The Protector

“I’m a bit offended, Zoey.” Harry smiled ruefully, “How could you forget about your own family?”

“Grandpa, I…”

“You should have come to me instead. The Lopez Group could work out something for you. You know it’s well within our means to take on that Ecological Park project of yours.”

“I could even provide the startup capital for your project!” said Harry seriously.

“I bet there’s going to be some conditions attached to it?” Levi drove straight to the point. “Or you wouldn’t be so kind as to provide the funding.”

He had seen through the ulterior motive for Harry to fund the project.

“Good, I like to deal with smart people.” Harry grinned, “It’d save me a lot of my time.”

His words prompted Samuel Robertson, who was sitting next to Harry, to pass over the contract to Zoey.

“Take a look at this, Zoey.”

Zoey immediately studied the contract when they passed it to her.

The content was straightforward.

The contract stated that Lopez Group would get up to ninety percent of the profits for the Ecological Park project for providing the funds to Imperial Meadows Limited.

fit of rage

to ask for such a huge chunk

never regarded him as his own son, but just another prey he

project would be automatically annulled if you can’t come up with the funding.” Harry’s grin was sly and pernicious, as if he was trying to lure the bait to the hook, “You would end up without a cent once the project was annulled.

you’re confident to pull in the funds that you need before

impossible for Zoey to secure the funds she needed for the project. This would only leave her

the Lopez family the biggest winner with a whopping ninety percent of the profits. Even Mr. Jennings

Aaron.” Henry chipped in, “We should work together since we’re family. Let’s share the profits instead of having

I’ll leave you guys alone

Zoey and her parents to

least there’s still something left on the plate for us. You

to put her name down on the contract. But she held back and sought Levi’s

sign it!” Levi was

I can secure the funding you

could fumble out a reply, “Don’t give me that crap again! Do we hold you responsible if we lose that hundred million? I

was in a dilemma as she eyed Levi skeptically. She did

this?” Levi shrugged, “Since we have three days left to go, why don’t we hang on till the last day to

“Sounds like a plan!”

could work