At Dante’s words, the higher ups in the room had playful smiles on their faces.They knew he was using the opportunity to bring Queenie down.After all, everyone knew that Ishikawa Corporation had the best selling electronic appliances.Because of its cheap price, the products were sold all over the entire world.As they were trying to get into Country H’s market, they were looking for a local distributor.Even Cory’s secretary wasn’t good enough to make a deal.Since that was the case, then surely Dante had no chance to gain the corporation’s favor.Even if he did, the Ishikawa Corporation wouldn’t use such a poor excuse to cancel the deal.After Queenie took position, it would be plausible to make her take the blame instead.After all, who else could take the blame? She had quite a high status, after all.The higher ups were all on the same side as Dante.Nobody would stand up for Queenie.Everyone looked at Queenie with faint smiles, waiting to see how she would deal wit
Bang!Before Queenie could say anything, Harvey picked up an ashtray and slammed it furiously on the table.The loud bang froze the crowd completely. Even the higher ups who were running their mouths couldn’t help but go silent.After all, this was a meeting room. Everyone would usually only run their mouths, but nobody expected that someone would dare threaten the whole room by smashing an ashtray.Before the higher ups could react, Harvey exclaimed coldly, “Bunch of useless idiots!”“Every single one of you are higher ups of the company, but you can’t even get a deal from a small company from the Island Nations?”“The company kept you here for this crucial moment, but what happened? None of you can even complete such a simple task!”“You idiots!”“You people dress up all nice, filled to the brim with luxury items…”“I’m sure you’re well-respected by many.”“And, yet! Not only do you not care about your own company, but you’re also pushing blame when you’re the most needed!”
Dante was trembling in rage.“You b*stard! You’re calling everyone here trash?”“Are you trying to go against all of us here?”“Do you want to be in the company or not?!”“Even the CEO won’t dare to provoke us! What right do you have to talk sh*t in front of all of us?!”“Let me tell you something! Because of CEO York, the Ishikawa Corporation’s business is ruined! This isn’t over!”“Let me tell…”Slap, slap!Harvey swung his palm across Dante’s face twice, resolutely aloof all the way.“This isn’t over, you say?”“You think I can’t go against everyone here?”“You think I’m talking sh*t?”“What? Are you angry at me? Or are you questioning CEO York’s arrangements?”Harvey calmly brought out a document and flipped through the pages before slamming it on the table.“The marketing department’s job is to find business partners and make deals.”“Since Loxus Consortium is such a huge company, the CEO’s job is to keep everything under control.”“If we can’t even make a deal wit
“I’ve seen the documents. The Ishikawa Corporation isn’t even in the Island Nations’ top three companies. It’s just an ordinary company selling household appliances. What’s there to even boast about?”“As members of Loxus Consortium, you represent the Yorks of Hong Kong and Country H as a whole. Yet here you are, running your mouth when you can’t even deal with a bunch of Islanders. Despite that, you still want CEO York to deal with your damn mess?!”“How can you say something like that and stay in the company?”“What’s the point of giving you people hundreds and thousands of dollars worth of yearly salaries when you’re just slacking off?!”Harvey walked forward and tapped Dante mockingly on the face.“If you think you’re not capable enough to do your damn job, then get out of here! Stop blaming others for your incompetence!”“Do you understand me?!”Dante’s eyes kept twitching after being tapped in the face constantly…However, he dared not challenge Harvey’s words.He knew
Harvey had both pictures and statements detailing Dante’s spendings. His barrage of questions enraged and terrified Dante at the same time.Dante thought he could hide his wrongdoings, and that no one would find out…But he didn’t think that Harvey would expose him on the spot.“You receive hundreds and thousands of dollars every single year! That’s twice as much money compared to some of the higher ups!”“Yet, you’re not grateful about it at all! You’re spending almost a hundred and fifty thousand dollars every single month just to fool around!”“If you say you’re working hard because of this…”“I’ll acknowledge it.”“But don’t tell me you can’t even get a measly contract after working so hard!”“If you can’t even do such a simple thing, I’m afraid I’ll have to question your so-called hard work.”“If you can’t do a good job in your position, I’m sure someone else will be more than happy to take your place!”Not only did Harvey point out Dante’s salary, he even mentioned the
Everyone grew a little sluggish at the sight. They were in utter disbelief.The biggest thorn in the entire company, Dante, was taken down by Harvey so easily!At first, everyone wanted to see how Queenie and Harvey would show their strength…None of them expected Dante to give in so quickly.The change was extremely quick, so much that it was shocking.Some who initially wanted to make a joke out of Queenie were in a confused daze.“It’s good that you acknowledge your faults,” Harvey said calmly.“I’ll give you three days.”“If you can get the contract with Ishikawa Corporation within three days, we’ll reimburse you however you please.”“You’ll have whatever amount of yearly salary you want.”“But if you can’t do that, I want you out of the company. Is that fine with you?”“Of course… If the other higher ups have confidence in this deal, you may go for it as well.”“Whichever one of you gets the contract will receive the same treatment Manager Castro gets.”“I’m a man of
