"A week should be enough. Mr. Fleur, don’t worry, we will definitely give you a reply as soon as possible."
After speaking, Adele escorted Adam Fleur out of the room, then, after making sure she and Jonah were properly disguised, they left the private room. Once in the car, Jonah asked the question that had been on his mind. "Fifty million. We might as well just reject it outright. All of my assets combined are only a little over thirty million. After keeping some aside for ourselves, taking out thirty million is already the limit." He couldn’t understand why Adele still wanted the other party to give them more time to think. To him, there was nothing to consider in this matter. They couldn’t come up with fifty million now, and they couldn’t borrow that much either. Adele was driving the car while Jonah sat in the passenger seat. He asked a bunch of questions, but Adele didn’t respond. When he turned to look at her, he suddenly realized something."Of course, I'm sure. Adele is not an ordinary person. If we use conventional methods, we might not be able to trap her, but if she finds out herself, it's a different story." Hazel had long known that Adele was much smarter than Jonah. If everything were laid out plainly, Adele, being as cautious as she was, might still be uneasy. But if they let some information slip and let her investigate it herself, she would definitely believe it without question. "Then I'll proceed with the next step. Should Mr. Will from W Corp make an appearance?" Mr. Will from W Corp had always been a fierce rival to Queen Corp. Over the years, Jonah had suffered a lot at his hands. On the surface, the Prices didn’t have a particularly good relationship with the Wills, but only the people in the Price family knew that the Will family owed them a favor. When the Will family’s patriarch started from nothing, he had received help from Mark. Therefore, as long as Damon asked them
Had Adele not failed to find a suitable buyer after running around, she wouldn’t have wasted so much time with Mr. Will. She had mentally prepared herself—if he only raised the price a little from his previous offer, she could sell the three percent of shares.Now Mr. Will seemed to realize that she couldn’t find another buyer, which was why he was making such a bold request."Alright, I’ll sell you three percent of the shares, and you can add another ten million. How about thirty million for the deal?"One percent of Queen Corp’s shares for ten million was already a very low price.At the current market price, even one percent of shares could easily fetch twenty million or even higher. If it weren’t for her urgency, Adele would have considered twenty million too low.Now, selling for only ten million, she herself felt like she was going crazy.But Mr. Will still waved his hand. "These few shares are not enough for me to make Queen Corp look
Hazel had indeed been caught up with work, and lately, she’d been spending more time with Sully and Xander. That left Eddie feeling a little left out. But seeing his sad, pitiful look, Hazel still gave him a cold stare. "Is it because I haven't taken you out for a nice meal? Whether you see me or not doesn't really matter to you, does it?" "Boss, what are you saying?" Eddie rushed up to Hazel, frowning deeply, clearly upset by her words. "You're actually doubting my feelings for you? I really missed you! It's not just about the meals!" With that, Eddie squatted down next to Hazel. "Boss, did you forget the task you gave me?" He said this with a mysterious air, even as Sully stepped aside, avoiding them. Sully was used to Eddie acting like this, so she didn’t pay him any mind and went to continue her own work. "What task?" Hazel truly had forgotten. She’d been so busy with the company lately that she hadn’t seen Eddie in a long time. She d
Jamal had been back home for a while now. Since his return, he hadn’t been very clear about what he was busy with, always locking himself away in the study with the old master. Damon had tried several times to ask him what had happened abroad, but he hadn’t had the chance—or perhaps, Jamal was deliberately avoiding him. That day, with fewer matters to handle at the company, he returned home early and happened to find both Jamal and the old master sitting in the living room. Outside in the yard, Agatha was accompanying Delilah for a walk, probably just after finishing a meal. “Dad, Grandpa, since you’re both free, why don’t we go to the study and talk?” Upon seeing Damon enter, Jamal immediately stood up, as though trying to leave. However, before he could even reach the stairs, he was stopped by Damon’s voice. Jamal glanced at the old master, unsure if he should follow Damon to the study. When the old master nodded, he finally turned and helped the
The old master shook his head and glanced at Jamal. Without hesitation, Jamal locked the study door, pulled a book from the shelf, and pressed a hidden mechanism. With a faint click, the bookcase slid open, revealing a dark, mysterious room.Damon had been here once before with his grandfather, so he wasn’t surprised by the hidden chamber. However, he couldn’t help but feel curious about what his father intended to do this time.He followed the old master into the hidden room. As soon as they entered, the lights inside turned on.Inside, there were some cabinets, unlike the bookshelves in the study. These cabinets had much higher security, looking like solid wood and even locked.The old master walked up to one of the cabinets, inputted a string of numbers, and opened a drawer. He took out a stack of documents and placed them on the desk in the middle of the room.The old master sat aside
