Chapter 248 I Only Accept 20 Million
Oliver’s words make sense. If he doesn’t have any definite evidence to support his statement, he wouldn’t say something like that. “If your goal is to protect Courtney, I will take my words back, but the premise is that I need to know what you found.”
Oliver chuckled. “Information like this is usually sold for 100,000 when I worked in this line, but now, you are staring at me menacingly without even treating me to a drink. Are you planning to scam me?”
After looking at him thoroughly and weighing the benefit of the outcome, Alexander softened his hostile look. “Are you free? Let’s go and have a drink then.”
Businessmen are always the same when it comes to adapting to current circumstances.
Inside a quaint teahouse in the city, the atmosphere was aromatic and bamboo was used to separate the rooms. There was adequate distance between the private rooms to prevent any disturbance to the nearby guests.
With just a few words, Oliver recalled what he had investigated. “This is all that I know. If you think that it won’t affect Courtney at all, you can call the cops and use your family’s connections to throw me behind bars for 8 to 10 days.”
While playing with a delicate purple sand cup in his hand, Alexander gazed at Oliver’s face as he seemed to be lost in his own thoughts. “Even if what you are saying is real, how can I be sure that you don’t have other motives toward Courtney?”
“You can’t.” Oliver seemed fearless. “Because I do have other motives toward her. Don’t forget that she is now single, so I have the right to pursue her.”
Immediately, Alexander’s face darkened. “Are you really going to be that fearless?”
Oliver casually looked at the orchid pattern on the purple sand cup while simply answering, “Your threats are useless to me. Rather than wondering what my motives are toward Courtney, you should think of a way to snatch your position as president soon so that you don’t have to look over your shoulder all the time.”
“You don’t need to worry about that.” Alexander glared at him. “You’ve thoroughly investigated my family’s affairs, so I can’t help but feel suspicious of you. What do you have to say about that?”
“Is it that hard to explain? The Duncan Family is a huge family with a large enterprise. Is it strange to assume that you’ll have lots of distant relatives far away?”
“Distant relatives?” Alexander stared at Oliver with suspicion.
“Don’t we look alike?” Oliver opened his arms wide to allow Alexander to have a clearer look of him. “I feel that the two of us look quite alike. Some may even believe that we are brothers.”
Alexander gave him a cold look. “Is that so? Why can’t I see it?”
Instantly, Oliver felt embarrassed when his joke was met with Alexander’s indifferent attitude, so he smiled awkwardly and snorted. “I’m just kidding. How could I assume myself to be part of a wealthy family like the Duncans?”
“After all of this, you still haven’t told me what your motives are.”
“A straightforward person doesn’t resort to insinuations. Since you’ve sincerely asked me many times, I won’t lie to you.” Then, Oliver casually leaned against the chair behind him. “I’m not fond of many things, but if you’ve heard about me in Melrose City, you should know that I love money. Courtney is now the only heir to the Hunter Family. No matter how beaten up their company is, they are still a huge enterprise. Moreover, she has a close relationship with you, so… It’s that simple.”
“Say it. How much do you want?”
Oliver then stretched out two fingers from his left hand. “2 million. That isn’t much.”
When Alexander heard the answer, he coldly looked at him.
However, Oliver chuckled. “In your eyes, is Courtney’s safety only worth 2 million? What’s more, I’m now selling you a massive information about your competitor. I only want one price, which is 20 million.”
“Just remember your words. Deal.”
Although the price had now been increased ten times, Alexander’s face remained composed and even his tone was very casual. It made Oliver suspect that Alexander initially thought that the price would already be 20 million, but due to his shrewdness as a businessman, he intentionally offered a low price.
After their talk, Alexander picked up the tab and immediately left the teahouse, leaving Oliver to peacefully drink his tea.
Looking at the check bearing the 2 million deposit on the table, Oliver chuckled while his eyes were full of disdain. Just as I’ve imagined—he is just a businessman who only talks about the terms. If I don’t ask him for anything, he won’t believe any word that I’ve said at all. This is Alexander Duncan, the man who the person at home has been thinking about for almost two decades.
After leaving the teahouse, Alexander went to the Duncans’ ancestral home.
Ever since he quarreled with Scott the last time, he did not return for a while. The moment the maids saw him entering through the door, they were all surprised.
However, Scott felt excited, but he maintained a stoic face. Instead, he grunted and pretended to be indifferent toward Alexander.
“Where’s Jordan? Why didn’t you bring him along with you? Are you intending to forbid him from seeing his great-grandpa?”
Beside him was Harry, who tried to be the peacemaker. “Master, have you forgotten? Today is Friday, so Little Master has to attend school.”
Scott immediately glared at him, as if gesturing to him to keep his mouth shut.
“I’ll send Jordan here this evening after school.” Alexander opened his mouth, breaking the tension in the house. Even though his tone was as cold as Scott’s, the gloomy atmosphere in the Duncans’ ancestral home finally watered down. “He’ll be staying here tonight. I’ll pick him up after the weekend.”
After listening to his words, Scott finally calmed himself down. “This is more like it. I’m old and I don’t have much time left. Are you really going to separate me from my great-grandson?”
“Courtney will be here to cook for Jordan this weekend.”
“What?” Just as Scott calmed himself down, his face immediately darkened as he rose to his full height by pressing the armrest of his armchair. “What did you just say? Why is she coming here?”
However, Alexander remained unfazed as he explained unhurriedly, “Jordan doesn’t want to eat the meals that are cooked by my chefs at home. He only wants to eat the meals cooked by her. If you don’t want to see her, I’ll just ask her to come to my house and Jordan won’t be here to trouble you either.”
“Your house?” Scott asked in a solemn tone. “Don’t forget what I’ve told you—I will never agree to you continuing your relationship with her. She is a married woman, so what does that make you? A male lover.”
“Hehe!”
The moment Scott finished speaking, the sound of a young girl giggling while trying to hold back her laughter came from the living room door. Obviously, she failed in her attempt, so she laughed out loud.
“Who is that sneakily hiding at the door?” He glared at the door in displeasure. “What are you laughing at?”
Harry quickly explained, “It’s Miss Hannah. Miss Hannah, please come in.”
Then, a tiny figure slowly walked in the door with a sullen face while trying her best to resist laughing. After walking past Alexander, she came to Scott’s side and said solemnly, “Dad, you can’t blame me for laughing because it is quite funny. My nephew is great at everything, but as a male lover…”
The moment the words ‘nephew’ and ‘male lover’ came out of a 13-year-old girl’s mouth, the sense of contradiction was so satisfying that Scott was amused. Immediately, he relaxed before deliberately pointing at Alexander and asked, “Your nephew even plans to bring a woman, who treats him as her escort, home. What do you think about that?”
