Coolest Girl in Town (Elise and Alexander) novel Chapter 748

Chapter 748 Jewelry Stock Purchase

“You’re becoming more and more of a smooth talker ever since you married me, I reckon.” As Elise was teasing Alexander, he immediately took advantage of the situation to wrap his arms around her waist and pulled her in closer. “Obviously, that’s because of you. The more time I spend with you, the better I become.”

Hearing that, she pushed him away to create some distance as her face blushed instantly. “Gosh, the door’s still open!” Just as she finished speaking, her phone rang; it was a call from Tom. She answered the call and asked, “Something wrong with the company?”

“You’re too good at guessing.” Elise could hear Tom’s voice that was filled with anxiety through the phone. “Boss, you gotta help us solve the issue this time!”

“As I said before, you are in charge of the company. There’s no need for you to ask for my opinion on the nitty-gritty. What is it this time?” Elise walked to the bed and sat on the edge.

“It’s not quite the same this time around. If you don’t solve it personally, I guarantee we will have to shut our business down!” Tom sounded all worked up. “Saunders Jewelry has been acting like a maniac in the past two weeks. Not only have they been doing marketing incessantly, they have also been selling authentic jewelry at a price lower than half of the market price. It is as if they don’t care about the cost! The customers are no longer visiting our store.”

Elise got curious upon listening to Tom’s rant. “David’s dead, so who’s in charge of the Saunders Corporation now? I mean, what he or she is doing is the epitome of ”, isn’t it?”

“I heard it’s his daughter. Oh gosh, she’s even crazier than her dad!” Tom couldn’t help but complain.

“Celina? Hm… I see. Well, I’ll come in tomorrow and decide what to do next.” Elise gave a few other instructions before terminating the call, subsequently falling into a trance while holding her phone.

Seeing her acting that way after the call, Alexander sat beside her and asked, “Is Celina causing trouble again?” His arms went around and rested on her shoulders naturally. She nodded helplessly. “I’m baffled. What is she trying to achieve?”

“There’s no one left in the Saunders Family except for her. I reckon she doesn’t have any reason to continue staying alive if she isn’t making a scene out of everything.” As she was leaning on his chest, she heard him continue saying empathically, “Your previous actions were justified. They were just putting all the blame on you because they couldn’t bring themselves to admit that they were wrong.”

Despite hearing that, Elise remained silent and merely let out a tired sigh. Does the world have to work this way?

Elise arrived at Alexis’ main store the next day, only to find out that all her employees were either dozing off or playing with their mobile phones; they all had too much time to spare. What Tom told her over the phone—about how all her flagship jewelry was no longer in demand—was true. She could attest to that just by walking around the counters.

“Miss Sinclair, you should have called me when you arrived!” When Tom saw her in the store, he came running over frantically. “Look around. I wasn’t bluffing when I said we are in serious trouble. Saunders Jewelry is fighting a prolonged war with us, and they’re more than ready to bring our business to the knees.”

Even though Tom was all worked up, Elise still did not give a response. Instead, she randomly picked a bloodstone jade and observed it attentively. It was only after a while that she casually asked, “I hope you didn’t sell our jewelry at a lower price just to attract customers?”

“Absolutely not!” Tom’s reply showed his unquestionable attitude. “You told us before that we should never sell our jewelry cheap as this will violate professional etiquette and affect the entire market. I remember you said very clearly that what we sell is the brand, not the products.”

Satisfied with his answer, Elise nodded and put the jade down. “Good. This issue will not be too much of a concern, then. The business was quite busy before, so now is a good opportunity for the employees to have a good rest. We’ll continue paying their salaries, nonetheless. Let’s see who wins the war in the end.”

“Wait.” As she was speaking, she had a sudden inspiration that altered her order just now. “Let the employees take paid leaves starting tomorrow, and we’ll close all our branches for reorganization.”

“What?” Tom sounded a bit reluctant. “Boss, we aren’t going bankrupt, are we?”