Rejected Heiress, Reigning Queen novel Chapter 27

After thinking it over all night, Emma decided to accept Carter's partnership offer.

"I thought you'd need more time to consider it."

Carter brought the contract over, unable to hide the bright warmth in his eyes.

Emma was entirely straightforward. "I never planned on keeping my shares in Lockwood Pharma anyway. Since this new factory will be completely mine, I have total peace of mind."

"You don't want the old shares at all?" Carter asked, genuinely curious.

Emma raised an eyebrow. Back when Logan's flight had been delayed, she had used her status as the majority shareholder to pull the factory's ledgers.

A quick glance was all it took to see that the factory was bleeding money. They were likely on the verge of a massive tax penalty.

She didn't feel the need to explain that to Carter, though. That was a Lockwood problem.

"If you don't want to talk about it, you don't have to. I have a lot of undeveloped land under my name, several of which are perfect for a pharmaceutical plant. Do you want to go inspect the sites?"

Carter smoothly changed the subject.

Emma shook her head. "Let CFT's logistics department handle it. I have other things to focus on."

She signed the contract and left. Carter stared down at her elegant signature, his eyes filled with absolute delight.

"Have someone quietly look into what's wrong with Lockwood Pharma. Keep it entirely off the books for now."

Carter gave the order as he walked out, before suddenly remembering something else.

"Hire the best architectural designer in the country. She likes beautiful things. Make sure the new factory is bright, modern, and absolutely stunning."

On the other end of the line, his assistant couldn't help but twitch his lips.

It wasn't like Emma was going to live at the factory. Designing it like a luxury estate seemed a bit much.

Emma handed full authority over the new factory's development to her trusted team to coordinate with the Harringtons. She then publicly announced that CFT was no longer accepting external bids.

As expected, this got her immediately summoned back to the Lockwoods.

"What is going on? Why did CFT suddenly cancel the bidding? Are they planning to build their own facility?" Charles paced the living room frantically.

The domestic financial sector was currently sluggish, and medical technology was the future.

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