Not long after, Jonathan hurriedly arrived at the café. Roxanne didn’t have time to reprimand him about his actions last night and went straight to the point. “Did you raise the price?”
Immediately, he shook his head. Crap. I relegated these businesses to Frieda, so this sudden price hike definitely has something to do with her. Lucian glanced at him coldly, wordlessly telling him to figure out what was going on as soon as possible.
In response, Jonathan nodded and promised, “I’ll handle the issue right away, Ms. Jarvis. You don’t need to pay for the material fee this time. I’ll solve this issue.”
Then he returned to the Queen residence, enraged. When he entered the building, he saw Frieda putting on makeup and preparing to leave.
Frigidly, Jonathan questioned, “Did you raise the price of the medicinal herbs? Lucian handed us these businesses because he wants us to earn a stable profit and prevent others from coveting them! Why did you raise the price? I demand a reasonable explanation!”
Frieda’s expression remained relatively unchanged as she gave her brother a side glance. “Business is business, Jonathan. Besides, we’re just the middleman. There’s nothing I can do if the farmers producing the medicinal herbs want to increase their prices. I’m merely passing on the cost. Is that so wrong? Or do you think we should provide those medicinal herbs to Roxanne at a loss?”
That was an excuse she came up with beforehand. In fact, she wasn’t afraid of her brother looking into the matter to confirm the validity of her claim.
Her objective in doing what she did was to let the people in charge of those companies earn more money so they would become more loyal to her.
As for the medicinal herb suppliers who were already working with the Queen family, they would eventually be attracted to her. When that time came, Jonathan’s resources would only exist in name.
“Are you sure you aren’t doing this for your personal gain?” Jonathan refused to believe her. Over the years, the prices of medicinal herbs he managed had consistently increased rather gently. A massive price hike like that had never occurred before.
“You can always investigate the matter if you like. If Roxanne doesn’t like the price, we’ll just cancel our collaboration with her. Even if I sell these herbs to someone else, I’ll still charge them the same price.” Upon glaring at him, Frieda put away her makeup box, grabbed her bag, and prepared to leave.
“You- Don’t you dare go overboard! I will look into the matter!” barked Jonathan. Without delay, he picked up his phone and started contacting the medicinal herbs suppliers. To his shock, he discovered all of them did indeed raise their prices.
Additionally, plenty of suppliers under him were complaining about the issue and subtly wondering about the possibility of a price increase.
Eventually, Jonathan learned the culprit behind the situation was, of course, Frieda. She was the one who raised the purchase price and swayed many medicinal herbs suppliers from the northern and southern regions to her side.
“What is she trying to do? Is she doing the bidding of that man again?” Jonathan didn’t have the nerve to keep quiet about the situation, so he quickly informed Lucian of his findings through a call. He also mentioned the man his sister interacted with.
“I’m sorry, Lucian. I thought I could control my sister, and I’ve been watching that man’s actions closely. However, I was wrong,” he apologized.
However, Lucian seemed exceptionally composed. “I already know about that man. He’s Shawn Crawford, from the Crawford family of the north. In the past, they had a clash with my grandpa and lost terribly. Ever since then, they had been waiting for an opportunity to make their move. No need to worry. I’ll take care of this matter.”
“Thank you, Lucian. I really shouldn’t have let my sister handle so many medicinal herbs supplies.” Jonathan was regretful, but it was too late.
Inside Frieda’s office, a finance officer reported, “Due to the price hike, our expenses this month have vastly increased. However, our clients have been settling their payments. Currently, our biggest client is Dr. Jarvis’ research institute and factory. Once they pay us what they owe, our profit will increase even further!”
Once he ended his sentence, Frieda swiftly signed the necessary documents and gestured for him to leave. Not long after, Shawn entered the office with a bouquet of red roses, which he promptly presented to her. Frieda was on cloud nine when she saw that. Hastily, she stood and pounced toward him.
“You shouldn’t do that in your office, considering you only have a frosted glass partition here. People outside can figure out the gist of what we’re doing inside.” Grinning, he put the roses down and promptly hugged her waist.
“I don’t care. In fact, I’m willing to announce to everyone that you’re my man!” At that moment, she was wholly immersed in the bliss of her romance. I’m enamored with this bad boy. He was the one who taught me to raise the purchase price and slowly draw the owners of those medicinal herbs companies toward me. At the same time, I’m also creating an obstacle for Roxanne.
Now that the cost of the raw materials has been raised, her wish to sell her medicine at a low price will never be realized. I’ve accomplished something that Jack couldn’t! It’s all according to Shawn’s plan. Even Lucian can’t control the price of the medicine now. How can he when everyone on the supply chain is making more money?
“You’ve been doing well lately! I got some free time today, so after you get off work, I’ll bring you to a fancy restaurant for dinner together.” Shawn was delighted with how obsessed she was with him.
He always had a magical charm to make the women who fell for him do everything he wanted, even to their own detriment.
“Okay. Wait for me. I’ll be done soon.” Gleefully, she kissed him. After he left her office, he exited the building and entered a Bentley.
With a sneer, he picked up his phone and sent a name list to his assistant before calling the latter. “I want you to contact every client on the list. Tell them they’ll earn twenty percent more profit than from Farwell Group. I don’t believe they don’t like money!”
However, his assistant hesitated. “All of them, Mr. Crawford? Don’t you think that’s too ambitious? What if someone reports it to Lucian?”
Shawn assured confidently, “I doubt it! This is just a normal quotation process. I bet many other companies have done the same with them. Even if they refuse, they won’t expose it lest they risk driving themselves into a corner.”
In the end, his assistant launched his planned full-frontal assault. Adrune, Archulea, and Epea were Farwell Group’s most significant export locations, which Shawn planned to deal with one by one.
His backers consisted of not only eager families from the north but also many losers in the south, who were ruthlessly suppressed by Farwell Group. All of them very much wished Farwell Group would collapse as soon as possible.
“It’s finally almost time to settle our families’ grudges, Lucian. This time, I’ll defeat you!” The look in Shawn’s eyes turned sharp.
Smugly, Frieda asked her assistant to call Roxanne’s research institute and company to settle their payments. I’m going to give her a headache and make her yield to me! Soon after, her assistant entered her office with a smile.
“We’ve received the payment, Ms. Queen.” Her assistant was delightfully waiting for Frieda to praise or reward her with a bonus. However, Frieda’s expression darkened frightfully. “They did? Tens of millions? All of it?”
The assistant didn’t understand why her employer seemed upset that they had received the payment. Her smile faded as she nodded. “Yes, all of it.”
It was Frieda’s turn to be confused. I thought Roxanne would refuse to settle the payment. Her materials now cost more than ten million, after all. No company would ignore such a price difference.
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