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.

the lawyer was describing her father's fortune to her, she could

had no idea that her father was

why did he not sell them

assets, there is also the company in which we are sitting right now," said the lawyer. Then, after a brief pause, he added, "Your father planned to leave the company to you, but the company is

at the lawyer and

and chimed in, "The current deficit is a hundred and twenty-five million. If you take 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

Avery was stunned.

hundred and twenty-five

if she sold off all of her father's assets, it still would not cover a

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 work. Do you

and Cassandra?" Avery asked after taking a deep

finance department a few years ago. He embezzled a lot of money from the company through

am I supposed to find all of that money-" 6 "Borrow it!" said Shaun. "We've reached the end of our new product research and development. If we manage to get a loan, once we launch the new product, we'll be able to alleviate our financial

able to give me that much?"

investor. We have to try. If we manage, then great. If we don't, then you

office on the top floor of Sterling Group, the sun was shining through

his back facing the sun, Elliot's chiseled features looked

his assistant, Chad Rayner, brought to

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. I think

amount for her," Chad

had asked him for information on Tate Industries, so he figured that his

make a

chief financial officer, Ben Schaffer, was stirring his cup of coffee as his

favorable position to enjoy certain benefits. If she asks Elliot for the money, I'm guessing he'll at least lend some

from 1947 in front of our faces and

make a bet with you!" Chad

should we

I lose, I'll buy you coffee for a month. If you lose, you have to buy coffee for everyone in the

Avery called up

simple as

which the company

the other two banks did

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

I need to dress up? Can't

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