Chapter 13

OLIVIA “I’ll treat you girls to dinner tonight!” I happily announced to Jessica and Ella. I often treat them to dinner whenever I close a deal with my accounts, especially the larger ones. Sometimes, I also give them gifts as a way of thanking them for helping me close a deal. I’m not required to treat them since it’s their job, but as someone who receives commissions from their work as an account manager handling the client, I value their efforts—especially when they assist me with challenging situations, like when Isabel made an unreasonable request, as she did with my client, Mere & Line. “Oh, yes! Let me check Groupon—I saw an offer at our favorite restaurant,” Jessica offered. Jessica is one of my closest colleagues at the company. She knows about my daughter and her heart condition. The first time I offered to treat them, she initially declined, knowing that I needed money for my daughter’s medical expenses. But I insisted, and now, whenever I tell them I’ll treat them, she alway