Chapter 300
Edward smiled bitterly, and said, “It can’t be helped. I’ve thought over the situation and decided that we should continue to spend more money to hire assassins. We’ve
underestimated Severin’s strength, so our only choice is to hire stronger, better assassins! If even a four stars assassin is unreliable, we should hire a six stars assassin!”
The corners of Easton’s mouth twitched slightly and he asked, “Six stars? What if they’re still unreliable? And besides, there’s no discount now that their anniversary is over. How much will a six stars assassin even cost?”
Edward frowned. A six stars assassin cost four and a half million, but since he previously told them that the price of four stars assassin was six million before discount, he could not quote them a price that was lower than that. However, he could not give too high a price either, because he was afraid that the two of them might be startled by the amount and decide to give up on the plan.
After thinking for a while, he said, “Seven and a half million. It’s not that expensive when compare it with a four stars assassin!”
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“Seven and a half million? But they don’t have any promotions now, and I won’t be able to afford it even if Jada and I pay half each! This is too expensive, Edward, I think it’s better for us to scrap this plan. Spending so much for the sake of someone like Severin isn’t worth it at all, and besides, my family’s cash flow is already a little tight!”
Although Easton wanted Severin dead, he had to draw the line at paying more than a million dollars. When Jada recalled how she had been slapped, forced to kneel and apologize, watched her father being punched, and lost the quota for the Liberty City project, she could not even begin to contain her
anger.
She immediately tried persuading Easton. “Think about your finger, and how Severin humiliated you at your wedding! Are you just going to suck it all up and accept it?”
“But our family isn’t that rich!” Easton sighed and felt a little helpless.
At that moment, Edward interrupted them and said, “How about this, then? I had underestimated Severin’s strength and made a mistake in my judgment, and I’m partly responsible for causing you both to waste so much money!” He then paused dramatically for a moment before saying, “How about I pay four and a half million while the two of you can pay a nominal sum of one and a half million each?”
When Easton heard that Edward offered to pay so much, he was immediately overjoyed and felt that he had been given a good deal. He asked Edward to confirm, “Are you sure? Will you really be willing to pay four and a half million?”
Edward held Easton’s hand and said solemnly, “You and I are friends. There’s no need for you to be so polite. I feel sad when I see your hand, and besides, wouldn’t we all be happy if Severin died?”
Easton nodded with a smile, but sneered in his heart. Had he not known about what Edward forced Lucy to do, he would have almost believed the man’s words. Then again, it was not like he could turn against Edward even if Edward had secretly slept with his wife. The Loughs’ present-day achievements had been dependent on the Horsfields, and the former would need the latter to take care of them in the future. As a result, Easton-who knew that he had been
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