"What if we win? What if we just need this billion?" She refused to back down, pressing on for an answer.
Christopher glanced at her determined expression, just about to retort, but she interrupted swiftly, "Given the current standoff, their strength is on the wane. If they had enough backup funds, they would have already taken over Seal-Cloud by storm after the New Year, rather than waiting for you to halt trading to save yourselves."
Alia wasn’t acting on impulse, nor was she driven by a romantic notion of moving both herself and the other party.
During her business trip to Zurich, she had seriously studied the current situation and also consulted with so industry professionals.
She believed that Summit Industries was also likely at their wit’s end.
Even if they managed to secure so financing in recent days, the amount wouldn’t be significant.
Dragging on for so long, those venture capitals who once placed hope in them must have started having doubts—this would make it very difficult to attract new investors willing to put in money.
So, when both sides are at their wit’s end, it cos down to who can risk more.
She had thoroughly weighed everything before deciding to sell the company and the ancient siheyuan courtyard.
As long as there are green hills, one need not fear for no firewood.
As long as Seal-Cloud survives, she can start a new business, and buy back the siheyuan.
At this mont, there must be no hesitation, and no half-hearted asures!
"Christopher, I know you’re remarkable. I know that if I hadn’t co back, hadn’t brought Noah and Ethan back to you—then you’d definitely risk everything, taking a desperate gamble, and wouldn’t let the enemy forcefully acquire Seal-Cloud. You’ve beco conservative, hesitant, and less decisive, all because you now have us, afraid that we’d end up with nothing—"
She looked at the man’s stern and cold eyes, pouring her heart out.
"But maybe it’s precisely this lost decisiveness and resolve to fight to the bitter end that might cause us to lose everything. If you were still the cold-blooded, decisive person you used to be, Dunn Hart probably wouldn’t dare to rebel, and no summit would dare to trample over you. You said you didn’t want to implicate us, but we don’t want to beco your weakness, your burden either."
Christopher hadn’t expected her to say such things, his deep, dark eyes fixed on her, filled with shock, and a touch of unexpected emotion beyond delight.
"After three days apart, one should look at a person with new eyes. Indeed, his Alia was no longer the girl who followed him everywhere before.
Her courage, wisdom, tactics, and determination were no less than any man’s.
Not even less than him!
He was wrong, thinking of their relationship too superficially, thinking of his woman too simply.
"Alia... I," he was silent for a long while, only after reviewing her words in his mind he spoke with gratitude and excitent, "I never expected you to... would—"
"You never expected I’d see the issues so deeply and profoundly, deep down in your heart, you think won are not as good as n, think I’m not as good as you, right?" Seeing him stamring, unable to complete a sentence, Alia Garcia simply finished it for him.
But Christopher shook his head vigorously, denying urgently, "I absolutely don’t an to belittle you. I just... perhaps, indeed, have so male pride inside, thinking it’s a man’s duty and responsibility to support the family, truly not wanting to implicate you all because of ."
Alia turned her face away, deeply contemptuous.
"However, you’re right, I have been hesitant, wavering, lacking the sharpness and thods of the past, I just hadn’t realized it—your words today have suddenly awakened ."
The woman turned back to look at him, "So, what will you do after waking up?"
He imdiately replied, "Of course, I’ll do everything to protect the company! Otherwise, what you did for would be in vain, and we would truly end up with nothing!"
Ha—at last, he figured it out!
Seeing that she seed to snort coldly in her heart, then turned her head to look outside the car window, Christopher let out a slow breath, reaching out to hold her hand again: "I just feel you should have discussed it with ."
"Would you have listened if we discussed? If we delay any longer, everything would be too late." So, cutting first and reporting later was quickest.
"But deceiving was indeed wrong."
"What, at this point, you still want to argue right or wrong with ?"
"Alright, alright, no argunts, whatever you say is right, whatever you do is right, okay? It’s my fault for not recognizing good intentions, being heartless, okay?" Christopher completely changed his prior arrogant attitude, repeatedly conceding and admitting his mistakes.
Alia tugged the corner of her mouth, trying to smile, but quickly suppressed it, then disdainfully pulled her hand back, angrily saying, "Don’t touch ! I’m still mad!"
"Don’t be mad, it’s bad for your health, you just inhaled smoke, didn’t you say you felt unwell?"
"Knowing I’m unwell, you still forced a kiss on earlier! I couldn’t even breathe, almost choked!"
"Okay, okay, it’s my fault. Next ti we kiss, I’ll make sure to give you breathing ti."
"Christopher!" Such a rogue, how could he even say that.
The man, being called by his full na, wasn’t angry at all; instead, he happily smiled.
"Alia...I feel so lucky."
Alia couldn’t be bothered to respond.
He continued talking to himself, "Thinking back to earlier this year, I did so much for you, sincerely offering all my heart on a platter, you probably found it repulsive. No matter how I tried to win you back, you resolutely wouldn’t return. At that ti, I thought our fate... was truly over."
He smiled slightly, sighed softly, "But now... not only have you returned to my side, but you’re willing to risk everything for ; I truly am... blessed three tis over."
"Then treat well, don’t make angry again!"
"Alright." He readily agreed, speaking with indulgence, extending his arm to pull her back into his embrace.
After all the arguing and kissing, the apologies had been made, and now, having put aside their differences, the atmosphere in the car beca harmonious and sweet once more.
Quietly leaning against each other for a while, Christopher suddenly recalled the content Lucas King sent on WhatsApp, bent his head in curiosity and asked, "Though the siheyuan in the Ancient Town is expensive, your courtyard wouldn’t fetch a billion, would it? Where did you find such a generous buyer, are you sure you weren’t scamd?"
Speaking of this, Alia perked up, sitting up straight from his arms, her eyes sparkling, "You’ll never guess who bought the courtyard!"
Christopher’s expression was filled with curiosity, "Who?"
"That tech company Mandrake, you definitely know about it, right? Mandrake’s founder, Thomas Smith, is from Ancient Town; he’s the one buying the courtyard!"
The tech company Mandrake Group, of course, is known by everyone.
Mandrake’s founder, Thomas Smith, is rumored to have transitioned from military service, building Arican success from scratch, turning a small processing factory into a globally renowned communications technology company in just a few decades—that is the real business legend! An inspirational model!
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