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The confirmation from Sonia sounded like a clap of thunder in Rainbow’s ears, causing her head to buzz ceaselessly.
She was a fan of military stuff and soldiers.
Out of all her idols, the Wolf King of the Western Frontline was the strongest, and his name and the Lycantroops alone would frighten the enemies away. The Wolf King was the hero of heroes, the War God of war gods, and she idolized and admired him the most.
Now, she learned that Andrius, her cousin in law, was the Wolf King that commanded a million Lycantroops!
It was unbelievable!
Sonia confirmed it, and she heard it with her own ears. Otherwise, she would never believe it.
“Andrius, Wolf King… Wolf King, Andrius…” Rainbow shook her head repeatedly as she muttered like a starstruck fan.
She immediately recalled multiple events in the past.
When she came to Sumeria to continue her studies, Andrius had given Noir a glance, and Noir had agreed to take a picture with her. He even posed multiple times for her to take the best angle.
After that, Andrius had even said to contact him if she ever wanted another photo session.
It was an obvious hint!
A while back at the entrance of New Moon Corporation, when she had told Andrius that she preferred to work at Celestial Enterprise and that wished she could meet the big boss, the Wolf King, when she started work, he had given her a strange look.
He must have been holding back his laughter then.
Andrius‘ words and actions had revealed hints of his true identity, but Rainbow was too naive and simple to pick up the hints.
Fortunately, it was not too late to learn about the truth.
Her cousin–in–law was the Wolf King!
Rainbow had the urge to laugh out loud, but she held back in front of Sonia. Her excitement was written all over her face though.
“Rainbow, the procedures are done. If you have nothing else to do now, I’ll talk to you about what you should be mindful of at work.” Sonia stamped the employment contract and gave it to Rainbow.
Rainbow kept the contract away and said with a wide smile, “Ms. Timberland, can you give me a few minutes? I want to talk to Andrius.”
“Go ahead.” Sonia nodded with a smile. She knew how the girl felt.
Back then, when Sonia found out that Andrius was the Wolf King, she had shared a similar excitement too. She could only imagine how excited Rainbow was being Andrius‘ cousin -in-
law.
Rainbow came out from the building.
The sky was blue, the wind tasted sweet, and the birds sang a melody with their chirps.
“Rainbow, are you done with the procedures?” Andrius simply asked when he saw Rainbow come out from the building.
“Andrius, you… you…” Rainbow stared at Andrius delightfully. “You are the Wolf King!? You are really good at keeping secrets!”
She then took her phone out and snapped pictures of Andrius.
Snap! Snap! Snap!
She took pictures of him from every angle and captured every expression on his face and the poses he made.
Andrius was rendered speechless, but he did not have the heart to interrupt the girl’s excitement. He played along and hoped the mini photo session would be over soon.
“Andrius, you have no idea how much I admire you!” Rainbow gushed as she continued to take pictures of him.
“I must take as many pictures as I can, and they will be my treasures that I can be proud of! I had a picture with the Wolf King! I wonder how many people will be jealous of me if I show them the picture?”
Rainbow’s smile grew wider as she continued taking the pictures.
Andrius rolled his eyes at the girl. He said, “You can take pictures of me, but keep them to yourself. Don’t simply go around and announce my identity.”
“Huh?” Rainbow froze for a few seconds before she stared at Andrius confusedly with her crystal–clear eyes.
“Why?”
“I don’t want other people finding out my identity.”
“Oh…”
Rainbow understood the importance of secrecy. After all, the Wolf King’s name was the only thing known about him; there was almost no other personal information circulating around
the world.
She could not just expose her cousin -in–law’s identity just because she wanted to brag. If she admired the Wolf King, she had to respect him.
“Aye, aye, sir!” Rainbow saluted Andrius as if she was a soldier and said, “I will not leak a single word about your identity to anyone. I will only keep the pictures to myself!”
Andrius laughed. She sure was an interesting one.
