What Separates Me and You novel Chapter 493

Horace trembled and said, "At least 2 billion."

That left Josephine speechless. She looked at the two and asked, "Don't tell me you expect me to convince Lewis to be an investor."

Conrad chuckled. "Mrs. Alvarez, 2 billion is nothing to Chairman Alvarez. Forget about 2 billion—he'll give you 20 billion if you ask him."

"Didn't he want to run the company himself? Doesn't he care about keeping it alive?" Josephine retorted.

"What he wants isn't Moss Corporation," Conrad replied. "He only desires to end any future problems. The company would've become a subsidiary of Alvarez Corp long ago if it weren't under your name."

Josephine felt the onset of a headache. "Then, let's let Lewis buy the company."

"The company will still need investment funds after getting acquired. Plus, Chairman Alvarez must pay more than 2 billion for the acquisition and investment funds. With Moss Corporation's current state, purchasing it would only burden Chairman Alvarez.

"He'd have to clean up the company's mess. He would never do such an unbeneficial thing. Again, the only exception is if you ask him to do it."

At that rate, Josephine understood the situation. Lewis had previously told her to visit Moss Corporation as a setup. He wanted her to ask him for help.

"What happens if we run out of capital funds?" she asked.

Horace answered, "We'll go broke. After all, you know we mainly work in construction. We have thousands of workers who rely on the wages we give them. If we fail to pay them—well, you're the boss, so I imagine you know what happens next."

Josephine grew tense. She recalled a television drama where many employees protested outside a company's entrance. They demanded to receive the money they had worked hard for.

Her chest tightened at how Derek had given her a company filled with problems. "How much of the remaining money in the company's account can we still use?"

"About 700 or 800 million."

Josephine's jaw dropped. Moss Corporation was a listed company, so how could they have so little money in their account? She couldn't imagine how much funds Derek had invested into projects.

"Let me think about it for a bit." Josephine lost interest in Moss Corporation at once and stood to say, "I'm heading off now."

Seeing the former leave the conference room worried Horace, who shot a frown at Conrad. "Mr. Berg, will things work out?"

Conrad returned Horace's stares with a reassuring look. "Don't worry."

He still had some shares in Moss Corporation. Naturally, he didn't want to see the company go bankrupt. In truth, the best solution was if Lewis acquired the company.

Lewis' bountiful wealth could allow Moss Corporation's projects to proceed smoothly. The return of profits from all those projects once they got completed would be immeasurable.

Moss Corporation once earned monthly profits. Alas, the expenses of their current projects had far outweighed their income. That was why they got stuck in such an awkward situation.

Derek was at fault for investing over 80 billion of the company's funds into various projects. He had deliberately left them with a buttload of problems.

Conrad exchanged a few more words with Horace before catching up with Josephine.

Josephine had waited for Conrad in the car park.

An exhale left his lips as he opened the door for her. "Go on, Mrs. Alvarez."

Josephine's brows knitted into a deep V when she got inside.

Conrad would steal glimpses at her during the drive. He eventually cleared his throat to ask, "Mrs. Alvarez, why don't you ask Chairman Alvarez to acquire the company if you don't wish to manage it?"

"How much would it cost him to acquire it?"

Conrad pondered before answering, "Probably over 100 billion. That's if we're calculating based on the current market value."

That made Josephine scrunch her lips to one side. She felt they were better off asking Lewis to invest in the company.

Conrad soon sent her back to Styx Mansion. Before getting out of the car, he reminded her again, "The fate of Moss Corporation is in your hands now, Mrs. Alvarez."

Josephine pretended not to hear him as she exited the car. She entered the mansion and learned Lewis was still working on the couch. She hastily paced toward him, then examined him up close.

Lewis lifted his head to smile at her. "Oh, you're back. What do you think about the company?"

"It's whatever. Did you do it on purpose?" Josephine asked.