CHAPTER 556: CHAPTER 556: WHAT DOES MARRIAGE MATTER?

As for Julian Hawthorne being married...

Heh, you can feel it, a romance could happen at any time. What’s marriage anyway?

She’s a charming woman, could she really not compare to a dull woman engaged in research?

Anyway, she’s not after the marriage; as long as she and Julian Hawthorne don’t speak out, who would know about their private relationship?

"It’s so pitiful for such an outstanding man like President Hawthorne to stay with an unexciting woman for a lifetime. I truly sympathize with him and also wish to offer some comfort to him, let him experience what it’s like with other women..."

She endured the pain, looking at Julian Hawthorne with what she considered a seductive gaze.

Julian Hawthorne’s mouth twitched, but he replied, "You resemble a dog."

Maeve Yardley’s seductive expression froze again, and Julian Hawthorne added, "Like a bitch in heat."

Maeve, "..."

Her face twisted, and she said through gritted teeth, "President Hawthorne, do you know who you’re talking to? Do you know what kind of price you’ll pay for speaking like this?"

Did Julian Hawthorne really think he was still the ruler of The Hawthorne Family? How dare he talk to her like that?

This is outrageous!

Daring to offend her like this, Julian Hawthorne can forget about getting this project!

Julian Hawthorne spat out three words at her, "You’re crazy."

Then he opened the door and left without looking back.

Finally, he understood why Simon Hawthorne passed this negotiation project to him; it turns out Simon knew what kind of person he was dealing with, so he threw the mess to him.

Heh, what a good brother. He decided to go have a discussion with this good brother of his.

Simon Hawthorne was currently huddled in his office, thinking that his capable brother must have sorted out that woman.

This collaboration project had already been confirmed by the two companies but suddenly had a replacement in charge midway.

The new person in charge on the other side was the company president’s daughter. Despite being lousy at business, every time she asked him out, she only talked nonsense instead of business matters, even harassing him in the process.

Simon Hawthorne couldn’t afford to offend her, nor did he want to be taken advantage of, so he found himself having to seek out Julian Hawthorne.

He thought that Julian, who had managed the company for so long, must have experience with such matters.

But he never would have thought in his wildest dreams that his brother’s experience would be to confront directly.

Therefore, when he received a call from Maeve Yardley in his office, he was a bit dazed.

"President Hawthorne! Does your company still want to discuss this project?"

Simon Hawthorne was annoyed, "Isn’t it already discussed?"

"Heh, discussed? Have you signed the contract? Let me tell you! Your Hawthorne Family has gone too far. I’m at the hospital now taking X-rays, and the doctor says I have a comminuted fracture in my calf. Do you know who did it? It was someone from your Hawthorne Family! If your family doesn’t come to apologize in person, negotiations are off!"

Then she angrily hung up the phone.

Simon Hawthorne, "..."

His brother... actually hit someone?

Hit a woman?

Did this woman also harass his brother? Was his brother pushed to the limit?

Simon Hawthorne couldn’t help thinking, if his brother even hit this woman and broke her leg, then what about him...

No way, no way, he needed to quickly find a place to hide, he had to get out and avoid trouble!

However, it was already too late, just as Simon Hawthorne opened the door to run, the office door opened.

Julian Hawthorne walked in, closing the door behind him.

Seeing his brother’s expressionless face, Simon Hawthorne started shivering.

He laughed dryly, "Brother, what brings you here?"

Julian Hawthorne, "I’ve been busy lately, haven’t had time to bond with you, so I came to have a heart-to-heart talk with you."

Simon Hawthorne asked nervously, "Just... a talk?"

Julian Hawthorne, "And to loosen up your bones a little."

Simon Hawthorne, "..."

When Julian Hawthorne left Hawthorne Group, he felt refreshed.

And when Simon Hawthorne left, he was limping.

Secretary Jones, seeing his miserable appearance, felt a bit of sympathy for him.

But thinking it over, also felt he deserved it. Knowing Julian Hawthorne was busy with wedding preparations and aware of the kind of person the other party’s representative was, he still tricked his brother into it, wasn’t that simply courting death?

Meanwhile, Maeve Yardley, who was kicked into the hospital by Julian Hawthorne, was also angrily venting at several company people who came to see her.

She wore a face full of indignation, "That Julian Hawthorne is simply too arrogant! We’re supposed to be negotiating, and he resorted to physical violence. He doesn’t take our company seriously at all! Is he showing any sincerity for cooperation?"

The faces of the several company executives weren’t looking good. They didn’t care whether the woman was beaten; they only cared about the cooperation.

"So you mean, the Hawthorne Group won’t cooperate with us?"

Maeve Yardley said, "You’re wrong. It’s not that the Hawthorne Group won’t cooperate with us, it’s that we need to reconsider whether we want to cooperate with them. They’re so arrogant and lack sincerity, so we should look for another partner..."

The faces of the executives twitched violently.

Damn, is this woman out of her mind? For such a large project, which other company could come close to the Hawthorne Group?

Are they going to find another partner? Do other companies have the extensive connections and resources of the Hawthorne Group?

The cooperation was almost finalized, yet this woman had to mess things up, now she’s oblivious to the reality and thinks the Hawthorne Group is begging them for cooperation?

Clearly, it was them who were seeking cooperation with the Hawthorne Group!

"What’s going on?", the executives asked with grim expressions, "Do you know how important this cooperation is? How did you offend President Hawthorne?"

Hearing that Julian Hawthorne was the one handling negotiations, they had also collaborated with him before and had some understanding of him, wondering how he could hit a woman for no reason.

Considering the nature of this woman, they could roughly guess what happened.

They all regretted it at once and should never have assigned this matter to her in the first place.

She’s entirely incapable of achieving anything and only succeeds in ruining things!

Seeing their attitudes, Maeve Yardley got even angrier, "Whose side are you on? Didn’t you see it was me who got beaten? It’s the Hawthorne Group who should be anxious now! I’m telling you all, if Julian Hawthorne doesn’t personally come to apologize, there will be no continuation on this project."

The several executives, "..."

This project doesn’t significantly impact the Hawthorne Group; if successful, it’s icing on the cake, if not, it doesn’t affect them much.

But it’s different for them; a failed project is a loss they cannot afford.

Yet Maeve Yardley still couldn’t see this reality and even expected Julian Hawthorne to come and apologize to her?

Was her brain caught in a door or something?

"This project is critically important to the Yardley Group, and we put in a lot of effort to get the Hawthorne Group to invest. Now that it’s about to be signed, you’ve messed it up, and you still expect them to apologize? Do you have no idea why President Hawthorne hit you? I think you’d better focus on explaining this to the chairman now!"

Maeve Yardley always regarded herself as the company’s heir and treated these executives as her subordinates.

Now, those subordinates dared to speak to her like that, making her face look exceedingly ugly.

"Do you know who you’re talking to?"

The executives chuckled. This Maeve Yardley really forgot her own position. She still thought of herself as some significant figure?

After all, she wasn’t the chairman’s biological child; the chairman has his own children, and this company wouldn’t even remotely consider her in charge. They wondered where she got her confidence every day.