NovelEnglishHe coaxed Phoenix in a gentle voice, "After tonight, you can leave with the 8 million dollars, and no one will be able to trace you.
Phoenix clenched his jaw.
Now was not the tto give up.
He gave a slight nod and followed the two men inside.
The waiter escorted them to a private room.
As they entered the room and caught sight of Maloney, the two swindlers quickly put on courteous smiles.
"This is Dr.
Shaw, who has been deeply involved in biomedicine for years.
He led this project.
" Upon spotting Phoenix, Maloney nodded cordially.
"Have a seat, please.
There's no rush to dive into business.
This place serves excellent food.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtWe can order something and discuss the details over the meal.
Dotson, who had been sitting silently next to Maloney all along, kept a stealthy watch on Phoenix from across the table.
's BunnyBookery Once they had ordered, one of the swindlers inquired, "Isn't your advisor joining us?" "She'll be a bit late, but that's alright.
I'd like to hear about your project first.
The swindlers exchanged a glance and then turned back to Phoenix.
"Let's have Dr.
Shaw fill you in.
"Sure.
" Leaning back in his chair, Maloney smiled at Phoenix and said, “Dr Shaw, could you elaborate for us?" Phoenix spent quite a while explaining.
Maloney, clueless about biomedicine, posed numerous questions, which began to disorient Phoenix.
Feeling increasingly anxious and now somewhat irritable with the barrage of inquiries, Phoenix finally snapped, not really thinking, "If you don't understand, maybe wait for someone who does.
" Just then, Dotson slammed his hand down on the table, his expression turning fierce.
"How could you talk to my boss like that?" he snapped with intensity.
The three people seated across from him were too frightened to utter a word. Maloney's face remained stoic.
He gently patted Dotson on the shoulder and reassured him, "Calm down.
Dr.
Shaw makes a valid point.
I genuinely don't know anything.
Since I'm clueless about this, I'll end the deal.
Let's go.
" With that, he rose from his seat, signaling his intention to exit.
However, the two swindlers quickly got up, eager to retain him.
With forced smiles, they apologized, "This is Dr.
Shaw's first attempt at negotiating a deal, and he's not yet familiar with how things work. We hope you'll overlook this.
" Phoenix, feeling the piercing gaze of one of them, felt unnerved.
He promptly stood and said, "My apologies.
Let's not end our collaboration over this incident.
I confess, eloquence isn't my strong suit.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmI'm deeply sorry.
Maloney, aiming to smooth over thetension and avoid a more uncomfortable situation that he'd have to justify to Hannah, sat back down and smiled warmly. "I'm quite reasonable to interact with.
It seems Dr.
Shaw's explanations may have been a bit unclear.
He thumbed through the project documents casually and mused.
"This leadsto wonder whether Dr.
Shaw is actually behind this project.
Could there be an issue here?" Phoenix felt a sharp sting at the remark.
He sprang to his feet, exclaiming loudly, "Of course this is mỹresearch! ye No question about it!"
The two swindlers beside him flinched at his intense response and hastily signaled for him to sit down. Maloney fixed a stern, pointed gaze on Phoenix.
"It was just a question, Dr.
Shaw.
Why are you taking it so personally?"
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