrick that he would be working with experienced seniors in the industry. Compared to them, he was just a newbie, so he would have the opportunity to learn a lot.

Nevertheless, Patrick continued to hesitate.

Maria was skilled in the art of negotiation, and she knew that she shouldn't linger more than necessary, or she would end up coming off as desperate. Besides, this was not a good place to talk about business. Therefore, she took out a gilded business card and handed it to him. "This is James' card. If you decide to accept my offer, you can go to HL Group to meet with him." After saying that, she held out her hand with a graceful smile. "I'm looking forward to having you join us!"

Patrick shook her hand and nodded. "Thank you for your appreciation, Ms. Song."

"I'll leave now. Let's have dinner together next time."

"Okay, bye." Patrick escorted Maria to the elevator.

After walking out of the apartment building, Maria dialed James' number and cooed, "Honey, I miss you."

As soon as James heard her affectionate voice, he knew that she was up to something, but he couldn't help smiling. "What do you want this time?" "Here's the thing," Maria began, straightening up. "I went to see Patrick Li today and gave him your card. If he comes to see you, please retain him in HL Group for the time being, okay?"

"So you've recruited him for HL Group?'"

"No, no, no. This man is mine. It's just that DS Group is unworthy of his talent right now. I'll transfer him back to my company once it grows bigger. In the meantime, he can learn from the big shots of your company. What do you think?"

"No way!" James sneered. Maria seemed to be getting greedier and greedier.

No wonder she had targeted a CRO at the meeting. It turned out that this was her goal.