NovelsFreeChapter 1157: Clearly, he had misjudged Cedric.
His gaze flicked from Cedric to Daniela, and something clicked. So Daniela was his Achilles' heel.
Without another word, Nikolas walked toward the second car. Meanwhile, Daniela took her seat beside Cedric in the back of the first one.
As the vehicle rolled forward and paused at a red light, Cedric spoke. "The question Nikolas asked... you haven't answered yet." Daniela didn't need to ask what he meant. Her eyes stayed on the passing view outside.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"You said you had no family," he added.
The words hung in the silence.
The driver glanced in the mirror, then quickly pressed the button to raise the partition. The air inside was too heavy to bear.
No one spoke again.
The hope in Cedric's chest faded. What had started as longing settled into quiet resignation.
When the car arrived at the entrance to Phillips Group, the driver stepped out in a hurry, as though escaping something suffocating.
Daniela opened the door.
Behind her, Cedric spoke up. "If you want, I can be your family. I'd never betray you." Daniela stopped for a second. Her fingers rested on the doorframe. Then, without a word, she got out.
Nikolas stepped from the car behind them, took one look at Cedric, and scoffed. "Pathetic." He didn't need any more proof. Cedric was hopelessly tied to her. Moving forward, he would handle things through Daniela.
☐☐☐☐☐☐☐er galoAfter the meeting ended, Nikolas made his way over to Daniela alone. They met at a café. He sat quietly, eyes on the traffic outside.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"I'm willing to work with you," he said flatly. "But I've got a condition." Daniela took a sip of her coffee, unfazed.
He glanced at her, surprised by her calm. Most people would be eager over an offer like his. Why wasn't she? "My condition's simple," he added. "Cedric must never leave Olisvine." Daniela raised her eyes, her expression unreadable.
Nikolas loosened his tie, suddenly aware of how warm the room felt.
m "Do you get what I'm saying? My family will purchase every product Phillips Group puts out. No matter the volume, we'll take it all. Isn't that a rare chance? What do you say?" Daniela gave a faint smile. "You really think that's a rare chance?" His brows pulled together. "What's that supposed to mean?"
She placed her cup down and spoke evenly. "You just said you'd buy everything Phillips Group made." m Based on the current numbers, we're talking fifty billion a year. Over twenty years, that's about a trillion."
Nikolas nodded slowly, his smile still holding. "So, you're saying_C"
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