A Spoonful of Sugar: Don’t Beg for Love

Chapter 576

$15 million was not a very huge number to Lane Holdings as a company, but Hesper would lose a

project that had been initiated out of thin air, and that would be coupled with a loss that cost $15 million.

Just thinking about it, Hesper felt that she had been played by Rickard and Rachael.

"It’s just $15 million, isn’t it? Just pay him the money and shut him up." Matthew’s creased brows were

still tightly furrowed, and his tone sounded particularly decisive. "I don’t want you to stay connected to

him in any form. You should know best that you’ve lost your judgment and rationale more than once in

the past because of him. All the ongoing entanglements, debts, and repayments—as long as you two

are still involved in any of the above, problems will surely emerge sooner or later."

Hesper definitely knew this. The more time passed, the more new memories she and Rickard created,

lowering her hatred for him. What hurt her the most now was that she could neither hate Rickard nor

fall in love with him again.

"Let me think about it first. Lane Holdings does need this project very much at the moment."

Originally, Rachael heard that she seemed to have brought about catastrophic consequences to the

company, so she stood on the side in fear, not daring to speak. But when hearing about the three

demands, she immediately curled her lips.

"It’s just three requests, isn’t it? At the end of the day, Rickard Duval isn’t that difficult to deal with, is

he? Is there really a need for everyone to act so cautiously?" Rachael did not know who this person

was at all, nor did she know anything about the competitive relationship between Duval Group and

Lane Holdings. The only thing that she knew was that Hesper and Rickard were once husband and

wife and were now divorced.

‘Hesper just pointed out that I’m not capable of seeing the overall situation and making the right

decisions according to it, but now she’s disregarding the overall situation herself just because of her

hatred and enmity with Rickard?

Seeing that Rachael did not care at all, Helen could not help but feel a little ashamed.

‘This is no small matter. After all, no one knows what Rickard wants Hesper to do. Agreeing to the

demands is actually far more terrifying than the destruction cost that’s been listed clearly in the

contract. Fortunately, it’s really not that difficult for Lane Holdings to come up with $15 million.’

"I won’t agree to this. There’s no need for you to talk me down. I’ll earn the $15 million back with my

own hands. I don’t want to get one-upped by Rickard through such cheap means." Hesper lowered her

gaze coldly, then looked at Rachael. "It’s time for you to learn how to run a company."

Seeing that everyone’s attention was no longer on the entanglement between Rachael and Hesper,

Matthew took a deep breath, changed the topic completely, and grabbed Hesper’s arm. "Come to my

room and tell me more about the situation that Lane Holdings’ branch in Genecity is currently in. As for

Rachael, don’t you have anything else to do today? And Aunty Helen, I thought you said you have a

dinner date tonight?"

Rachael and Helen took a few steps back in embarrassment. They both came up with excuses to

escape the scene. If they still could not see that Matthew was creating a chance for them to step down

at this moment, they might as well be blind.

Although Hesper could also see what Matthew was trying to do, she did not want to get involved in any

more arguments with Rachael; she was not in the mood to fool around with her.

After giving Matthew a brief update on the branch in Genecity, Hesper felt a little tired. After all, she did

not have a good rest the night before. What she got in return for falling asleep while sitting on the side

of Arthur’s bed was a backache that almost killed her all morning.

"I’m heading back tomorrow. The situation that Lane Holding is currently in is not easy to deal with. I

have to go back to meet with some clients."

This was within Hesper’s plan all along when she decided to come back. The most important objective

of her trip back to Emperion this time around was to meet Arthur and find out more about Nathaniel...

Now that she had achieved both goals to a certain extent, it was time for her to head back again.

"Genecity isn’t very stable and safe right now. Besides that, there’s no one around there who can help Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

you out when you need it." Matthew hesitated. "If you decide to stay in Emperion for a period of time,

Grandpa and I won’t blame you for it."

However, Hesper just shook her head slightly.