The Protector

Levi left the house to meet up with Azure Dragon, whom he had instructed to wait for him outside the house.

“What can I do for you, Sir?” Azure Dragon asked.

“I want you to contact these companies.” Levi handed him a list of company names.

The following morning.

Zoey was woken up by Aaron in the wee hours of the morning.

“Where the hell is Levi? I presume he was out last night to source for funding, but what’s taking him so long to come back?” Aaron said disapprovingly, “He just can’t do anything right. He’s a born loser, a good-for-nothing!”

It angered Zoey to think that Levi did not even bother to inform her when he knew he would be out the whole night.

“We’d better sign the contract before it’s too late. Let’s meet up with Harry now!”

Harry and his men were already standing by at the family mansion when Zoey and her family arrived.

An euphoric smile hung on their faces as they greeted Zoey and her family.

It was all too gratifying for Harry and company to see the three of them come begging with their tail between their legs.

“You should have known better than to make a fool out of yourself, Aaron.” Henry and Fabian jeered at him, “Can’t you see that there’s no way you guys could ever get the investments?”

lowered his head and said feebly, “We’re here

up in his chest when he

back for three more days, they would have signed it on the same day when it was offered to them, It would have seemed more like a respectable deal

but respectable in the eyes of Harry and his company now that Aaron had to beg them for the contract. Knowing the contract

felt such humiliation before. This is all thanks to

ready to sign it now, grandpa.” Zoey informed

the contract. But there will be a change of terms.” Harry’s expression changed and he curled his lips into a grim smile, “We are no longer asking for ninety but ninety-five percent of the profits now. The remaining five

agreed on a ninety percent

terrible pang of shock hit Zoey as she stared at

accordingly?” Harry said

knew it was he who called the shots. The

the cold-bloodiness of these

bitterly resented her grandpa for

pass! I’ll give up the project altogether!” she said in a fit of rage, “Nobody would get a dime

say that, Zoey? Five percent would still give us fifty million, at least

is right, Zoey. We can’t afford to

Zoey with no choice but to

sign

Zoey was about to ink the contract, Levi showed up and halted

before the deadline,” he wrung away the pen from Zoey’s