Sweet Wife So Charming: CEO: Hold Back Your Heart-Chapter 237: Partnership

"Yesterday, I didn’t really believe you, and didn’t take it seriously." Evan Howard said earnestly, "Dirty Qiang is my childhood friend, so his business is my business. You helped him, it’s like you helped me, I owe you a huge favor."

"Oh, Boss Howard, you’re taking it too seriously. I just wanted to return the favor for you helping me get my bag back." Moira Young blinked her beautiful eyes innocently, making them particularly dazzling.

Evan Howard didn’t continue with this topic as he felt it would lead nowhere; the conversation about reciprocating favors is just a never-ending cycle.

In any case, he’s decided that he owes Moira Young a favor and he’s determined to repay it.

Moira Young hadn’t felt it earlier, but after sitting for a while, she suddenly felt a bit cold.

"Boss Howard, why don’t you have the heat on in your shop?" Moira Young’s thoughts were simple; after all, she grew up under Julian Sinclair’s care and didn’t have a concept of money.

"Sorry, are you cold? Due to limited funds, we didn’t install air conditioning." Evan Howard handed her a heating pad, "Why don’t you try sticking this on, it might warm you up a bit."

Moira Young had never seen such a thing before and asked curiously, "What is this?"

"..." Evan Howard was taken aback.

Moira Young took it and looked at the instructions, but they were all in Japanese, which she couldn’t read. However, from the packaging design, it seemed to suggest this thing could generate heat.

"Don’t girls need these in winter?" Evan Howard knew Moira Young was a celebrity, but he also knew many female celebrities would stick these heat pads on themselves in winter to keep warm.

"I’m not too sure." Moira Young ripped open the packaging and found a patch-like item inside.

Seeing that she genuinely hadn’t used one before, Evan Howard took out another item—a hand warmer shaped like a small pineapple—and put the heat pad inside after rolling it up, saying, "It’ll warm up soon, hold onto this to warm your hands."

Moira Young held it in her hand and found it quite intriguing.

"Your shop has so many interesting things I’ve never seen before." Moira Young looked around again, "They weren’t here yesterday."

"These just arrived this morning. The items in my store are quite eclectic, some are wholesale from the small commodities market, some are imported through connections." Evan Howard explained patiently.

"Since I started with little, if I want to grow, I have to do it step by step. Students from the nearby primary schools also come to buy things."

Moira Young thought of the larger art supply and stationery store next door, and said enthusiastically, "I suddenly want to open a store too."

"Suddenly?" Evan Howard was bewildered; do rich people’s thoughts leap around like this...

"Yes, previously I never thought about this." Moira Young had only known studying and clinging to Julian Sinclair, she never had such ideas.

This morning, Julian Sinclair told her she needed to have the ability to handle things independently, so she decided to show him.

She wanted Julian Sinclair to know that without his help, she also had ways to be independent.

"What kind of store do you want to open?" Evan Howard, with some experience in business, albeit small ones, still had more than the average person, otherwise, he wouldn’t have the funds to open a shop.

Moira Young was stumped by his question and couldn’t think of an answer after pondering for a while.

"I just want to open a store that I like." Moira Young thought through the stores she liked in her mind and found that they all seemed quite impractical. Many stores would require Julian Sinclair’s help to open, and she knew very little herself.

But now, the task was to open a store on her own, without Julian Sinclair.

She had a sudden idea, her eyes sparkled, "I could open a store like the art supply store next door."

Evan Howard looked a bit awkward.

Moira Young immediately suggested, "But I don’t know how to open one, Boss Howard, let’s partner up?"

Evan Howard was stunned again, "Moira, are you joking or are you serious?"

"I’m serious." Moira Young looked at him solemnly.

Yet, Evan Howard still felt Moira Young wasn’t serious. After all, she said she suddenly wanted to open a store, it seemed very impulsive.

Thinking back, when Evan Howard opened this shop, he had planned for a long time.

"Boss Howard, how much would it cost to open a larger shop?" Moira Young was already thinking about how to get the money.

"That depends on the location. A good location could cost hundreds of thousands a year in rent, a less favorable one tens of thousands." Evan Howard glanced at his small store, "A small and out-of-the-way shop like mine costs fifty thousand a year."

"Which location is better?"

"Near the main entrance of the Art Academy, but renting a space there is usually hard to come by." Evan Howard still felt Moira Young was joking, but he answered her questions anyway.

"I know the place you’re talking about; isn’t it where there are many cafes and bookstores on that street?" Moira Young had some impression of it.

"Yes, exactly that area."

"Then let’s rent there, can you find a way to get a place?" Moira Young’s thoughts were simple: rent a shop, set it up, and that’s it, not considering the complex processes involved.

"That’s difficult to say."

Evan Howard, once again, asked very seriously, "Do you really want to open a store?"

"Yes." Moira Young wasn’t joking at all, "I want to partner with you because I don’t know how to do it myself."

"I don’t have enough funds, as the profit from my small shop isn’t high, and my money is tied up in stock." Evan Howard said.

"How about this, you helped Dirty Qiang get into The Sinclair Group, so as a return, I’ll help you open a shop."

Moira Young didn’t want it that way. If she opened a store alone, it would mean taking Evan Howard’s business, plus he was helping her now, which didn’t seem fair.

"I have money, why don’t I lend it to you, and you can pay me back when you make money?" Moira Young asked tentatively.

Evan Howard actually wanted to open a shop near the main entrance of the Art Academy; his ten-year goal was to expand his small store to that street.

Evan Howard hadn’t had a chance to reply when Moira Young’s phone rang. It was Lee calling her to the company.

"I have something to do this afternoon, so I have to leave first. I really want to partner with you to open a store, I hope you’ll agree." Moira Young gave him some time to consider.

"Alright, I’ll think about it carefully."

Moira Young said goodbye to him, took a taxi to the LE company.

Just as she got out of the car at the entrance, she saw Heath Sterling, whose face was all healed.

Heath Sterling seemed to have forgotten he was angry yesterday; upon seeing Moira Young, he immediately ran over, while Moira Young felt quite awkward instead.

The two went upstairs together to Lee’s office.

Lee was in the middle of a conversation with someone else, but when he saw Moira Young and Heath Sterling arrive, he ended the talk.

"Moira, Heath, you’re here, have a seat."