Female Novel
Chapter 112
Chapter 112
“No! I won’t! You can’t make me apologize.” Betty started making a scene.
“Xavier, come in ” Jasper raised his voice. Hearing that, Xavier knocked and entered the room. beforegreeting everyone with a curt nod.
“Show the document to the chairman.”
“Yes, Mr. Jasper.” Eyes darting, Xavier handed Javier the document.
“What’s this?”
“These are last year’s and this year’s financial reports of EV Concepts, co–run by Sophia and Betty,”Jasper said flatly.
Sophia and Betty’s faces stiffened as they tensed up.
“The reports show that the store has been making annual losses of almost 10 million in the threenovelbin
years since its operations. They also received funds from the Beckett Group to pay off the operationalcosts.
“From the start, the agreement dictates that it is Sophia who will take care of the profits and losses. Ifthe Beckett Group doesn’t get a share of your profits, we shouldn’t have to pay for your losses too.”
Jasper looked down. “If Betty does not offer a public apology for the incident, I will exercise my right asthe president to shut down EV Concepts.”
What? Shutting down the store?
Betty froze while Sophia seethed in hatred. A murderous look flashed across Sophia’s eyes. Shequickly grabbed Javier’s arm and shed tears. “Javier, the store is your birthday gift for me from threeyears ago. We can’t shut it down!”
Javier’s jaw stiffened when he saw the evidence. As the chairman, he could not refute Jasper’saccusation and proposal.
“I can turn a blind eye to the losses for your sake, but with a few conditions–Betty must apologizepublicly, and Sophia shall pay for the losses her business had incurred.
“Otherwise, I will reveal the losses in the company–wide meeting the day after tomorrow. By that time,no one could turn the situation around.” Jasper was unfeeling and determined.
Sophia glowered at him. She would never let EV Concepts shut down. It was an important part of herwider plan.
“Betty, throw a press conference tomorrow night. Do what Jasper asked.” Javier’s brows were
Shoulders slumped, Betty looked like a deflated balloon.
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From the darkening look on Javier’s face, Sophia knew that she had completely lost the battle.
She had no choice but to focus on her long–term strategy as she shot daggers at Jasper’s back.
After Jasper and Xavier left the study, they heard Javier smashing items onto the ground and the cryingsounds of the two women.
Xavier scratched his head in confusion and asked cautiously, “Mr. Jasper, I thought you wanted to goagainst Madam Alice at all cost. Why the sudden change of mind?”
“Keep your nose out of my business.”
He thought of Alice’s clear eyes and her delicious scent when they were inches apart. That broughtsome emotions to his otherwise impassive eyes.
He tried convincing himself that he had changed his mind to side with Alice because of the surveillancefootage and Betty’s unapologetic behavior. But was that the truth?
Why did he overreact when Sophia and Betty criticized Alice, and when Javier demanded him to getthe divorce over with? Perhaps, deep down, there was a reason he sided with Alice. 1
“We weaponized the evidence we gathered with much effort just to force Ms. Betty to apologize. Don’tyou think that’s a waste?” Smirking, Xavier still couldn’t get over it.
“That’s fine. Even if I released the evidence to the public, Dad has his way of covering up for Sophia.They’re lovebirds, after all.”
Mocking his parents, Jasper shook off the imagery of Alice’s alluring eyes in his mind. The look in hiseyes deepened.
He continued, “I have simply chosen an outcome that serves the two of us. I needed to make up toAlice for unfairly accusing her at the auction over Lia’s incident.”
He let out a wistful sigh as he was gripped by bitterness. “We’re even now. I don’t want to be indebtedto her in any way.”