After giving her affirmation, Rainbow thought of something and continued to ask, “Andrius, does… Luna know about this?”
“She doesn’t,” Andrius answered. “We are just… pretending, and it will be over in a few months. It is not necessary to tell her about my identity.”
“Is that so…” })
Rainbow’s heart raced when she got the answer. Her eyes flickered and asked, “Andrius, when you divorce Luna, let’s go out together! Let’s date!”
Andrius was rendered speechless again.
First, there was Halle, then Athena, and now Rainbow?
Rainbow was the third female who wanted to be with him after his little farce with Luna was
over. He never knew that he was such an attractive man.
“No thanks.” Andrius had no interest in dating. He came up with a lame excuse and rejected the girl, “You are too small. You’re not suitable.”
“Which part of me is small?” Rainbow jumped and lifted her chest when she spoke, showing off her ample chest to Andrius to prove him wrong.
“Besides…” She added, “I’m kind, I’m beautiful, and I know how to take care of people. I’m understanding and I admire you!
“If we get married in the future, I will cook for you, do your laundry, and treat you like a king. We can also have eight to ten babies!”
Rainbow was being carried away by her fantasy. She rubbed her hands eagerly and started to fantasize even more about the future.
“Hold up! Stop!” Antritis rolled his eyes again. He warned her, “I’m still your cousin -in–law. If you keep being like this, I’ll tell Lama about it.”
“Huh? No! Please don’t!” Rainbow admired Andrius a lot but she was still afraid of Luna. She had no plans to compete with Luna for Andrius.
“Alright. I’ll zip my mouth shut.” Rainbow lost, but her eyes gleamed cunningly. She then asked, “Then, can you promise me one thing?”
“What is it?”
“Can I call you Andy as well?”
Rainbow had her own plans for the future. If she got used to calling him her cousin–in–law, it would be strange in the future.
If she called him Andy now, when he divorced Luna, she would have an advantage and she would have no concerns about going after him.
“Uh…” Andrius had no idea what the girl was thinking. It was all the same to him, so he said, Fine.”
“Alright, Andy!”
Rainbow hopped around delightfully.
“Okay, okay. Go back to work. I’ll leave you to it.”
Andrius was afraid that Rainbow would continue to surprise him with terms that he did not know existed, so it would be best to leave as soon as possible. He then walked away hurriedly.
“Hmph.” Rainbow watched as Andrius strode away. She softly grunted and rubbed her hands. ” Andy, I will make you mine after you divorce Luna!”
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Having the Wolf King as a boyfriend was probably the coolest thing!
After Andrius came out of the building, he scanned one of the rental electric bikes and headed to Noir’s place.
“Andy, here. I have two pints ready.”
Noir prepared the beer as soon as he arrived.
A while later, Noir’s phone buzzed. He had a glance and said, “Andy, Simon–Tooke’s chairman, Dean Mitchell, is here in Sumeria. He’s probably here about what happened the other day,
“He knows that Celestial Enterprise had military support, yet he still set foot in the city. I think there’s more than meets the eye.”
Andrius was not concerned. He had a gulp of beer and sighed satisfyingly before he said, Whatever comes our way, we will deal with it. I don’t care how persistent or vengeful he is, as long as he’s here to give us money, there’s no point in not accepting it.”
Noir giggled mischievously. In the past, he enjoyed killing their enemies back in the Western Frontline.
However, now that he had moved into the city with the Wolf King, he could not simply kill anymore. Fortunately, extorting people’s money was interesting, especially when there was a line waiting to deliver money to them.
It was an intoxicating feeling.
Meanwhile, at the airport, Mr. Longman, his secretary, a bunch of Simon–Tooke’s executives plus a dozen muscular bodyguards, were waiting outside the arrival gate.
A few minutes later, Dean came out.
“Mr. Chairman!”
Mr. Longman and the other executives bowed instantly, creating quite a grand scene at the airport.
