“You won’t be this smug much longer, Lucian Farwell!” Jack muttered to himself before entering the hotel. By the time he walked up the stairs, Lucian had already made himself comfortable in the room. Grinning, Jack sat opposite him and instructed Kevin to have the hotel staff serve the food.
“No, thanks. I’m not here to have dinner with you,” Lucian said impassively. “Go on and tell me what you want, Mr. Damaris.”
In response, Jack politely called for Kevin and gestured for the necessary documents. Without further ado, the latter pulled out a folder and handed it over.
“Take a look at this, Mr. Farwell,” Jack urged as he slid the folder toward Lucian. “These are the ten Farwell Group subsidiaries that I’ve painstakingly selected. I wonder if you’d be willing to part with them.”
To his surprise, Lucian didn’t even bother flipping through the documents. He merely glanced at the cover and nodded his acknowledgment. “It’s an honor for these companies to have you take a liking to them, Mr. Damaris.”
Jack scrutinized Lucian’s expression and decided to push his luck. “In that case, I’d like to buy all the shares of these ten companies at half the market price. Would you be okay with that, too, Mr. Farwell?”
“If you like, I can even give them to you for free, Mr. Damaris,” Lucian replied as he stared at Jack It doesn’t take a genius to see how ambitious Jack is. The ten companies can’t be the only things he wants! He only made the previous requests to test how far I was willing to go…
With that thought in mind, Lucian turned grim and steeled himself for what was to follow.
“Do you have any other requests, Mr. Damaris?” Lucian asked when Jack did not reply. Upon hearing that, Jack pretended to be puzzled and asked, “Am I that insatiable in your eyes, Mr. Farwell?”
Lucian responded in the same manner, “Are you not? If you have no other requests, I’ll sign the transfer agreement right now.”
There was a brief moment of silence in the private room. A while later, Jack smiled and clapped his hands. “As expected of Mr. Farwell. You are a smart man. It’s always a pleasure to talk business with someone like you.” Lucian remained unfazed as he stared at Jack coldly. “I don’t have time to waste on you. Get to the point.”
Jack stopped clapping and replied icily, “I won’t beat around the bush then. I want Farwell Group and Queen Group to give up their collaborations with the research institute. My newly established company will step in and take over. I’ll sign a long-term contract with the research institute so all their future achievements will be shared with my company.”
He pretended to be generous and added, “Of course, I’m not that greedy either. My company will share half the profits from the sales of the medication with the research institute. I won’t let their efforts go to waste.”
Lucian shuddered in disgust when he saw the smug look on Jack’s face. He wanted nothing more than to destroy the person before him. Yet when he thought of Roxanne, he had no choice but to swallow his anger.
“I can’t make any decisions for the research institute, but I can promise you that Farwell Group and Queen Group will announce their termination of the contract with the research institute starting tomorrow. As for the other matters, you’d have to wait for Roxanne to wake up to discuss them with her.” Lucian tried his best to sound calm.
Jack already expected Lucian to say that and did not press further. Instead, he sighed and said, “Mr. Farwell, I underestimated your love for Ms. Jarvis. I can’t believe you agreed to my requests without any hesitation.”
He then changed his tone. In a deliberately vague manner, he asked, “But I do want to know one thing. Would you agree to anything I asked for?”
In other words, he had more demands. Lucian scrunched his eyebrows, and his expression turned grim. “What else do you want?”
Jack replied, “I want you to find another woman and marry her before Roxanne wakes up. Plus, you need to announce this to the public and make sure that it is the first thing Roxanne hears of when she wakes up!”
As if he still had not had enough of pushing Lucian’s buttons, he added, “As long as you agree to never be with Roxanne, I promise to wake her up!”
Lucian was furious and exuded a murderous aura. Sensing the change in Lucian’s attitude, Jack sighed. “Mr. Farwell, just what is this attitude. you’re giving me? Don’t you want to save Ms. Jarvis?”
“Mr. Damaris, I advise you not to overstep your boundaries, Lucian warned as he tried to suppress his anger.
Jack narrowed his eyes. “Have you not noticed, Mr. Farwell? This is my main request. Since I can’t have Ms. Jarvis, then I won’t let other men have her!” In this world, Roxanne can only be with me! There can be no other men!
“Think about it, Mr. Farwell. Ms. Jarvis and I are both doctors and have a lot in common. Only we can help each other! As long as she’s with me, she’ll be able to reach her full potential!”
Jack got more enthusiastic the more he talked. He was exhilarated when he saw Lucian grow angry but was helpless to do anything about it.
Jack was full of confidence as he used Roxanne’s life as a bargaining tool. If Lucian wanted to save Roxanne, he would have to agree to Jack’s requests.
If that were the case, with time, the Damaris family would not only be known as a prestigious medical family but could also be compared to the Farwell family. This is the Damaris Group that I’ve always imagined it to be!
Lucian was not the only one who could expand the influence of his company with his own ability. Jack could also make Damaris Group undergo drastic changes.
“Three days.” Jack held out three fingers. “I’ll give you three days. I hope you’ll give me at satisfactory answer by then. I only have three requests, and you have to agree to all of them.”
He shot a triumphant look at the person before him, as though he could already see his victory. Lucian balled his hands into fists as his tone turned ice cold. “What if I don’t agree to them? What will you do, Mr. Damaris? Are you so sure that you’re the only one who has the antidote to the poison?
Jack seemed to take Lucian’s words as a joke. and started laughing before he regained his composure and replied, “Of course! My poison is created from a mix of the Four Peculiar Poisons! No one will be able to create the antidote! I’m afraid those idiots won’t even be able to guess the medicinal herbs I used!”
He acted kind and reminded him, “I’d advise you not to do anything pointless. There are so many medicinal herbs in the world. There’s a possibility that those idiots would use medicinal herbs that contradict the ones I used. By then, I won’t have any say in Ms. Jarvis’ life or death!”
Lucian pressed on, “Mr. Damaris, you were the one who poisoned Roxanne. Did you forget what happened with Colby? Do you want to become like him and stay in jail for a few years before you come to a realization and regret it?”
Jack stared at him in disdain. “That idiot, Colby, was caught because you found dirt on him. He had no choice but to admit to his crimes. It serves him right to be jailed.”
Lucian asked in a deep voice, “Are you that certain I won’t find dirt on you, Mr. Damaris? By then, even if you don’t want to save her, there’ll be someone to force you to do it!”
Jack was confident in himself. “Mr. Farwell, aren’t you too confident? Talk to me about all this when you actually find evidence!”
He had been in the medical field for many years. Naturally, he knew how great his poisoning tactics were. Forget about Lucian. Even if he asked Grandpa to come, it would be a waste of time!
He had just recently developed that essential oil. Lucian’s eyes darkened when he saw how confident Jack was. He clenched his teeth and suppressed his urge to beat the latter up.
Jack crossed his legs and rested an arm on the back of the chair as he narrowed his eyes at Lucian. “I’ll give you three days. If you think that’s too long, how about one day? That’ll be just right since it’ll be the same as the time you gave me to think.”
Lucian met his gaze. He had regained his composure and calmly replied, “Three days. I’ll give you an answer after three days.”
Colby still needed time. Lucian could not bear to act rashly. Jack chuckled and held out his hand. “Please leave then, Mr. Farwell.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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