Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 209

Sometimes, I felt like Neil and Russel had some sort of telepathy going on,

They know each other so well that it was like they could predict each other’s moves and thoughts.

I just basically rolled with it.

“Don’t trust a word he said. Just trust me.” Russel paused, then continued, “He’s tried to drive a wedge between us.”

He was pretty straightforward about it.

Given how things stand, I’m inclined to believe Russel. I trust him not just because we’re currently an item but because he has always been a stand-up

guy.

“Alright, I got it,” I gently explained, ‘Dont worry, I didn’t see Neil alone. We just bumped into each other at a party. He was the one who approached me.”

1 trust you, Russel replied with certainty.

We chatted a little more before I had to hang up for work.

No sooner had I hung up than I received a notification for an emergency meeting. It was from my mom.

Considering the message was directly from my mom, I had a bad feeling about it, and my mood instantly took a nosedive. I hurried towards the meeting

room.

The meeting wasn’t for all the top management, but just the procurement team.

The meeting was simple, a couple of suppliers suddenly informed us that they could not continue supplying raw materials. It was a sucker punch.

My mom solemnly informed everyone that StarGlow Enterprises had poached these suppliers by offering them a higher price.

Even though we had contracts with them, they were willing to pay the penalties

So now we needed to find a solution as soon as possible. We have to try to convince these suppliers to change their minds and continue working with us while also reached out to other potential suppliers.

made their move so quickly?

even willing to pay penalties to

coming to dinner with me tonight. I’ve arranged a meeting with Dominic Evans,” my mom called out to me,

“Alright,” I nodded.

His father ran their family business and was good friends with my mom. Dominic took over the company two years ago. Although he hasn’t stopped working with us, he did propose increasing prices,

nightfall, I headed out to thinner with my mom. It was less of a dinner and more

mostly him and my mom talking while I just

just let the money slip through my fingers, can I?” After a few rounds

“What price did Star Glow

the price, my mom and I exchanged glances.

some negotiation, I had quite a few drinks and felt a bit

excused myself from the room and threw up quite a bit

way back to the room, I ran

me. The man with

looked vibrant and wore a sweet smile. There was indeed a resemblance between her

time I have seen Gloria and Bonnie, they always managed to make me feel uncomfortable.

small smile in response

spoke again. “I’m planning to buy out your company. You can think about it.”

was

Glona had ambitions

and you’re already eager to

in a competition when you can skip the process and jump right to the end? It’s a

chimed in, “Trene, we don’t want to be your enemy, so you can go back and talk to your parents I heard your father is about to retire, and your mother’s heart isn’t so well. Wouldn’t it be

or provoke me, I didn’t care. But when she brought up

up! I retorted

proposed to 1 minate the contract with your

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mlörtable.

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pater

who caused the termination of

with the business that my mother had been running her entire life! The thought alone made me sick to

want to talk to them anymore to avoid ruining my mood.