The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 229

Five percent of the shares? What, does he think I'm a beggar?

Making Vitaflux is an excruciatingly complex process. Every ingredient has to be measured with surgical precision-down to six decimal points-and each pill costs her a tremendous amount of energy and focus.

In recent years, The Jensen Group has lost much of its former glory. Five percent of its shares aren't even worth more than five hundred million dollars at this point.

And yet, here was the mighty head of The Jensen Group, haggling away with a metaphorical meat cleaver, slashing prices like he was at a cutthroat garage sale. Citrine had never seen this kind of penny-pinching alpha male before.

What made it almost funny was that, in Phelps's mind, his own father's life apparently wasn't worth more than five percent of the company.

With someone so stingy, Citrine started to wonder if he was really serious about saving Elbert at all.

She let out a soft laugh, her refusal crisp and certain. "Mr. Jensen, even if you gave me ten percent of the shares, I still wouldn't be able to help you."

I know my father's attitude toward you was out of line that day. I

and his sister. "Mr. Jensen, I'm the kind of person who

Running out of options, he played the friendship card. "Ms. Carmichael, could you do me this favor for

I agreed to meet with you today is out of respect for Uncle Manley. But this is something I simply can't do. I'm sure Uncle Manley would understand—and support—-whatever decision I

weren't going

had always sensed that Uncle Manley valued Phelps as a friend, but it was obvious to her that Phelps didn't feel the same way. If he truly cared about Manley, he wouldn't be using their friendship as a bargaining

Citrine suddenly turned to Phelps and asked, seemingly out of nowhere, "Mr. Jensen,

replied, taken aback. He

smiled but said

kid had seen right through him. He didn't

Phelps had gone, Manley turned to Citrine, his voice tentative. "Citrine, are you upset with me?" Phelps had already told Manley the outcome before he left, and

sincerity. "Of course not. I know you just care about your relationship with your brother. And I also know that whatever choice