chapter 30 Flowering water tree

Sidney trembled by his gaze, and he fell to his knees with a plop, big beads of sweat sliding down his face. "$300,000 for my life, Mr. Walker, you know what? Your bad manner makes me angry." Although Ashburn's tone was calm, there was danger hidden in his words. "I... I'm sorry, Mr. Xanthos, I was so stupid. I really know that I was wrong. I was blind to fail to recognize a great person. I shouldn't... I shouldn't have offended you. Mr. Xanthos, please f... forgive me this time, I really ...I really know I was wrong." Sidney was shaking like chaff and spoke intermittently. "No, you don't know where you went wrong." Ashburn took out a bottle of beer from the refrigerator, bitted the cap open with his teeth, took a sip, and continued, "Your mistake is that you paid $300,000 for my life. I am just worth $300,000?" Sidney was stunned. This logic... He was a little confused. What Ashburn cared about was that the price for his life was too low. After drinking a whole bottle of beer, Ashburn felt much better. Although it was already autumn, the weather in Narada was still very hot. Cold beer is the best way to beat the heat. He put the beer bottle on the table and glanced at Sidney, who had been kneeling on the ground, "Have you brought the contract?" "No...no." Sidney originally thought that he would win this battle, but he was not prepared for the contract at all. "I'll wait for you at the Willow Company tomorrow morning. If you don't see the contract, you know the consequences." After Ashburn said this, he opened the iron sliding door and rode away on his small electromobile. Sidney collapsed on the ground like a dead dog. … Even though it was the morning rush hour, the road was congested. But fortunately, Ashburn rode an electromobile and the journey was smooth. Soon, he arrived at the office building where the Willow Company was located. Since he had never been here before, he was still unfamiliar and did not have an access card, so he was stopped by the security guard from entering. He had no choice but to make a call to Gina. In the office, Gina was discussing the purchase of Canary date palm with Foss, the purchasing director. Although Trocy's plan to seize the Willow Company was shattered yesterday, the Willow Company's crisis has not been completely resolved. First of all, it came from the Scenic Group's project. If the Canary date palms had not been planted, the first stage project may not have been completed. Gina was a little surprised when she received Ashburn's call, " Ashburn, what's the matter?" "Gina, I'm at the entrance of the company. Please tell them to let me in." "Why did you come to the company?" Ashburn heard that Gina's voice was a little unnatural and asked, "Is it inconvenient?" He probably guessed the reason. Although his identity was no longer a secret in the social circle, it was still embarrassing to Gina. Especially in front of colleagues in the company, the appearance of a good-for-nothing husband would greatly weaken Manager Willow Jr.’s dignity. "Okay, then I won't go in." Ashburn smiled bitterly. "Wait a moment!" Gina hesitated for a moment, then said, "I'll go down and pick you up." Looking at Ashburn's behaviour these few times, she seemed to feel that she shouldn't be so unkind. After a while, she came down from upstairs and saw Ashburn still waiting for her in the lobby, so she walked over quickly. Pulling him aside, she asked in a low voice, "Why are you here? Did something happen at home?" "I'm waiting for someone." "Who?" "Sidney." Gina was stunned, "You said Sidney will come?" Ashburn nodded. Sidney was a villain who changed his mind constantly. At the gate of the Willow Family Courtyard, they made a bargain he changed his mind and even wanted to murder. Therefore, Ashburn had to be on guard. Although he was asked to come with the contract today, Ashburn could not predict whether he would play tricks again. To keep an eye out, he came here in person. Gina was about to ask for details when she saw Hebe Yang and Yang Guizheng coming in from the door. "Mom, why are you here?" Gina walked out of the door. "Isn't it because of you? Aren't you and the Tucker family's son-in-law Sidney unable to get along? Coincidentally, your cousin has some friendship with Sidney." Hebe took Oswald's hand and said with a smile, "If Oswald this time does a favour, maybe Sidney will be able to relent and sell his twenty-odd Canary date palms at the market price." Gina was worried about this matter and said with a smile, "Oswald, if the negotiation can be successful, I will thank you very much." Oswald said generously, "We are all a family, so there is no need to be so polite. I don't want anything else from you, Gina. I just want a five-star black card from the Scenic Group." He had already inquired, and the five-star black card could be used unlimited times. Wasn't it much better to consume the catering under the Scenic Group than to spend $700,000 every year at Red Rose Pavilion to gain a sense of presence? "Oswald, I don't have a five-star black card." "How could it be? I saw that loser had one in his hand." Gina frowned, "That's not mine, it was given to Ashburn by the Taylor Company in return." "Hey, why is this trash here?" Hebe saw Ashburn in the lobby through the glass door. Hebe rushed in and issued orders out of habit, "Ashburn, you are here just in time, give me the five-star black card." "Why?" Ashburn said indifferently. He wholeheartedly regarded his mother-in-law as an elder, but she did not have the demeanour of an elder. Since he decided to divorce Gina, this mother-in-law would be just a passerby sooner or later, so there was no need for him to flatter her. "The Willow family has raised you for two years, and it's time for you to make a little contribution to repay our Willow family. Give your card to Oswald, and Oswald can help communicate with Mr. Walker of Tucker's Flower Company Base and ask him to lower the price of those Canary date palms.” "Mom, you can't say that. If it hadn't been for Ashburn yesterday, the Willow Company might have been taken away by Uncle Trocy,” Gina said. Hebe sneered, "Is this his credit? This is Lucas's fault!" "Don't get involved in the company's affairs. Dad and I are here." "What's your attitude?" Hebe felt that Gina was looking down on her, and she was immediately dissatisfied. "If you have any solution, can you delay it for so long? It's kind that Oswald is willing to help. There is still a glimmer of hope. As long as this loser hands over the five-star black card.” To be honest, Gina was also a little tempted. If this card belonged to her and she could exchange it for Canary date palm, she would not hesitate. With something in mind, she glanced at Ashburn inadvertently. She had faint expectations in her heart, but she quickly looked away and returned to her usual pride. She had never asked him for anything. "Ashburn, you should know the importance of the Canary date palms in Sidney's hand to the Willow Company. We have been providing for you for the past two years, and now you are allowed to do something for the Willow family. Are you still reluctant to give up a card?" Oswald looked at him maliciously. Ashburn smiled calmly, "Don't worry about my family issue. I have already persuaded Sidney that he will come over to sign the contract later. The negotiated price is an advantage you can't imagine."