Elliot reached his arm out through the car window.

Clipped between his slender fingers was a pack of tissue.

Avery was stunned. She was about to decline but ended up uncharacteristically accepting it.

"Thanks."

The warmth of his palm still lingered on the tissues.

Elliot quickly averted his gaze from her face and rolled up the window as the car sped off.

It was ten in the morning at Tate Industries, and all of its employees were working away at their respective stations.

It had been a month since the company had paid wages. However, Tate Industries was an old player in the industry. Even if all kinds of negative news were circulating on the internet, its employees refused to give up until the very last moment.

If she had not known about the company's many debts, Avery could not imagine that the calm atmosphere in front of her was an illusion.

She entered the meeting room with the company's vice president, Shaun Locklyn.

The lawyer went straight to the point when he saw

Avery and said, "I'm very sorry for your loss, Miss Tate. Your father entrusted me to announce his will, which I will do now."

Avery nodded lightly.

The lawyer opened up a file and said firmly, "Your father had six pieces of real estate which are respectively located in... Here is the file. Please go through it." Avery took the document and examined it thoroughly.

"Your father also had three parking lots," said the lawyer as he passed another document to her, "as well as eight shop lots, and twelve vehicles."

Avery knew nothing about the family's fortune.

First of all, she had no interest in it.

Second of all, her father had never explained it to her.

fortune to her, she could not help but feel a sense

no idea that

did he not sell

a brief pause, he added, "Your father planned to leave the

lawyer and said, "By how

over your father's company, you would also inherit his debt. You may have to sell off all of the properties and cars that were mentioned just now in order to make up for the

Avery was stunned.

hundred and twenty-five

assets, it still would not cover a hundred and

choose not to accept this, Avery. That way, your father's debt would not fall on you," Shaun said with a sullen expression. "However, I hope you will seriously consider this. This company is your father's life's

Cassandra?" Avery

She arranged for her brother to join our finance department a few years ago. He embezzled a lot of money from the company through the years. We don't even

"I don't want to see my father's company fall either, but where am I supposed to find all of that money-" 6 "Borrow it!" said Shaun. "We've reached the

Who would be able to give me

it to you, we can find another investor. We have to try. If we manage, then great. If we don't, then you can give up.

of Sterling Group, the sun was shining through

back facing the sun, Elliot's chiseled features looked

his assistant, Chad Rayner, brought to

of a hundred and twenty-five million dollars. Jack Tate's wife and youngest daughter took an early flight out of the country this morning. It doesn't look like they will be returning before the company's troubles are settled.

impossible amount for

information on Tate Industries, so he figured that his boss was

make a

chief financial officer, Ben Schaffer, was stirring his cup of coffee as his eyes narrowed like a

certain benefits. If she asks Elliot for the money, I'm guessing he'll at least lend some of it to her." Chad shook his head and said, "I

a sip of coffee and chuckled, "You didn't see her last night. She smashed a bottle of wine from 1947 in front of our faces and went up against Chelsea.

a bet

should we bet

to buy coffee for everyone in the president's department for

called up every major

not as simple

which

course, the other two banks did not dare

It's a very promising product. I'll think of a way to set up a meeting with the managers of the other two banks. Go and put on something nice, then have a proper meeting with them," said Shaun as he handed Avery a thick

to dress up? Can't I just go

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