The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 204

The girl didn't give a hoot about Brandon's chilly vibe. She just cocked her head slightly, sizing up Brandon with a gaze that was bold and frank, yet tinged with a dash of bashfulness.

Gavin couldn't stand seeing his daughter eye a guy so blatantly and gave a soft cough.

Tia immediately turned to him and said, "Dad, I wanna hit up that meeting too."

Gavin replied, "It's not like it's some secret pow-wow. What are you gonna do, stir up trouble?"

"I'm not there to mess things up. Hey, I did graduate with a law degree,

remember? I can watch your back, make sure you don't sign away the company without even realizing it."

While saying this, Tia looked at Brandon, her fondness for his vibe growing with each look.

Brandon wasn't keen on wasting time on trivial stuff.

He turned to Gavin, "Mr. Temple, where's the conference room at?"

Gavin got the hint quick and hustled everyone toward the meeting room.

Tia tagged along into the conference room too.

The meeting also included other members of the Horizon Property board of directors, forming the merger and acquisition negotiation team.

Gavin had initially thought that with the sentimental value of the family mall and Brandon's youth, they could haggle for better terms. But as soon as the meeting kicked off, Brandon took the reins firmly in his hands.

Gavin didn't manage to snag the benefits he'd hoped for and was instead forced to backpedal step by step.

Brandon clearly came prepared.

While Gavin's side waxed lyrical about the value of Horizon Mall, he didn't interrupt, just sat there calmly, arms crossed, silently observing Gavin's pitch.

finally uncrossed his arms, deftly twirled a pen between his fingers, and with a measured look from

touch with Horizon Property's current plight." All eyes suddenly fixed on

conference room, her gaze had been locked on Brandon, watching his

of the situation totally hit the spot

hadn't noticed her, just calmly

bygone generation. Today's main consumers are the younger crowd. To them, the mall's outdated,

Group. Choosing between the Starry Group and the Horizon Group is like picking between two

anymore. The drastic drop in foot traffic leading to shop closures will mean, in a couple of years, the Horizon Group's only option will be to

the Starlight Group has shown interest in the Horizon Group. Personally, I'm interested out of sentiment, but I'm not married to the

in a tangle of indecision and

further ado, Brandon signaled Kent

passed over the acquisition proposal. "Mr. Temple, here's our offer.

glanced at it—the price and terms were reasonable, not a total lowball, fair market value. But it was below what Gavin had mentally bumped up

the same boat, hesitant over the acquisition

of curiosity, Tia snatched the document to have a look and then said to

a look that could

Brandon's argument, Tia chimed

Facebook every time they grab a bite. Their check-in backdrop sort of flaunts their spending

her another killer look before turning to Brandon

the offer's a bit shy of what we were hoping for. I can't

Brandon nodded, "Understood."

them

and confident in

for the meeting to yield

get back to

"It's getting late, Mr. Crawley. How about we grab a

up,

offers, "No need, thanks though Mr.

Tia's smile instantly deflated.

to Gavin, Brandon and