Dean nodded at them before he walked out of the airport; the group followed him out. He was surrounded by his men when he stepped out as if he was the center of everything.
“Mr. Chairman.” Mr. Longman stayed a person’s length behind him as he said, “What are we going to do about Celestial Enterprise next?”
“Celestial Enterprise…”
Dean stopped walking. He squinted and scoffed, “Since I’m already here, their days are numbered. I will hold a birthday celebration in Sumeria this year. My godson, Cloud Forger, will be transferred here as well. We will then invite the mayor, Marcus Freely, and the military governor, Severus Sano. Maybe…”
His eyes gleamed all of a sudden. “Maybe the Wolf King will attend as well.”
“The Wolf King?!”
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Mr. Longman was astonished. He might not be a local, but he had heard of the Wolf King before.
All living beings in Florence, regardless of race and species, knew the Wolf King.
Dean chuckled when he saw the reaction on Mr. Longman’s face.
“If the Wolf King shows up, the tiny Celestial Enterprise won’t be able to do much. Let them have their way for now.
“During the birthday celebration, the Wolf King and the military governor will be more than enough to overpower Celestial Enterprise. They will have no choice but to spit out whatever they’ve swallowed.”
Mr. Longman agreed with flattery, “You’re right.”
“With the Wolf King here, there won’t be any problem!”
“The more arrogant Celestial Enterprise is now, the more dire their fate will be in the end.” “Mr. Chairman, it’s because of you, Simon–Tooke remained strong for so many years, or else we wouldn’t be here today.”
Dean was not interested in the men’s flattery. He waved and simply said, “Enough. Stop the flattery. Before we go after Celestial Enterprise, we have to take down New Moon Corporation first.”
His eyes gleamed coldly.
“The puny New Moon Corporation is nothing. How dare they stand against Simon – Tooke?! We will make an example out of them! We will let the entire city know that it is a grave mistake to defy Simon–Tooke!”
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On the next day, due to excessive drinking last night, Andrius woke up a little later than usual. He went to work, but when he walked into Team Five’s office, he spotted a sour look on everyone’s faces.
“What’s wrong? Where’s Fatty Frank?” Andrius simply asked, wondering what could have made them sulk
“He’s in the meeting room. Team Five is doomed now!” Angel sighed and said sadly, “This morning, Simon–Tooke launched a fell–fledged sanction on our company.
“Our clients and suppliers who got the news bailed on us when they got the news. All the executives believed it was Team Five’s fault for beating Mr. Longman up the other day. That’s why he must have done this to get back to us. They are coming for the company, and…”
A hint of anger flashed on Angel’s expression.
Andrius asked with furrowed brows, “And what?”
“And the executives want all of us in Team Five to apologize to Simon–Tooke in person.” Angel clenched her teeth and said, “If we can’t get Mr. Longman to forgive us, Simon–Tooke won’t lift the sanction and Team Five will be dissolved.”
Andrius laughed helplessly.
Executives?
They were like cowards in front of Simon–Tooke, but they showed no mercy to their own people within the company. They were really a bunch of double–standard, useless cowards!
If they were any use, they should stand up against Simon–Tooke bravely.
A bunch of donkeys!
“Don’t panic.” Andrius then looked at the others in Team Five and said, “I’ll go to the meeting room now. I want to see which executive has the nerve to dissolve us.”
Andrius then strode out of the office and headed to the meeting room.
When he walked in, he saw Fatty Frank.
Fatty Frank looked down with a gloomy expression. He must have received a lot of scolding from the executives.
“Andrius Moonshade?”
“Don’t you know how to knock before you come in? Who gave you permission to come in?”
“This meeting is only for the executives of the company. Who do you think you are to barge in unannounced? Where are your manners?”
“Yeah, where are your manners?”
The executives fired their criticism at Andrius as soon as he walked in. They knew that Andrius was the one who hit Mr. Longman, and seeing his face infuriated them.
