She Is A CEO

Chapter 1142 Unexpected Beginning

Seeing Kevin's still calm expression after facing him, Jacob glared at him, wanting to rush up and tear him apart!

And seeing him glaring at Kevin angrily, Markus stood up and made a pressing motion to Kevin. Then he got up and said to Jacob calmly,

"Mr. Wood, we have known each other for a long time. You don't need to go through so much trouble to visit me, do you?"

"Do you also know that?!" Jacob turned his head and glared at Markus, questioning in a stern voice, "In your eyes, is an old acquaintance a relationship where someone stabs you in the back?" Markus laughed at his excuse and asked without any concern,

"Mr. Wood, what you said is wrong. What is stabbing in the back? I didn't do anything to harm you."

"No?!" Setting up this foundation was originally a collaborative project that Mr. Wood had discussed with you beforehand. We had already submitted our proposals, but you turned around and partnered with Fabulous Dav's instead. Isn't this disrespectful to Mr. Wood? Mr. Hale, you are an old friend of the Wood family. Isn't resorting to such tactics beneath you?" Before Jacob could even speak, Leon angrily listed Markus' charges.

Even in the face of Leon's aggressive questioning, Markus remained calm and had a smile on his face. At this moment, Kevin next to him stood up and insincerely said,

"Mr. Hale, let me explain this to Mr. Wood myself. Otherwise, it would be too difficult for you."

He wanted to take the opportunity to mock Jacob, but...

"No, thank you," Markus waved his hand politely. He smiled and said, "Mr. Wood, I think you've misunderstood. Although Tready Threads is not a big company, it still ranks among the top ten in the state's financial industry. We have numerous financial investment projects under our umbrella and while it's true that we are collaborating with Fabulous Dav's, I don't see how that affects our relationship with you? Our project hasn't been terminated either."

As soon as Markus said this, not only Jacob but also Kevin beside him looked stunned.

What... What did it mean?

At this moment, Jacob and Kevin had the same thought in their minds. They both stared at Markus, with their eyes wide open. Jacob was confused, and the others were even more puzzled. Markus's smile grew even wider as he continued speaking,

"Mr. Wood, I have known your father for a long time. How could I possibly do something that would disappoint him? Working with Fabulous Dav's is for another project. You have really misunderstood the situation."

"Mr. Hale!" Kevin frowned. It was different from what he had agreed with him!

Recently, Kevin heard that Stand Hill was interested in partnering with Tready Threads Finance. Kevin got involved and contacted them indirectly through Nia's friend, hinting at his willingness to collaborate and lowering the cost of cooperation to a minimum. He thought he had secured the project that Markus wanted to work on with Jacob!

But now what was this supposed to mean?!

Markus seemed prepared for Kevin's reaction and smiled as he looked at him, saying, "What's wrong? Do you also misunderstand?" He was clearly doing it on purpose! As soon as Kevin heard this, he knew he had fallen into a trap. But why would Markus do this?

Jacob was cunning enough to instantly understand what Markus meant by his words. His stiff features slowly softened and he said with a smile, "Oh, I misunderstood! I thought you gave our project to Fabulous Dav's."

Knowing that Markus must have some trick up his sleeve, Jacob was willing to be more magnanimous than ever before when seeing how Kevin couldn't express his bitterness.

"Mr. Wood," Markus ignored Kevin's gloomy face and spoke kindly to Jacob, "You're too impulsive in your work; you should learn from your father more often."

"If you had contacted me before coming over here today," continued Markus without any change in tone or expression, "We wouldn't have had such misunderstandings."

"You've already submitted your proposal," explained Markus patiently while looking directly at Jacob, "If I give the project away now, how can I continue working within my circle?"

"Mr. Hale, you're right" Jacob said with a humble look, curling the corners of his lips, "I will definitely correct it in the future."

"Take your people back. If you are still interested in our project, continue to cooperate. I will not pursue today's matter." Markus said generously.

"Thank you, Mr. Hale, I'll treat you to dinner when you're free." Jacob glanced at the earth-colored Kevin meaningfully, and left with his men. This farce was like a gust of wind, coming quickly and going faster. After they left, Markus sat down leisurely, silently staring at Kevin who was still stiff.

Kevin never expected that he would be fooled by Markus like this; now all sorts of thoughts were running through his head as he turned towards him saying,

"Mr. Hale... I thought I made myself clear."

"What did you make clear?" asked Markus calmly while still smiling broadly, "Did you say anything about wanting to take over Casper's business? Did You?" Kevin's face turned even uglier.

"I know you have been at odds, but that has nothing to do with me. I pride myself on being straightforward in my dealings. You came to me expressing interest in a partnership. Did you really think I would betray my friendship with Miles and side with you against Casper? Mr. Berry, if that's what you thought, then it shows how young and naive you still are."

Kevin felt like Markus' smile was blindingly bright now. This guy was a wolf in sheep's clothing. Kevin had let his guard down and thought he could outsmart StandHill this time around, but he had lost more than he gained by settling for low profits just to help Markus out.

"Yes," Kevin said softly while looking down at the ground. "I am too young."

"Learn from this experience," Markus said as he smirked slightly. "Fabulous Dav's is not weak by any means, but StandHill has the Wood family backing us up as well. Who wins or loses remains to be seen; however, I'm only interested in profit." It seemed like Fabulous Dav's had made him quite a bit of money this time around.

"Yes," Kevin repeated before saying goodbye and storming off angrily.

After Jacob left abruptly followed by Kevin leaving in a huff, Markus reclined lazily on the couch muttering under his breath, "Finally they're both gone... dogs biting dogs... now I need to call Miles." He took out his phone and called Miles after telling him what happened earlier.

"Miles," Markus asked hesitantly after explaining everything to him over the phone."Was what I did okay?"Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.

"It was perfect," Miles replied confidently with a deep voice. "You did put yourself through some trouble though."

"I appreciate it; you've helped me so much before so it was only right for me to return the favor... but..." Markus paused briefly before asking, "Miles, isn't this going too far against Casper?"