The Man in Power After Being Married into Her Family by Adela

The negotiation and discussion between Jaime, Sophie, and Yahiko ended in a very abrupt and unhappy manner.

After the pair of siblings left Ito Holdings, Yahiko could only start cursing angrily on the spot. 5

On the way back to the hotel, Jaime asked Sophie," Sophie, I was planning to sway Yahiko so that I could convince him to agree to my proposal of agreeing to only a twenty percent stake in the shared profitmargin. Why were you so hostile to him?" 3

The tip of Sophie's lips curled into a sneer as she replied, "A twenty percent stake in the profit margin is lower than what he was willing to accept. So, no matter how much you try to talk to him and convince him today, he would certainly not be able to agree to this ratio. If you really want to force him, then you will have to put enough pressure on him." 2

Jaime asked, "Any good ideas?"

Sophie replied, "Maybe you can call Machi and tell him that you plan to sign the collaboration and partnership contract with him tomorrow. You would have to discuss the details with him before officially signing the contract. It can be arranged for tomorrow morning."

Jaime asked, "What do you mean? Has it already been

decided then? Are we really going to sign the contract with them?" 6

"No." Sophie replied indifferently, "We can plan to sign the contract, but we will still have to finalize the terms of the contract before doing so. And when that time comes, we could just look for a reason to say that there are certain details in the contract that we will need to discuss further. That way, we will easily be able to push the signing of the contract to a later date, right?" 6

might even humble himself and take the initiative to ask us for another chance to discuss

slowly

you say. I will call Machi

and heard that the Schulz family was already prepared to finalize

for the signing ceremony the next day, he also sent some people to spread the news

amongst

Machi—they believed that a s soon as the Takahashi family started collaborating

enraged that he was about to explode in a fury as soon as he heard

Tokyo was trying to flatter and get into Machi's good books at this point. They were all treating Machi as the future richest man in Japan. Yahiko

Takahashi family, he would certainly not have

that were the case, even though the Ito family would appear unscathed on the surface, they would be

family on equal footing. Still, if he lost this opportunity to work with the Schulz family, the Takahashi family would move forward quickly and leave him behind. 2 By then, Machi would certainly

attention and fame.

indiscernible losses that he