A mere Richard Mille watch?
Those antiques and paintings in the Harper family basement?
Jeff didn't even glance at them!
The only thing he couldn't bear to part with was the poodle, Flower, whom he had raised for three years—because Flower was the only creature in the Harper family that knew how to be grateful!
After Jeff left, Brother Gage and his men also left the villa in a disheveled state.
As soon as Brother Gage got in his van, Brandon ran over. Brother Gage hadn't revealed Brandon's name even when Jeff was beating him, and Brandon was very grateful.
"Brother Gage, are you... alright?" Brandon's face was pale.
Seeing Brandon's anxious expression, Brother Gage said, "You brat, you actually found me such a tough nut to crack! You have to add another million to compensate my brothers for their medical expenses!"
Brandon said, "Money is no problem, as long as you can teach Jeff a good lesson. Brother Gage, you have hundreds of men under your command—are you planning to kill him?"
Brother Gage waved his hand. "Alright, I'll definitely take care of Jeff's matter for you. I'm in a hurry—let's go!"
Brother Gage was quickly driven away in the van.
Leaving the villa area, Brother Gage spat out the window. "Damn, that idiot Brandon—if I still had hundreds of men, would I personally go out of my way to earn your two million?"
In reality, due to the crackdown over the past two years, all of Brother Gage's shops, big and small, had been shut down, leaving him penniless and unable to support his employees.
The ten men he brought today were the only ones left.
However, since Brother Gage had been publicly humiliated by Jeff today, and Jeff had crippled one of his fingers, he was determined to retaliate.
"Book me a plane ticket to Thailand right now!"
Brother Gage was going to find Master Liu!
...
Jeff returned to the company and held a morning meeting in the conference room that only senior executives could attend.
The main topic of this morning meeting was whether to invest in the "First-Class Private Residence" project at Crimson Ridge Estates.
The senior executives, including Victoria Lang, basically agreed to invest the seventy million dollars.
First, the amount was not large; second, this project was excellent. Once the houses were built, it would definitely attract top families from Riverforge and even other places to move in.
Horizon Group could add a clause to the contract stating that a necessary condition for purchasing a "First-Class Private Residence" was that the buyer must engage in commercial cooperation with Horizon Group.
Horizon Group had many businesses, but many of them lacked competitiveness. If it could get help from these top-notch family businesses, it would undoubtedly be like adding wings to a tiger.
Therefore, this project was not only beneficial to the Harpers but also to Horizon Group.
And since this project had been proposed by Jeff himself, he had no reason to reject his own idea.
In the conference room, Jeff sat in the chairman's seat and said:
"Alright, since everyone agrees, let's officially start cooperating with Sterling Real Estate from now on. Victoria, have the Harpers... have Sterling Real Estate send someone over to explain their plans for this project to me in detail. I also want to check on their preparations."
"Yes, I'll inform them right away," Victoria Lang said.
After the meeting ended, Victoria Lang immediately called Michael Harper.
At Sterling Heights Villa, the Harper family members were still inside, discussing whether Old Master Harper had arranged for Emily to marry Jeff because of Jeff's exceptional skills.
Upon suddenly receiving a call from Victoria Lang, Michael was overjoyed:
"Mom, Ms. Lang just called me and said that the chairman of Horizon Group has agreed to finance us seventy million dollars! However, he wants me to go and talk to him about the project in person to see how well we are prepared."
Old Madam Harper was also very excited. "Great! Cooperating with Horizon Group is a leap forward for Sterling Real Estate!"
"Michael, you must perform well and leave a good impression on Chairman Sterling. We will continue to cooperate with Horizon in the future!"
Michael replied, "Yes! I will definitely make a good impression on Chairman Sterling!"
Jessica whispered, "Dad, take a closer look at Chairman Sterling. I heard he's handsome and young, unlike other CEOs."
Seeing Jessica's rosy cheeks, Emily knew what Jessica was thinking and said:
"Jessica, no matter how handsome Chairman Sterling is, he's already taken. Have you forgotten that Ms. Lang and Chairman Sterling are lovers?"
Jessica rolled her eyes. "What's it to you? They're lovers but not married. Besides, I'm younger than Victoria Lang and have a better figure. Why can't I snatch Chairman Sterling away?"
Brandon also spoke up for his sister. "That's right, I support my sister. Emily, I heard you were slapped by Victoria Lang. You stole Victoria Lang's boyfriend—you should support her!"
Even Old Madam Harper nodded and said, "Jessica's idea is right! In this world, excellent men are very scarce. If you want to get one, you have to fight for him. Jessica, this time you and your father will go to Horizon Group to see Chairman Sterling."
"Oh! Really? Thank you, Grandma! Long live Grandma!"
Jessica jumped up excitedly and kissed Old Madam Harper on her wrinkled cheek.
Robert and his family, watching from the side, felt extremely aggrieved.
The "First-Class Private Residence" project had originally been proposed by Emily, but today it was being handled by Michael.
Emily was unwilling to give up and said, "I want to go too."
Susan quickly spoke up for her daughter. "Yes, yes, let Emily go too! Putting aside all her other talents, my daughter is the most beautiful woman in Riverforge! Besides, Emily is divorced now and was slapped by that bitch Victoria Lang. I support Emily in taking Chairman Sterling away from Victoria Lang!"
"Pah!" Jessica said angrily. "Can you look in the mirror? You're all divorced women. Is Chairman Sterling going to find a divorced woman?"
Old Madam Harper also spoke up for Jessica. "Jessica is right. Although Emily is prettier, Chairman Sterling—I plan to pair him up with Jessica. Emily, you should just make do with Ryan Caldwell."
Emily felt somewhat aggrieved. When she had cheated on her husband, she had been very proud that she could find a man like Ryan Caldwell who was a good match for her.
But now, compared to Chairman Sterling, Ryan seemed to be a level below.
Soon, Michael and his daughter Jessica arrived at Horizon Group.
Because Jeff was meeting with other guests, he asked Secretary Brooks to arrange for them to wait in the reception room and instructed her not to serve them tea.
The Harper family—especially Michael's family—had treated Jeff extremely harshly.
Today, since it was Jeff's home turf, Jeff was unlikely to serve them the best tea and water.
Inside the reception room.
A sexy, form-fitting red pencil dress with a high thigh slit perfectly accentuated Jessica's figure, making her both graceful and elegant, yet irresistible to men.
However, Jessica seemed dissatisfied with the outfit. "Dad, why did you make me wear this tight dress? Except for the high slit on the leg, the rest of my body is completely covered up. Don't you know how good your daughter's figure is? Humph."
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