“Manners?” Andrius glanced at everyone present at the table. He taunted, “Simon–Tooke is
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“Where’s your spine? Where are your balls? Can’t you all stand up against them confidently? I am embarrassed to work in the same company as you pieces of trash.”
The executives were stunned. Their faces flushed, but they failed to come up with any
argument.
Luna was also at the table, but most of the executives sided with the company and Team Five did beat Mr. Longman up, so she was in no position to intervene.
“Andrius Moonshade, your words are groundless. Everyone knows how to brag.” The one who spoke was the general manager of the company, Harman Ginger.
He glared at Andrius sharply and said with disgust, “If you have the balls to hit Mr. Longman, now that he’s coming after us, shouldn’t you shoulder the responsibility and go ask him to spare us? If you can’t get his forgiveness, you will be fired!”
The other executives adhered to his words and echoed strongly.
“Yeah. If you are that capable, solve the problem that you caused!”
“You started this. You should bear the responsibility. Go apologize!”
“You are really a talker. If you have what it takes, settle the problem with Mr. Longman.”
“Andrius…”
The executives were carried away by their criticism of Andrius.
“Stop barking like dogs here.” Andrius narrowed his eyes and a cold gleam flashed. He said coldly, “This is not as serious as you people think.”
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“If we can get an investment from Celestial Enterprise, New Moon Corporation’s cash flow will be able to be self–sustainable, and it will also help the company to expand further.”
It was Andrius‘ original plan
Through a collaboration between the two companies, he would share a portion of the assets he got from the Millers and the Crestfalls with New Moon Corporation.
“How naive!”
“Cheap!”
“You’re dreaming!”
“Are you out of your mind?”
As soon as Andrius‘ words subsided, all the executives teased and mocked him.
Harman looked at Andrius with contempt, as if he were an idiot. “Do you think Celestial Enterprise is a charity? Why would they share with us what they have already gained? Do you really think that you own Celestial Enterprise? That you can do whatever you want?”
He was right.
Andrius grinned. He looked at the executives with a ridiculing gaze and said, “If I can get the investment, what are you guys going to do about it?”
“Impossible!”
“There’s no way.”
The contempt on Harman’s face remained as he spoke loudly and confidently, “If you can get an investment from Celestial Enterprise, then I shall give up half a year of iny salary!”
“Great.” Andrius said decisively, “If Team Five gets this done, all the executives will lose half a year of salary and all of you cannot talk about dissolving Team Five anymore.”
Harman scoffed at his claims. He then looked at the other executives.
Everyone agreed.
“Fine. If you can‘ et the investment…” Harman’s expression turned grim and his tone grew colder, saying, “Team Five will be history, and you will have to settle the problem with Mr. Longmar
until midnight today!”
With just a single pho.. call, Andrius could settle the matter. He had plenty of time until midnight.
“Deal.”
The meeting finally ended.
Andrius and Fatty Frank wanted to leave, but Luna held them back.
With a grim look, she said, “You two, my office. Now.”
When they walked into Luna’s office, she closed the door and started berating Andrius.
“Andes, can you not be so reckless? We could’ve still turned things around at first, but now, after what you said to the executives, if you can’t get the investment, not even I can save you. I’ve told you many times to change your bad habit of bragging. When are you going to stop
Luna’s delicate face looked frosty as she was fumming. She then looked at Fatty Frank angrily. ” You! 1 lmnew Andrius hit Mr. Longman, but you… Why did you bring your men to join the fight? You are asking for trouble!”
Fatty Frank looked down, afraid to answer the question.
Andrius had gotten used to her scolding, so it did not bother him. He said, “Team Five will secure the investment from Celestial Enterprise.”
Again and again, Luna’s patience wore thin. She took a deep breath but did not continue to yell at the two of them.
“Eine. All you can do is give it a shot. I wish you two the best,” Luna said in a tired tone.
“Go! Right now, it’s getting late!”
“Alright!”
The two of them left the office.
