“We even made a private deal with the reviewing committee that we would give back five hundred million dollars in commission if we were granted two billion dollars.” Deborah was not afraid of letting Darcy know of the family’s dirty dealings and calling out on them. She knew that Darcy would think twice before upsetting the Lee family. Deborah sneered, “Did you know? The Lee family was granted four billion dollars in support funds. Darcy widened her eyes in disbelief. The God of War put back ten billion dollars into the government funds. His intention was to support the infrastructure growth of Lilyrose which would benefit its people. Now, the Lees and Quints pulled some strings to acquire six billion dollars. The money would serve as capital for them to plunder the three major families’ wealth. Darcy was furious. She was enraged at the two families’ shamelessness. The God of War’s good intentions were taken advantage of. “We will use one and a half billion to b
“Hello, Mr. Yale. Is there anything I can do for you?” Reminded by the reviewing panel’s hypocrisy, Darcy sounded rather indifferent. “Our committee has reviewed your proposal again, Ms. Quint, and we believe you could be eligible for funding. “Why don’t you drop by, and we’ll have a talk?” To Darcy’s surprise, Federick was not just fobbing her off. He had audited her business proposal once more. Federick turned out to be serious and responsible with his work. Maybe she got the wrong idea about Federick. He might not be in cahoots with those people. He probably did everything he could so as not to rub the Sunrise Lees the wrong way. “Thank you, Mr. Yale. I will be there right away.” Darcy ended the call with a thrill. “Who is Mr. Yale?” Kaze asked. Darcy replied enthusiastically, “He’s the head of the reviewing committee and a faculty member of the University of South River. He said he looked into our proposal again and believed we have a good chance of getting
“Mr. Yale, you have underestimated me.” Darcy said coldly, “I rather not take dirty money.” She would not agree even if billions were offered to her, much less 10 million dollars. Federick was insulting her to expect she would sleep with him for 10 million dollars. “Can money be dirty?” Seeing that Darcy stood firm on her ground, Fedrick’s patience wore thin. He had toyed with many students over the years. All it took was a little carrot and a stick, and they all came crawling to him. It infuriated him that he could not get through to Darcy. Federick got up and walked to the office door. Click!He locked the door! “What are you trying to do, Federick?” Struck by a thought, Darcy turned white and uttered angrily, “We are in a professional setting where people come and go. You won’t get away with assaulting me.” “So you do know we are in the office of the reviewing committee.” Federick sneered, “Since Quartet Group’s business proposal failed to make the cut
“Mr. Yale is a faculty member of the University of South River. You’re vile to lay your hands on him!” “You are Darcy, the chairman of Quartet Group. It’s a unanimous decision of the committee that your proposal didn’t make it past the preliminary review. I can’t believe you would take up a personal vendetta against Mr. Yale. That’s outrageous of you.” The group was up in arms, criticizing Darcy sternly. “It’s not what you think. Federick threatened me to sleep with him and tried to force himself on me. My husband hit him to save me. It was an act of self-defense,” Darcy jumped in to explain before things could get way more out of hand.However, the group only believed the truth in front of them. No one would take her word for it. “Bullshit! Mr. Yale is a highly respected member of the community. He would never threaten you to sleep with him. Who are you trying to fool?” “I can’t believe you’d try to play the victim and push the blame on Mr. Yale. He can’t speak for himse
Footsteps approached. The chief of police, Don, arrived at the scene with officers in tow. “Chief Braders, arrest these two individuals at once. They waged a personal vendetta against Mr. Yale and slandered us for taking bribes.” Malcolm recognized Don. When the reviewing panel was selected, Don and Johnson the Mayor were there to welcome them. Johnson was courteous to the experts on the committee. Malcolm ordered Don around the moment the latter arrived. Ignoring Malcolm, Don turned to Kaze and Darcy. He was relieved to see them safe and sound. Don nodded at Kaze before facing the group with a stern look. He waved his arm. “Take these experts away for questioning.” The police officers went to apprehend Malcolm and the others. “Why are you arresting us?” “This is an outrage. We are the experts. On what charges are you arresting us?” The dumbfounded experts exclaimed angrily. Kaze and Darcy should be the ones cuffed. “What’s the meaning of this, Chief Brad
“Mine is an old man with one foot in the grave. I can’t be more repulsed.” The group of beautiful women identified each and every expert. Two of them even pointed their fingers at the same person. Malcolm and the others turned flushed in the face. All their secrets were laid bare. Even the most innocent knew what was going on at that point. Malcolm and the other refined-looking experts sought escort services together last night. “Cut the bull crap. Why did you provide services to them if you felt disgusted? It’s always about the money,” Don lectured in annoyance. He then turned to Malcolm’s group and uttered curtly, “Samus Quint arranged the meeting for you after midnight. “We have records of Samus’ bank transactions. He paid more than five thousand dollars for each service. I guess he went for premium escorts.“We also obtained video surveillance of them entering your hotel rooms.“What do you have to say for yourselves?” The other members of the reviewing commit
“You are a prominent businesswoman in the city, Ms. Quint. I’m sure your proposal will make the cut.” Johnson curried her favor. “Thank you, Mayor Brooks.” Darcy was overjoyed and even nodded at Johnson while walking away. Johnson broke out in a cold sweat. The nod was too much of a courtesy to accept. “Mr. Lee, um…” Kaze waved his arm, showing that he did not mind at all. Relieved, Johnson said, “I have looked into six billion dollars approved to the Quints and the Lees. The money has been wired to them. “I got my people on the case to get the money back.” “I see,” Kaze responded. Soon, Johnson got a call. His face turned horrified. “What’s wrong? The money can’t be recovered?” Kaze scowled, but it was not surprising. The Quints might cough the money back out. However, the Sunrise Lees would not honor the wishes of a mayor. “My contact mentioned that the Quints and Lees are at the auction as we speak, buying the top three families’ assets like there’s
“Pipe down, or people might think we are so full of ourselves.” Darcy pinched Kaze, but the joy was written all over her face. She said in haste, “I need to get back to the office. I can’t let the God of War down. I need to make the most out of the one billion dollars.” The support fund was transferred to the corporate account rather swiftly. Darcy was motivated and driven with ambition. She had her eyes set on the top three families’ assets and intended to put in her bids at the auction. Nevertheless, she did not go at it blindly like the Quints and Lees. She put her team in charge of evaluating the value of the businesses. Besides, Darcy did not have massive funds like the Sunrise Lees. She did not want to stretch herself thin. Kaze kept Darcy company in her office, but she did not have time for him. Hence, he left. He exited Clover Center.Snow's Maybach was waiting at the side of the road. She was not the only one waiting by the car. Mathias was there too.