IN THE LAP OF LUXURY BY UNSWEETENED CHESTNUTS - Season 2 Episode 11

Grace scanned the room, her gaze finally landing on Samuel Walker. She pursed her lips slightly, then

asked, “What do you mean, Director Walker?”

“You need to prove your worth with actual results. Why don’t we settle for 30%?

“If you can improve the company’s performance by 30%, you’ll get to be president, and we’ll be

satisfied. If not… I’m afraid we won’t be so easily convinced.”

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Samuel’s words piqued everyone’s interest. Raising performance by 30% was impossible, no matter

how you looked at it. Not even Aaron could do it.

He was clearly giving her an impossible mission.

“Director Walker, we both know that an international corporation like Amirate struggles to

increase its performance by 10% as it is.

“What are you trying to achieve by demanding 30%?” David couldn’t help but protest. However, no one

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else dared speak up.

Samuel didn’t seem to care and said nonchalantly, “Well, because only a demand like that can prove

Ms. Lewis‘ worth.

“If she can achieve that goal, everyone on the board of directors would agree to her becoming

president, not just me.

“Why, you!” David was so angry that he couldn’t speak.

However, Grace held him back before looking up at Samuel calmly. “Are you being serious?”

Samuel shrugged. “Of course. Do you accept this challenge, Ms. Lewis?”

Grace smiled, then said, “Since you’ve already made the challenge, it would be awkward if I didn’t

accept it. However …”

When she didn’t continue, everyone in the meeting room started whispering amongst themselves.

“She actually accepted it! Does she even know what 30% of company performance means?”

“That means she’ll have to expand the company’s operations by almost a third. She would have to

multiply profits for that to happen.”

“If she can do it, pigs can fly.”

“Alas, she’s too young and naive. That’s why she doesn’t understand the difficulty of this task.

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Samuel laughed, not even bothering to hide the disdain in his eyes. “However, what? Feel free to

speak your mind, Ms. Lewis.”

“We need actual consequences!” Grace said.

Samuel hadn’t expected Grace to be this perceptive. He had been trying to think of ways to lure her

into his trap, and yet she had offered herself willingly.

He laughed and replied, “If you say so, Ms. Lewis, then let’s bet on it.”

Grace didn’t react at all. “Alright. What are the stakes?”

“If you can’t raise the company’s performance by 30% in one year, you’ll have to quit your job and let

the board of directors decide who becomes our next president.”

Grace’s smile didn’t quite reach her eyes. As she looked up at Samuel, she asked, “And if I can?

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Samuel burst out laughing in response. The way he saw it, Grace was just building castles in the air.

Raising company performance by 30% was impossible.

He was already mentally preparing to kick Grace off the board of directors, so he replied shamelessly,

“If you can, I’ll give up my voting privileges on the board.

“After that, I’ll take my yearly dividends but won’t interfere in any of the company’s decisions.

Everyone fell silent. “Director Walker, you must look before you leap. This is no joke,”

someone said in surprise.

“You’ve been with the company for so long and contributed so much. Please don’t say something like

that in the heat of the moment.”

To their surprise, Samuel waved his hand dismissively yet confidently, motioning for them to stop

talking. “I, Samuel Walker, am a man of my word.”

Grace raised an eyebrow. “Alright. Since Director Walker’s already said so, it’s a deal.”

After the board meeting ended, David followed Grace back to her office worriedly..

“Ms. Lewis, Director Walker and the others are clearly just making things difficult for you. Why even

accept the bet? A 30% increase in company performance is a tall order.”

Grace was well aware of that.