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Andrius brought Fatty Frank to an eatery beside the road.
Beer was served on the table, and they started an early grilled meat session.
Andrius gobbled up the food, but Fatty Frank was not in the mood.
“Go on, have some.” Andrius put a piece of innards on his plate. “I thought your kidneys are weak. This grilled kidney here is the bomb. You are what you eat, so it’s definitely going to strengthen your kidneys.”
“I…” Fatty Frank put the pig kidney aside and said helplessly, “Boss, how do you have the appetite to eat now? If we don’t get the investment, Team Five is doomed! Even though the salary is nothing to me, I don’t want to drag every one of our comrades down. I feel bad. I don’t feel like eating.”
He put his fork down and looked away.
Despite being the leader of the Trust Fund Kids, Fatty Frank was loyal and companionable.
Andrius laughed. He continued to chew on his grilled meat and consoled Fatty Frank, “Don’t worry. Since when have I failed? We will get the investment. Just eat.”
Fatty Frank noticed his confidence. On second thought, Andrius had never failed him before, and knowing that, his expression looked better. He also joined Andrius in eating.
After filling their stomachs, the two of them headed to Celestial Enterprise.
Andrius had texted Sonia. He was worried about bumping into Rainbow. The girl was still young and naive, and he was worried that she might expose his identity to Fatty Frank out of excitement.
Therefore, he told Fatty Frank to go into the parlor alone while he waited outside the main entrance where he went on his phone to check some news.
“I believe you are Mr. Frank Cobalt from New Moon Corporation. Nice to meet you.”
Sonia has been waiting for Fatty Frank. She welcomed him with a handshake and a sweet smile. “Ms. Timberland, n–nice to meet you!” Fatty Frank was overwhelmed by the friendliness, causing him to stammer.
“I’ve heard about New Moon Corporation’s situation.” Before Fatty Frank could explain, Sonia emotionally said, “Simon–Tooke is a foreign company, and they have been suppressing the local companies for a long time. I’ve never liked them.
“Now that they are going after New Moon Corporation, which is one of the local companies, there is no way that I will let them do whatever they want. I won’t just sit back. How about this
A quick thought later, Sonia continued, “On behalf of Celestial Enterprise, I’d like to invest a billion into New Moon Corporation. It’s for your company to overcome this crisis.”
“A–a–billion?” Fatty Frank swallowed nervously.
200 to 300 million worth of investment was more than enough, and he could complete his
mission easily. With one billion, he would be overdelivering his promise!
“Thank you, Ms. Timberland!”
Delighted and excited, Fatty Frank’s anxiety was wiped away. His expression spelled excitement. “Thank you again, Ms. Timberland.”
“Have a look at the contract.” Sonia gave him the drafted contract and said, “If there’s not problem with it, sign there.”
Fatty Frank went through the contract meticulously. There was no problem with the contract, so he signed his name on it. He felt surreal even when he walked out of the building with the contract in hand.
“How was it?” Andrius asked with a smile.
“It’s done!” Fatty Frank waved the contract in the air and smiled brightly. “We got a billion of investment! The contract is here!”
“I told you so.” Andrious chuckled. “Let’s go back and slam the contract in the executives‘ faces. I want to see their reaction.”
“Alright!” Fatty Frank looked forward to the counterattack as well. “Those executives have been looking down on us forever. Now that I’ve got a billion worth of investment, their reaction must be golden!”
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It was time to clock off at New Moon Corporation when Harman and the other executives were summoned to the meeting room.
“Ms. Crestfall called us to the meeting room at this hour. What happened?”
“I have no idea.”
“What the hell? It’s time to go home. Why can’t she wait until tomorrow? How annoying.”
“That’s what women are.”
The executives were complaining about the last–minute meeting, voicing out their displeasure.
“I heard our company got an investment,” someone said but it made everyone else laugh.
“Hahaha!”
“Come on, Jack! You really believe that?”
