Chapter 700: 700: Our CEO's Wife is Awesome

“In order to please Adrian Zhekova, the employees of Pingla Group naturally have to please Cindy Clarke. However, this is only within the scope of the Pingla Group. Once they leave the Group, who would know that Cindy is Adrian Zhekova’s wife?”

Mrs. Lopez’s analysis seemed pretty reasonable, and both Richard Lopez and Edward Lopez couldn’t find any flaws to refute her.

Richard thought for a moment and said, “In that case, maybe we can start with the Zhekova Family elders.”

“Going straight to the Zhekova elders and pressuring Adrian, aren’t you afraid of causing his backlash?” Mrs. Lopez asked.

They had decided to come directly to Pingla to find Adrian because they were worried that if they went to the Zhekova elders, Adrian would become even more angry. So, they decided to come directly to talk to Adrian.

“Looking at the situation today, it’s impossible for Adrian to back down. Moreover, with Cindy instigating, her attitude clearly doesn’t intend to let us off. So, even if we find them again, even kneeling might not be useful,” Richard said. “In that case, we can only go to the Zhekova elders.”

“If we go to the Zhekova elders, should we go to Adrian’s parents or directly to the higher-ups in the Zhekova Family?”

Richard thought for a while, then said, “Since we’re already looking for the Zhekova elders, we might as well go directly to the higher-ups. We’ll have to find the right approach. We can’t just barge in like we did today. If we block all the avenues with the Zhekova elders, our family will have no options left.”

Edward finally spoke up, “Dad, I know Cindy’s sister.”

“Hm?” Richard’s attention was caught by this, “Why didn’t you mention this earlier!”

“Since we know Cindy’s sister, we can try to approach her. Ask her family to persuade Cindy, and the effect might be even better,” Richard said.

“I’ve never heard that Cindy comes from a big family; her family’s financial situation is ordinary. That’s much easier to deal with than Adrian’s side. As long as their financial situation is ordinary, we can offer them some benefits. Let them persuade Cindy a little, and can she not listen to her family members?”

“Dad, I haven’t met Cindy’s parents; I’ve only met her sister. But from her sister’s words, the two don’t have a good relationship,” Edward said.

“Her family runs a restaurant. The restaurant does well in Nork City, and they recently want to open a branch in Belfard,” Edward continued. “However, Cindy has never mentioned it.”

“Cindy received a lot of attention because of her participation in the Cooking Competition. Though I am not aware of all the details about her, I do have some basic information.”

“For example, she has been struggling in Belfard for five years, she never mentions her family, and she dropped out of college. Though Nork City is a small place, the Clarke Family’s restaurant is the best in the city and they’ve made a lot of money.”

“It’s not enough for their daughter to drop out of college, give up her studies, and struggle alone in Belfard,” Edward analyzed, as if he had suddenly become enlightened and his mind became more capable.

“It seems that Cindy does have a mediocre relationship with her family, or at least she’s not close to them,” Mrs. Lopez said.

Edward nodded, “Moreover, this is what Wendy Clarke, the sister, told me herself: she has a general relationship with Cindy and even some misunderstandings. The relationship between the two sisters isn’t very good.”

“Wendy is very favored in the family. I was in Nork City for some time and knew that her relationship with her parents was very close. If Wendy’s relationship with Cindy is not good, then, most likely, Cindy’s relationship with her parents is not good either.”

“After all, when there are multiple children in a family, there are always favorites and not so favorites. And once the differences in treatment appear, the disfavored ones will always be dissatisfied,” Mrs. Lopez understood this point very well.

“So, approaching the Clarke Family might not be useful either,” Edward said.

“Then what’s the point of mentioning Cindy’s sister?” Richard asked impatiently.

If it wasn’t going to be of any use, why mention it at all?

“I think Wendy doesn’t want Cindy to succeed, and it seems she has some leverage on Cindy,” Edward said.

“Oh?” Richard’s interest was piqued, “What kind of leverage?”

“How would I know?” Edward replied, “I didn’t know that Cindy was Adrian’s wife at the time, and I hadn’t provoked her yet. In my eyes, it was purely a conflict between the two sisters, so I didn’t ask.”

“But Wendy’s attitude seems to show more than just a conflict with Cindy, even appearing to have a grudge. Moreover, she is very confident in the leverage she holds, as if just using it would make Cindy submit,” Edward said.

“I think that if there really is such a leverage, it might be worth trying to get it from Wendy, whether by purchasing it, promising benefits or cooperating with her. We could negotiate with her,” Edward suggested.

“I didn’t expect that you would finally grow some brains!” Richard finally felt a little relief.

At least, there was a way now.

As long as there was a way, it would be enough.

This method was more reliable than finding the Zhekova elders.

They were all members of the Zhekova Family, and the Zhekova elders would certainly side with Adrian.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

So even if they went to find the Zhekova elders, the odds of success were not high, to be honest.

Besides, their family was insignificant in the eyes of the Zhekova Family.

It wouldn’t take much for the Zhekova Family to deal with them.

It would basically only take a little effort.

As there would be very little loss, letting them stay or go wouldn’t make much difference to the Zhekova Family.

There was a high probability that the Zhekova elders would not intervene.

It would be better to contact Wendy directly.

Whether giving benefits to Wendy or cooperating with her.

As long as they could get their hands on Cindy’s leverage, they wouldn’t have to worry about being unable to threaten her.

At that time, wouldn’t Cindy have to agree to their demands?

“You said the Clarke Family is coming to Belfard to open a restaurant branch?” Richard asked.

“Yes, Wendy approached me because she wanted to establish a good relationship with us, as she sees our connections in Belfard and thinks it would make it more convenient for her restaurant to open here,” Edward said.

“Well, if she’s willing to share the leverage with us, I don’t mind helping her establish herself in Belfard,” Richard confidently said.

Although he couldn’t raise his head in front of Adrian, he felt more than capable when faced with a newcomer from a small area.

***

At Pingla, Adrian took Cindy into the elevator.

Manager Hertz and the Pingla employees didn’t follow them.

They left the elevator for the couple.

Once Adrian and Cindy were gone and their voices couldn’t be heard, the employees of Pingla discussed in relief.

“Our CEO’s wife is really something!”