“He arrived pretty quickly.” Charles spun his chair around with a lazy look on his face.

Closing the document in her hand and setting it aside, Sonia said, “Let him in.”

“Of course,” Daphne answered.

Very quickly, Titus entered the room, thereupon he gave Sonia a sharp stare.

 

As she was already used to such workplace clashes, Sonia was unbothered and only offered him a faint smile as she gestured at the seat in front of her. “Please have a seat, President Gray.”

“You sure look calm!” he snarled, almost in praise, before pulling out the chair and sitting opposite her.

Meanwhile, Charles sat by her side. With that, she pushed the tea that she had Daphne make gently over to Titus and said, “Thank you for your praise, President Gray. Please have some tea.”

Having no intention of drinking it at all, he merely looked down at the tea before him. Nonetheless, she didn’t mind and only set her hands on the table with her fingers intertwined. “I figure you must have a purpose for coming to Paradigm. Co. today.”

“Since you’re asking, I might as well say it straight. I’m taking back the piece of land in the center of the city.” Titus stared closely at her.

the corner of her eye, she returned her gaze to Titus with a smile. “Take it back? I’m afraid that’s not possible. After all, it has been transferred and

 

misunderstood me. When I say ‘take,’ I don’t mean it literally. I wish to buy it back.” Even so, he fumed a little. After all, he could have gotten this land for

had, in fact, misunderstood you.” Tucking a stray lock of hair behind her ear,

to beat around the bush. 100 million,” he proposed, lifting up one finger as he stared

in the city center with 100 million? Are you joking or is Triforce

the insults directed at him, Titus scowled. “Be careful I

of idle threats and only curled his bottom lip. “Am I wrong? Why else would you offer only 100 million? Or do you

a sip before saying with a

the sum he gave was indeed not enough, he asked after a pause, “How much do

leave it—2 billion.” Sonia put down her cup of tea after giving a

just Titus, even Charles gaped at her

table, Titus complained, “2 billion, President Reed? That’s

will admit my price is a little on the high side, but it’s not that high. That’s a plot of land in the city center. Its starting estimate is 1.5 billion or so, and the price is only going to skyrocket once its surroundings have been developed. When you take that into account, 2 billion isn’t

let out a bitter laugh. “Who knows how long it would take for the land to be worth 2 billion? For you to offer me that price right now means you must have no wish to sell me the

true. As long as you give me that sum, I will have the deed transferred to you at once. You’re only thinking like that because you don’t wish to give me that much. If that’s the case, I might as well keep it for myself and build a

how smoothly the construction process goes!” he

eyes, she asked, “Are you threatening

answering, he turned

Titus slam the door shut, Charles asked, “You’re

“I’m being truthful. As long as he gives me that sum of money, I shall give him the plot of land. He can think what

of time, you’ve become such a fox in the market. 2

land to myself,” she summarized

phone on her desk rang. Putting down her teacup, she picked up the phone and looked at the caller ID before answering

Reed, but some issues have arisen with our engineering team, and we’re not able to help you build your factory. It’s best that you find someone else.” With that, the person at the other end of the line hung up the phone, not even giving her the chance

in concern upon seeing the

phone rang again. This time, it was a call from

grip around the phone. She

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