"I'm left with no choice. Consider it, Cecilia. I can't afford to upset that investor, nor do I want to antagonize Mr. Evans."

"So, you seized the chance to remove me from the project and assign the role I secured to some rich man's paramour?"

Simon hesitated.

After a while, he finally managed to say, "That's Mr. Kent we're talking about!"

Cecilia requested Chandler Kent's phone number from Simon.