Babel Novel
Chapter 19
Elena could tell the great Samuel had given in.
Samuel knew nothing good would come out of it if he
kept fighting Emmanuel. Hence, he wanted to find an
excuse to give in.
In other words, Samuel was just a paper tiger. As the
saying went, the more one owned, the greater the fear
of losing everything. They were no longer the same
person when they had nothing.
Emmanuel, on the other hand, was giving everything
he had because he had nowhere to turn to.
He was no fool, either. He quickly questioned without
hesitation, “So, what do you want to do, Mr. Webber?”
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It looks like this matter can really be resolved.
To him, the sense of accomplishment was better than
getting the commission. He had no regrets about
risking his life to come here with Emmanuel that day.
After all, he could return and boast about dealing with
such an important event for half of his lifetime.
“We’re not occupying this land by force. We just want
to take back our friends‘ hard–earned money. As long
as Terence Group is willing to pay the wages owed by
the previous owner, I swear to tell them to leave.”
Samuel was great with his words, too.
Knowing all the other party wanted was money,
Emmanuel asked impassively, “How much?”
Samuel responded boldly, “Five million.”
Emmanuel instantly burst out laughing. “Do you think
I’m stupid? What kind of salary costs five million? Did
you think I didn’t know only about ten people are
ex–employees of the factory while the others are just
unemployed hooligans? Their salary combined is only
about a hundred thousand per month. What you’re
asking for is about five years‘ worth of salary. Are they
fools? Why continue working for a boss who owes
them five years‘ worth of salary?”
The data eluded Samuel from words. He would have
killed Emmanuel if not for his fear of losing to the latter.
“Are you saying you’re refusing to pay and want us to
leave?”
“Hold on. Let me ask the boss.”
No matter how fierce Samuel was, Emmanuel would
not give in so easily.
If one did not know better, one would easily mistake
Emmanuel for bullying the group of people.
Samuel looked so grim, as if he could lose his temper
at any time. The sight of that made Elena shudder.
After all, a man with hundreds of subordinates was
being suppressed by one man.
Meanwhile, Emmanuel gave Mackenzie a call.
She was rushing over when she heard her phone ring.
Seeing it was a call from Emmanuel, she felt oddly
relieved.
He’s still alive.
Even so, she answered it nervously, worried Emmanuel
was calling for help.
The moment she heard Emmanuel’s words, her eyes
widened in surprise. “What? Mr. Webber only needs five
million to leave?”
That amount was nothing to Terence Group as
compared to the profit they would earn from the
project in the future.
She would have agreed to it with no hesitation if
Samuel had proposed that earlier.
“Yes. I’ll continue negotiating with them if you’re not
willing to pay.”
Emmanuel did not think Terence Group should pay for
that. Hence, he guessed Mackenzie would object.
“Okay. I’ll accept that.”
To his surprise, she instantly agreed to it. She even
reminded Emmanuel not to anger Samuel further.
Emmanuel furrowed his brows after hanging up.
He was only pretending to look troubled. If he agreed
to the proposal too quickly, Samuel and the others
would think they could still raise the amount.
Sure enough, Samuel thought the outcome was not in
their favor by just looking at Emmanuel’s face. He, too,
did not want to keep fighting with someone as
stubborn as Emmanuel. Thus, Samuel negotiated,
“Three million if you insist on being calculative. My
friends‘ time is precious, too. If Terence Group is not
even willing to pay three million, then let’s stop
collaborating.”
With that, he slammed his hand on the table.
Clearly, he was at his limits.
After all, money was the motivation for them to be
involved in that industry.
“Three million?”
Emmanuel continued to frown. Deep down, he was
relieved to have helped save two million for his wife’s
company. This should be enough to prove my worth.
Still, he faked a sigh.