BXBX NOVEL Chapter 46 - 45 Does Your Face Still Hurt_1
From the moment Zade Radcliffe made that phone call, Otis Radcliffe sat on the sofa in the chairman’s office, waiting for the good news.
All morning he was immersed in joy, knowing that once Sky Reed was taken down, the position of project head would fall onto his head.
Not only would he be able to make a fortune, but he could also logically drive Quella Radcliffe out of the Radcliffe Group. Killing two birds with one stone!
“Ring-a-ling!”
The instant the office landline rang, Otis Radcliffe almost reflexively dashed over!
“Sit down! It’s Leonardo Leopold’s call, and you’re not qualified to answer it!”
Zade Radcliffe scolded his disappointing grandson, and slowly picked up the telephone on the table.
“Brother Leopold, it’s Zade. How’s the matter I mentioned to you this morning?”
After the call, Zade Radcliffe provided Leonardo Leopold with ample information, including how Sky Reed, disregarding internal opinions within the Radcliffe Group, insisted on appointinz Quella Radcliffe as the project head.
With this information in hand, and Leonardo Leopold’s maneuvers, taking down Sky Reed would be a piece of cake.
“Mr. Radcliffe! You’re trying to kill me!”
Leonardo Leopold’s angry roar came through from the other end of the phone: “We’ve been friends for decades, and you push me into a pit of fire! I truly regret it, how did I come to know a bastard like you!”
Hearing Leonardo Leopold’s response, the smile gradually faded from Zade Radcliffe’s face, replaced by bewilderment. “Grandpa, was it a success?”
Otis Radcliffe excitedly asked from the side.
He couldn’t wait to humiliate Quella Radcliffe and didn’t want to wait for a moment longer!
“Go out first.’
Zade Radcliffe covered the mouthpiece and whispered, “I’ll tell you the outcome in a moment.”
He sensed something was amiss from Leonardo Leopold’s tone just now.
There might have been a slight mishap.
“Okay! I’ll wait for your good news!”
Otis Radcliffe nodded, gleefully walking out.
As soon as he left the door, he eagerly took out his phone and sent Quella Radcliffe a message: “Your old flame has been taken down, wait to be fired from the company!”
Having done all this, Otis Radcliffe felt particularly at ease. Especially his face, swollen from Julius Reed’s slap, seemed to ease a bit.
But inside the chairman’s office, Zade Radcliffe’s mood was the complete opposite.
“Mr. Leopold, take it easy, what exactly happened?”
Those materials should have been enough to take down Sky Reed; he couldn’t imagine what unforeseen event could have occurred.
“Mr. Radcliffe! All this was Ovidiu Cook’s doing—Sky Reed is just his puppet!
Today, not only was I scolded fiercely, but I’m afraid I won’t be able to stay in
Gonzalez City anymore! You’ve really killed me!”
Leonardo Leopold growled through the phone, gritting his teeth in fury.
After being ousted, relying on his connections from over a decade’s work at the Titan Group, he inquired around and found out that this whole affair was orchestrated by Ovidiu Cook, and Sky Reed was merely a puppet! To go in front of his own boss and snitch on his boss, wasn’t that courting death?
At this thought, his teeth itched from hatred.
The Titan Group wielded massive influence in Gonzalez City; nobody dared to defy Ovidiu Cook’s words.
Since the richest man of Gonzalez City declared that no one would dare to employ him there, he definitely couldn’t stay any longer!
“What!”
On the other end of the phone, Zade Radcliffe was equally dumbfounded.
No matter what, he didn’t expect the man behind his granddaughter to be Ovidiu Cook!
“Mr. Leopold, you didn’t misspeak…”
“After getting me in this mess, you still hope to come out unscathed? Just to be clear, I’ve reported this whole affair truthfully. Wait and bear the wrath of the
Titan Group!”
Right after saying this, Leonardo Leopold angrily hung up the phone.
