Chapter 5: What's It Like to Spend Ten Billion in Ten Minutes?
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"You're my wife. How could I let you lose this bet?" Flores said confidently.
"You... are hopeless!" Stella was completely disappointed in Flores. "Looks like I'll have to go from bank to bank, hoping to secure some loans." At this point, Stella had no other choice.
"Don't worry, Stella. You have to believe in yourself!" Flores looked at Stella's anxiety and couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing. The king of Malia Palace, worrying about money?
"Heh, I'll believe you when pigs fly!" Stella glared at Flores bitterly. Indeed, this man was completely unreliable!
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The next morning, after preparing breakfast, Flores went out alone.
Shortly after, Flores stood in front of the Global Investment and strode in.
"Sir, do you have an appointment?" the pretty receptionist asked politely, standing up.
"I'm here to see Samuel Phillips. He should know I'm coming," Flores said casually. Before coming, he had instructed Andrew Cooper and Global Investment over the phone, but he didn't reveal his true identity.
"Alright, please wait a moment!" The receptionist, hearing Flores directly mention the company's general manager, figured he was an important guest and promptly called the general manager's office to inquire.
Five minutes later, Flores was sitting in Samuel Phillips's luxurious office.
"I'm Samuel Phillips. Mr. Cooper has already spoken to me over the phone. What can I do for you? And how should I address you?" Samuel Phillips leaned back on the sofa, crossing his hands in front of him and scrutinizing Flores.
Samuel Phillips wondered what the relationship was between this young man and the Cooper family. Andrew Cooper didn't clarify it on the phone yesterday, only saying that no matter what Flores requested, it must be fully satisfied. However, he wasn't going to help just anyone. It depended on the person's qualifications!
"I'm Flores Ford. I'm here today to discuss investing in the Wilson Group with you," Flores truthfully stated his purpose.
"Flores Ford? Wilson Group?" Samuel Phillips frowned, feeling that the name of Flores Ford sounded very familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.
The next moment, he slapped his thigh, unable to believe it, and asked incredulously, "You're that useless son-in-law of the Wilson family, Flores Ford?"
The Wilson family was famous in Sebria City, and Stella was a rare beauty. So, the fact that Stella married and brought in a freeloading son-in-law was well-known throughout the city!
"Yes, I'm the one you're talking about," Flores frowned slightly, feeling dissatisfied. It seemed that the general manager of Global Investment didn't value him at all!
"Heh, I was wondering who it was. Turns out it's you, a useless man. You're here today to get us to invest in the Wilson Group, right? Sorry, I can't help you, and I don't want to help a waste!" Samuel Phillips lost interest as soon as he learned about Flores's status as a freeloading son-in-law to a rich family. 'I will never believe that a failure like him has any special relationship with Andrew Cooper. Besides, if the upper class found out I was afraid of a well-known failure, I'd probably become the laughingstock of the city!'
"Are you sure?! Can I hear the reason?" Flores sneered, his face turning cold. If someone wasn't smart enough, he didn't need to give them any respect!
"The reason? Look at you, a shameless, useless son-in-law like you thinks you're qualified to talk to me? And I know about the Wilson Group's situation. The financial chain is broken, and there's no way out! Get lost! Don't let the door hit you on the way out!" Samuel Phillips stood up, brushed off his clothes, and rudely drove Flores out.
"If you apologize right now and invest in the Wilson Group, I can pretend nothing happened. Otherwise, you won't be able to handle my wrath!" Flores said coldly.
"Hahaha! You... are you kidding me?! Let me apologize to you and fear your wrath? You're truly ridiculous!" Samuel Phillips laughed loudly, looking at Flores as if he were looking at a fool.
"Don't worry, I'll show you what real fear is!" Flores said with a cold smile, then took out his phone and dialed a number, calling Andrew Cooper. "No matter what means you use! In ten minutes, I'll make Global Investment mine!"
After saying this, Flores hung up the phone and closed his eyes to relax. Samuel Phillips's fate was sealed from the moment he insulted him!
"Hahaha! Acquire Global Investment in ten minutes? Do you know how much Global Investment is worth now? Five billion! Do you understand the concept of five billion? Fine, I'll wait for you for ten minutes. After ten minutes, I'll have security strip you naked and throw you out!" Samuel Phillips said fiercely. Could anyone come up with five billion in ten minutes? Maybe someone could! But definitely not this useless son-in-law standing before him!
Soon, ten minutes passed!
"You useless fool, now I'll show you how miserable it is to offend me!" Samuel Phillips sneered, but just as he was about to call in security to take Flores away, his phone rang.
"Hello, boss!" Samuel Phillips immediately straightened up and greeted respectfully, his face filled with a flattering smile. But this smile quickly disappeared.
"W... what? Boss, are you kidding me? You're actually selling Global Investment? It's doing so well! What? Sold for ten billion?!" Samuel Phillips's face turned extremely pale in an instant, his eyeballs almost popping out of their sockets! The person who bought Global Investment for ten billion, the person he had just mocked as a useless fool... he was dumbstruck on the spot!
Samuel Phillips's phone dropped to the ground, his face ashen. Samuel Phillips knew he was finished, utterly finished!
"I'm sorry! Ten billion is just pocket change to me!" Flores stood up and said lightly.
Samuel Phillips was so frightened that he fell off his chair. Ten billion! And it was just pocket change? He dared not think about how terrifying of a person he had offended?
"Mr. Ford, I was wrong! I was really wrong! Please spare me!" Samuel Phillips got up and knelt down again, begging for forgiveness while banging his head hard against the floor.
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