Her gaze was as sharp as two sharp knives, and Jasmine dared not look her in the eyes as a result.
âWhoâs the one being suppressed here?â Adina sneered. âYou used Mr. Krisman to force your way into becoming a collaborator on this project. Youâre making me complete the whole project, yet you still intend to take 40% of the profit. Do you think Iâm an easy target? If I really wanted to suppress you, I would have kicked you out by now. Why would I give Jones Corporation 20% of the profit?â
Jasmine was furious, but she was helpless.
This was the stepping stone for her to become the heir of the Jones family. She had to get things done perfectly so that she could impress her grandpa.
If this b*tch, Adina, did not exist, she would have completed her task successfully. She would not have to lower her status and come here to seek a collaboration.
She gritted her teeth and said, âAdina, you purposely designed a chip framework that has never appeared before. You intentionally made it this way so that other designers wouldnât know what to do.
Youâre horrible!â
âBefore I designed the plan, I didnât know that someone else would share a portion of it.â Adina smiled in an unbothered manner. âIf I had known that Jones Corporation would become my collaborator, I wouldâve designed the simplest chip.â
That did not physically hurt, but it was extremely insulting.
Jasmineâs expression darkened even further.
Zhenny was much older, so she managed to hold back and school her expression.
âMs. Daugherty, youâre right. Letâs redraw the agreement and make it a 20/80 split,â she said indifferently.
Adinaâs smile was bright again. âSerene, prepare the contract.â
Serene stood up and handed them two sets of newlyâprinted contracts not long after.
Zhenny cast a deep glance at Adina before she signed at the bottom of the page. Adina also picked up a pen and dropped her signature.
âMs. Daugherty, I hope we can work together happily in the future.â
After Zhenny shook hands with Adina, she finally brought Jasmine out of LaStar Technology Corporation.
âMom, Adinaâs so shameless!â Jasmine stomped her feet angrily. âIf we only take 20% of the profit, Jones Corporation wonât even get $10,000,000 in annual benefits. This project was supposed to give Jones Corporation at least $50,000,000 in profit. If Grandpa finds out that I screwed this up, heâll never agree to let me be the heir.â
âWhy are you afraid?â Zhenny said coldly. âWe signed this contract privately with Adina. Thereâs also a confidentiality agreement in the contract. If you keep your mouth shut, your grandpa wonât know a thing about this. As for the annual profit, Iâll allocate a couple dozen million dollars to you from Jones Corporationâs public account. Iâll also hire an experienced accountant to create the accounts of this project for you. Donât worry. He wonât know.â
Only then did Jasmine sigh in relief. âAfter I become the heir of Jones Corporation, Iâll settle this with Adina.â
âEnough. Sheâs Mrs. Winters now. You canât match her status. Donât keep causing yourself trouble.â
Zhenny massaged her forehead and said, âIt wonât be too late to step on her after she and Duke get a divorce.â
Jasmine gritted her teeth with rage.
Unless that b*tch, Adina, became old and no longer had a beautiful face, Duke would never divorce her.
It would take at least ten years if she wanted to wait for that day.
Fine, it would never be too late to avenge herself. She would just wait.
âMs. Daugherty.â Serene could not help but softly say, âYouâre Mrs. Winters now. If you say something, Elitos wonât let Jones Corporation continue participating in this project. Their participation is actually unjustified and undeservingâ¦â
Adina pursed her lips and nonchalantly said, âItâs fine.â
Even though she and Duke had a strong, affectionate relationship, she would not ask her husband for help when it came to work.
Besides, Duke and herâ¦
As newlyweds, they had not been in contact for three whole days.