Not Your Doormat Anymore novel Chapter 76

"Try laying a hand on my girlfriend again and see what happens."

That one sentence left Casey completely stunned. Tears began falling silently down her face as she looked at me with sorrow, but I didn't waver.

Kourtney gently tugged at my sleeve. "Jace, the craft artisan has already signed the contract. He even got my contact information. Let's go. We can talk more later."

I nodded and left with Kourtney without looking back. Behind us, the sound of Casey's heart-wrenching sobs echoed in the air, but Kourtney and I didn't turn around.

Once we got in the car, Kourtney immediately let go of my arm and handed me the contract. "I figured those two had gone a bit insane, so I asked the artisan to stay inside and rest. I told him not to come out and to lock the door when we leave."

I nodded, and she continued, "There's no way we can wrap everything up today, so I set up a meeting with him for tomorrow. I'll come back tomorrow and go over the details with him. We should have the rest of it finalized within a week. Once everything is ready, we'll be done in at most a month."

Kourtney's professionalism surprised me as it far exceeded my expectations. As I watched her passionately explaining the partnership, I couldn't help but think back to how she had handled everything just now.

That side of her was completely different from the side I knew. She wasn't the shy and timid woman from before; she was confident and composed.

Noticing that I had been staring at her, Kourtney blushed. "Mr. Ranford, was my performance earlier alright?"

That was when I finally remembered that when we were in the car previously, we had agreed that she would pretend to be my girlfriend. I wasn't sure why, but I felt a bit disappointed. Nonetheless, I still nodded, affirming her performance.

"You did great."

"Thank you, Mr. Ranford!"

Kourtney lit up with joy, and I found myself smiling along with her. Initially, I thought it would take three to five days to settle this deal. I hadn't expected it to go so smoothly in just one visit.

When I returned to the office, I updated Lindsey on our progress. She was just as surprised but didn't ask too many questions. She nodded and brought in the manager of the marketing department.