Dominant Woman Looking for Love - Chapter 13：A genius.

Biting my lip, I again scold myself for getting distracted there, even if it’s just my thoughts.

I sigh to myself as quietly as possible, so Ren doesn’t catch on.

When we reach the door to the conference room, I open it and usher him inside.

“Hello, Mr. Hille. I’m Jett Harland. Hopefully, after our meeting and contract signing today, I’ll be your new manager. Ms. Raley is here to make sure everything proceeds smoothly with all the paperwork we’ll be going over. ” Jett says with confidence and offers his hand to Ren.

I hand all the documents to Jett, and I sit on the other side so I can see both of them.

“Hello, Mr. Harland. I hope so too. I’m quite a big fan of yours. I’ve heard a lot of great things about you, as well as your potential as a manager.” In turn, Ren offers his hand, and they both give each other a firm handshake.

The meeting starts with finalizing their contract as a manager and client.

Sometimes, there are some clauses where they aren’t sure about, and they make adjustments when necessary.

Any changes will have to be looked over again with a lawyer, but they’re quite satisfied with most parts of the contracts.

After some time has passed, Ren’s and the in-house lawyers come to finalize and validate the changes.

Now, the signatures are being completed; they both shake each other’s hands once again, acknowledging each other as manager and client.

Everything’s going smoothly.

“May I call you Jett, from now on? Mr. Harland is too stuffy for me. Please call me Ren as well.” Ren gives Jett a wide grin.

Jett laughs and says, “Of course, Ren. Please do call me Jett. I think one person calling me Mr. Harland all the time is too serious, even for me.”

He shoots me a playful look, and I roll my eyes while trying to hide a tiny smile.

The corner of Ren’s mouth turns into a bit of a smirk. His eyes twinkle with a little bit of defiance. “I see… Can I call you Sisi…? or Riri? Ms. Therysia?”

I have a feeling that this guy is bad news.

I’m not saying he’s an awful person, but I don’t feel comfortable with him.

“No. You may not. Please call me Ms. Raley. We’ve got nothing to do with each other, so no need to feel as if we need to be on closer or friendlier terms.”

“Yeowch! Such a harsh lady we got here.” Ren clasps his hand over his heart and clings to his shirt, faking being hurt.

… And here I am just hoping that isn’t a testament to his acting skills. I look back at him, quite bored.

“It’s okay. I’ll find a way that allows me to call you either Riri or Sisi. I haven’t decided which one yet.” He rubs the knuckle of his index finger against his chin as he thinks.

Sighing, I shake my head at Ren’s idiocy. “Mr. Harland, please continue your meeting. You can present Mr. Hille the list of movies and tv shows with their corresponding synopses that you’ve already picked for him so that he can look through them. Excuse me; I’ll be going to the bathroom for a bit.”

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{Jett’s POV}

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While Rysia’s still away from the room, Ren takes it as his chance to ask me a few more things. “Hey dude, Therysia’s your ex-girlfriend, right?!”

One of my eyebrows arches up. “… How did you know that?”

Ren mischievously goes on, “Let’s say I have my ways of knowing some things… Hee hee~”

“So, it’s true!” Ren rubs his hands together. “Is she always like this…? Such a stickler! What a waste. I can see why you dated her, but I guess you broke up ‘cos she’s boring as hell.”

I’m certainly not having any of this.

“Ren, I may not be dating her anymore, but please show her respect.”

The look on my face grows harsher by the moment. “Ms. Raley is great at what she does, and no, she’s not always like this. I’m lucky to have such a talented manager guide me.”

“She takes her work very seriously and is a TRUE professional. Ms. Raley has her ways of doing things, and there’s nothing wrong with it.”

Ren eyes me suspiciously because of how passionately I’m defending her. “Ahh… so she broke up with you. Hmm, interesting.”

“Oh, don’t look at me like that. I won’t say anything bad about her anymore. Geez!”

I am about to open my mouth to say something else until I hear the door open.

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{Jett’s POV end}

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With the best poker face, I try not to be blatant that I overheard Jett defending me.

I kind of half-expected Jett… well, not that I think he would completely trash talk me but, maayyybe he might complain a little, but I was surprised that he understood me THAT well instead.

I go back in and sit on my seat. They have already gone back to discussing the movies and tv shows that Ren might be interested in.

Saw most of the proposals this morning, and all of them had a lot of potentials.

Jett’s a genius.

I can already tell that Ren will be very sought after as soon as the premiere showing or pilot episode comes around.

The meeting finally comes to an end once they got everything synced up with each other, including their schedules.

Jett and I bid Ren Hille goodbye, and Ren goes through the door.

I grab the remaining documents and help Jett carry them back to his office.

As I walk and am about to reach the door myself, my shoulder gets grabbed from behind.

I turn around and out of nowhere, I feel a lump in my throat.

“… Ms. Raley… You… you heard everything, didn’t you?” Jett looks at me worriedly.