Another Deal

"You seem to be confident about yourself. Unfortunately, I'm more interested in practical benefits." Aethelwolf chuckled. 'Did she think that I would fall for her charms?' 

Julie Irish felt her cheeks reddening from embarrassment. "You!" 

Aethelwolf adjusted his sitting posture and said. "How about this? You give me thirty percent ownership of your restaurants and I'll give you the second half of the book I gave you." There was a cunning look in his eyes. He had already planned this from the start.

Julie Irish gritted her teeth. The book she got from him was actually just the first half. 'Dammit!' 

"First was our wine shops and now you are even extending your hands into our restaurants. I have underestimated you, Aethelwolf!" She muttered through gritted teeth.