Inherit Billions (Seraphina and Orion)

Chapter 35 Drugged

Arriving at the private club, they went to their reserved private room. Julia leaned in to kiss the cheeks of a greasy man with a big tummy who had already waited for them in the private room. Seraphina felt a w

of nausea when she saw the scene.

Out of politeness, she still walked over gracefully to greet him. Mr. Marx's eyes lit up at the sight of Seraphina. She felt sick at the barely concealed greed in his gaze.

"And this must be the one you're talking about? I've heard so much about you, and you're just as beautiful as the rumours."

Mr. Marx extended his hand. Seraphina nodded slightly to greet him and then sat down. She said, "Mr. Marx, you're flattering me. It's your reputation that's truly renowned."

Julia gave Seraphina a meaningful look and introduced herself: "Seraphina just joined Cross Group, so she might not know that our company has an old affiliation with Gaia Group. There shouldn't be any issues with our cooperation. How about we show Mr. Marx the contract? If everything is fine, we can sign it."

Seraphina froze a little at the suggestion. She raised an eyebrow and took out the prepared contract, saying, "Sure, Mr. Marx, you better take a good look at the contract."

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The greasy man took the contract and glanced through it casually, as if he already knew its contents. He only paused slightly at the numbers; his complexion darkened instantly.

"Why is the commission thirty percent higher than what we agreed upon?" he questioned.

Julia was taken aback. She quickly grabbed the contract, and her expression changed upon seeing it. "Who changed this?"

Seraphina lowered her gaze and

I'm handling this project, I get to make the call. We'll go with these

by thirty percent would mean several million more in upfront investment

rage. She questioned, "Seraphina, what gives you

to change it?"

Actually, you should be happy. Are

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business requires integrity. Once we agree on a number, we shouldn't

who was fuming, a playful look. She said, "Or did you two have some private

them. Mr. Marx suddenly displayed a dark, knowing smile. He

my sincerity. I think - you should take a look at this document. As long

document from his bag. It was almost identical to the one Seraphina had, but ten percent lower than what Julia

tried to persuade Seraphina. She said, "What's the point for you to rely on Sivir? You

people backing you up. Sivir obviously wants to

make you his wife."