Hadley Murphy was instantly full of energy as if she had downed ten cans of energy drinks.
She fished out her phone to make a call. “Young Patriarch, please help me arrange a meeting with Leader in a few days. I miss her.”
Time flew quickly as five days passed in just a blink of an eye.
Today was a big day for Jacob Hugh.
If everything went smoothly, he would be able to take back the shares from Zeke Williams’s hands.
He called his cousin, Caleb Nolan early in the morning. “Caleb, the two billion you loaned to my company is due today. Please don’t forget to dun for the money.”
Caleb yawned and asked, “Are you ready to take over the equity?”
“Everything is ready. All I lack now is the one missing piece to complete the puzzle,” he replied.
“Okay. Dominic’s on the way,” Caleb responded.
“Haha,” Jacob laughed, “I shall wait for the good news from him.”
As soon as he hung up, he received a call from Harvey Hoffman, the Secretary of the Municipal Political and Legal Committee.
“Jacob, why haven’t you taken the shares from Zeke yet?” Harvey Hoffman asked.
“Don’t worry, Mr. Hoffman. Today... No, in an hour, I guarantee that he’ll hand over the shares obediently.”
“Okay, It better be like that. Remember, even if you can’t get the shares, we can’t let him take control of Reagan Pharmaceutical. Because if he finds out the dirty deeds of the company, the consequences will be disastrous.”
“Please rest assured, Mr. Hoffman. I know more about the consequences than you do. I will not let him succeed.”
“Good. Also, Wilson Wood, the municipal secretary, has a message for you, and it’s to give it your all in handling this matter. You’ll be rewarded once you got through this difficult time.”
Jacob’s eyes immediately lit up. “Oh. I didn’t think that Mr. Wood also has his eyes set on Williams. Please tell him to await the good news. I’ll never fail his trust.”
“Sure,” Harvey replied.
After the phone call ended, Jacob wasted no time notifying the other three shareholders as well as the representatives of the suppliers and distributors, “We’ll hold the celebration feast at noon.”
Meanwhile, in Linton Group, Susan Raynor was suffering. She hardly slept a wink these days, the moment she closed her eyes, the two billion loan was what occupied her mind.
But whenever she looked at Zeke, she noticed that there was no trace of worry on his face at all. Every day, he was either coaxing his wife or on his way to coax his wife. She seriously doubted if that man had forgotten about the loan.
Today was the fifth day. Barring accidents, Caleb would definitely come and dub for the money.
But it seemed like Zeke don’t have any plans to pay even a dime!
What should we do now? Is Mr. Williams planning to renege?
While she was worrying, there was a knock on the office door.
Susan’s heart seemed to stop beating. “Come in,” she cautiously said.
Caleb, the person she dreaded to meet the most, entered.
A warm smile was etched on his face. “Ms. Raynor, do you remember me? I’m Caleb Nolan from Chase Bank,” he uttered politely.
“Your company borrowed two billion from my bank five days ago. The loan is due today and I’m here to ask for the money. The total is 2.5 billion including principal and interest.”
“Are you going to pay by business-to-business transfer, check, or cash?”
Susan’s mind was spinning, yet she forced a calm front. “Please wait for a while, Mr. Nolan. I need to discuss this with my boss about such matters. Please take a seat first while I call for Mr. Williams to personally talk to you.”
“Sure!” Caleb replied while taking a seat.
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