Chapter 10 No Contact With Him

Xena Sander's face turned glum, then she finally exploded.

"You...What are you guys doing?"

Alex Cohen looked down at his ambiguous position with Cynthia Walker, panicked for a few seconds, and calmed himself down. He took a small step back, stretched out his hand, and gestured at the top of Cynthia's head. He then casually said, "I told you that you only came up to my chin and you still don't believe me. Facts speak louder than words. What else do you have to say?"

Cynthia also reacted. She raised her hand to tuck her hair behind her ear and glanced at Alex.

"You're wearing internal heel cushions, right? How else could you be so much taller than me?"

Xena's tightly furrowed eyebrows had not relaxed. She asked, "Are you guys comparing heights?”

Alex shrugged his shoulders.

"What else could we be doing?"

"You! Come with me!"

Xena Sanders called Alex into her office and asked with a straight face, "Where the hell did you get the money?"

What?

My money?

Xena’s brain was too sharp.

Alex's train of thought was all messed up, and he was stunned for a few seconds before he replied, "On the way to the company, I explained to Lala that my hometown is being demolished. Didn't you always dislike me for being poor? Now that I'm rich, you can stop ruining my relationship with Lala, right?"

"It's not like you earned it, so what's there to brag about? I don't know what Lala’s thinking. She's always liked motivated and capable men, so why does she suddenly fancy you?"

"Sometimes love comes too fast like a tornado. Who knows?"

Alex guessed that Xena wanted to trap him, so naturally, he could not fall for it.

Through this simple conversation, Alex had instead gathered an important piece of information about Isla’s criteria for choosing a spouse. He should have thought of this earlier. Isla was a very capable and strong person, both at work and in life. Birds of a feather flock together, so it was perfectly normal for her to like men who were just as motivated and capable as she was...

Xena Sanders was interested in the origin of the funds in Alex's card because she had been unable to find out where his money had come from even through various means. There was also a reason why she did not press Alex about what he was doing with Cynthia.

She was desperate given that she had not been able to buy Alex out of the game by throwing money at him.

That little episode just now had provided her with a brand new path of thought.

If Alex made a few fundamental mistakes, like cheating on his wife or something, would Isla still be able to endure it?

Xena had already started to secretly plan for this matter. To ensure the success rate, it was better not to let Alex be vigilant at this juncture. She made up her mind and said to Alex, "You may leave. Can you ask Cynthia to come over...Forget it, nevermind."

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Alex and Cynthia were most definitely not comparing heights just now.

Xena analyzed that Alex and Cynthia's relationship was somewhat delicate and had the potential to develop further. If only she could facilitate their relationship, it could deeply impact Alex and Isla’s relationship. After all, Cynthia Walker was Isla's best friend.

However, Cynthia would most likely not cooperate and might even snitch to Isla.

As such, Xena thought that to be on the safe side, it would be better to find another person to seduce Alex...

Alex did not know what Xena Sanders was plotting and did not ask too many questions. He just returned to Isla’s office. As he anticipated, he was criticized by Isla and Cynthia nonstop. It was not until Jared Xavier called that the two of them shut their mouths.

Isla was holding the phone. Her eyebrows were locked and she looked impatient.

Alex casually said, "Hang up if you don't want to answer it."

"Easy for you to say!"

Isla glared at Alex, picked up the phone, and asked indifferently, "Something wrong?"

Jared Xavier's voice was also cold.

"Isla, I thought you wouldn't even answer my call. If that happens, there will be no chance for our families to continue our partnership. I was trying to inform you that there's a high school reunion on the first of next month. You and Cynthia Walker should block your calendars."

"We've been so busy lately. I'm afraid we won't have time to attend."

"You guys are busy looking for new clients, right? That’s right, I've heard that your Gold Stone Advertising Agency has had a lot of problems lately, and the cooperation with our Grand Express Corporation will expire again on the fifth of next month. If you can't renew your contract with us, it's like adding salt to a wound and bankruptcy is a possibility…”

Isla heard the threat in Jared's words and her face darkened.

