"Them again," Joe growled, silently crumpling the paper inside the box, the paper containing the crest of the most famous and mysterious family in the country. "Sir? Are you all right?" Cristine asked, afraid she had made a mistake, especially when she saw the boss's angry expression. "No, I'm not. Let's get out of here," Joe said. Hurrying, he walked ahead of Cristine and got into the car parked neatly in front of the restaurant. While waiting for his secretary, who had been left behind, he looked back at the wad of paper still in his hand. "What else do you want, huh? Aren't you satisfied with destroying me yet?" he scolded."Hurry up, Cristine!" called Joe, half shouting as his secretary was still far behind. "Sorry, sir." Cristine bowed her head slightly before getting into the car. "Someone stopped me while catching up with you, so I'm quite far behind," she explained. "Hmm," Joe responded flatly.They left the restaurant, heading to SkyLand Company to continue their pending
Joe looked sarcastically at his grandfather who was sitting casually on his living room sofa. He was only staring from afar, and it never entered his mind to approach the man he hadn't seen in a long time. "Come here, Joe. Don't you miss my grandfather one bit?" Kevin, the 60-year-old man straightened his posture, his hand waving for his grandson to come closer. "Never. I will never obey my orders again," Joe retorted fiercely. His breathing was ragged, his face showing a very frightening expression. "Don't argue, Joe! Have you forgotten what happened last time when you argued and disobeyed my orders?" Kevin snapped. The aura of leadership was still strong, so that anyone who was around him felt reluctant, and Joe was no exception. "No." Joe was still adamant about his words, so Kevin exhaled harshly when he saw his grandson increasingly disobeying his orders. "What's Grandpa coming here for, huh? Does Grandpa want to ruin my life once again?" Joe accused. He was still standing,
"You? What do you want exactly?" asked Joe while suppressing every sentence that came out of his lips. He wanted so badly to yell at his grandfather, but he didn't want Jesslyn to worry, or even panic because she didn't know anything about his problems with Kevin. "What for? To see my grandson's wife, of course. You're so mean not to tell your grandfather, Joe, when the house you're using is so close to mine." Kevin's words sounded desperate and disappointed, and Joe knew that his grandfather was trying to win Jesslyn over by acting like a helpless old man. "Jess, can I talk to you for a minute? Just the two of you," Joe cut in. Jesslyn who heard it was of course confused, she gave Kevin a glance, then asked permission from her husband's grandfather to go into the room for a while. "What's wrong?" asked Jesslyn after closing the door to her room. "Explain to me, how did that old man get into the house? And why did you let him in?" asked Joe."I didn't let him in when he first kn
In the morning, Joe felt a sense of relief after telling Jesslyn everything. "Good morning, Babe," Joe said after coming out of the room, and immediately hugged his wife who was busy preparing breakfast. "Morning," Jesslyn replied briefly. "How did you sleep? If you still feel tired or sleepy, just go back to sleep. I've contacted Cristine to reschedule your activities for today." "No, I didn't. I'm not tired anymore, especially after explaining what really happened to you.""That means you're feeling tired and under-rested because you're thinking too much about your grandfather's sudden arrival, right?" Jesslyn guessed. *Hmmmm." Joe nodded. "Don't underestimate that old man. He's too powerful, he also has a lot of money. So, he can do anything to get his way." Jesslyn shuddered. "I didn't expect that your grandfather's innocent expression could deceive me so well yesterday."Joe chuckled. "Yes, that's so. But I feel relieved that I told you everything." Jesslyn raised one eyebro
"I'm sorry, Joe. But I can't let the company go to you because the Seattle Group will falter now that someone else has taken over one of its strongest pillars," Lucas explained. "In other words, with SkyLand Company's ownership transferring to you in its entirety, Seattle Group's balance will be disrupted, and I don't want to take the risk of you cutting off the cooperation between our companies in the future." Hearing Lucas's explanation, which sounded very reasonable, Joe could only exhale his breath roughly. His mind was split, and honestly, he felt very disappointed that his hope of owning SkyLand Company could not run smoothly. "I honestly don't know what to do now, Lucas. I'm sure Kevin Bouguler wouldn't just show up out of nowhere. He must want something from me, so I must have a firm grip to face his attacks, and the only way I can think of is to take over SkyLand Company," Joe said."If you want a strong grip and a head start, you don't need to take over this company, Joe.
In accordance with the orders given by his boss, Joshua returned to his room again and contacted the receptionist who had been waiting since earlier in the company lobby. "Please invite Mr. Kevin to come upstairs," Joshua ordered. It didn't take long for the elevator right in front of Joshua's room to open, and the man quickly approached Kevin. "Welcome, Mr. Kevin. Please, Mr. Lucas is waiting for you inside." Joshua invited Kevin to enter after knocking on the door as a code to Lucas that his guest had arrived. "Hmm," was Kevin's only response, no thanks at all coming from the man's lips. "I think I'd rather take a leave of absence than have to deal with a guest like this," Joshua mused as he shuddered in horror at the intimidating aura that surrounded Kevin from earlier. "Sorry, sir. You can't go inside because Mr. Lucas only lets Mr. Kevin in," Joshua interrupted when he saw Kevin's two bodyguards wanting to follow their boss' lead. The two bodyguards wanted to argue, but K
Joe pounded his desk loudly. One problem was unfinished, and now it had to be added to another. "What is the reason Mr. Bristone canceled the purchase? Didn't he really like the property we built? He even plans to become an official investor of SkyLand Company. So, how could he just cancel the purchase?" Joe bombarded Cristine with many questions. His mind was getting frantic. If it had only been Mr. Bristone who had canceled the purchase, Joe would not have been this panicked and upset. As someone who has been in the business world for a long time, Joe certainly knows that the decision made by a big businessman can make other businessmen make the same decision. And look at it now, it's all proven by the withdrawal of several prospective buyers, even buyers who have already paid a down payment also canceled their purchase. "I don't know either, sir. Mr. Bristone's secretary contacted me and said that her boss canceled the purchase. When I asked her why, she immediately hung up." C
Bristone couldn't figure out what was going through his boss's head. Had he been Joe, his grandfather's name would have been the prime suspect in the sudden bankruptcy. "Alright, sir. I can only follow your orders. I hope Joe will not suspect you of the loss he is currently experiencing." Brimstone looked at Kevin, and he deliberately said that to open Kevin's mind a little without him having to take the trouble to advise him himself because he knew that Kevin was not the type of person who liked to be informed, especially when the person instructing him was younger than him. "I'm sure he won't suspect me unless someone tells him." Kevin stared intently at Bristone as if to emphasize that he would never forgive anyone who betrayed him, even if the one who did the disgusting thing were his confidant."I would never betray you, Mr. Kevin." Bristone, who knew the meaning of his boss's gaze, replied firmly to avoid misunderstanding. "I didn't mean to make you feel uncomfortable with my