Chapter 203 Powerful CEO
Everyone in the house was horrified to see Marilyn coughing up blood.
“Grandma, are you okay?”
“Mom!”
They soon rushed over to take a look.
“Are you alright, Mom?” asked Carl as he frantically ran over.
Marilyn angrily replied, “It’s all your daughter’s fault. She just told me that she’ll be breaking all ties with our family!”
Everyone present was shocked to hear the news.
“But, Mom, you’re the one who asked her if she wanted to break ties with the family. She wouldn’t have said so if you never asked her to!” answered Garl.
“Did I? What an ungrateful girl… She’s breaking ties with us now that she’s successful!” complained Marilyn.
She had, in fact, presented the question to Willow about breaking ties with the Stewarts.
She didn’t expect Willow to actually go through with it.
Carl continued to speak up for Willow, “Think about what all of you have done to her. Of course, she’d break ties with us!”
“What she’s doing to us now is more severe than anything we’ve done to her! We need to think about how to re–establish our cooperation with Southlake Corporation to ensure our survival!” answered Marilyn.
The only thing she ever cared about was preserving the Stewart family’s business.
“Calm down, Mom. I’ll have a talk with Willow. I’m sure she’ll listen to me,” said Kate.
Marilyn replied, “That’s great! I hope you can help secure some contracts for our family. If you succeed, I’ll give you 10% of Stewart Group’s shares.”
Kate confidently answered, “Leave it to me, Mom! I’ll make sure that we can still work together with Willow and Southlake Corporation!”
She was excited after hearing about the reward.
Just 10% of Stewart Group’s shares seemed like an astronomical number for her.
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Willow hung up the call and turned to Caspian. “Honey, do you think I was being too harsh?”
“No, I think you made the right choice,” answered Caspian.
Willow continued, “I’m still a Stewart at the end of the day. Will I be reprimanded by the public for breaking ties with them?”
“Relax. You shouldn’t worry about what others think about this. If you’re still soft–hearted enough for them to convince you to help them once more, they’re just going to do the same thing again and again,” explained Caspian.
He could tell that they would continue to bully her if the Stewarts managed to remain in contact with her.
“Do you think my parents will be disappointed in me?” asked Willow.
“Mr. Carl may be a wimp, but he has proper morals. I’m sure he can tell what’s good for you. But as for your mother… she wouldn’t still be alive if you hadn’t stopped me.”
Caspian was furious as he thought about what Kate had done to Lilith.
Willow was slightly frightened when she noticed his expression sinking. She understood that killing another person was just a simple task for someone like him.
She tried to shift the topic immediately. “I’m referring to the things I told my grandma… It’s fine, right?”
Caspian replied with a sly–looking grin, “It’s fine. Our kids will naturally take after my family name. By the way, shouldn’t we start spending some time with just the two of us and try for a child? How about right here, right now? I’ve never tried doing it in a car, though.”
Hearing this
Willow’s face turned bright red. “Just what’s on your mind? Geez! I’m not talking to you anymore today! Hmph!”
She didn’t object to being intimate at home, but she felt that it was too extreme to be doing it in the car.
“Heh, we’ve been holding it back thanks to your best friend living in our house.”
Willow agreed with his words as they had never been able to enjoy each other’s company in private due to Zoey being around.
“Listen, Willow. I’m now a general officer, and Southlake Corporation is now the biggest company in the city. It’s about time we celebrate the occasion, and we’ve been looking to have. a child. Why don’t we give it a try in the car?” asked Caspian.
“No way! What are we going to do if someb*dy sees us? Besides, I’m still very busy with work.”
Caspian nodded and stopped asking her about it. He realized it was only natural that Willow
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Now that Zoey had left, they had all the time in the world.
Caspian then sent Willow back to Southlake Corporation.
Miranda had already redrafted a contract according to Willow’s instructions.
They would be deciding the flow of the market now that they were unchallenged within Southlake City.
Every company within the city began to queue up for cooperation with Southlake Corporation.
Managers from various families within Southlake City soon came to visit the office, including representatives of the Hudson and Archer families.
They were all dissatisfied with the contract given by Southlake Corporation as there was practically no profit for them.
“Are you kidding me? What’s the point of signing the contract if we’re not getting anything out of it?”
“Do you think we’re idiots or something?”
“We request for a reevaluation! We’re not signing unless we get a better deal. Let us talk to your CEO!”
“Gods, Southlake Corporation is so greedy.”
Plenty of other managers of companies were also voicing their dismay with the contract. details.
They demanded a clear explanation.
Willow had already anticipated such a scenario.
She listened to the commotion in the meeting room for a while before walking in.
She had an air of confidence around her, hugely due to Southlake Corporation being the most powerful company in the city right now.
“I believe you folks are seeking to cooperate with me for business, not the other way round.
You have the freedom to make your choices, be it to sign or to stop bothering me and walk out
of here.
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“There will be plenty of other companies seeking to work with us without your snobby
attitudes!”
Her words were powerful, and they were with reason.
Her speech instantly shut down the commotion in the meeting room.
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Southlake Corporation had a monopoly on the businesses in the city. Coupled with Willow’s decisions, plenty of companies would still willingly apply and sign the contract to work with. them.
As a result, the companies that had invested in Glorious Group could no longer return their investment and had to file for bankruptcy.
The new contract available with Southlake Corporation only allowed them to make even with their investments.
Willow was utilizing this chance to teach them a lesson for betraying her back then by pulling out and defecting to Glorious Group.
The Archer family’s representative spoke out, “How dare you! Our contract with Glorious Group wasn’t anything like this! You only need to renew the contract now that you’ve acquired Glorious Group! Tampering with the contract like this will cause a rift within the business world!”
“That’s right! You’re being unethical if you want us to sign this new one instead of renewing the one we signed with Glorious Group!”
The Hudson family’s representative chimed in as well.
Willow maintained her composure and clapped her hands. “Well said, truly. The only problem. is that I personally don’t care about your suggestions. I’ve already decided on the rules and
have written out the details I want in the contract.
“You may leave if you find the contract unfavorable. Nob*dy is forcing you to sign it.”
Her confident tone suppressed the rowdy crowd.
Smaller companies begrudgingly signed the contract to, at the very least, save their investment. It would still serve to have some returns.
Caspian quietly witnessed the scene unfold before him. He nodded his head in satisfaction as he listened to Willow’s speech.
Suddenly, a woman angrily walked into the room right as the crowd was finally being
convinced.
Caspian took a good look at the woman and realized that she was none other than Kate.
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