Paisley went to Wolf Group early in the morning without an appointment and said that she had something important to discuss with William.
Paisley had already made up her mind. Ornard was unreliable and he would definitely kill her after this matter was over. She still wanted to live after getting the money, so William was the only one who could help her.
William basically guessed Paisley’s purpose when he heard that she wanted to talk about important cooperation with him. He met her in the reception room after that.
The secretary closed the door and left after she brought tea in. Paisley spoke first, “Mr. Howard, I want to discuss your company’s development with you.”
“Ms. Anthony, please go ahead.”
“I won’t hide it from you, Mr. Howard. I stole the city construction project from the Floyd family by using underhanded means. I thought I could make a lot of money, but I didn’t expect this to happen. It was my mistake to misjudge the situation and I don’t have the means to handle this project any longer. I want to transfer the project to another party, so please help me.”
“Of course, I can help you, but do you think anyone would be willing to take over the project with the situation of the current market?”
“I’m willing to sell this project at three per cent lower than the original price.”
William shook his head and said, “The price of the materials keeps fluctuating. No one would be willing to accept it at even five per cent lower, let alone three.”
“Mr. Howard, I came here with pure intentions today, so I won’t hide it anymore. I’ll tell you what really happened. You must have been wondering how I took the project from the Floyd family, right?”
William looked at Paisley with a faint smile, but he didn’t answer. Paisley had evil intentions towards Angel. “Let me tell you the truth, Mr. Howard. It’s because of Angel, President Floys daughter. She leaked the information about the Floyd family to Ornard, who forwarded the message to me. I cooperated with him to get my hands on the project. He promised to protect me, and I wanted to marry him and be a part of the Laban family.”
William had a complicated expression on his face as if he was shocked by Paisley’s answer. She was relieved to see William’s expression. It seemed that he didn’t know everything. “Mr. Howard, I’m very sincere. What do you think about the city construction project?”
William sighed and said, “Was this all planned by Ornard? I really didn’t expect this, and I want to know if you got what you wanted in the end.”
“I managed to marry Ornard, but that bastard lied to me! He has another lover and his child is already two years old. I’m not willing to be his trophy wife and I don’t want to take advantage of that bastard anymore. Not only that, but I also want to take revenge on him. That’s why I’m meeting you now, Mr. Howard.”
Paisley’s words seemed like she was telling the truth and she had deliberately told William everything. Ornard was clearly not a good person, so it was hard to say what he would do to her in the future. She had to find a way out, and William was the best choice she had.
“Is that so? I’m very sorry for what happened to you. There is no one who will stay friends or enemies forever in the business world. I can accept the construction project, but the premise is that I need to have profits. I can’t accept it at three per cent lower, so please leave.”
“How much are you willing to pay?” Paisley asked.
William smiled and stretched out a hand. “Two times as much.”
“Ten per cent? How is that possible?”
“Ms. Anthony, you should know that the loss will be greater if you don’t hand it over now. You can also reduce the losses if you give it to me, right?”
“It’s too much. Mr. Howard, I’ll compromise for six per cent.”
William shook his head. “I can’t do it!”
“Alright then, seven per cent. I’ll go find someone else if you continue to refuse.”
“Eight. Ms. Anthony, you can leave any time, but there are probably not many people who can take over the project. You should be very clear that the ones you can find are all closely related to me.”
Paisley had already thought that William would lower the price even before she came. She had planned to give him a six per cent discount, but William was not as easy-going as she thought.
The city construction project had nothing to do with Paisley. She didn’t care about the profit or losses, so she was willing to sacrifice two per cent of the cost to get close to William.
Paisley thought to herself. “Alright, I’ll convince Ornard to agree to your request. I’ve made up my mind to cooperate with you, so I hope that you’ll keep today’s meeting a secret. I’ll inform you immediately if there’s any news from Ornard, but I hope that you’ll help me in the future when I’m in trouble.”
William smiled faintly and said, “That’s easy to say. I will not harm you as long as you don’t do anything against me.”
Paisley left after discussion and William asked his secretary to send her off. He went back to the office and called Fandrey. “Grandpa, Ornard asked Paisley to negotiate about the project. I’ve already reached an agreement with her and I managed to get the project at eight per cent lower than the market value.”
Fandrey was extremely surprised. “That’s great. I thought you would get five per cent at most, but I didn’t expect such a good surprise.”
“It’s good that you’re happy. You should ask someone to make the preparations and we can sign the contract tomorrow if everything goes well.”
“Okay, I’ll get someone to prepare it.” Fandrey was in a good mood because he managed to get ownership of the project again. “William, your uncle talked to Thomas yesterday and he has no intention of returning to the Gurney family. I plan to give Thomas full responsibility for the construction project.”
William thought that Thomas would choose to return, so he was very surprised to hear that. “This is good news! Thomas is very capable, so it’s not a problem to let him be in charge of the project.”
Meanwhile, in the Wolf Group Hotel, Evelyn stood on the wide terrace and called Thomas. “I want William’s phone number. Give it to me immediately.”
Thomas refused. “I don’t have it and I’m not close to him at all.”
“Thomas, are you lying to me? How can an executive of the Floyd family like you not have William’s number? Do you expect me to believe it?”
“That’s the truth. William is very reserved and he has never interacted with me. Why would he give me his phone number?”
“Why don’t you ask Valeria for it? Aren’t you close to her?”
Thomas tried to be patient. “Valeria and I are only acquaintances. Don’t you think it’s impolite for me to ask her for William’s number?”
“I don’t care about that at all. Anyway, you have to find a way to give me William’s phone number. I need it right now and I’ll only give you half an hour.”
Thomas was getting impatient and said, “I have no way to help you. I am very busy now and I need to work. That’s all.”
He hung up after that and the line was busy when Evelyn called him again. Evelyn became angry and began to curse, “Damn you, Thomas! I know you like me, but I don’t feel the same way. Do you have to try so hard to stop me from meeting William? Your efforts are useless and I’ll definitely get his number. Just wait and see!”