Delilah turned her gaze to Jamal and Mark. Seeing that Damon had already left, the two didn’t speak much and hurriedly left the study. Before leaving, they double-checked to make sure the study door was securely closed. After they had gone, Agatha couldn’t hold back her complaints. "Why do they all seem so strange? When I tried to talk to them, no one paid attention." "Maybe there’s something they don’t want us to know. By the way, Mom, have you heard about the fire at the Queen family estate? Anyway, it’s no big deal. Let’s go out to the balcony and enjoy the sun. You can tell me more about it while we’re there." Delilah helped Agatha as they walked toward her room. At the time of the incident, Delilah hadn’t been with Damon yet, and there wasn’t much information to be found online. Since the Price family had such a good relationship with the Queen family, perhaps Agatha knew more. ... Damon originally thought that asking Mark would reve
As soon as Sully left, Hazel received a message from Sheila, saying that the villa was finished and asking when she had time to come take a look. During the renovation, Hazel hadn’t visited once—partly because she was busy, and partly because she trusted Sheila so much. She checked her schedule for the afternoon and found that she didn’t have much to do, so she decided to push everything back for a day and drove directly to the villa. Sheila was waiting at the door and smiled broadly when she saw Hazel. “I swear, this is the most beautiful design I’ve ever seen! Every space is used to its fullest potential, and it’s both beautiful and practical.” She was so excited, as if the villa were hers, and her enthusiasm made Hazel’s heart flutter with anticipation. Hazel had already looked through the photos of the design her mother had made many times, but seeing it in person still filled her with excitement. “From the way you’re acting, I can tell the des
Aside from Hazel, Damon was the second person to know the news about the house being renovated.“Huh? Didn’t you say you were doing it secretly? How come you told her so quickly?”Instead of reflecting on himself, Damon blamed Sheila. Sheila rolled her eyes, unwilling to say more, and pulled Hazel into a boutique.The store was filled with all kinds of towels, bath towels, and many plush toys. Hazel and Sheila shopped for quite a while, filling up a large shopping cart.When they were about to pay at the counter, they noticed an employee, who had been following them with a cart, walking up to them."Hello, Miss Queen. You don’t need to pay for these. Mr. Price said that from now on, you can shop here for free."As the developer of the mall, Damon’s name was well known to the employees.When Agatha and Delilah came to this mall to shop before, they always mentioned Damon’s name to flaunt their status.But Damon had never appeare
However, after hearing what the manager had just said, Hazel began to feel that she shouldn’t approach Adam first. Instead, she should check with Ariana to see what she thought.Considering Ariana’s personality, even if Adam agreed, Ariana might not.“Mr. Fleur, you’re here. Please sit down. Let me know what you’d like to eat. I haven’t ordered yet.”Hazel placed the pre-prepared menu in front of Adam.After this incident, she finally understood what Omar had meant when he said it wasn’t a bad idea to know more people.At least now, when she reached out to these people, it didn’t feel awkward. They had already met before and had some prior contact.The waiter came in after them, and after Adam ordered two dishes, he handed the menu back to Hazel. Hazel added two more dishes, then signaled the waiter to leave.“Is there something you needed to say at this hour, Mr. Queen? Something urgent?”Adam let out a light snort, feeling a
Seeing Xander was also present, Hazel steadied her emotions. "Nothing much, just ran into some uncomfortable situations while having dinner, so I came back early. What are you two discussing?" Noticing that Hazel didn’t want to bring up what had just happened, Xander quickly shifted the topic, concerned that Sully would continue asking. "We’re about to launch our brand, so we’re thinking about finding a spokesperson. We still haven’t decided who to choose." They were in the clothing business, both men’s and women’s wear, but their focus was primarily on women’s clothing, so the spokesperson would be a woman. They were also looking to hire two or three celebrities for advertisements, both male and female. It was still in the planning stages, but they could delay the advertising a bit. The spokesperson, however, couldn’t be delayed much longer, since there was quite a bit of preparation involved for the spokesperson's role. Considering their planned launc
Hazel was naturally very familiar with the ringtone. Her expression changed instantly, realizing that Damon had been monitoring her all the way here.Seeing the look on Hazel’s face, Charles couldn’t help but feel a sense of satisfaction."This ringtone... it can’t be President Price’s, can it? He’s here too?" As he spoke, Charles directed his gaze at Carlos.Carlos took a deep breath, thinking to himself, It’s over. Completely over. It seems impossible for me to get Damon’s help in freeing myself from my parents’ control now.Damon walked out from behind the screen, a look of embarrassment on his face.He instinctively glanced at Carlos, his eyes filled with fury, as if he wanted to dismember Carlos right on the spot.If it weren’t for Hazel and Charles being present, he would have already attacked Carlos directly.Charles hadn’t hung up the phone yet, and Damon’s phone was still ringing in his pocket. He took it out and for
