Chapter 157: Chapter 157



Those words of his were too brazen.

Simon and Melissa frowned.

Most wealthy families wouldn’t embarrass themselves like that when dealing with affairs. People like him, who harassed others so persistently, were, frankly, a rare sight.

However, Miranda, who was standing next to him, spoke up for him. She said, “You’re right, Mrs. Anderson. No matter what happens, he’s still Yvette’s husband and Nora’s father, so that makes him family no matter how you look at it….. Even though Yvette is gone, it’s not right to cut family ties with them.”

Then he smiled and said, “Isn’t there a family like that right in our circle? Mr. Walker’s first wife was from the Lanes. After she died, he married a Lopez. His second wife is very close to the Lanes, so the Lanes treat her like family. Mr. Walker’s son from his first marriage has inherited his company, and he treats his stepmother quite well…”

Everyone knew who Miranda was referring to.

However, this was because the stepmother had actually treated the child very well. That was why she got along so well with the child’s maternal family. This was completely different from Henry’s situation.

If Henry had treated Nora even a little better, the Andersons wouldn’t have treated him that way either.

Melissa scoffed, “These are our family matters, Miranda. If there’s nothing else you and Rachel need, you can both go.”

Miranda waved her off and replied, “We’re in no hurry. Feel free to continue.”

“…”

Melissa was furious. How she wished she could override the call she had made to Farrell just a moment ago.

She took a deep breath and looked at Henry. “What are you trying to say, Mr. Smith, why don’t you clear things up instead?”

Henry smiled and replied, “It’s really quite simple. If we are family, then you should treat us like family and take care of us a little more. If you don’t see us as family, then it’s time we properly split the benefits.”

Simon was taken aback. “What benefits are you talking about?”

Henry replied, “The benefits of the Rest Pills, of course! The Rest Pills were developed by Yvette – isn’t that something everyone knows?”

He stood up and said unabashedly, “Yvette was my wife, as well as Nora’s mother. Since she’s gone, her spouse and children should be the first to inherit the things she left, not Mom, Simon, or any of you, right?

“If you treat us as family, then it’s not like we can’t provide the Rest Pill formula for free. After all, they’ll just be family members helping each other, right? But if they don’t, then Nora and I will split the formula equally between the two of them. Since they are taking the formula and investing in it, then it should at least be divided in the ratio 7:3, no matter how you look at it, right? Since the formula is the most important thing here, then it should be worth 70% instead of 30%. In that case, they should give me at least 35%, right?”.

I had already asked before going to the Andersons.

It turns out that the Andersons had long since fallen into decline. However, they had reinvigorated the company with Yvette’s Rest Pill.

That was why Henry was demanding such an exorbitant share of the profits.

Nora let out an icy laugh when she heard what he said.

The formula her mother had left behind did not allow them to mass produce the Resting Pill. It was as if she had only produced five pills even after investing hundreds of thousands of dollars in medicinal herbs. The one that was mass-produced now was a formula she had improved upon.

“You…!”

Simon raged. It seemed to him that Henry must be daydreaming.

Melissa frowned too: she realized that things had become a bit problematic now.

Henry’s statement was actually reasonable.

Although Yvette had died, without a will, her things were indeed the Smiths’.

Seeing how the Andersons’ expression had changed, Henry said cheerfully, “The Andersons are a big family with a big business. Surely they’re not going to intimidate the likes of us from another part of the country, are they?”

Next to him, a smiling Miranda said, “Of course not. The Andersons are a scholarly family, and they are known in New York as an extremely honest and sincere family.”

Henry smiled and said, “That’s nice. In that case, when are you going to show me the accounts, Simon? Can we settle this quarter’s dividends later?”

Next to him, Wendy also chimed in. She said, “Yes, that’s right. You see, if we were in-laws, then we definitely wouldn’t do things so stiffly and formally, we’d talk straight. But since you guys don’t want to acknowledge the marriage, then we can only take a ‘business is business’ stance. Geez.”

Then he looked at Nora again and said, “You too, Nora. Why didn’t you inform your family when you delivered the formula? After all, it doesn’t just belong to you. We haven’t even decided on a good price yet.”

Nora’s gaze turned cold.

Seeing that he had all the advantage, Henry smirked. He said, “Gee, I’m actually making us strangers too by phrasing it that way. I’m in no hurry for the money, Simon, how about you do me a little favor? We can talk about this stuff again later.”

The Andersons didn’t have much liquidity at the moment. It would take at least three months to produce the Rest Pills, recoup the costs, and turn a profit.

Simon was surprised to hear that from Henry. He asked, “What kind of a small favor is that?”

Henry smiled and replied, “I have another daughter who has been admitted this year to NYU School of Medicine for graduate school, but her current tutor is relatively young and inexperienced. Can you help me pull some strings and get her a better tutor?”

The Andersons held a powerful position in the pharmaceutical industry.

If this had been another university, they might not have been able to intervene, but Simon was an alumnus of that university. Most of the current leadership of the university were his former classmates.

Simon’s eyebrows relaxed. “I can give it a try. But which tutor do you want to switch to?”

If he and the tutor knew each other, then this issue would be fairly simple to resolve.

But as soon as he thought of that, Henry replied, “It’s Professor Anti…”

Simon was puzzled. “Who did you say it is?”

Anti?

That big, world-famous boss?

That was impossible!

He immediately gestured and said, “I’m sorry, but I can’t do anything about it! We don’t even know who Anti is, let alone contact him!”.

Henry smiled at them and said, “How can that be? They were able to do that for my niece, so why not for my second daughter?”.

Had they done that for his niece?

Simon became even more confused. “What are you talking about, when did I ever…?”

Before he could finish, however, an icy voice suddenly interrupted them.

“Tsk.”

Nora hadn’t said anything all this time because she wanted to see how big Henry’s demands were going to be this time. She hadn’t expected that, in addition to finding a tutor for Angela, he had set his sights on the Rest Pills.

He slowly straightened his back and yawned. Then, he said, “It’s a pity you weren’t born in medieval times, Henry Smith.”

Henry, “?”

Nora curved her lips and said, “Otherwise, your skin could be used as a rampart to defend against external enemies.”

Henry, “!”

He was immediately enraged. “You worthless, bastard daughter, how dare you insult me! I haven’t even held you accountable yet for using your mother’s Rest Pill formula so thoughtlessly without my consent, And yet you have the audacity to come after me?”

However, since she knew that this daughter of hers was quite good at fighting, she only dared to rant but did not dare to advance.

Nora pursed her lips. She had grown sleepy.

Then she’d better get rid of those two quickly!

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