Cynthia saw the situation and panicked. She picked up the phone and said, "Young Master Xavier, let's discuss this later…”

When Alex heard this, he realized that he had taken the problem too lightly.

After Cynthia hung up the phone, he made some inquiries.

It turned out that this year, there was a company called "Sincere Advertising Agency" that became bigger and stronger. It had acquired many small companies, and now had the size and capability to face the Gold Stone Advertising Agency head-on and full of vigor. In just half a year, Gold Stone's clients were snatched away, and their performance declined by a large margin.

Jared Xavier's father was in charge of the Grand Express Corporation, one of the city’s real estate giants. The annual expenses spent on marketing and advertisements were at the billion-dollar level. This piece of cake was originally exclusive to Gold Stone, but it was hard to tell if they could still continue to have this privilege in the future.

Jared had unsuccessfully pursued Isla, so he took this opportunity to take revenge and used this situation to blackmail her.

According to Isla’s temperament, she would rather have no contact with Jared Xavier.

However the actual situation was complicated, so she could not be capricious.

Even if her father was the head of Gold Stone, they could not easily give away the Grand Express Corporation’s business to other competitors because Victor Sullivan was responsible for the interests of the other shareholders. If he offended the other shareholders and made them collectively withdraw their investment, then Gold Stone would be finished…

Alex understood this. He ran outside to find a remote area and dialed Big Ken’s number.

"Brother Big Ken, there’s something I want to ask you. You told me before that my family and the Harrods Corporation have a close relationship, right? Then, is it possible for me to take over full responsibility for the publicity and promotion of the Harrods Corporation?"

Big Ken, on the other end of the call, responded without thinking.

"I think it should be no problem, but it’s not up to me."

"I see."

Alex considered. The Harrods Corporation’s size could only be larger than the Grand Express Corporation. If he helped Gold Stone to take over the Harrods Corporation’s advertisements, it would not matter even if they had lost the Grand Express Corporation as a partner. It would be equivalent to helping Gold Stone get through a difficult time.

At that time, he would become the savior of Gold Stone, as well as the savior of the Sullivan family.

Of course, his intentions were not to help the Sullivan family but to turn things around with Isla...

Alex was thinking whether to call Wayne Larson before he saw Victor Sullivan and Xena Sanders walking over.

Xena's face was very gloomy and she was walking quite fast. Obviously, something bad had happened. After she saw Alex, her eyebrows furrowed even tighter.

"Come here for a moment!"

Alex, prompted by curiosity, followed Xena and Victor to Isla’s office.

Xena dismissed Cynthia and closed the door. Her cold eyes swept over Alex and Isla.

"You have guts. You know that Jared Xavier is the son of a major client of our company, and you still dare to offend him? Especially Alex, how dare you damage Jared's car? Who on earth gave you the guts?"

Alex asked curiously, "Did Jared Xavier complain to you?"

"He just called me! It's a critical time now for our company to negotiate with the Grand Express Corporation to renew our contract. How dare you ruin our relationship? If you end up causing our company to lose Grand Express' business, will you be responsible for that?"

"What do you mean by this? Why are you putting all the blame on me?"

"You kept clinging onto Lala and refused to get a divorce, and even offended Jared Xavier. If you're not to blame, who is?"

“Even if it’s all my fault, what makes you so sure that I can't take this responsibility?"

“Do you know how much earnings our company will be losing if we lost Grand Express’ business? Even if you dug out the bones of all your ancestors and sold them, on top of all your savings, you still wouldn't be able to fill this hole!"

Alex was furious and stood up with a slap on the coffee table.

At that moment, Big Ken called.

"Young Master, I just helped you to call Master. Master said that it’s not a problem at all. As long as he says a word, the Harrods Corporation can fully outsource their marketing and advertisements to you. Young Master, do you want to start a business or…”

"Thanks, Brother Big Ken, I was just asking."

Alex hung up the phone, took a deep breath, stared at Xena with silly eyes, and could not help but laugh…