“It’s only one day, and those two little pricks got the investment?”
“Yeah. What about the appointment, the meeting, the negotiation and all the details, the contract–signing? The entire process will take weeks, if not a month.”
“Just you wait. There’s no way they can get the investment.”
The executives were not bothered at all as they strongly believed Andrius and Fatty Frank would fail the assignment.
Clack! Clack!
Luna’s heels clacked as she strode into the meeting room.
“Ms. Crestfall, you’re here.”
“Ms. Crestfall, it’s time to clock out. Why did you call us all here? Why the urgency? Is it because of the investment?”
“I don’t think so.”
“Celestial Enterprise annexed everything from the Millers and the Crestfalls of the capital. Many other companies have their eyes on the massive pie they got.”
“Even if things go smoothly, being in line will take us at least a next year or more.”
“In just one day, those two little b*stards want to get an investment. It’s impossible.”
Harman and the other executives were relentless with their criticism.
Luna’s expression looked bitter.
Celestial Enterprise was the biggest name in Sumeria at the moment. An investment from them, as the executives said, was eyed by many other companies.
How could New Moon Corporation jump the waiting list?
“Ms. Crestfall, let’s not waste time here.” Harman ridiculed, “I think you should call Andrius and tell him to come back. Don’t embarrass himself at Celestial Enterprise. He should be
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thinking about how to deal with Mr. Longman’s sanction rather than wasting his time getting an investment.”
The other executives agreed to his suggestion and echoed in agreement.
“There’s no way he can get the investment.”
“It’s a waste of time. Meaningless!”
“The priority now is to deal with the sanction from Simon–Tooke.”
“Yeah. Dissolve Team Five!”
Then, a frosty and bold voice came from the entrance.
“Shut your pie hole!”
The executives turned to the entrance and saw Andrius and Fatty Frank. They instinctively wanted to lash out at the two of them to vent their emotions, but Fatty Frank slammed the contract on the table before they could say a word.
Slam!
Fatty Frank looked delighted after he silenced the executives.
“Stop barking like dogs here. We got the investment. A solid billion, and the contract is here.” Fatty Frank felt like he was living the proudest moment of his life. He felt confident and smug. All the executives were indeed silenced. The words they prepared to scold Fatty Frank were all stuck in their throats. Their expressions went through multiple changes as well, as if they were slapped in the face times.
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“Impossible! This is impossible!”
Harman was shocked and confused. He had a thousand questions. He wanted to have a look at the contract, but Luna snatched it away first.
“A billion!?”
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Luna looked at the numbers on the contract. She also spotted Sonia’s signature and the official stamp of Celestial Enterprise. Her jaw dropped.
in just a few hours, Fatty Frank and Andrius got an investment from Celestial Enterprise! A billion–dollar investment!
It was unbelievable!
It felt like a dream.
“It’s fake! The contract is fake!”
Harman refused to believe it. He looked at Andrius and Fatty Frank suspiciously and then scoffed, “These two must have falsified the contract! Or else, why would Celestial Enterprise have agreed to invest in our company after your visit?”
The other executives soon resonated with his claims.
“Yeah. The contract is fake!”
“Celestial Enterprise isn’t their father’s company, so why would they invest in our company?”
“Yeah. It must be false!”
“They forged a contract?! New Moon Corporation has no place for people like you!”
The executives came up with all kinds of excuses to criticize Andrius and Fatty Frank.
“Ms. Crestfall…”
It was then that Danni, Luna’s secretary, came in. “The secretary of Celestial Enterprise’s CEO is here.”
The CEO’s secretary?
The meeting room quieted down. Even though it was just a secretary, the person must be here with the CEO’s order. It was like a messenger delivering the king’s decree.
“Luna!”
As soon as Danni delivered the message, a happy voice came from outside.
A young and beautiful girl came in. It was Rainbow.
“Rainbow? You…” Luna was stunned for half a second before she reacted to the situation. She asked in disbelief, “You became the secretary of Celestial Enterprise’s CEO?”
