The Mysterious Billionaire

Charles hung up the phone and he went back to the discussion room.

Paige was uneasy as she sat in the waiting room.

Charles wasn't a kind person. Would Joseph get into trouble because of him?

Should she inform Joseph? She was so worried about him that she couldn't just sit and do nothing. As she decided to call Joseph and inform him about it, she walked out of the room to go to the washroom.

As soon as she walked out the door, the lift chimed and Joseph walked out with his hands in his pockets.

Bobby was behind him and they walked in the direction of Paige. She opened her mouth and intend to say something.

However, Joseph's expression was cold to the core. He didn't even spare her a glance and he walked past her as if they were strangers.

Paige swallowed back the words that were caught in her mouth. She felt that she was being ridiculous and she almost wanted to laugh at herself.

Joseph now had Paisley as his girlfriend, so she might be able to help him. Anyway, who was she to worry about him?

Paige glared at him as he walked away.

Then, she huffed and walked to the washroom.

Joseph strode into the discussion room.

Hardy and Charles were sitting at opposite sides of each other with their assistants at their sides. Their expressions didn't look too good.

Upon hearing Joseph walk in, Charles said, "Joseph, why are you so late?"

"I overslept," Joseph said and sat down uncaringly. "Where are we now?"

Hardy's gaze swept across Joseph's attire.

He looked back at him lazily and narrowed his eyes in disdain, "Boss Joseph, it seems as though you don't treat this collaboration seriously."

"Do I need to?" Joseph smiled faintly at him.

"You don't? Since Dawson Group is not interested in working with Acma Corporation, I guess..." Hardy locked eyes with Joseph and said with a hint of threat.

"In that case, we can call off this collaboration, right?" Joseph tapped his slender fingers on the table and looked at Hardy with a smile, "You seem to be very confident in yourself, Mr. Anthony."

There wasn't anything threatening about Joseph. He was just talking nonchalantly as if they were joking. However, Hardy felt a little pressured by it.

He looked at Joseph unhappily and said, "Shouldn't I be?"

"You can, but don't get too arrogant. Everyone here is trying their best at business. It's not like Acma Corporation is the only company in B City."

"Joseph, don't talk nonsense!" Charles was secretly happy to see Joseph and Hardy bantering with each other. It would be better if they could even fight. If that really happened, he could tell their father about it.

"It's not nonsense. The purpose of the partnership between Dawson Group and Acma Corporation is for their mutual benefits. Since you are clear of the benefits Dawson Group can bring you, why are you acting so arrogant?"

"I think you are the one that's acting arrogant. We agreed on meeting at 9. But here you are at 10 o'clock. What does this mean?" Hardy asked with a cold smile.

"There's only one thing I'd like to say. If Acma Corporation is interested in collaborating with us, you should just sign the agreement. If you're not, we are going to look for another partner. The CEO of Wolf Group, James Field, is already waiting for me to sign the proposed agreement."

"Wolf Group? Are you joking?" Hardy asked with a sneer.

The next second, Joseph's phone rang.

Seeing that it was James, he said, "Mr. Anthony, I think it's not a joke. James has called me, do you want to listen?"

He answered the call in front of everyone, "Good morning, Mr. Field."

"Mr. Dawson, where are you?"

"I'm discussing the collaboration with Acma Corporation," Joseph answered.

"You're discussing it with Acma Corporation? Didn't you say that you were going to work with us on this?"

"Mr. Field, I can't make this decision alone. My brother is in charge of this, and he had already talked about this with Mr. Anthony. So, of course, I have to give this chance to Acma Corporation. After all, this is on a first come first serve basis."

"What do you mean first come first serve? Hardy is really a good-for-nothing. He just likes stealing people away and giving others false hope. He's also very arrogant, it's as if his company is the best in the whole wide world. If you collaborate with him, you're going to have a very hard time. Just come collaborate with me, I'm easy to work with and anything can be discussed." James criticized Hardy on the phone and everyone listening wore incredulous expressions on their faces.

"Mr. Field, please give me a moment. I'll call you back in a while", Joseph hung up and looked at Hardy, "Do you want this collaboration? Just give me a simple answer. If you're not interested, I'II meet with James right away. You are not the only one we need."

Joseph was extremely arrogant and he had complete control over the situation. Hardy's expression turned dark.

The collaboration between their companies was indeed a win-win situation for them. He had originally wanted to gain the upper hand to get more benefits for his company.

However, he didn't expect Joseph to have already asked Wolf Group about it.

This was an obvious threat to him as he could not risk losing a partnership with Dawson Group.

Hardy's expression changed a few times as he thought about it. Finally, he suppressed his anger and turned to Charles, "What do you think about this, Mr. Dawson? Are you going to let Boss Joseph be so disloyal to the partnership between our companies?"

Charles had already known that they would succeed in this partnership with Acma Corporation. However, this was not how he planned for it to happen.