The runaway groom novel (Irene and Isaac) novel Chapter 86

Chapter 86

Harvey entered and took a seat.

“Long time no see, Mr. Jefferson.” He greeted Isaac with a smile that did not reach his eyes.

The private room was dark, and Isaac appeared to be lounging–but the look on his face was inscrutable.

“To what do I owe the pleasure?” Harvey asked.

“I heard that the CEO of Hartman United reneged on your partnership offer?” Isaac asked evenly, but it was a direct slap to Harvey‘s face. Still, Harvey knew that Isaac was behind that, and composed himself despite bleeding from the heart. “It‘s just a partnership–if it falls through, it falls through.”

Isaac chuckled. “How magnanimous. How much did it cost you?”

Harvey felt humiliated right then.

Isaac was just trying to twist the dagger now!

Harvey had always known that the man was swift and decisive, but he came so prepared that he had caught Harvey completely off guard!

Moreover, in spite of the devastating losses from that failed partnership, Harvey still had the advantage because he knew where Irene was.

“A loss is a loss. It‘s just money–I can always earn more,” he stubbornly retorted. “Is that all you came to tell me?”

Even now, Isaac was still refusing to mention Irene, and replied, “Why else would I do it? Also, your property at Spring Bay might get investigated for construction policy violations. If an investigation follows, the project would have to be suspended as well…”

Harvey was pushed over the edge before Isaac was finished, and he growled angrily, “Are you backstabbing me?”

He could handle the failed partnership, but he had invested so much in Spring Bay that suspending construction alone would leave him with inestimable losses!

Isaac appeared perfectly comfortable and unaffected, however. “Business is war. How could you blame me for your negligence?”