“Eldest Young Master Garcia.” As soon as Joseph got out of his car, his assistant walked toward him with a stack of documents.
“What’s the matter?” His assistant, who had always been calm, rarely acted in such anxiety.
“Look, Eldest Young Master, this is the proposal for the trunk line project.”
The assistant had gotten someone to obtain the plan secretly. Joseph was no longer the company’s CEO, so he had to go through such a dangerous way to get hold of the proposal. It was an urgent situation, so he was in no choice but to do it in such a way.
“Eldest Young Master, I have studied it. We should not go forward with this project. Once started, Garcia Corporation would suffer a great loss.”
Joseph’s eyes sank. “Let’s go in and talk.”
His phone rang, and his assistant’s expression made him take the matter even more seriously. He did not even check who had called him on his phone. He simply turned his phone on silent and threw it aside.
The car door closed, and his assistant immediately said, “I received news that there will be a new trunk line project in City L that will start around the end of next year.”
“Conflict?”
“Yes, there will be a conflict between these two projects. This contract is good for Bentson’s Williams family, but not for the Garcia family. We will suffer heavy losses after the government’s trunk line is all set up.”
Their family business was in the pharmaceuticals line, and almost all of their previous endeavors were related to medicine or beauty products. The new projects were still in their infancy stages. Many people in the company, including Lottie and Sasha, were still exploring those new projects, but Joseph had studied those plans.
The project was temporarily shelved because they did not know what was in the government’s plans. Many shareholders in the company had blamed him for not following up with the project, but many things could not be discussed so openly.
“The Williams family had done similar projects for so many years. It is impossible for them to not know about this if we could get the same news.”
Joseph flipped through the documents one by one.
In the end, his face turned uglier than before. “Who is working on this project with Ava?”
“The Fifth Young Master Williams.”
“Porter Williams?”
Joseph thought that the project was a joint effort between Michael and Ava. After all, Michael had done several similar projects before. He would not have had any issues with the project. However, Joseph did not expect that the business partner was not Eldest Young Master Williams.
“I also thought that Eldest Young Master Williams would be the one to handle the project since he has experience in this area.”
Joseph said nothing, and he fell into deep thoughts. Michael was not the one who handled the project, and yet someone from the Williams family had signed the agreement almost immediately when Ava got her shares. They must have colluded well in advance. Perhaps, the mastermind behind Ava was Porter!
“How cunning is that Fifth Young Master Williams!”
He was not usually in the spotlight. Joseph did not expect him to give Garcia Corporation a lethal blow at such a critical period!
“Contact all the board of directors. I want to go in for a meeting tomorrow morning.”
If he were not back at the office, then the project would be implemented, and it would be too late for any rectification.
“Eldest Young Master, the contract has been signed. Unless the people from Williams Corporation are willing to rescind the contract, otherwise, it’s a breach of contract.”
“And the penalty for the breach of contract is 30 billion!”
Thirty billion! Such an exorbitant amount was unreasonable!
Before Joseph could speak, the assistant explained, “Not only did they signed a contract for this new trunk line, but they also signed a contract for the coastal trunk line between City L and Bentson.”
“Nonsense!” It seemed as if none of them knew how to run a business, and yet they dared to mess with it!
No, Ava probably knew about it too, but she had to listen to Porter!
“Eldest Young Master, now the board of directors have submitted themselves to Ava. Furthermore, it is everyone’s wish to cooperate with Bentson’s Williams family.”
“At this time, even if you go and reason with them, no one would listen to your argument.”
The eldest young master probably knew that was the most critical point, right?
“The agreement was obtained through illegal means. If Eldest Young Master takes it to the board of directors and discusses it with everyone, Ava holds the right to report to the police…”
Joseph waved his hand, and the assistant stopped talking. Indeed, they could not discuss it so openly. He was dismissed as the CEO of Garcia Corporation, and it was inconvenient for him to take any action. He took a cigarette and lit it for himself. The assistant dared not speak. It seemed like Eldest Young Master Garcia was very troubled. He had been beset by problems recently. He had not smoked before that, either.
Sometime later, Joseph took out his mobile phone. There were several missed calls from Butler Milo. Joseph returned the call, but Butler Milo did not pick up. Perhaps he was in the middle of something, or maybe his mobile phone was not by his side. Joseph did not continue to call him, and instead, he dialed a different number.
The call was picked up by the other party after it rang a few times.
The man’s low and melodious voice echoed through the phone. “Eldest Young Master Garcia, how may I help you?”
“Has Eldest Young Master Williams heard about the projects that Ava and Porter are handling together?
Both of them did not have much time to waste, so Joseph went straight to the point.
Michael smiled. “I’ve just heard about it. It seems that there are two projects.”
Joseph pursed his lower lip and asked in a deep voice, “I don’t know if Eldest Young Master Williams has the time to talk? Would you come out with me for a meal?”
“I’m outside now. Let’s talk at a cafe.”
Michael seemed to be in a good mood and accepted the appointment readily.
“However, I only have one hour. I have a video conference in one and a half hours, and I have to be back at the hotel by then.”
He was a busy man, so Joseph did not doubt it. He was a little surprised that Eldest Young Master Williams was willing to see him. As long as Eldest Young Master Williams was willing to meet, they would have a chance to talk things out.
“Alright, where are you? I’ll come over now.”
After they hung up the call, he received the address from Michael.
He sent the location to his assistant. “Go there now.”
The assistant started the car without any hesitation. Both of the young masters were extremely busy people, and they could not afford to waste their time. Just as they departed, his phone rang again. It was Butler Milo.
Joseph answered the phone. Butler Milo sounded anxious on the other end. “Eldest Young Master Joseph, do you have time to come over now?”
“No, I am in a hurry to meet Michael. Is there anything urgent?”
When he heard that he had an appointment with Michael, Butler Milo swallowed his words. He knew that it must have been an important meeting. “It’s okay, you go on and meet Eldest Young Master Williams. I can handle the matters here.”