“Fine, then!”Dante’s courage was boosted by his immense hatred.“We have a deal!”“If you can get the contract in a single day, I’ll chop off my own hand!”“But if you can’t, then I do hope that I don’t see your sorry *sses in this office building ever again!”“Everyone here is a witness!”“Whoever goes against their word is a useless coward!”The room was dead silent. …Half an hour later, inside the executive CEO’s office.The office wasn’t that big, being only a thousand square feet wide. There weren’t a lot of decorations inside the room since nobody had used it before. Only a table, a chair, and a couch were inside.But since the office was facing the ocean, it had quite the refreshing atmosphere. Harvey was quite content with this.He leaned on the couch while squinting at the horizon, a calm look on his face.“Thanks for standing up for me.”Queenie poured a cup of tea and handed it to Harvey.“If it weren’t for you, I would’ve suffered quite a bit.”“You would
“You mean…?” Queenie frowned. She didn’t know exactly what Harvey was planning.“Get the folks from Ishikawa Corporation here this afternoon.”“Tell them to come at exactly three o’clock. If they miss the time, we’ll end the deal right there and then,” Harvey explained.“You’re so sure that they’ll come?” Queenie asked curiously.“They will.”Harvey’s face was blank.“Didn’t I tell you? They’ve been trying to get into Country H’s market, but they just couldn’t find the chance.”“Their so-called low-margin products are essentially them dumping their stuff.”“Both countries and enterprises won’t allow them to do such a thing.”“It’ll affect the entire country’s market after all.”“Plus, household appliances are daily necessities. Once they start dumping their products in, the citizens’ lives will be affected at best. At worst, there will be civil unrest.”“Simply put, Ishikawa Corporation does not harbor any good intentions by getting into Country H’s market.”“They know fu
Coco looked at her phone and saw her Facebook alternate account had just added Tina. She frowned slightly. The only reason she approved the request was so Willy and the others could use that to pinpoint Tina's current location. She didn't expect Tina would dare send her voice messages…and so many of them in one go, at that.Originally, Coco wanted to delete all those voice messages. However, the last message read, "This is for your own good, so you better give it a read." There was even a smiley face at the end.Coco was slightly stunned when she saw it. She exchanged a look with Dan, and the two told everyone to leave before playing the voice messages.Coco wasn't interested in everything in the beginning, since it was Tina begging for her life. She didn't take it to heart. But when she reached the end, Coco's expression suddenly darkened. "How you and your brother poisoned Alexei, how you ordered Sky Plane to ambush the mayor for your brother's sake, and the truth behind Duran
"Coco, it's fine. This is not Willy's fault," Dan said calmly as if he had everything planned and saw through everything.He pulled out a vintage wine that he had been saving, uncorked it, and poured Coco a glassful, hoping his sister could calm down at this key moment."Who could have expected at this day and age, a mere servant could fight back when forced into a corner? Tina was indeed just an ordinary woman, but when facing a life-and-death situation, it was quite normal for her to have a burst of energy. She ran straight for the Fosters' territory, which was obviously meant to make things difficult for us."Willy not performing as well as we expected is only because we can't make an enemy out of the Fosters just yet. This is for my good, so stop blaming them anymore."At the very least, he has already arranged a few snipers nearby. The moment Tina shows her face, they'll kill her immediately. Things aren't so bad that they can't be solved," Dan said, sighing.Then, he continu
"What do you mean?" Tina was slightly stunned, unable to react to Harvey's words.Harvey waved a familiar-looking phone. In front of her, he tapped on the red exclamation marks. When the resend button appeared, he tapped it. Ding! Ding! Ding!All the voice messages that failed to be sent out earlier had all been sent out. Meanwhile, Tina finally managed to react. Tina screamed."Ahhh! Harvey, you fool! You're going to get me killed!" Tina screamed.She momentarily forgot the wounds on her as she almost jumped from the bed, as if wanting to choke Harvey to death. She knew very well what the sent messages meant for Coco.Most importantly, she even told Coco she had a recorder with her…This…This gave Coco the perfect reason to get her killed. Her fate had been decided the moment Harvey pressed the send button!That bastard!He really was a bastard!How could there be such a shameless man in this world? If eyes could kill, Tina believed she would have already killed Harve
