“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.

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 wholly belongs to me now. It’s not

 

buy it back.” Even so, he fumed a little. After all, he

a stray lock of hair behind her ear, she

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

in the

the insults directed at him, Titus scowled. “Be careful I don’t sue you for slander,

his bottom lip. “Am I wrong? Why else would you offer only 100 million? Or do you

own cup of tea and gently took a sip before saying with a smile, “I agree with Charles, President Gray. 100 million

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

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

Charles

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

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.

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

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

see how smoothly the construction

eyes, she asked, “Are you threatening

he turned and

the door shut, Charles asked, “You’re

As long as he gives me that sum of money, I shall give him the plot of land. He can think what he wants, but I can’t do anything about the fact that he can’t afford

circle around her, he tutted, “In such a short amount of time, you’ve become such a fox in

why I shall have the land to myself,” she summarized with a

she picked up

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

in concern upon seeing

mouth, but before she could respond, the phone rang again. This time,

she answered hoarsely, tightening her grip around the phone. She could already guess what the other party

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