"Oh, Mister Wolf, allow me to introduce my sister, Renee. Renee, this is-" Before Hugo could complete his sentence, Leon cut him off. "The eldest daughter of the Morrisons. I see! What a pleasure. I'm the vice-president of Cynthion Group, Hugh Wolf," Leon said and shot a knowing look at Hugo. He came alone to the western region to make alchemical pills and prepare for setting up branches, but also because he wanted to try and search for the Southern Boss. The Southern Boss was cunning by nature and if he found out Leon was here, he would be on high alert, making it hard for him to locate him. In the worst-case scenario, he might even take the risk to return to the southern region to harm Iris and the others, in an attempt to blackmail him and the Thompsons into releasing Rodney. In that case, Iris and the others would be in danger. Considering everyone's safety, it was best for Leon not to reveal his true identity so that the Southern Boss would not be alarmed. Hence, he cl
"How dare he? Leon made an appointment with my brother and he just bailed? What does he take us for?" Renee snapped out of it and said angrily. She was already running out of patience when she was waiting alongside Hugo. To make matters worse, she waited for nothing. Leon did not come and instead, sent a vice-president over, which felt like a direct insult to the Morrisons and her brother. Naturally, she was not going to show him any respect either. "Miss Morrison, please calm down! Our chairman has something important to attend to, so he didn't mean to be absent. Allow me to apologize in his place." Leon smiled, feeling slightly wronged. He assumed that Hugo would welcome him alone and all he needed to do was explain his stance to prevent Hugo from exposing his true identity. To his bewilderment, Hugo came with Renee, which caught Leon by surprise. Still, he could not tell Renee his true identity and instantly, he felt like he was stuck and could only put up with her attit
On their way to the main hall, Hugo let Renee lead the path on purpose and slowly retreated to Leon's side. "Mister Wolf, what's going on? Why are you hiding your true identity?" He whispered. "Oh, there's something else that I intend to do here, and that means I need to keep my true identity hidden. Mister Morrison, I want you to help me out and not tell anyone who I truly am," Leon explained. The situation with the Southern Boss was far too complicated for him to explain to Hugo, so he decided to brief through it in a few words. "Oh, I see. Don't worry. I'll keep my mouth shut." Hugo nodded. Though he did not know what Leon was up to, he did not pry into Leon's privacy. After all, Leon represented the Cynthion Group on this trip to the western region to work with the Morrisons. It did not matter if Leon was using his true identity or introducing himself as the vice president of the company. Since Leon did not want his true identity to be known, Hugo saw no issue with keep
"I see," Caleb and the others were visibly disappointed. Though Hugh was here to discuss the collaboration between the Morrisons and Cynthion Group, the purpose of this visit would be fulfilled regardless. However, Hugh was merely a vice-president and his status could hardly hold a candle to Leon's. The Morrisons gathered everyone who held power in the family to await Leon's arrival, yet Leon simply sent one of his subordinates over. This felt like Leon was disrespecting them, so they were all displeased. "How arrogant! We all gathered here to welcome him upon knowing that he is coming, yet he dares to look down on us! He lacks sincerity!" A man in his fifties stood beside Calbe and said angrily. He was Hugo's uncle, the leader of the second generation of the Morrisons, Jayden. The Morrisons were slightly different from the Thompsons. There was only a single bloodline that stemmed from Caleb. However, Caleb had two sons, with one being Hugo's father and the other being Ja
"Well," Leon frowned. Though Renee was upset over this as well, all she did was throw a small temper tantrum and did not insult him. However, Jayden and Georgie were different. They acted like they were above everyone and their words were aggressive, making it clear that they looked down on Cynthion Group. Still, considering that he was partly to blame for this conflict, Leon did not say anything. As the situation escalated, Hugo chimed in hurriedly, "Uncle, please calm down for now. You may not know this, but Mister Hugh here is Mister Leon's close relative. Mister Leon's caught up with something urgent and has his reasons for not coming. He didn't mean to disrespect us." Due to what Leon said earlier, he could not reveal Leon's true identity. Hence, he could only hint that Hugh was Leon's close relative in the hope that Jayden and Georgie would hold their tongue. Otherwise, if they accidentally offended Leon, the Morrisons would suffer a loss when Leon decided to terminat
"Here's the thing. Cynthion Group intends to establish a branch here. Once the branch is established, we will be responsible for production and sales, while the Morrisons will be responsible for supplying herbs and marketing," Leon said, before proceeding to explain his plan. Since he did not know the western region well, it would be challenging to dive into the market there within a short period. The Morrisons were the most powerful family in the area with great influence and once he partnered with them, Morrisons would take care of the supply and marketing, facilitating the establishment of the branch. Furthermore, Cynthion Group's alchemical pills had great market value and could easily attract unwanted attention. Since Leon was based in the southern region, he would not have much time to manage the branch in the western region and could only partner with the Morrisons to seek their protection, preventing others from trying to take over Cynthion Group. That way, the risk would
"What? That's impossible!" Leon was stunned and stood abruptly. He was about to agree to give the Morrisons thirty percent of the total profit. To his bewilderment, Georgie greedily demanded seventy percent of profit and shares. This was an unreasonable request and there was no way Leon would agree to it. "Nothing's impossible! Mister Wolf, you should that Cynthion Group means nothing in the western region. You have no backers! If you want to establish a branch here and grow swiftly, you need to rely on us! All you need to input is technology and produce some pills, and you can just sit around waiting to profit. If that’s all you're contributing, it's considered generous that we are letting you have thirty percent of the total profit!" Georgie sneered arrogantly, sounding almost as though the Morrisons were being extremely generous. "Mister Morrison, if the technology in producing alchemical pills is that insignificant, why don't the Morrisons just go ahead and establish a few
"Kid, you better know your place! Cynthion Group is just a small pharmaceutical firm in the southern region. The Morrisons are already making great sacrifices to split the profit in half! Don't get cocky!" Jayden was displeased upon hearing Leon's refusal. Though Cynthion Group gathered tremendous fame in the southern region and became the most successful enterprise in the area. However, the western region was too far away and the Morrisons did not know anything about Cynthion Group or its success. Jayden decided that Cynthion Group was a small pharmaceutical firm with no connections in the western region. Without the Morrisons' help, it would be almost impossible for them to open a branch there. Hence, Jayden and Georgie felt a sense of superiority, thinking that the Morrisons were above Cynthion Group. If Cynthion Group wanted to expand to the western region, Leon would have to agree to their terms. "Yeah, Jayden's right! Fifty-fifty is the best we can do! Mister Wolf, please