"OK, don't make any more wild guesses. I'll tell you the truth... after leaving Elegante Group, I started a new company called Cynthion Group, which has been doing quite well recently..." Leon finally decided to tell her the truth after seeing how determined she was to find out what was going on, but she interrupted him before he could finish. "Did you start a business? Don't try to trick me! You don't have any money or connections, so how are you going to pull that off?" Ariel expressed skepticism. She was familiar with the business world as a member of Elegante Group's higher management, but because Cynthion Group had yet to make a name for itself, she had never heard of it before and thus had no idea that Leon was, in fact, the president! She was still under the impression that he was bragging! "I'm not deceiving you; I'm telling you the truth. I co-founded this company with another person. They are in charge of the cash flow, whereas I am in charge of the technical sector...
"Yes, that sounds fine. Iris had intended to sell Elegante Group at 650 million, so you don't need to pay that much…" Ariel admitted. "That's okay, I insist on paying 780 million! I think Elegante Group's potential is worth this," Leon replied calmly. "You…" Ariel froze at this. She had been working in this industry for years now, and this was the first time she had ever come across someone who not only did not ask for negotiation but even volunteered to raise the price of a company! However, on second thought, she understood that this was Leon's way of trying to help Iris. "Ariel, there's something else I need your help with. I hope you can be in charge of everything regarding the buy-out, including the processing and transaction. I don't want Iris to find out that I was the one who bought out the company…" Leon said hesitantly. Now that Albert was gravely ill and yet Iris did not approach him for help meant that she and the Youngs were determined to draw the line with him
He loved Iris so much that he could not stand the idea of taking over Elegante Group—all he wanted was to protect Elegante Group so that it would not fall into the wrong hands. Once the Youngs regained their wealth, he was willing to sell the company back to Iris again. This was the only thing he could do for Iris at such a time! "Leon, have you…have you gone insane? Doing this serves no benefit for you at all and in fact, might harm you!" Ariel widened her eyes in shock as her jaw dropped. She never thought, not even in her wildest dreams, that Leon would want to buy out Elegante Group just to help Iris tide over this difficult time of her life! "I'm not insane. I'm just giving my all so that I don't leave any regrets behind…" Leon smiled. "Well…okay then." Ariel glanced at him with a strange expression as she began to mope. Iris was her best and only friend, and Leon was doing all this for Iris' sake. Since Leon was asking her, Ariel would never say no to him, but she had
Ashwin placed a copy of the contract in front of the middle-aged man. "Alright." Mister Mabre nodded and read through the contract, then could not help frowning. "Vice President Mercer, according to my company's accounting team, your company is only worth a little over 590 million, yet you're selling it at 650 million. Aren't you being a little too greedy?" "Um…Mister Mabre, President Young does intend to sell Elegante Group at 650 million dollars." Ashwin let out an awkward cough. "Well, that's what she intends, but I want to know her lowest rate." Mister Mabre asked, staring at Ashwin like a hawk. "President Young told me not to go below 630 million dollars…" Ashwin said hesitantly. "610 million dollars is still too much! Why don't you call President Young and ask her if she's willing to settle with 610 million dollars?" Mister Mabre asked. "Mister Mabre, you know the potential Elegante Group has for the future. If it weren't for the fact that the Youngs desperately n
Ashwin's face was etched with anticipation as he left with the contract. Since the selling price written in the previous contract was 650 million, he needed to reprint a new one with the revised price of 610 million dollars. Ashwin returned not long ago with the revised contract. "Shall we sign the papers now, Mister Mabre?" he asked, handing the papers to Mister. Mabre. "Sure!" Mister Mabre picked up his pen and was about to sign the papers when all of a sudden, a loud slam echoed through the room. The door had been kicked open, and Leon and Ariel strode into the room. "Ariel? Leon?" Ashwin was so shocked by this that he leaped out of his chair, his eyes ablaze with hatred. Before Leon left Elegante Group, he had gotten into several conflicts with Leon, and every time, he would end up losing in some way or another. Therefore, he was determined not to let Leon win this time! "Who are these people, Vice President Mercer?" Mister Mabre asked in surprise, glancing at Le
"So don't sign your contract. Leave the rest to me!" Ariel said, splaying her hands. "What? 780 million dollars? Don't patronize me!" Ashwin's jaw dropped at this. Elegante Group's selling price was only 650 million dollars, yet Ariel was claiming that someone was willing to buy the company at 780 million dollars—he would be an idiot to believe her! "I'm not! I've already settled the necessary processing pertaining to the shares and the funds. I'll explain all this to Iris, and if she signs the equity transfer agreement, she'll receive the money immediately!" Ariel replied calmly. "No, I don't allow this!" Ashwin immediately objected. He had already pledged loyalty to Jacob and even accepted Mister Mabre's offer of giving him seven million dollars as a reward, but now that he was just one signature away from getting his hands on all this, Ariel had popped out of nowhere to ruin all his plans! "Why not? I managed to find someone willing to pay much more than your buyer does, so
"Hey, you twat, you'd better give that back right this instant, or else!" Mister Mabre was so outraged by this that he smacked the table and stood up. "Or else what? Show me what you got!" Leon chuckled and shot Mister Mabre a leering glance. "Hey, you asked for it!" Mister Mabre was utterly infuriated and immediately turned to glance at the two guards behind him. "Punish him for this, and don't hesitate to give it all you got, break his arms if you must, as long as you get the contract back!" "Yes, sir." The two guards stepped forward. Seeing this, Ashwin picked himself off the ground hastily and, remembering Leon's achievements from when they worked together, he quickly reminded, "Mister Mabre, this man knows martial arts, and he can take on several guards at once. Please tell your guards to be careful…" "That's okay, this is nothing! Don't worry, Vice President Mercer, these two are the martial artists that Master sent me, and no matter how good this twat is, he won't b
One did not need to be a rocket scientist to know that Leon was no match for Warren at all! "Thud!" Leon's finger made contact with Warren's, and with a loud crack, Warren's finger snapped in half. The spiritual energy seeping out of Leon's finger immediately tore Warren's true energy apart, slamming against his chest with a force that sent him flying. "Ah—" Warren's entire body was propelled backward, and with a loud thud, he hit the wall behind him and crumpled onto the ground. "How…how can this be?" Ashwin, Mister Mabre, and Dexter all stared at Leon with astounded looks. Neither of them ever thought that Leon's seemingly slow and weak attack would break Warren's finger and hurt him so severely! If they had not witnessed this with their own eyes, they would never believe this was true! Dexter was the most shocked out of all of them. He knew the extent of Warren's powers, and he did not sense any true energy in Leon at all, thus all the while he had been under the impres