“Yup.” Rainbow smiled brightly. She continued with a delightful tone, “How is it? Surprised?”
“It really is a surprise.”
Luna finally knew what happened. It was because of Rainbow that Celestial Enterprise invested a billion into New Moon Corporation. It was nepotism! It made sense and sounded reasonable. As she regained her composure, Luna asked, “What are you doing here?”
“I’m here on behalf of Ms. Timberland.” Rainbow explained, “We signed a one–billion contract earlier in the afternoon, so I’m here to settle the necessary procedures and make the
fund transfer.”
Luna nodded in acknowledgment.
The executives were hit with a sudden epiphany.
No wonder Andrius and Fatty Frank were able to get the investment! It was because Luna’s little cousin was the secretary of Celestial Enterprise’s CEO! It was because of nepotism!
Then, they realized that anyone from the company could have gotten the one–billion investment. It was not necessarily because of Andrius or Fatty Frank.
The executives then looked at the two of them with contempt.
The procedure for the fund transfer was a simple one. It was just confirmation whether the money had been transferred.
After Rainbow got a firm answer from Luna, she left and went back to update Sonia.
“Now…” Andrius looked at Harman and the others with a grin.
“Tsk.” Harman remained scornful as he said, “The investment was made possible because of Ms. Crestfall’s cousin. It has nothing to do with you! Stop acting!”
“Yeah! With Ms. Crestfall here, anyone could have gotten the investment.”
“You really think you did us a great deal?”
“Yeah! If I were you, I would shut up.”
The executives expressed their disdain but did not say a word about their salary deduction.
“So…” Andrius grinned wider. His expression turned frosty, “Have you people forgotten about our bet?”
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Harman and the others continued.
“You are not the one who did it, why must we hold on to the deal?”
“You should be grateful that we didn’t dissolve Team Five!”
“Yeah. Deduct our salary? Know your place!”
The group of executives was furious when Andrius mentioned the salary deduction, and some of them even gave Andrius the side eye.
“Enough!” Luna stopped the executives with a serious look. She said coldly, “All of you are the seniors of the company. I expect all of you to keep your promises. You lost, and that’s a fact. 1 will tell Finance to deduct your salary accordingly, and no one is to mention dissolving Team Five!”
She had run the company for a long time now. She still had the power to contain the executives with her words whenever she got angry.
The executives were silenced, and no one dared to continue the topic.
Half a year’s salary was not too much to be considered significant, but not that minute that they could ignore it either.
Fortunately, there was still the annual bonus.
In addition to the relationship with Celestial Enterprise, they assumed that it was just a matter of time before New Moon Corporation would grow into another behemoth of a company, so they decided to accept the defeat this time.
All the executives left, looking dispirited.
“Andrius, why didn’t you tell me about this?” Luna asked after Harman and the other executives left.
“You didn’t ask.‘
“You…” Luna was so mad that she rolled her eyes at him, but she failed to come up with words to argue with him. “Fine. You got lucky this time.”
Got lucky?!
Andrius was speechless but did not bother to argue with Luna.
Luna spotted the expression on Andrius‘ face. A quick thought later, she said, “I’ll give the entire Team Five a day off. Consider it a commendation reward.”
“Thank you, Luna! You are the best!” Fatty Frank jumped around like a joyful, chubby boy.
Andrius simply hummed a reply.
When they returned to Team Five’s office, Fatty Frank informed the team about the exciting
news.
“Huh?”
“It’s solved? Luna even gave us a day off?”
“Holy shit! We got a billion worth of investment, Team Five continues to operate, and we even get a day off?!”
“Holy mother of God!”
The group was over the moon.
“Of course!” Fatty Frank hopped around joyfully. “You guys have no idea how the executives reacted when I slammed the contract on the table. It’s like they ate sh*t! Hahaha!”