When she was on the brink of getting killed, Tina wanted to drag Coco down with her. She even blurted quite a few secrets. The problem was, she remembered the red exclamation marks when she sent out her voice messages.That meant she probably still had time. She didn't need to go against Coco permanently. She still had time to patch things up. As for Harvey… To someone like Tina, he seemed too good of a person to be true.She instantly knew who she should cross between the two. Offending Harvey? She would at most be slapped a few times. Offending Coco? Well, she would face certain death. As the thought crossed her mind, Tina took a deep breath and put on a sincere expression."Please, Mr. Representative! I understand what you're saying, and I know who I should stand with. However, I'm just a manager for Port View Restaurant. The most I know is Princess Coco taking advantage of the restaurant."The problem is that I don't have proof of that! Even if I do, it won't deal any substan
The way Tina saw it, she wouldn't have fallen so far if not for Harvey and Vaida refusing to listen to her and even humiliating her in Port View Restaurant. It was all Harvey's fault!"Looks like I've saved someone ungrateful. I saved your life after going through so much effort and even got you here by spending so many resources. But you? You look at me as if I've butchered your entire family."Harvey casually grabbed a vitamin water. After opening its cap, he put a straw in and fed it to Tina. "Even after this, you still didn't dare to be angry at the person who wanted to kill you. You still wanted to pin the blame on me, didn't you? Do you think your savior won't kill you? Or do you think that Coco is scarier than me?"Harvey sighed. "No wonder the saying goes that the righteous always live a shorter life compared to the wicked. If everyone who was saved acted just like you and didn't know how to be grateful, no one in this world would do good anymore. If Grand City's moral
"We already know the answer without even having to see it, right?" Harvey said to Vaida with a shrug. Then, he gave Tina's phone, which he had picked up earlier, to Vaida. Vaida was slightly stunned. After a few tries, she managed to unlock the phone and the Facebook Messenger app popped up. When they looked at the red exclamation marks, Harvey and Vaida knew very well that this wasn't just a normal conversation.Vaida tapped on the replay button, and their expressions began to change—especially hers. Her expression changed from one of calm to one of searing fury. Even her breathing was getting laborious.Harvey extended his hand and patted her shoulder with a sigh.This was normal, however. Things were extremely complicated in Grand City. Some of the truths revealed right now were within his deduction.-Around six in the evening, Tina fully awakened after the anesthetics inside of her had finally lost their effects after surgery. She was currently in a private hospital owned b
After Harvey managed to deduce Dan's aim and plan, he then started to think about saving Tina. It was not because Tina was important, but it was simply because after saving her, it would immediately destroy Dan and Coco's perfect plan and disgust them.Harvey believed that if he kept on destroying Dan's plans, no matter how tough he was, he would eventually break down. That was why Harvey had already asked Alexei to send people to keep an eye on Tina, resulting in that scene just now.Most importantly, only after Tina managed to get her life back after suffering a near-death experience would she be willing to fully cooperate with her interrogation.Harvey opened the door and walked over to Tina.Tina was already lying on the ground, face down. The blood she lost made her shudder; even her breathing was becoming so weak that people could hardly hear her. Harvey narrowed his eyes and gave her a good look before saying to Alexei, "Get the first aid kit from the car and then call an am
"Oh, Tina. If the princess wants you dead, no one will spare you. Isn't it better to just die peacefully?" sighed Willy as he looked at Tina in her terrible state. Then, he pulled out his silver pistol and aimed at Tina's forehead from afar inside his Land Cruiser. He was going to pull the trigger.Boom!At the critical moment, a Range Rover suddenly appeared from the side and rammed into the Land Cruiser. The Land Cruiser's chassis shook and almost flipped over.Willy, who was aiming at Tina with his pistol, instantly lost his aim.Very quickly, they crawled out from their Land Cruiser. While they were still holding on to their weapons, they had already lost their prideful demeanor. Willy, especially. As an heir in Grand City, he had never received this level of injury before. At that moment, his body shuddered in anger."Which fool did this to me?! I will… Crap!" Before Willy could even finish cursing, he already saw Alexei give him a smile from the driver's seat in his Range
Unfortunately, while the voice messages were sent out, the opposite side refused to accept them. Tina could only scream when she looked at the red exclamation marks. The pursuers in the cars behind her had also opened their cars' sunroofs and taken out their crossbows. When the bolts they launched hit the road, they immediately created holes in the road from the explosions.Thunderblasts!They were the Martial Arts Weapons, Thunderblasts!When Tina saw what they were using, Tina knew that Coco had given them strict orders. They would not stop until they killed her. If she wanted to survive, she had to find someone else to help her.When that thought crossed her mind, Tina immediately turned into a corner on the highway, heading straight toward the Foster Residence's direction. Willy's expression also turned cold when he saw Tina's car change direction as he sat in a Land Cruiser behind her.As one of Dan's right-hand men, he would definitely do his best despite Coco only asking hi