Winifred’s heart fell into her stomach. She quickly answered, “We’re not here to get a loan from you.” “Hah! So what?” said Iris. “No matter who you look for, can your representative be more powerful than my third uncle? Winifred, I think your family must have gone mad from being broke. You don’t have any capital on you, but you’re thinking of starting a company. Why are you still alive? After leaving our Zea Group, you’re nothing!” Having said that, Iris raised the loan contract in her hand cockily. “Do you see this, Winifred? With just a word from my Travis, a twenty million loan is easy as pie, so you don’t even think about loaning a single cent today.” Slap! Like a strike of lightning, Tyr slapped Iris across her face. “I’ve already warned you earlier. I won’t repeat myself another time!” Tyr’s slap dumbfounded iris. Travis rushed over out of reflex, but after meeting Tyr’s dangerous gaze, he gave up! “You wild man!” Iris could only vent her frustrations through words. Fo
“Tyr, can I really do it?” To be frank, Winifred had wanted to start her own apparel company a long time ago, but that dream felt so far away. She never thought that this day would come! And now that it was here, Winifred, who had been feeling complacent, started feeling nervous instead. “All tall buildings are built from the ground. After you’ve taken this first step, everything will go well!” “Really?” “Yeah.” Tyr nodded firmly at Winifred. “Believe in yourself!” “Yeah, believe me!” Winifred rooted loudly for herself. Tyr said, “Now that the money’s here, next up is to set up a factory and a company. Although the Smith Group is willing to give us some time, we still have to hurry up.” Tyr held a hand to his chin and said, “If everything has to be built from scratch, that will take a lot of time. It would be great if there were an existing factory. That way, we just have to take care of the procedure and start the work. It’ll save a lot of time and hassle.” A ray of ligh
Gerard and his group were smirking. “Who are you to disapprove of us? Stupid lass, I’m advising you to shut up, or I’ll smack you!” Slap! Tyr slapped Gerard across his face. “Be more polite when you speak to my wife!” “You… How dare you hit me?!” Gerard was jumping with anger. He clenched his fists, wanting to retaliate while a few male workers behind him swarmed up around him. Gerard said that he had contacted Winifred’s company, and he was going to bring them over to be seniors. How could they not display their caliber now? However, at that moment, Joseph finally regained his senses after the initial shock. He hurried over to Winifred. “Winifred, you… why are you here?” Winifred? What Winifred? Gerard and his group, who were about to attack, suddenly froze. After that, they turned to look at Winifred, feeling shocked as a chill ran down their spine. Graham glared at Gerard and his group. “Gerard, didn’t you say that you wanted to go over to Winifred’s company and be
Seeing Winifred’s face turn red, and her stunned expression made Tyr burst out in laughter. “How dare you play me!” Winifred pretended to be angry and hammered at Tyr with her fist. Her punch was light like she was just flirting. “How dare you hit your husband? Is this a rebellion?” Tyr stopped the car by the road and grabbed Winifred’s hand. Their eyes met, and their faces were only a few centimeters apart. The atmosphere in the car fell silent. Out of reflex, Tyr leaned his lips closer to Winifred’s. There was a clapping sound as electricity surged through Winifred’s whole body. She quickly pulled her hand back and sat up nicely in the passenger seat, keeping her legs straight. Her chest was rising and falling heavily. Her thumping heart almost jumped up to her throat. Tyr smiled. He did not mind Winifred’s rejection. “Our new company will be called Autumn Field!” Winifred turned over, looking shocked as she stared at Tyr. “Autumn Field?” “Yeah.” Tyr nodded firmly
In an instant, Winifred and her group straightened up. It was inevitable that they felt nervous! However, what they never expected was that the first batch of guests was the Zea family members! The three cars stopped at the parking lot in front of the company entrance. They were parked horizontally, deliberately taking up six spots in total. With Jorge and Iris in the lead, the Zea family arrogantly got out of the car. When Joseph saw the cars coming, he immediately rushed over to welcome them as the deputy manager. But when he saw Jorge and his group, the smile on his face immediately disappeared. “Why are you guys here?” The humiliation he had experienced in the Zea Group last time was something Joseph would never forget even until his deathbed. This sore spot with the Zea Group can never heal. “Of course, it’s because your President Zea has invited us. Why? You don’t welcome us?” Iris showed her elder, Joseph, no respect. She glanced around at the empty parking lot and
Iris’ voice was extremely ear-piercing, immediately annoying many of the Autumn Field workers present. Even the other two tables of guests were frowning as they looked her way. At the entrance, Winifred was starting to panic. Out of twenty tables, not even one-third of them was filled. This was too embarrassing. Winifred subconsciously took out her phone, wanting to call her guests, but Tyr stopped her. “Don’t panic. There’s still some time until the feast starts.” “But Tyr, until now, none of the people I’ve invited have shown up. Could something have happened to them on the way here?” “Hehe, cars can drive steadily on this eight-laned factory highway. What could possibly happen to them?” Tyr curled his lips as he continued, “Those people that you’ve invited mostly have dealings with the Zea Group. Isn’t it obvious that the Zea family had spoken to them?” “Ah…” Winifred immediately understood. “You mean none of the people I’ve invited will show up?” Winifred was feeling
“Grandpa, what’s going on?” Iris frowned as she looked at Jorge, hoping to get some answers from him. But Jorge, too, was shaking his head, unable to understand what was going on. Be it, Winifred or Joseph, he understood them both well enough to know they would never be able to invite prominent business owners with their insignificant network. “Has Autumn Field perhaps given them money to have them fill up the scene? Right. That must be it. She had previously gotten a loan of one billion, which is enough for her to splurge.” Seeing as half the twenty tables were filled, Iris flared up in anger. She had no choice but to comfort herself with excuses. “Hmph! So what if a lot of people show up? If our Zea Group hosts a banquet, we can get many prominent business owners like this too.” Jackson, Lilian, and the others nodded. “You’re right, Iris. Our Zea Group can invite this level of guests as well. And we wouldn’t even need to spend any money.” “Heh!” Iris smirked. “Once Winifr
As they accompanied Drake and Donald into the banquet area, the initial twenty tables were now filled. The venue was joyous and lively. It did not look like a company’s opening ceremony. Instead, it looked more like a networking event hosted by a local celebrity. Those present were all famous and influential figures. Being surrounded by these prominent figures immediately made the Zea family members feel tiny. Even Jorge was feeling nervous on the inside. Iris was pale as a sheet. It was like a huge rock was pressing into her chest, making it hard for her to breathe. “Why… Why do Drake Tucker and all these people attend Autumn Field’s opening ceremony? Why do Winifred and her crew have such a huge network?” Iris inadvertently looked at the gift area again. Many of those gifts cost a fortune. If they were converted to cash, they were probably worth over millions. At that moment, the Zea family’s present, the large pendulum clock, was still placed at the most conspicuous locati