บท 69: Library

"I'll have to refuse"

The clearly baffled face of the man barely spoke a single sentence:

"A-ah, is that so? Ok then, I'll be here in case you change your mind"

After getting rejected in public, he did feel quite embarrassed, but also didn't harbour any ill feelings towards Hans.

After all, he had been the first one to have done something not so praiseworthy.

Asking in such a public manner, in front of the various branch leaders, he tried to put a bit of pressure onto Hans' reasoning.

Making him perhaps change his initial decision.

But what he definitely didn't expect, was for the young man to blatantly refuse his offer.

After that embarrassing moment, Mr. Quinn felt like hiding with his head under the ground, like an ostrich.

'I've truly gotten old, to think that I've been refused without having my proposal listened to'