“Olivia Rodriquez?” Smith asked himself with a surprised look on his face. He chuckled to himself after realizing that he had a business meeting with his ex-wife's mother. He couldn't wait to see the woman who derived pleasure in mocking her. He wondered why his father was interested in making a deal with the Rodriquez family despite almost making them go bankrupt. Why did he want to help them after he almost made their company go bankrupt? He picked up his phone and called his father. “Hello, Dad,” he said into the phone after the call connected at the third ring. “What do you need, my son?” His father asked in a calm tone. “Are you sure of the details you sent to me about the business proposal?” He asked and Edward nodded his head. “Yes,” his father responded. “Yes. I want you to make sure you examine the business proposal very well before giving out the deal,” his father said and he nodded his head. “Okay thanks,” he responded. He didn't bother to ask his father why he cho
“Father?” Olivia asked and stared at him in disbelief, and he nodded his head affirmatively. “Yes. What do you think?” He asked in a cold tone as he stroked his chin. “Can't you do it?” He asked again as he noticed her moodiness. She didn't want to talk to him but he was unfazed by it. “Yes, I can't,” she responded and glared at him viciously as though she wanted to devour him. “Do you think you don't want to?” He asked and chuckled while stroking his chin calmly. He didn't pay attention to her glare. He was only concerned about crushing her ego and making her pay for belittling him in the past. He was no longer the underdog of her family so there was nothing to be scared of. And besides, her family is nothing compared to his family. He could crush them all with just a snap of a finger but he wanted to take down on them one after the other. Maybe that was the reason why his father paired him with Mrs. Olivia. “Is that what you've resorted to, huh? I know you won't change from
Mrs. Olivia, who was as confused as Smith, stared at the rich man with a furrowed eyebrow.“What's happening here?” The man demanded in a hoarse and cold tone that could make the heart of the weak tremble. If it was before, Smith would have trembled and shivered in fear but he has changed into a stronger man with a great mentality. Smith stared at the man before him with a confused look. After scrutinizing the situation for a while, Smith knew what the situation was. “But how come?” He asked himself but he couldn't get an answer to it. “You're yet to answer my question, Mr. Man. What are you doing here with my supposed soon-to-be business partner?” The man asked in a cold tone and Mrs. Olivia looked up instantly after hearing the man's last statement. “Soon-to-be business partner?” She asked and the man nodded his head. “Aren't you Mrs Olivia?” He asked and she nodded her head in response. “Yes, I am,” she responded quickly, not without glancing at Smith, who was watching the
“Don't give her the contract,” he frowned after reading the message from the anonymous number. Could it be his boss? That was the first question that crossed his mind. No, that's a lie. His boss hasn't messaged him with an anonymous number and even if I want to pass a message across to him, he could just call him. So who is this person? He asked himself but he couldn't get an answer to it. He clenched his fist with anger after concluding that it wasn't his boss who sent the message. It was someone else who must be aware of his meeting with Mrs. Olivia. Who else could be aware of the meeting and still dare to be playing around with him?Could it be that man? He snapped out of his trance as he remembered the man who caused a nuisance in the conference hall. It was Smith. Although the man seemed to be the only one aware of the gathering apart from his boss, Smith didn't have his number so there was no way he could reach out to him so quickly. “Who are you? And why did you ask me no
“Smith? Mr. Smith,” Stephen mumbled and roamed around in the hall with a worried look on his face. Mrs. Olivia, who didn't understand his change of countenance and attitude, decided to question him. “What's wrong with you, Mr. Stephen? You can talk to me,” she said and he glared at her. “What's there to talk about? Will you solve my problem?” He snapped at her and she stared at him with a confused look. How dare he speak to her in such a deteriorating manner! Although she was angry at him for disrespecting her, she decided to let it go because she knew that something could be wrong with him. But could it be? What could make his mood change instantly? It was after a phone call that he started to behave in such a way. “What do you want?” He asked in a cold tone. “I hope he isn't the one,” he prayed silently with his hand trembling as he picked up his phone to call Smith, who had called him earlier. Smith picked up after the third ring and he spoke up. “Is it true that you're the
“The new owner said that?” She asked with a surprised look and he nodded his head. She hissed and threw her head backward with a cold look on her face. “What's his name? How can you know the new boss asked me to do such a despicable thing, huh?”“I can't stoop so low to kneel before anyone because of a stupid deal,” she hissed and looked away with a cold demeanor. “Are you sure of what you're saying?” The lady asked in a cold tone and he nodded his head in response. “You can find out yourself if you have doubts,” he said and showed the proof that she needed to know that Mr. Joshson no longer had authority over the company. It belonged to someone else. “So you're going to send me out because of that, huh? Isn't my proposal good enough?” She asked and he ruffled his hair with a frustrated look on his face. “Haven't I told you that before you can get a contract you have to do what he needs?”“I hope you know this is no longer about the business proposal because it's up to the standa
“The slap?” She asked with a confused look after he made such a deteriorating statement. She didn't understand what he meant by that statement. Smith, who noticed she was confused, decided to play a tough mind game with her. “Why do you look confused? Am I wrong that you were slapped by Mr. Stephen, your supposed manager?” He asked and glanced at her. What! Her eyes widened in shock and her mouth opened agape as she began to understand what he meant by that statement. “The slap? How do you know about it?” She asked in a cold tone. “You're an adult, right? I bet you're smart enough to unravel the mystery by yourself,” he said and turned in the direction of his car. “What mystery? Come back and tell me how you managed to know that Stephen slapped me,” she demanded and he smirked. “I'm no longer your daughter's husband so you should know how to address me. And besides, you can't force an answer out of me if I want to remain silent,” he said in a cold tone. “Whatever,” she said an
“How could it be true? Smith is the new owner of Walmart company. Does that mean he bought it for half a billion dollars? That's not possible. I can't believe it,” Olivia talked to herself as she walked on the lonely path where she parked her car. After Smith left, she couldn't stop thinking about what she had learned from the new Smith. He wasn't the same Smith she used to know. Before he used to depend on them whether to eat or drink despite working as a part-time cleaner and chef, but now, he has changed a lot. It only took him a month to become rich and powerful. How is that possible? Rich enough to purchase a company as big as the Walmart company. She knew there was something mysterious about him but she couldn't tell what it was. She decided to make it her work to find out what he was depending on. Not only has he become bold and arrogant but he is also rich that she doubted if she was up to his standard. She took a deep breath, finding it hard to unravel the so-called my