CHAPTER 38: CHAPTER 38: NO BUSINESS WITHOUT DECEIT

Jude Sinclair shook his head, his little face full of sincerity: "I was just too bored at home."

Seraphina Sinclair nodded. She had contacted several kindergartens, but compared to the educational standards abroad, they seemed somewhat lacking, so Seraphina hadn’t made a decision yet.

However, since Jude couldn’t stand staying at home any longer, they could only hurry up with the enrollment procedures.

Within a few days, Seraphina sent Jude to the best kindergarten in all of Bayside City. After instructing Sue to pick Jude up, Seraphina went to the company.

At this moment, Ethan Lloyd was sitting in the reception room of the Kevin Group, smiling as he conversed with Irene Rowe.

"Vice President Rowe means?" Ethan Lloyd’s face lit up with joy, "Are you looking to collaborate with our company?"

"Correct." Irene Rowe’s charming face revealed no expression, and her tone was quite indifferent, "But we have a condition."

Ethan Lloyd agreed immediately, "As long as Kevin is willing to cooperate with the Lloyd Group, I’ll accept any condition."

However, before he finished speaking, he was harshly contradicted.

Irene Rowe, with a faint smile, took out the drafted contract and pushed it in front of Ethan Lloyd: "President Lloyd should take a look at the contract first, and if you find it agreeable, then we can talk."

After glancing through the contract hastily, Ethan Lloyd, who had been all smiles, suddenly turned grim: "This is impossible. A 70-30 profit split is too unreasonable. Even if I can make fifty million, with all the labor, materials, and various costs, the Lloyd Group might end up at a loss. This won’t work!"

After all, they’re businessmen, and such a thankless task, he naturally didn’t want to undertake.

Irene Rowe’s expression remained indifferent, seemingly having anticipated Ethan Lloyd’s reaction. She quickly retracted the contract and nodded understandingly: "President Lloyd’s unwillingness to collaborate is understandable, so let’s drop the partnership. No need to see you out."

With that, she called for someone to see him out.

Upon hearing that Irene Rowe was unwilling to cooperate, Ethan Lloyd panicked and gritted his teeth: "Vice President Rowe, please allow me some time to think about the partnership. I’ll respond to you in a few days."

"Of course, but there’s one thing I want to remind President Lloyd." As Irene Rowe spoke, her gaze suddenly grew serious, and her indifferent, detached tone carried a substantial sense of pressure, "There are countless companies wanting to collaborate with Kevin, and if you take too long to decide..."

Her meaning was clear—if Ethan Lloyd couldn’t make up his mind soon, the cooperation project might end up elsewhere.

"I understand." Ethan Lloyd clenched his fist in secret.

"Someone, see the guest out."

In the president’s office, Seraphina Sinclair’s delicate face, as exquisite as a doll’s, revealed a look of happiness as she nibbled on cookies personally made by Irene Rowe, feeling quite pleased.

"BOSS, what should we do next?" Irene Rowe inquired.

Seraphina raised an eyebrow with a suave demeanor, her slender fingers like white onions gliding over a photo of Ethan Lloyd on the desk, and a chilling gleam flashed in her clear eyes: "Irene, we’re business people; you understand the principle that there’s no trade without deceit better than I do."

She drew up a harmless smile, yet there was no glint of light in her eyes: "You don’t need me to teach you what’s to be done, do you?"

"I understand," Irene Rowe responded firmly.

She didn’t know what grudge existed between Seraphina and Ethan Lloyd, but whatever the BOSS instructed, she would do her best to accomplish it.

Ethan Lloyd’s trip to the Kevin Group for partnership talks soon reached Desmond Fairchild’s ears.

Quentin Jennings was astonished by this: "I didn’t expect Ethan Lloyd to act so quickly?"