Victor was in tears at this point, the drops running down his face. Throughout his entire life, Victor had come up with all sorts of dirty tricks and underhanded tactics, all so that he could become the chairman! Alas, when the shares were finally in his hands and the chairman’s title was just within inches of his grasp, all he could do was give it away with open arms. He felt aggrieved, but there was nothing he could do about it since he could only choose his life over money when he knew he was going to be delivered to death’s doorstep should he refuse. Victor did not want to live out the rest of his days in prison, nor did he want his son to be sentenced to death.Thus, that was the only option that remained for him. After another ten minutes, Victor and Javier had visited the relevant department to have all of the shares he held unconditionally transferred to Jade.And that was not all. Javier even brought Victor to the notary to have his statement filmed, an agreement that st
That afternoon, Jade called for a shareholders meeting for the third time. Everyone felt very unhappy about this and wondered if Jade had been touched in the head. ‘She clearly knows that Victor’s currently in the hospital, so why is she calling for a shareholders meeting at a time like this?’Many did not want to attend, but they all still attended because of the fact that Jade expressed there was something important she wanted to announce during the meeting. “It doesn’t matter how important this announcement is. Victor’s still lying in the hospital right now, so this meeting would be no better than a formal courtesy!”“Let’s see how it goes. If it’s something beneficial to us, we’ll just support her and vote for her motion to proceed.”“You’re right. If it’s not beneficial to us, Jade might as well forget even trying…”The four elders from the five-man group were muttering as they discussed and entered the conference room. They were completely in the belief that they held the
“I’m sorry, I just couldn’t bring myself to kick Matthew out of the company…”Jade’s face was filled with embarrassment while Javier was driving her home. Taking a good look at her expression, Javier chuckled and said, “It’s all right, you’re a very kind woman by nature, so it’s very normal for you to not have done so.”Jade did not know if she was truly being kind or plain stupid. Matthew had clearly done all sorts of things toward her in the past, yet Jade somehow thought of her grandfather at that crucial moment, about how Matthew was his only son, and how her grandfather might feel very sad if he found out that she had kicked Matthew out of the company. “Since I’m the chairwoman, I think Matthew probably won’t dare do anything stupid even if he wants to, so…”Javier nodded his head. “Yeap, I understand. It’s all right.”However, although Javier was comforting Jade, his acceptance of her explanation was another matter directly. After all, once a snake, always a snake…Just
After the kiss, the young couple came over to apologize to them. As young and wild as they were, they were still polite people. Javier and Jade both said that it was all right and the both of them played for a while longer before they went back to land.At that moment, Jade, who had been embarrassed the entire time, said that it was getting late and that they should be heading back. Javier agreed as well, so they left the park and returned to their car before heading back to Jade’s house. However, just as Javier parked the car in the courtyard, Jade said shyly, “I don’t think it’s appropriate for you to stay at my place anymore.”Javier laughed and asked, “What’s the matter? Are you cutting me off now that I’m no longer useful to you?”Jade hurriedly waved her hands. “No, of course not! Of course that’s not what I meant, but it really has become inappropriate for you to live at my place.“I could even buy you a house if you’d like, and then… Aah! Anyway, it’s just inappropriate
Although Javier would usually not be bothered by such things, the woman was insistent on picking a fight.Standing at the door, Javier was quiet for a bit before he looked up at the roof.“All right, that’s it. Stop looking around. What the f*ck are you looking at anyway? No matter how much you look, it’s my house. Get the hell out of here!”Neve’s voice rang out from behind Javier, but he ignored her. He was not longing for the house. He was just wondering how long it had been since he had acted, for lack of better words, like an upstart. He was 24 this year; no longer young and wild. By right, it would not be appropriate for him to behave so arrogantly. But if he did not seize the last bits of his youth and go wild, it would be even harder to do so when he grew older.“Sure. If you want to play, I’ll play,” Javier said as he pulled out his palladium Messer card and handed it to the salesman. “470 thousand dollars for the house. I’ll take it.”He then looked at Neve. “Come on,
With his legs crossed over one another, Javier was leisurely sitting on a chair in the finance room when the salesman ran in frantically. “Mister, the lady just now…is missing!”The duplex owner was dumbstruck. She had been hoping for Neve to bring her 8-million-dollar card over and continue raising the price. How was she gone just like that?The finance staff spoke up, “Her card’s still here. Her money is still in our account too. Maybe she just went to the washroom…”As the three of them wondered where Neve had gone, Javier had no interest in the matter. Where had Neve gone? Simple—she had fled!If she did not want to embarrass herself, the easiest route was for her to flee and then ask for the money back through Matthew’s connections later. She would even later proclaim victoriously, “I had something urgent come up that day, so I couldn’t waste any more of my time playing with you!”She would not have to spend a dime and would salvage her dignity. She might even sing-song inw
When Javier bought his new place, he moved in and did not stay with Jade anymore. Afraid that he would misunderstand why she had wanted him to move out, Jade repeatedly explained to him that she was not burning bridges.Catherine on the other hand was quite reluctant to have Javier leave because he had helped her out in secret several times while he had been around. Catherine came from a rural mountain area and had relatively more impoverished relatives. She was the only city dweller—having married into a wealthy family and ended up becoming a rich housewife. That was why everyone came to her for help.But despite her seemingly glorious status, The Odells treated her worse than a dog, so she was hardly much help. Things were different while Javier was staying with them. Anyone who came to Catherine for help, whether it was big or small, Javier was able to take care of them all. It made Catherine feel good. And her impression of the man only grew better.After having one last meal
As they arrived back at Jade’s place, Matthew had just arrived as well and was parking his car. Under John’s instructions, Jade got out and confronted Matthew alone first.“Uncle, what are you trying to do? Why are you draining Odello Corp.'s sales and assets and giving them to the Dunhams?”“Oh, you’ve really realized? All right, there’s no need for me to hide then.”Matthew looked triumphant as he leaned against his car door.“I did transfer the sales and assets but I’m not gifting them to the Dunhams. Not that they’d accept it!“Neve’s together with Zayn now, so he’s my future son-in-law!“Do you think a son-in-law would embezzle his father-in-law’s assets? He’s just helping me strip those sales and assets off of you. They ultimately belong to me. When the time comes, I’ll be the chairman of the new Odello Corp.!“As for you, Jade Odell…hah. You’re just a little b*tch after all. Watch over your shell of a company and await your doom!”Rage burned within Jade as she looked at