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ROSE'S POV

In pursuit of happiness…

Knowing fully well that it was Daniel on the other side of the door, I propped myself up in readiness to accost him when he stepped in and immediately he walked through the door, I was quick to stop him.

“Excuse me.” He said, trying to bypass me but I didn't let him. He continued trying only to give up when he saw I wouldn't let him be.

“What do you want from me?” He snapped.

“We need to talk.”

“About what?”

“Stop acting as if you have no idea about this.” Placing my hand on my hips and maintaining a strong gait, I resumed speaking, “About the company, are you going to consider my offer?”

“Twenty percent shares? No.” He asked and he answered in a rush before he tried to brush past me but I held him back.

“I’m not trying to be selfish here, that's why I asked for twenty percent. What if I had asked for thirty?” I scoffed. Daniel was making this very difficult for me.

“I would have even declined if you asked for five percent.”

“It's not as if I'm t