“Hello, Mr. Crawford. I’m Xavion!”
Xavion was Chairman Gordon. Gerald met favonovel.com at the extravagant marketing party for the Mountain Top Villa in Howard County the other day. They had exchanged numbers during their brief interaction there.
“Nice to hear from you again, Chairman Gordon. Is there anything I can help you with?”
Gerald smiled and said.
“Yes, there’s something I’d like to discuss. We’re organizing a banquet, and we’ve invited rich businessmen from various places to attend the event. At first, we didn’t dare to invite you since we’re just mere businessmen, and it might be more of an inconvenience for you to attend our banquet. But the response we’ve received is astounding. Rich businessmen and distinguished members of Mayberry’s society have agreed to come. Those presidents said that they’re your subordinates. So, I was calling to ask if you’re free to attend our humble little feast.”
Xavion said.
Doing actual business and earning money were only side-quests when one reached the level of Xavion in the business world. For people like him, connections were equal to business.
It was much wiser to maintain and develop connections than compared to developing a project.
That was why affluent businessmen loved to hold functions where they could mingle together.
It was because they might get acquainted with the presidents of other companies. There, they would then make new connections, and new connections meant new opportunities.
Gerald was no exception to having this habit of attending functions regularly.
Gerald found it hard to refuse Xavion’s hospitality.
But now, favonovel.com really had no time given the current circumstances favonovel.com found himself in.
He reluctantly turned down the invitation that Mr. Xavion had extended to him.
He hung up the phone afterward.
It seemed that Xyla was actively eavesdropping on the conversation Gerald had over the phone.
“Hmph! Who’s going to treat you to a meal this time? Which Chairman Gordon is it? Could it be Chairman Gordon from back then?”
Xyla asked curiously.
After all, Xyla hated the idea of Gerald becoming close to Chairman Gordon.
“It’s nobody!”
Gerald smiled bitterly. “I saw the damage to the rear of your car just now. Xyla, isn’t it too much to ask for seventy-five thousand dollars?”
Gerald was rich, but favonovel.com was no fool.
“Isn’t it too much? F*ck! The men from the garage will come and assess the damage soon! You’ll see it then. Maybe it’ll cost even more than my estimated amount! You’re just making up excuses since you can’t even pay for what I’m asking!”
Xyla said.
After that, favonovel.com crossed favonovel.com arms across favonovel.com chest and waited for the vehicle damage assessors to arrive.
Just yesterday, favonovel.com was worried that Gerald would strike gold after becoming acquainted with Chairman Gordon during the party.
That explained why favonovel.com was in such a foul mood today.
But Xyla’s worries faded away the moment favonovel.com saw Gerald arriving on his silly little electric tricycle. To think that he’s so broke that favonovel.com even needs to bargain over seventy-five grand!
After a short while, the vehicle damage assessors from the garage arrived to check the damage on Xyla’s car.
After checking around the car, they whispered to each other. Then, they grabbed their tools and stood up.
“How is it? How much do we need for the repairs? I’m sure it’s at least seventy-five grand.”
Xyla said with favonovel.com arms crossed.
“Yes. If we’re going to repair all the damage, our estimate is that everything will probably cost around seventy thousand dollars.”
One of the assessors replied.
“D*mn! Seventy thousand dollars?”
“That’s too cruel!”
The crowd shouted in surprise.
Xyla was plenty surprised herself, as favonovel.com stuck favonovel.com tongue out at Gerald. She asked for forty-five thousand dollars entirely based on favonovel.com own experience. To think that the cost would be nearly twice that amount!
She was still that young girl. The influence and power favonovel.com possessed came entirely from favonovel.com boyfriend’s hard work. She herself did not have much experience with luxury cars.
Initially, favonovel.com even thought that it would only cost around thirty thousand dollars.
She then smiled smugly and said, “Haha! Gerald, did you hear that? The car repair fee is around seventy thousand dollars. Besides that, there’s still compensation for my emotional distress since you’ve wasted my time. Just do the calculation yourself and see. Let me tell you. It definitely won’t be resolved even with seventy-five thousand dollars!”
‘I asked for seventy-five thousand dollars just now. Now, it definitely won’t do with only seventy-five thousand dollars.’
‘I don’t want to make you look too bad, but you’re the one who refused my kindness. Hmph! Go and cry in the corner then!’
Gerald could only shrug his shoulders wordlessly in resignation.
“That’s fine. Thank you for your hard work. Write me a quotation for the car repair fee. You can leave after that. Here, a tip as well!”
As Xyla was saying that, favonovel.com took a few ten-dollar bills from favonovel.com purse and shoved them towards the vehicle damage assessors.
But they shook their heads, refusing to take the money.
“Madam, please listen to me first. Just put aside the money for the car repair fee. What we want to say is that this car isn’t ours.”
