Chapter 390 Her Greed Knows No Bounds
Queenie had spent five years staying by Colton’s side, which the latter allowed because he thought she was the person who had saved him earlier. For that, he arranged a position for her to work in middle management.
Nonetheless, the fact that she was Colton’s fiancée enabled her to access many classified documents despite her limited authority and power. Because of that, she was able to help the Anderson Family gain a lot of profit. Although Colton was aware of what she had been doing, he closed both eyes about it, thinking that was how he could repay her for saving his life back then.
Bryan was rich, but despite his wealth, he was nowhere near as handsome as Colton was. Nonetheless, the Kohlberg Group was among the few biggest corporations in the country, so he was a powerful and influential man whom many women would dream of being with. However, he chose Queenie because she used to be Colton’s woman, merely wanting to get over his insecurities as his company was far outmatched by Colton’s.
Due to his belligerence and ego, Bryan felt a strong desire to surpass Colton in any aspect possible to satisfy his superiority complex, including dating his woman. Secondly, he deemed Queenie his valuable asset, considering her history of working in Gardner Corporation, which could be useful for the Kohlberg Group.
“I heard that F&R Enterprise is recently looking for companies to work with. While word about that started circulating around town six months ago, Gardner Corporation didn’t seem to take any action about it. What do you know about that?” Bryan sat on the couch, asking casually.
Although F&R Enterprise was not a huge corporation, the technology it possessed was unparalleled around the globe. Thus, Bryan was hoping that the Kohlberg Group could work with F&R Enterprise so that his company could outperform Gardner Corporation by the end of the year.
After all, Gardner Corporation had shifted its focus to the fashion industry despite its impressive internet technology. For that, it seemed to Bryan that the company was now in a state of stagnation.
“I saw this in the files earlier. It appears that Colton isn’t going to rest until he gets his hands on F&R Enterprise.”
As soon as Bryan heard Queenie’s words, his eyes lit up. “Tell me more about it, baby. What does Gardner Corporation plan to do about that?” He placed his arm around the lady and pulled her closer to him, thinking she was about to make herself useful to him.
On the other hand, Quennie knew what was on Bryan’s mind, which was why she didn’t reveal what she knew right away. Instead, she winked at him ambiguously and said, “Don’t worry about it, Mr. Kohlberg. Now that I’m on your side, I’ll be sure to help you all I can. If anyone from Gardner Corporation finds out that I’m a snitch here, Colton will be sure to come after me.”
Sensing Queenie’s wariness, Bryan pinched her chin and rubbed her lips with his while speaking in a deep voice. “I’ll pay you five million if you can show me the result. When it’s done, I’ll pay you another twenty million. What do you say? I bet that kind of money is enough for you, isn’t it?”
Nevertheless, Queenie looked away, as she didn’t seem to be satisfied with what she had been offered. “I’ll give you a proposal to help you get in touch with the people from F&R Enterprise. After that, I want a payment of ten million before I go on and tell you everything about Gardner Corporation’s plan, which will cost another ten million. Then, when everything is over, I want five million.”
In response to Queenie’s greed, Bryan chuckled and asked, “What makes you think you’re worth this much?”
However, Queenie didn’t flinch in the face of Bryan’s intimidating doubt. After all, there was no turning back for her ever since she got on the wrong side of Colton.
Deep down, she needed money very badly in order to survive. “Well, think about the deal you’re going to get with F&R Enterprise. Don’t you think it’s worth it?”
She squinted, straightening her body as she added, “If F&R Enterprise works with Gardner Corporation, the Kohlberg Group is going to lag behind by a lot.
More importantly, an opportunity like this may never come again, so the money I want is actually a small price to pay, considering what you’re going to get in the grand scheme of things; but if you won’t pay me the money, why would I risk rubbing Colton the wrong way to help you?”
With his eyes fixed on the lady before him, Bryan realized he was wrong about her when he thought he could take advantage of her. Well, this lady’s greed knows no bounds. I bet she learned a lot from Colton back then.
