Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 1049

Over the phone, Silas's voice sounded decidedly cold. "She finally sold them to you?"

"Yes!" Jasmine couldn't hide her elation. "InnoCore is completely severed from Winrich. You can proceed with your investment now."

Back when she had first approached Silas, his single condition was that InnoCore had to cut all ties with Winrich before he would even consider providing funding.

That was why she had spent the better part of six months scheming to wrest control of the shares away from Noreen.

And the second she succeeded, she ran straight to him to seal the deal.

Silas let out a dry chuckle. "I think you've misunderstood something."

Jasmine froze, a spike of panic in her voice. "What do you mean? I did exactly what you asked."

"And what exactly did I ask?" Silas countered lazily.

Now Jasmine was truly panicking. "You said it yourself! You promised that if I severed the company from Winrich, you would invest..."

Silas casually interrupted before she could finish. "Verbal promises mean nothing in business. You've been in this industry for years. Don't tell me you haven't learned that yet?"

Jasmine took a sharp breath, but she couldn't suppress her rising terror and fury. Her voice grew shrill. "Silas, are you playing me?"

"No, no, no. Strategic partnerships require the perfect alignment of timing and circumstance. I did see potential in InnoCore back then."

He let out a contemptuous laugh. "But now? It's completely worthless."

Because losing Noreen meant losing its core competitive edge.

Why would he ever invest in a hollow shell?

Silas hung up just as Jasmine was about to lose her mind.

Right then, Yolande knocked and bounded into the room, beaming brightly. "Can we go now?"

Silas checked his watch. "It's still early."

Catching her eager excitement, he laughed and affectionately ruffled her hair. "Are you really in that much of a hurry?"

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