Casper had his temper and pride. Even though Casper loved her, Jessica had a feeling that Casper might not forgive her.
After hanging up on the call, Jessica walked to the window and gazed at the tree. She couldn't stop thinking about Casper.
Among all the men Jessica had encountered, if anyone had developed real feelings for her, it would only have been Casper. Because of that, Jessica was confident that even if she chose another man, Casper would return to her if she sweet-talked Casper nicely.
That was why Jessica was willing to spend time talking to Casper.
Jessica sat on a chair and lightly massaged her brows. She had made up her mind to keep Casper around as her backup plan, but she didn't know why she impulsively said so many things to him recently.
Jessica wasn't sure what it would take for Casper to forgive her.
…
After skimming through the document that Casper had given him, Zane asked plainly, "Did you do all of this yourself?"
Zane answered honestly, "Yes."
"It's too slow. This project must be done quickly to catch a foothold in the market," Zane commented.
Zane continued, "If you can't launch it within the shortest time possible, and if anyone else gets the same idea and starts doing the same thing… You will lose all your advantage. Do you understand?"
Casper nodded and said, "I understand, but I don't want to waste your money."
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