Chapter 973 Come To Aria's Rescue (Part One)

"I'm not interested. Bye!" Lawrence replied simply before ending the call.

Anna wasn't angry when she heard the busy signal beeping. She pointed her phone to Aria far from her and took a picture of her and that man. With a sly smile, she sent the picture to Lawrence.

After she noticed that the message was read, a smug smile formed on her face. She sat up and made her way to Aria and Dan.

"So what do you think of our project, Mr. Dan?" Aria asked carefully, focusing her expectant gaze on Dan.

"It sounds good," Dan nodded approvingly.

"So what about our cooperation? I am wondering if you want to sign the contract," Aria inquired gingerly. Today, she was quite satisfied with her performance. With a diplomatic smile, she took the contract out of her handbag and put it on the table, in front of Dan.

"Okay, I'm looking forward to our cooperation," Dan agreed without hesitation. He appreciated Aria's sincere and professional attitudes. During the whole talk, she had analyzed the benefits and risks of the project. According to what she said, he knew that through her company, Aria would seek the best interests for him. 'I have faith in this girl. I'd like to cooperate with her company, ' he thought

Overwhelmed by thrill, Aria handed the pen to Dan. 'As long as Dan sign the contract, I can take the deal, ' she exuded inside.

Just when Dan moved his hand to append his signature on the space provided for the same at the bottom of the page, a voice interrupted them.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Dan?" Anna addressed, looking surprised. Her greeting caught the attention of Aria and Dan.

"Anna?" Aria exclaimed in surprise, when she laid her eyes on the unexpected guest.

"Anna Dou?" Dan responded, after a short pause. 'It's her, ' he readily recognized.

"So what's going on? Did you forget your old classmate? I don't think I have changed that much, even though we

Jean Wen sacrificed herself for family interests. Before her husband divorced her, she made every effort to please him.

"You are inexperienced in bed," he said coldly.

"You! Give that land to my family, or I won't agree to divorce," Jean replied furiously.

"Fine. It is exactly what I am thinking about," he sneered.

excuse myself afterward. Since you and Miss Anna are old friends, I believe you must have a lot to talk about," she spoke after a long, awkward pause that seemed like an eternity. As a seasoned saleswoman, one of the things that her many years experience had taught her was to keep emotions at bay, as much as possible. But last time she was here, she couldn't seal the deal because she was heartbroken by Lawrence and this same intruding woman. So Aria decided to put her business interests first and stay calm, no matter how provocative Anna's invasion of her space was.

"Miss Aria..." Dan paused, as a cold expression took over his face. Watching Aria, he continued, "I think I may need to reconsider the whole deal."

"Mr. Dan," Aria spoke, furrowing her brows. An ominous feeling now filled the room. 'Dan is hesitating. What if he refuses to sign the contract?' she started to panic beneath her calm outward appearance.

"Miss Aria, this project involves a huge sum of money and that, you know as well as I do, requires due diligence. Do you think I will sign the contract at our first meeting?" Dan continued, gazing at Aria. 'Now that she knows Lawrence, I should reconsider our cooperation. Should I sign the contract or get close to her?' he hesitated.