"What are they talking about so happily? Hazel is even smiling at that Charles?" Damon gritted his teeth, almost wanting to march over and pull Hazel away, but he couldn’t do that. If he showed up in front of Hazel again, she would definitely think he was spying on her. From her reaction last time, it was clear that she really didn’t like being watched. No, nobody likes being watched. "How about you pretend to bump into them and say hi? You guys aren't strangers, it’s normal to greet each other if you run into each other. It’s just like how I bumped into them." Carlos didn’t know about the incident between Damon and Hazel last time, but his suggestion made Damon realize that there was now someone else present, besides himself. When he turned back to look at Carlos, a glint of understanding flashed in his eyes. Before he could speak, Carlos already understood his meaning. Initially intending to refuse, he thought about it and decided against it. Damon’s
No matter what, Queen Corp's future path will only get smoother. At this point, when Queen Corp is still not at its peak, collaborating well with them will only benefit the Whitmans, with no drawbacks. Not only that, but Charles also had some personal motives toward Hazel. At first, he just wanted to oppose Damon, which is why he wanted to get close to Hazel. But for some reason, the more he got to know her, the more he found himself drawn to her, unable to pull away. When he thought about it, if he could marry Hazel, it would be great. Both of them were workaholics, and their two companies could have even deeper cooperation. Once the Whitman and Queen families merged, they could become the most powerful group in Vernon, and even the Price family would be nothing compared to them. But these were just thoughts for now. No matter what, Charles could at least try. Whether it worked out or not didn’t matter—what mattered was that he had tried. "For suc
In the Price Corp building, Kin was reporting to Damon about Delilah’s situation. Since she was already in prison, it was only natural for Kin to make some arrangements. Moreover, Kin had recently uncovered some of Delilah’s past secrets, which made dealing with her even easier. "I’ve taken care of things at the prison, but Delilah keeps shouting, insisting that she wants to see you once. Should we let her?" They already knew most of what needed to be known, and now Delilah wanted to see Damon. It seemed that she regretted telling him everything earlier. If she still had anything Damon didn’t know about, she wouldn’t just be asking to see him. She would have tried to use her secrets to lure him in. Deep down, she must know that Damon would never just visit her for no reason. "Is that all she said, just wanting to see me?" Kin shook his head. "She didn’t say anything else. She was almost out of her mind when she mentioned seeing you. Her mental state doe
After sending the materials to Bailey, Amber quickly left Bailey’s apartment in a rush.Bailey casually glanced at the script before tossing it aside and continuing with her skincare routine, ready to rest...Sully, who often kept an eye on Bailey, was the first to find out about this. Thinking it was time to strike a blow to Bailey, Sully immediately told Hazel."I know you want to overshadow Bailey, but it really irks me to see her rise so easily. Plus, there’s already a rift between Mr. Moore and Jonah. We don’t have to make a direct move, though."Seeing Hazel hesitate, Sully changed her approach.Hazel could tell that if she didn’t let Sully deal with Bailey, it would certainly bother her. Moreover, what Sully said made sense. Mr. Moore was a great opportunity to add pressure to Jonah. They couldn’t just let that go easily."Mr. Moore definitely can’t stand to see Jonah doing well, but aside from making life difficult for him, he doesn’
Of course, Jonah could tell what was going on. After all, Mr. Moore had always looked down on him, and that wasn’t a secret; many of the company’s employees knew it. Whenever Jonah gave orders, the employees had to check with Mr. Moore first before deciding whether to carry them out. It was clear that they had sidelined him. If it weren’t for Adam confirming Jonah’s position as the CEO, those employees would probably be giving him the cold shoulder. "Mr. Moore, I know you look down on me, but don’t say I didn’t warn you. No matter how much you despise me, this position will never be yours." "Since Adam Fleur trusts you so much, you should know what kind of deal I made with him. Even if he hands over all the power to you, so what? I still get paid as the CEO. I don’t have to do anything, but I still get a nice paycheck. That works just fine for me." Back when he was at the Queen family, Jonah had dealt with many such people, and he understood well: for those
Bailey's recent development in the entertainment industry was nothing short of stellar.Since honing her acting skills on the show, Bailey’s path had been smooth sailing.It was also thanks to Amber’s good arrangements. After the show Star To Be ended, Bailey's fame skyrocketed.At first, she was criticized by the entire internet, but later, her strong will and growing maturity earned her a group of loyal fans.These fans began using the excuse that she was the daughter of a noble family to ‘whitewash’ her, and the effect was quite significant.Most importantly, Bailey’s personality had undergone a big change. During her time in the entertainment industry, she transformed from a young lady who only knew how to order people around into a considerate friend who always comforted others.No one could resist such a contrast. Moreover, Bailey had been pampered and raised with that mentality, so it wasn’t entirely her fault that she used t