"Felton, consider yourself lucky. I'll let you off the hook out of respect for the Western Boss and the Fermers. However, be warned that this is the last time. If you try anything again, you won't be as lucky!" Leon glared coldly at Felton. After hearing what Renee and the others had to say, he decided to spare Felton again. He could always settle the scores with the Western Boss and Felton after he took care of the Southern Boss. "Why you!" Felton was furious. He underestimated Leon and thought that Leon was lucky to be spared by him. Yet, Leon turned the tables and acted like he was the one who spared Felton. Felton was infuriated. However, since Leon decided to give up and he had the protection of the Dagleshs, Felton and the Apostles could not do much as they would only embarrass themselves if they continued to target Leon. Gritting his teeth, Felton swallowed his pride. "Get off your high horse, Leon. I'll remember this. See you around!" He scoffed. With a dark expre
"Elder Daglesh, I'm sorry, but Leon has to purchase some tools to produce alchemical pills this afternoon, so he may not have time to visit!" Renee chimed in. She knew that Elder Daglesh was inviting Leon over to discuss business in private, hoping to obtain the partnership with Cynthion Group before the Morrisons. Hugo was wise to leave Renee with Leon as she would serve the purpose of stopping this from happening. There was no way that she would allow this, so she rejected Elder Daglesh's invitation before Leon could say anything. Leon shot her a pointed look. He was no fool and knew that Elder Daglesh was inviting him to obtain the partnership with Cynthion Group. It was inappropriate for Renee to make the decision in his place and reject Elder Daglesh's invitation without his permission. However, she treated him well and helped him on multiple occasions. Since she already turned Elder Daglesh down, he remained silent to avoid embarrassing Renee. "I see," Elder Dagle
"The Dagleshs are quite formidable," Contrary to the Dagleshs' excitement, Renee's heart sank and she revealed a worried expression. She knew that Leon had the intention to work with the Dagleshs since he agreed to their invitation. This was hardly good news for the Morrisons. However, it was up to Leon to decide who he wanted to work with and she could not help that he favored the Dagleshs. Thankfully, she managed to postpone Leon's visit by a day and bought more time for the Morrisons. It was up to Hugo to see if the Morrisons could beat the Dagleshs to obtain the partnership with Cynthion Group. "Mister Wolf, if there's nothing else you need, we will leave for now!" Elder Daglesh and Jensen said farewell to Leon and left with the other two men. Once they left, Renee started pouting. "Miss Morrison, what's wrong? Are you upset because I agreed to go to the Dagleshs' mansion?" Sensing her frustration, Leon asked. He thought back to how he ignored the pleading look in
"Miss Morrison, I'm sorry, but I have a reason to use a fake name. I didn't mean to toy with you or lie to you. Please forgive me," Leon smiled and apologized. "Reason? What reason?" she asked in confusion. "Well," Leon hesitated. "Forget it if you don't want to tell me," Renee was rather disappointed as she could not tell if he was lying or had a reason to hide his identity. "Well, I can tell you about it if you want to know. Part of my reason for coming here is to search and track the Southern Boss down," Leon explained thoughtfully. He merely hid his identity to avoid alerting the Southern Boss. However, the circumstances changed. He already found the Southern Boss and since Felton exposed him earlier, he could conclude that the Southern Boss knew he was in the western region. Since everything was out in the open, it would not hurt for him to tell Renee the truth. "I see!" Realization dawned on Renee. She thought that Leon hid his identity to toy with the Morrisons
"Oh, sure! Let's go, Renee!" Leon said hesitantly. After spending a few days with Renee, he realized that she was a good person apart from the fact that she was proud. Hence, he came to consider her as his friend as well. Since Renee asked that he change the way he addressed her, he agreed readily. With that, he and Renee left the area and went to buy the tools he needed. Afterward, Renee considered the fact that this was Leon's first time in the western region, and she suggested taking him around to relax. Leon was indeed quite tired from running around for the past few days. Since he did not have much to do in the afternoon, he accepted her proposal. Renee took him to all the tourist sights and Leon began to relax. In the evening, the two shared a luxurious dinner and parted ways. Meanwhile, Leon returned to the hotel. Since the jadeite plates and alchemy pot were all in place, his first thought was to make the Rainbow Fruit into alchemical pills to enhance his powe
"Grandpa, I got lucky. Using our connection, I've already acquired a rather established pharmaceutical firm! If everything goes well, I can have all the paperwork done by tomorrow afternoon," Hugo explained with a smile. The Morrisons were the head of all families in the western region and they had connections in all industries. Hugo was lucky enough to acquire a pharmaceutical firm through the Morrisons' connection. On top of that, the pharmaceutical firm was large in scale and ideal in all aspects. He knew that Leon would be pleased. However, the acquisition and share-transferring procedures would take time. At the moment, Hugo only paid a deposit, and the rest needed to be done the next day. "Very well!" Caleb and the elders were all overjoyed that their plan was going smoothly. "Hugo, you did well. You never disappoint me! Once all the paperwork is submitted, we can present this pharmaceutical firm to Mister Wolf and secure the partnership with Cynthion Group!" Caleb sa
"How's it inappropriate?" Caleb and the elders were taken aback. They all exchanged confused glances as they were unsure of why Jayden would object to this. "Dad, elders, think about it. It'd require hundreds of millions for us to acquire a pharmaceutical firm. At the moment, we aren't certain about our chances of securing the partnership, yet we are already spending a fortune on a pharmaceutical firm to present to Hugh as a gift. Don't you think this is ridiculous?" Jayden said. "Well," Caleb and the others were instantly rendered speechless as Jayden was not wrong. A business deal would always prioritize profits. The Morrisons were yet to secure the partnership but were already planning to spend a fortune on a pharmaceutical firm for Hugh. This was quite a price to pay and from a business perspective, it was indeed quite ridiculous. "Uncle, you shouldn't think of it that way. A few hundred million isn't a small amount, but it'd all be worth it so long as we get to partner
"Besides, Hugh's just the vice president, not the chairman! We're spending a fortune to win the favor of a vice president. It's laughable!" Jayden added. "Jayden isn't wrong," The elders exchanged glances, wavering. Like Jayden, they all looked down on Hugh because he was just the vice president. Jayden's words made sense and they started to think that it was foolish of them to fawn over a mere vice president. "Jayden, we understand what you are saying, but Hugh holds the right to decide who Cynthion Group will partner with." "He asked the Dagleshs to compete with us because he now prefers the Dagleshs. To obtain the partnership with Cynthion Group, we could only gamble on our chances." "We can't just let the Dagleshs get the opportunity," The elders said with resignation. "We don't know that! It's the chairman, Leon Wolf, who makes the call. Hugh's just a puppet acting like he has all the power! If we want the partnership, we can reach out to Leon instead. That's far b