When he saw the man, Tom was stunned and said in surprise, "Malcolm, it's you?"
Yes. The person who was called Mr. Edwards was Malcolm. He was at least some powerful figure in H City. Although he was not as good as Elliot, he was also prominent. Moreover, he had recently been slowly laundering his assets and legalizing them. He was a member of the business world.
Malcolm saw that Tom still recognized him, and the surprise on his face was obvious. He could not hide his excitement. He nodded excitedly and said, "Yes, Mr. Chairman, I thought you didn't remember me!"
When Malcolm said this, there was a hint of resentment in his tone, like a newly wife.
Ever since the last time Tom said he was going to take him on a multi-billion dollar deal, he had been thinking about that. He had been happy for three days when he imagined he was going to make a fortune and he must ride on Tom's coattails ever since. However, he didn't expect that Tom had not contacted him since that time, which made him upset day and night!
Moreover, he didn't have Tom's contact information. He once tried to ask Elliot for help, but Elliot pushed him away. These days, his heart was in turmoil and he felt terrible.
Now that he met Tom, how could he not be excited? He was even happier than meeting God!
Especially during this period of time, his focus was on the market value of ZQ Inc every day, and witnessed that the market value of the ZQ Inc was rising continuously. Now it was 6 billion dollars, which made him even more hungry for the cooperation. He was desperate to ride on Tom's coattails.
Tom was also surprised to see Malcolm. To be honest, he really forgot Malcolm. It wasn't because he didn't like Malcolm, but because he was too busy to remember Malcolm.
Now that he felt Malcolm's resentment, he felt sorry and said, "Mr. Edwards, how can I not remember you? I'm just busy these days and can't find chances to look for you. It's my fault. I'll punish myself. This one is on me."
As he spoke, he looked around for a glass. It was a little awkward. He didn't have a glass.
Malcolm said quickly, "It's OK. It's my greatest honor that you haven't forgotten me."
Tom smiled, without any pretense. In his position, it was normal for Malcolm to please him.
However, this scene scared the nouveau riche just now.Their eyes were all wide open, as if they had seen a ghost!
Especially the rich businessman who had scolded him the most just now. He was so scared that his face turned pale, and his body trembled even more.
It was impossible for them not to be afraid. Everybody knew that Malcolm was the big shot they could never afford to offend, and Tom was the one who even Malcolm had to curry favor with. How could they not be terrified?
Now, no matter how dull they were, they realized that they had caused a big trouble this time!
Now that Tom's eyes were on them, they were so scared that they almost suffocated.
Tom looked at them with a half-smile and said, "Where are you going?"
Seeing them turn around and leave, Tom would not let them go so easily.
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