Jeremy smiled at Penny, and his tone was light when he spoke.“I was just joking. I’m more than willing to help.”Penny, her mouth stuffed with a piece of steak, sat back down.She started chewing slowly.Jeremy was genuinely impressed by her. She remained unshaken even under Caleb’s intense pressure.Charlotte, who stood next to Caleb, also felt a bit pressured. She nervously called out, “Caleb?”Caleb’s hands, which were hanging at his side, stiffened before slowly relaxing. So Penny was that kind of woman.Winston was right. She had low morals. If she could play with him, she could play with others.In that moment, he felt both relieved and somewhat unwilling to let go.She clearly did not like him, or else she would not have tried to kiss Jeremy.He remembered their previous game of Truth or Dare. She seemed to have chosen Jeremy back then as well.Without saying a word, he cast Penny a cold glance and walked away.Charlotte did not immediately follow. She glared at P
Caleb suddenly felt furious. He grabbed Penny and shoved her into the car.Penny’s back had already been hurt when he pressed her against a tree the previous night, and her throat was somewhat hoarse. With this sudden shove, she felt like her internal organs were about to spill out.Caleb leaned over her, gripping her chin tightly.Penny looked at him, not dodging his grip. She spoke in a puzzled tone.“Why are you angry, Mr. Fergerson?”Caleb stared at her face for a long time before finally letting out a light chuckle.“Do you think I’m jealous?”Penny did not answer.Caleb then let go of her chin and started to unbutton her clothes.“Now, for the sixth time.”Yet before he could undo the first button, he noticed marks hidden under her thin shirt.The lighting was dim, so he could not see clearly, but those looked like love bites.His fingers paused, then he grabbed her wrist and shoved her out of the car.“Get out.”Penny nearly tripped. If not for her quick reflexes,
Penny had already transferred her 35% of shares to Winona overnight.This was part of her plan. Otherwise, Honeywell would realize that these shares were transferred from her. When it came time to sign the contract, they would immediately realize that something was amiss.Before implementing this plan, Penny was actually taking a gamble. She could not think of anyone else to rely on. Currently, the only person available was Winona.If Winona ran off with these 35% of shares, it would not matter because Penny had also signed a significant contract with Jeremy. However, she had not disclosed the details of this contract to anyone yet.The people at Honeywell had been completely dazzled by the 35% of shares. Someone immediately informed Charlotte.“Ms. Shaw, if we can acquire these 35% of shares, it means we’ve successfully acquired Zaeve. From then on, you’ll have full control over Zaeve. You will be the newly appointed CEO.”Charlotte’s eyes were filled with triumph. In reality, C
When Winona returned with the contract and the check, Penny was not in her company office but at The Rosarium.At that moment, she was playing with Nani.Nani was lying on the ground, belly up and tail wagging fast.Winona placed the items on the coffee table.“Ms. Sullivan, this is a check for 300 million, and this is the contract.”Penny nodded. From now on, she was no longer the CEO of the company. With Charlotte holding 51% of the shares, even if all the remaining shareholders united, they would not have more shares than Charlotte.The company now belonged to Charlotte.Penny glanced at the clock on the wall. It was only 3:00 pm.As soon as the share transfer was successful, Charlotte went directly to Sullivan Corporation.Meanwhile, Honeywell officially announced that they had successfully acquired Zaeve and released the shareholder data.People in the industry who were following this war knew very well that this was a war between two women.Everyone thought it would be
“Caleb, I’ve acquired the Sullivans’ company.”Caleb was already sitting in his office chair at this point. His face showed no reaction as he uttered just one sentence.“That was quick.”Charlotte’s eyes were filled with smugness.“Yes, I didn’t expect it to happen so quickly either. The main reason is that the Sullivans are really no match for me. I can’t believe that Penny didn’t even show up at the company. She’s probably throwing a tantrum at home, breaking her cosmetics or something.”Caleb’s lips pursed coldly as he casually typed on his screen.“Charlotte.”He suddenly called out her name.Charlotte thought he was going to compliment her, but instead, she heard him say, “We probably won’t get back together.”Charlotte’s face had been full of smugness, but upon hearing this, her smile froze. She thought she had misheard.“Caleb, are you joking with me?”Caleb looked up at her, his eyes still calm.What Charlotte could not stand the most was this look in his eyes. Even
Charlotte stormed out of Fergerson Corporation’s building, her chest heaving with anger.She genuinely wondered if Caleb had someone else he liked.Since he returned to the country, no one had been around him—except maybe Penny.However, he had seen last night how trashy Penny was, openly kissing Jeremy in public. She must be even more promiscuous in private. That was something Caleb, with his obsessive cleanliness, could never tolerate.A flash of jealousy crossed Charlotte’s eyes. Whether it was Penny or not, she would not let anyone go!However, that matter would have to wait until after she had dealt with Penny Sullivan tonight.She took a deep breath, glanced at the time, and saw that it was almost 9:00 pm.She immediately headed to the Fergerson Estate. After all, Yvette and Aurelia were waiting there to see Penny’s humiliating submission.The thought expelled some of the venom from her system.By the time she arrived at the Fergerson Estate, Yvette and Aurelia were alre
“Mr. Tate, since this contract was signed in the past, can it be invalidated?”Charlotte knew that saying this was indeed a bit shameless, but the thought of inheriting a debt of three billion right after taking over Sullivan Corporation was unbearable.She had already spent hundreds of millions since the acquisition and had not made a penny yet. Moreover, selling off Sullivan Corporation to pay the debt would still leave her in the hole by 1.5 billion.The Shaw family could not afford that much money.The money she could spend had basically been exhausted in these few days.First was the painting, which she had reluctantly purchased to win Yvette’s favor. However, it only ended up embarrassing both of them.Second was the acquisition of the company. She had invested a lot of her own money, even owing some to the Shaw family.If other members of the Shaw family found out, there would definitely be an uproar. She would face countless ridicule, and the Shaw family would be in turm
He sat on the sofa, opening his laptop with one hand. There had been some issues with the overseas branch of the company, and he needed to personally go abroad to sort it out.He estimated that he would have to leave the country within two days, so he needed to work overtime to complete Fergerson Corporation’s pending documents.Charlotte found it hard to speak. After all, she had said in the morning that the Sullivans were no match for her. Now, she found herself seeking his help. She hesitated and even began to wonder if all of this was a trap set by Penny.If it was, how foolish she must have been to fall for it.When she was proudly boasting to Penny via text messages, Penny must have been laughing at her for being an idiot.The thought of this was simply unbearable.She had actually been played by a nobody!How embarrassing!It was even more embarrassing than what happened that night!Tears instantly fell from her eyes. Right now, she was not concerned about causing tro