“My goodness…”
Zade Radcliffe leaned back in his chair, with cold sweat streaming down his forehead. He knew he had stirred up a hornet’s nest.
In Gonzalez City, anyone who dared to offend the Titan Group had to be prepared for bankruptcy and closure.
Although the Radcliffe Group was also quite large in scale, it stood no chance against the colossus that was the Titan Group.
“Ring-a-ling!”
Just then, the phone rang again.
Immersed in fear, Zade Radcliffe shuddered at the sound.
Seeing the caller ID, he hastily extended his trembling hand and pressed the speakerphone button.
“Chairman Otis, you’re quite something! I’ve been talking you up, and yet you stab me in the back.”
Sky Reed’s indifferent voice came through the receiver.
“Our partnership is now terminated. According to the contract, you need to compensate Titan Group twenty billion yuan. Wait for the lawyer’s letter.”
After saying this, Sky Reed hung up the phone.
“Twenty billion! ”
Zade Radcliffe blinked, his mind going blank.
The total assets of the Radcliffe Group were only around ten billion they couldn’t possibly come up with such an amount, not even by selling everything they owned!
“Secretary Leocadia, bring the contract we signed with Titan Group to my office immediately!”
Without time to think further, Zade Radcliffe picked up the phone to call Secretary Leocadia, responsible for handling contracts.
He had never looked into the details of the contract for the collaboration with Titan Group.
The General Manager, Otis Radcliffe had been in charge of that; Zade had not interfered.
After all, partnering with Titan Group was like a pie falling from the sky how could the Radcliffe Group consider otherwise?
Soon, Secretary Leocadia entered the office with a document in hand and pushed the contract towards Zade Radcliffe.
At that moment, an overwhelmed Zade Radcliffe snatched the contract and began flipping through it rapidly.
When he came to the page about compensation, he was petrified.
“Should the project be delayed due to reasons attributable to the Radcliffe Group, they must compensate Titan Group twenty billion yuan.”
Leonardo Leopold had already said over the phone that he would lay everything out.
That meant this bill would surely land on the Radcliffe Group, and no matter how he fought it in court, he was bound to lose.
Ovidiu Cook might even sue him for corporate espionage!
“Chairman, are you alright?”
Secretary Leocadia asked, noticing Zade Radcliffe’s pale face and distant look.
“Call Otis in…”
Zade Radcliffe said weakly, resting his head in his hand.
He felt as if all his strength had been drained, and he might faint in the office at any moment.
“Alright, just a moment!”
Without asking any further, Secretary Leocadia exited the office and called Otis Radcliffe, who was standing outside the door, to come in.
“Grandfather! Did we succeed? We owe it all to you that we managed to handle things so smoothly this time!”
As he entered the office, Otis Radcliffe asked eagerly.
“Grandson, does your face still hurt?”
Zade Radcliffe took a deep breath, slowly stood up, and walked over to Otis
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The handprint left by Julius Reed had faded quite a bit, but the traces were still visible.
“It doesn’t hurt anymore! As long as we can drive Quella Radcliffe out, taking a beating is nothing!”
Though he felt something was off with his grandfather, Otis Radcliffe didn’t give it much thought.
His mind was fully occupied with revenge against Quella Radcliffe and Julius Reed; he had no space for anything else.
Slap!
Zade Radcliffe, summoning all his strength, viciously slapped Otis across the face.
“Grandfather, why are you hitting me!”
Otis Radcliffe’s eyes widened in disbelief, unable to understand what had just happened.
“You… you’re good for nothing but ruining things! I swear you won’t rest until you’ve driven me to my death!”
Zade Radcliffe trembled with fury as he pointed at Otis and berated, “You think
Quella and Sky Reed are together? Let me tell you! That man is the richest of Gonzalez City, Ovidiu Cook! Now Titan Group has completely turned against us, demanding twenty billion in compensation!”
“What!”
Otis Radcliffe, lying on the ground, couldn’t help but swallow hard, momentarily forgetting about his swollen face..