The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

In the other private room, Felix had already arrived and was sitting with Clement. "Don't worry. Someone has hit the back of his car. That's what's holding him up."

Felix was telling the truth. When he had come up in the elevator, Dorian had called to apologize. He even sent a WhatsApp video of the accident scene as he was worried Felix might be angry.

That was how driving was. No matter how good he could be behind the wheel, he could not control other drivers. Given Felix's status at the bank, Dorian would not dare stand him up even if his life depended on it.

"No problem at all. Guests can be late, and it's perfectly normal. I really can't thank you enough for all this trouble, Felix." Clement was socially smart enough to show the right attitude when asking for help. If he could not even tolerate someone being late, what was the point of further discussion?

"How big is your company's funding gap? How much are you looking to borrow?"

Hearing this, Clement thought Felix was worried he might take advantage of their connection to ask for too much.

"A hundred million dollars would be enough. You might not be familiar with how real estate works, but for a small company like mine, that amount would get us through this rough patch. Things would gradually improve after that."

Only a hundred million dollars? Felix stayed quiet, realizing just how far Clement's company had fallen. Under his father's leadership, it had been one of Gray City's well-known real estate firms.

They expected Dorian, but Vernon

had dealt with bank lending directors before

Did you really think you could solve

immediately grasped the situation. "Mr. Lotman, you've got it

out. "Fine. Enjoy your food, then. But let me be clear. Your company

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to offend Douglas. If he pushed too hard, no other bank would

Felix had planned to stay quiet. But seeing these two bullying Clement

changed instantly at the mention