Before he got carried away, Fatty Frank spotted Andrius, who was sitting beside him. He suggested, “Boss, let’s go for happy hour tonight!”
Angel and the others looked at Andrius in anticipation.
“1’ll pass. It’s too noisy at the bar. You guys enjoy,” Andrius rejected with a shake of his head.
“Oh…”
“Alright.”
“Bye, boss!”
The group left the company with smiles on their faces.
Andrius headed to Noir’s garage.
“Andy, come here!”
Noir had pints of beer ready and several dishes to go along with them.
The two of them enjoyed another drinking session together.
A few pints later, Noir switched the topic back to official business.
“Andy, Dexter Carmine has surrendered half of his assets to me. I cashed them in, and there’s around eight billion!”
As expected of a wealthy family from the capital, Kiyoto, their total assets were worth more than ten billion.
“That’s a lot of money.”
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Chapter 320
Andrius shook his head and sighed. “The soldiers fought with their lives on the battlefield, and the business tycoons in the city enjoy an extravagant life.
“Back in the warring days, if the rich of the country could financially support the military, we wouldn’t have gone to war for so long and sacrificed that many people…”
Lives were lost during the war. Families were broken, and fathers and husbands were robbed from their children and wives.
“Hehe.” Noir finished another pint of beer. He scoffed and said, “Euphemistically speaking, the rich people are here to make the economy thrive, in real terms, they are just blood- sucking leeches plundering and oppressing the weak. Most of them grew in size through illegal means, and only then did they switch to the good sides.”
He got so angry in the end that he did not want to continue the topic.
“Andy, what should I do with the money?”
“Give it to Sonia.” Andrius pondered for a moment and added, “Tell her to donate the money to the East River State Martyr’s Society under Celestial Enterprise’s name.”
Noir did as told and called Sonia right away.
“Ms. Timberland, I have just transferred eight billion to the company account. You can donate the money to the East River State Martyr’s Society.”
Eight billion?
It was a large sum of money, but Sonia was no longer interested in money. Working for the Wolf King, she hoped that one day she would win his heart with sincerity, and that became her new goal.
Therefore, when she received the call from Noir, she headed to the Martyr’s Society herself.
“What?! Eight billion?”
The receptionist was astonished when he heard the donation amount. He swallowed nervously and said hurriedly, “Ms. Timberland, please hold on. I’ll inform the deputy chairman.”
Eight billion was not a small amount. It could fill the Martyr’s Society wallet for a long time. The receptionist then went away to inform the person in charge.
A while later, a bloated middle–aged man came out with gleaming eyes. It was the deputy chairman of the Martyr’s Society, Samson Jones.
“Ms. Timberland!”
Samson’s hands were already stretched out in the air as he strode over. The smile on his face was so wide that the edges almost touched his earlobes.
A massive donation!
The thought alone was exciting enough.
Sonia shook his hands lightly and stated her intention directly, “I am here on behalf of Celestial Enterprise to donate eight billion to the Martyr’s Society. I hope that the people who gave their lives to the country can rest in peace and that their families can be free from the trauma so that they can live a good life.”
She spotted the pictures of the deceased soldiers on the wall, and some of them were young. It struck a chord in her, and her voice grew deeper as she spoke.
“Yes. I understand,” Samson replied solemnly. “Don’t worry, Ms. Timberland, we will put every penny to good use and make sure the families of the deceased are properly taken care of. “They gave their lives for this land. We cannot just let their sacrifices go unrewarded. I hereby represent everyone in the society to thank Celestial Enterprise for the donation. Thank you your trust in us! I’d like to believe there are more of you in society.”
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Sonia found the man to be sincere. His eyes even glistened with tears when he spoke. He must be a sentimental person as well. She felt relieved placing the money in his care.
After making the transfer, they chatted for a while longer before Sonia left.
“Hurry up!”
Right after Sonia left, Samson said to his man, “Before the new chairman arrives, take half of the donation out! That’s four billion! We’re rich this time! Hahaha…”