Chapter: 1949

"Don't tell me it's just about the problems in these reports. Anyone at Bates Group could handle them."

Jonathan knew he couldn't just brush her off with that excuse. "But these tasks require a high level of confidentiality, and you're the best person for the job."

Over the years, he had become quite skilled at crafting persuasive, albeit not entirely truthful, explanations.

Bethany remained unconvinced. She rifled through the documents again and asked, “Is this project really that confidential?"

“Absolutely! It involves patents." Jonathan pointed to a section in the document, emphasizing his point. Having anticipated her scrutiny, he mentioned the patents to underscore the need for discretion.