âWhat? Cancel all collaborations?â Benny Assex and Madame Joanneâs facial
expressions changed drastically. Their knees were going soft, and they could barely
stand.
By now, their projects would have already started.
In order to get a lower price, Assex
Construction had ordered large bulks of materials. In fact, the capital investment they
made was even greater than before, they invested nearly all of Assex Constructionâs
funds. If Waylon Realty cancelled all collaborations with Assex Construction, the latter
wouldnât even be able to last a month.
âMr. Carter⦠P-Please donât joke with us. Weâve already signed the agreement in black
and white. How could you terminate our collaboration just like that?â Benny stuttered.
âYes, Mr. Carter. If you do so, Waylon Realty will have to pay a huge penalty to
compensate us! Are you sure about that?â
Madame Joanne said threateningly.
âIâm very sure!â Charles Carter chuckled coldly.
Madame Joanne turned to look at Dorothy with a piercing gaze. âMr. Carter, you
shouldnât mix business with pleasure. Why are you breaking the contract for a woman in
such a rash manner?
Iâm sure it wonât be good for your reputation, Mr. Carter. Besides,
if your wife found out about you messing around with Dorothy, she might not be very
pleased. Donât you agree?â Madame Joanne said.
âWhat are you saying?â
Charles was stunned for a moment before he became enraged.
âMadame Joanne, watch your mouth! How dare you say that Ms. Assex and I⦠Youâre
defaming me. If you werenât Madame Joanne, I would âve slapped you!â He fumed.
âIf thereâs nothing between the two of you, why are you helping her?â
Madame Joanneâs
face turned pale.
âThatâs because sheâs my sister-in-law. Alex is my brother-in-law. D*mn it. The penalty
of breaking the contract is only 200 million dollars. Waylon Realty can afford it! But if
you want this money, youâd have to beat me in court first,â Charles said before bidding
farewell to Alex Rockefeller and Dorothy Assex.
He said they would sign a new
agreement the next day and left.
If Assex Construction was to bring this case to court, theyâd have to wait several months
until the results came out. By then, Assex Construction wouldâve closed down.
Madame Joanne sat on the ground and started crying loudly.
Benny felt immensely remorseful for his actions. However, Alex and Dorothy felt no
sympathy for the two of them.
The Assex family had stormed into this villa proudly, but they now left with their heads
hung low.
Claire was so engrossed in the thought of the wealth she would be surrounded with in
the future that she had forgotten that Alex had slapped her earlier.
Alex held Dorothyâs hand as they went upstairs. âHoney, was what Charles said true?
Are we really going to sign the contract tomorrow?â Dorothy still felt as if she was in a
dream.
âThatâs what Charles said. Weâll do it. Since the Assex family treated you in such a way,
itâs time to teach them a memorable lesson. Otherwise, that old woman will always try to
harm us in different ways.â
Dorothy sat Alex down on a chair and started gently massaging his shoulders to reward
him. Alex was stunned.
He had never been treated like this before.
Although Dorothyâs eyes glistened at the thought of her future lifestyle, she was still too
kind not to feel sorry for her family. âBut if this happened, Assex Construction would go
bankrupt. Within a month, theyâd run out of capital and wonât be able to pay off their
debts. Even the bank would forcefully reclaim their assets.
Decades of the Assex
familyâs business would vanish in a single day. The Assex family⦠Would be thoroughly
done for. My grandmother might even die from exasperation,â she said.
Alex sighed softly before hugging Dorothy by her waist. His hands slowly shifted
downward. He was all too familiar with this situation.
It was similar to how he dealt with John Rockefeller and the others. Alex would always
show some mercy. Despite the world being cruel, Alex wasnât. Besides, Dorothy shared
the same bloodline as the rest of the Assex family.
âYou can let them survive for a while, but the contract must be signed. Didnât Assex
Construction pre-order a lot of resources?
We can buy those off at a lower price and
give them a breather. After that, weâll swallow them whole,â Alex said.
Dorothyâs eyes lit up. She immediately leaned closer to Alex and kissed him on the lips
for a long while.
âHoney, I have something to tell you. I might have to be away for awhile. My mother
swore to take Rockefeller Group down within three months. We have to start preparing
the operations now to make the comeback,â Alex said.
âHuh?â Dorothy didnât quite understand what Alex was talking about.