From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

Chapter 141

Give me a second to check that for you,” the teller said as she peered at the balance on her screen. With a pleasant tone, she added, “Excluding the funds on hold from checks, your current checking account balance stands at $12.68 million.”

“Just sklim off the change and put it into that investment opportunity you mentioned,” Anthea said with an airy lilt in her voice.

Change? How much change could there be?

The teller glanced at the balance again. The change was a cool $680,000.

“Would you like to invest this $680,000?” the teller inquired, barely concealing her astonishment.

Anthea arched an eyebrow slightly, “Didn’t you say my account holds $12.68 million? Use the $2.68 million to invest.”

To Anthea, it seemed as if $2 million was no different from spare pocket change.

Holy cow!

To the wealthy, $2 million was indeed just a rounding error.

“Absolutely! I’ll get that sorted for you right away!” The teller was inwardly doing cartwheels of joy.

After months on the job, she had finally hit the jackpot with this young heiress! A $2 million investment would net her a commission of at least $20,000!

Stepping out of the bank, Anthea hailed a cab and headed towards QuickSend Parcels where Nanson was currently employed

Acquiring this company wasn’t a spur–of–the–moment decision for Anthea..

had already done her homework on QuickSend Parcels a week earlier. The company was a rising star in recent years, but due to the founder’s overseas investments going south, they were strapped for cash. The delivery service was struggling, teetering

one seemed to agree on and a lack of industry expertise in potential buyers, the sale had been

of experience in the courier world,

had the chops to turn

pulled up to the main entrance of QuickSend Parcels‘

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to see?” Anthea was stopped by a receptionist as soon as she walked in.

a warm smile, Anthea replied, “I’m Ms. Yeager, here to see

This way, please.”

lead. Soon, they reached

knocked, “Boss, Ms. Yeager is here.”

“Come in, please.”

door open and entered.

lately that it had cost him sleepless nights and turned his hair prematurely white. The express company

major courier firms, the business had been bleak, leaving them with no choice but

was taken aback to see that his visitor was a girl barely in her late teens. He said, “Are you Ms.

smile, “No, I am Anthea

Was she Anthea?

are you Ms. Yeager’s daughter? Where’s your mother?” His company might be on the decline, but the asking price for a sale was still

“This is the amount wel agreed upon over

in surprise once more.

check bouncing, you’re welcome