Chapter 324

Chapter 324 Fabian glanced at Zane, his tone mild. “Elysia, don’t worry. I have a good temper. I will remain calm and reasonable.”

Elysia was momentarily speechless.

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Before she could respond, Zane spoke again. “Elysia, no need to worry. I just want to talk business with Mr. Evans. Besides, my temper is no worse than his.”

Elysia was at a loss for words. She looked at the forced smiles on their faces and did not believe a single word they said.

The air inside the car seemed to grow even heavier than before. Without hesitation, Elysia chose to leave.

She smiled lightly. “Well, you two have your talk. I’m heading out.” Without caring what expressions they were making, she turned and left.

Joel was utterly helpless. Now that Elysia was gone, things had just become even harder for him.

After all, the two men sitting behind him were giants in the business world.

‘I’m just a lowly assistant. How am I supposed to endure the pressure from these two? Oh my, someone, save me, Joel wondered.

“Mr. Hartley, since you were shameless enough to follow us all the way here, just get straight to the point,” Fabian said.

“Mr. Evans, this deal I want to discuss is nothing but beneficial to you. Are you sure you want to talk about it in a place like this?”

Zane asked.

“I will decide whether it benefits me or not after I hear what you have to say,” Fabian replied.

Zane did not bother dragging things out and got straight to the point. “Fabian Group’s fashion industry can enter all shopping malls under Hartley Group. I will only take thirty percent of the profit.”

Fabian narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at Zane. He would never believe Zane would engage in a deal where he lost money.

“What’s the condition?” Fabian asked.

“It’s simple. You cannot touch the Murphy Family’s land,” Zane said.

Fabian withdrew his gaze, his tone dropping a few degrees colder. “You really think I would let go of something I’ve set my eyes on?”

“I’m not asking you to let go. It’s an exchange,” Zane said.

The atmosphere dropped to an all–time low. Neither of them spoke. Cold sweat broke out on Joel’s back. ‘Are they even discussing business? If I didn’t know better, I’d think two sworn enemies had just met,‘ he wondered.

This was the first time Joel had experienced such an intense business negotiation.

‘What should I do? At a time like this, should I say something to lighten the mood?‘ Joel thought.

After thinking for a moment, Joel concluded that this was a conversation meant only for these two powerful figures.

As a minor player, he had no place to intervene. So, he simply sat there and kept his mouth shut.

It was unclear how much time had passed before Fabian finally spoke. “Fine. But I want an eighty–twenty split. I take eighty percent, you take twenty. And I want the best locations in your malls.”

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Chapter 324 Zane’s tone dropped. “Twenty percent profit? The best locations? Mr. Evans, you really don’t do business unless it’s a sure win, do you?”

“Mr. Hartley, if you think my terms are too much, I can always continue targeting the land in the western district. As for our conversation just now, I will pretend I never heard a word of it,” Fabian said.

“Mr. Evans, there’s one thing you and I have in common. I never back down from something I’ve decided on, no matter the cost,”

Zane said, pausing for three seconds.

Then, with a more composed expression, he added, “I’ll have Barry send over the contract.

“Good. Mr. Hartley, take your time leaving,” Fabian said.

Hearing this, Joel immediately turned to look at Fabian. ‘Wait, didn’t we just finalize a deal? Is Mr. Evans already kicking Mr.

Hartley out?‘ he thought.

Zane, however, was unsurprised. Clearly, he had anticipated Fabian would act this way.

“Alright. See you around.” With that, Zane got out of the car.

Fabian did not even spare him a glance before instructing Joel to drive away, leaving Zane without an ounce of courtesy.

It was not that Fabian had no regard for their childhood bond. It was just that he had no patience for anyone who pursued Elysia.

Besides, Elysia seemed to like Zane quite a bit.

Although Fabian was extremely reluctant to admit this fact, as soon as he saw Elysia smile at Zane, he felt an unpleasant sensation deep inside.

However, considering Elysia’s feelings, Fabian couldn’t say much.

After the business car left, the Maybach stopped in front of Zane. Barry quickly jogged up and couldn’t help but mutter, “Mr.

Evans really went too far. He’s the one who brought you here, but then he just left you here. That’s really too much.”

“Huh?” Zane raised an eyebrow, looking at Joel with displeasure in his tone.

Barry quickly realized his mistake and immediately corrected himself. “No, Mr. Hartley, I’m sorry. I misspoke.”

Barry was extremely nervous at that moment, afraid of facing any consequences.

Zane said nothing, stepping toward the Maybach. Barry hurried to follow him and sat in the driver’s seat, not daring to make a sound.

Since Bianca was ordered to be expelled, rumors about her had been swirling around Milton School. It wasn’t just about her, but also about the Janssen family. There were so many rumors that they were impossible to count.

It was said that the Janssen family had received two lawyer’s letters within a matter of days and their business was facing various levels of suppression. Denzel seemed to have aged ten years overnight.

‘Everyone knew that the Janssen family was finished.

The root of all this was Bianca’s ignorance. It was she who had provoked the wrong people and had to pay the price.

Since this incident broke out, Elysia’s identity became a hot topic at Milton School. The second daughter of Rosewood Group had now, in the blink of an eye, transformed into the youngest daughter of the Evans family from Jorlandia.

Her status had suddenly risen several levels.

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+40 Chapter 324 Everyone marveled at how lucky Elysia was. She had grown up in a poor village, only to be recognized by the Rosewood family.

While the Rosewood family wasn’t very prominent in Sivro and didn’t have tremendous power, they were still quite decent.

Then it was revealed that Elysia was not actually the biological daughter of the Rosewood family. Everyone thought she would return to her poor village.

However, it turned out that she was incredibly fortunate.

After being exposed as not the Rosewood family’s biological daughter, she was revealed to be the daughter of the Evans family, a far more powerful family.

From that point onward, no one dared to mess with Elysia again.

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At the Janssen residence, after receiving the expulsion notice, Bianca locked herself in her room, curling up in the corner. She had cried so much that she couldn’t shed any more tears. Her eyes were bloodshot, her heart filled with guilt.

She had brought trouble to the Janssen family and to her father. She couldn’t bring herself to open the door or face them.

The events of that day played in Bianca’s mind like a movie, replaying again and again. Hatred filled her heart.

‘It’s Elysia. It’s all because of her. I apologized already, so why won’t she let it go? She’s so heartless. So cruel, Bianca thought.

Her eyes became clouded with hatred, and a thought suddenly came to her. She staggered to her feet, but as soon as she stood, her legs gave way and she collapsed again.

Supporting herself against the bed, she tried to stand up once more. She remembered how Grace from Class 6 had also been expelled because of Elysia.

Bianca’s hatred grew stronger. She clenched her fists tightly and thought, ‘Elysia, I will make sure you don’t get off easy.

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