"If you come to dinner with me alone, I can lower the rate to five percent!" continued Mister Lynch.As Ava predicted, Mister Lynch did not dare to do anything to Ava or Janice since Leon was present, and since he failed to get what he wanted, he decided to put all the cards on the table."What? No way!" Both Ava and Janice shot up from their seats.None of them were naive enough to think that Mister Lynch wanted only a dinner with Janice."Miss Lynch, you better think this through before refusing. Eight percent and five percent might not seem to have a big difference between them, but a difference in billions is involved! If you save the company billions, forget a raise—I'm sure you'll receive a lot more benefits from them! Beautiful women ought to utilize their gifts and for just one night with you, you'll save yourself decades worth of hard work..." Mister Lynch said proudly, feeling confident that Janice would cave before the temptation of money."Why you—!"Janice and Ava ha
Mister Lynch had assumed that Leon was an employee working for Janice and Ava, so he would no longer consider Acme Group a business partner since Leon injured him, even if Acme Group agreed to paying an extra ten percent of their total profit."Mister Lynch, please calm down. It's not like that. Please let me explain..." said Ava hastily.The collaboration meant everything to Acme Group, and if the partnership came to an end, she did not know how she could explain herself to the company's board."I don't want your explanation! This isn't over! Just wait; I will make you three pay for this!" Mister Lynch declared before turning to leave."Where do you think you are going? Did I give you my permission to leave?" Leon sneered and kicked Mister Lynch down to the ground."Leon, that's enough!" Ava glared at him.The situation was still under control, and since Leon injured Mister Lynch, the collaboration between Acme Group and Westpraise Group faced termination. Ava was furious, to sa
Janice Lynch did not know what to do next."Did you hear that? Scram!" Leon commanded."Y—Yes..." Mister Lynch crawled his way out of the room and turned to shoot the three a resentful look before leaving.He was the vice president of Westpraise Group and had never been humiliated in such a manner. He swore to make Leon pay for the humiliation that he felt and toy with Ava and Janice as he pleased to vent his anger.Ava snapped out of the initial shock after Mister Lynch left and slammed her palms against the table. "Look at what you've done! Are you trying to get us killed or something?!"Though Mister Lynch had stepped out of the line, she could have ended the meeting by accepting to pay an extra eight percent of Acme Group's profit. That way, Janice would not need to sell herself out and Ava would be able to answer to the firm's board.However, since Leon had injured Mister Lynch, the collaboration between Acme Group and Westpraise Group was destroyed. Once the board found out
"Hello, Mister Wolf. Is there something you need?" Jensen's voice came through the phone."Jensen, there's something that I need your help with..." Leon proceeded to explain the situation briefly and informed Jensen of the name of the hotel along with their room number."What a coincidence, Mister Wolf," remarked Jensen, chuckling."Coincidence?" Leon was confused."I'm in the same hotel on the floor above, having lunch with my friends! Just give me a minute and I'll be there," explained Jensen before hanging up.Leon chuckled as he had not expected Jensen to be in the same hotel as well.Ava watched as Leon made the call in contempt with her arms crossed at her chest and sneered. "What an act! Let's see what tricks you have up your sleeves!"She refused to be as naive as to believe what Leon said like Janice did."Don't worry, Miss Addice. Jensen will be here in a minute. You'll know if I'm telling the truth then." Leon smiled calmly."A minute? Can Jensen Wick fly, or is he
"Hello, Mister Wick," greeted Ava and Janice in unison, albeit nervously.Jensen was a powerful figure in Springfield City, and the two felt anxious to be in such close proximity to him.After a brief exchange of pleasantry, Jensen asked, "Mister Wolf, is there anything you need from me?""Here's the thing. I've just ruined the meeting between Acme Group and Westpraise Group. As compensation, I'd like to get them a chance to work with Wick Group instead..." Leon explained."Sure! That's not a problem," came Jensen's swift reply.Seeing how close Leon was to the Wicks, Jensen could not possibly refuse to help on such small matters."T—That's it?" Ava gaped in disbelief. She would have to be a fool to know that Leon truly was a friend of Jensen. However, since Acme Group's products did not belong to the category that Wick Group usually worked with, she thought that Jensen would refuse or at least propose conditions that would be hard to fulfill. To her bewilderment, Jensen agreed t
Jensen agreed to work for Acme Group only because Leon asked him to."Thank you, Leon..." Ava smiled sheepishly, unable to meet Leon's gaze.Leon offered to assist them in contacting Wick Group before Mister Lynch arrived, and Ava, who assumed he was bluffing, scorned him.It wasn't until this moment that she realized he'd been telling the truth the whole time, and she'd underestimated him."You're very welcome. I'd appreciate it if you could forgive me for destroying your deal with Westpraise Group," Leon joked."I... How would I know that you're capable of all of this? I was mistaken, okay? When you offered to help us out of kindness, I should not have suspected you. Please accept my apologies..." Ava flushed and sincerely apologized.If she had believed Leon immediately, she and Janice would not have had to deal with Mister Lynch, and Leon would not have felt the need to strike Mister Lynch, so Ava admitted that it was her fault."It's all right. Ignore it." Leon grinned. He
Judging from Jensen's attitude, it seemed as though Leon was the superior one between the two, and Ava simply could not comprehend how that came to be, so she assumed that perhaps Jensen was simply a respectful person to begin with. She had no other explanation for this matter otherwise."Leon, let's go home now that we've signed the contract," said Janice."There's no rush. You were too occupied with work and haven't eaten at all. We can leave after finishing the food," said Leon. He was used to being thrifty and did not want to let the food go to waste."Forget about that! Mister Lynch is a narrow-minded, resentful man. You've just injured him, and I don't think he will let that pass! We'll leave this place as soon as possible, or he might come back with others!" Ava explained."Revenge? If he dares to do that, I'll make sure that he doesn't step out of here alive!" Leon snorted.He was no longer the good-for-nothing that anyone could bully with no concerns for consequences. If
"You..." Ava was frustrated. She could not understand why Leon was this confident and grumbled internally, 'Does he think he's the king of Springfield City simply because he got lucky and became friends with Mister Wick, or does he truly think that he can reason with the Wests? What a joke!'Just then, the door to the room was pushed open, and a man in his fifties strode in, followed by two bodyguards in black suits.'Has Mister Lynch come back to seek revenge?' Ava and Janice's hearts sank as they turned to look at the door, but soon relaxed when they saw the man who walked in.It was not Mister Lynch, but the chairman of Acme Group, Mister Javner."Mister Javner, why are you here?" Ava and Janice got up to welcome Mister Javner.Ava, as the person in charge of the meeting, knew that she had achieved a great accomplishment for securing a partnership with Wick Group.She thought that the chairman would be over the moon once he found out and both Janice and her would receive a rai