Chapter 405: Valuation Adjustment Mechanism
Chapter 405: Valuation Adjustment Mechanism
Lily also laughs, "We are a family. You don't have to be so polite."
Jonathan sneers silently.
"Winona is right. We are all family."
Winona is the English name Lily uses here. Hearing what Burnell says, she can't help but be surprised.
Jonathan looks sullen.
Lily is silent.
She wants to annoy Jonathan subconsciously, but she doesn't expect Burnell to defend her.
Burnell's look at Lily now is different from before, which used to be cold and full of discontent. "I heard
that Macit never intended to sign the document. In the last few hours, you even convinced him. I know
you are smart enough to match my son."
" ... Thank you, Uncle, for your compliment."
Burnell nods and says to John, "Corbert, call the priest later and ask when he is free. Find a time to get
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"Uncle, there's no hurry!" Lily is shocked and hurriedly says, "I just want to help Colbert develop his
career now. Anything else doesn't matter."
"Judging from your tone, don't you like Colbert?" Burnell is a little dissatisfied.
Lily tries her best to keep her smile. "Cobalt just regains the right to inherit Krislier Group. He has a lot
to do. I don't want him to worry about anything else."
Because of their cooperation, she and John become a fake couple. She still has to leave when
Jonathan is pulled off the stage and she is in better health.
"Dad, since Winona says so, don't make things hard for her anymore." Jonathan speaks for Lily. "They
get together with great difficulty. What if you are too radical and scare her away?"
Lily knows what bad intentions Jonathan has and knows that he wants to slander her.
She rolls her eyes and says, "Uncle, when I get back together with Colbert, I know that our relationship
is precious. We all cherish it. I like Colbert and respect you. I really want to be part of this family."
"But I know that I'm not qualified. All I'm doing now is for Colbert and myself. When I feel that I'm
qualified, I'll marry Colbert openly."
Hearing her words, Burnell is a little dazed.
He thinks of the woman he dreams of every night, whose eyes seem to be hiding the light. No matter
how dark the place is, it cannot extinguish her light and hope.
But when she dies, she also takes away his enthusiasm and his hope.
Burnell looks a little sad as he mutters, "You guys are so similar, smart, and your eyes all shining...."
Lily frowns, knowing that the person he is nagging is Kanna.
The atmosphere suddenly changes. It is a little oppressive.
John also hears it and tightens his grip on the steering wheel. After a few seconds, he lets go of his grip
and firmly parks the sightseeing car in front of the house.
Jonathan gets out of the car and shouts to Burnell, "Dad, come on."
"Alright."
After Lily gets out of the car, Burnell also gets out, but he doesn't leave. Instead, he waves his hand
and calls John over.
Burnell pats John on the shoulder and says affectionately, "Come on, let's go in together. I have
something special to tell you tonight."
John's body instantly stiffens.
When he meets Lily's eyes, he relaxes and nods.
Seeing Burnell and Jonathan return, people in the kitchen quickly begin to prepare the dinner for four
people.
Burnell takes them to the living room.
Burnell calls the butler over and whispers a few words into his ear. Soon after, the butler leaves. He
picks up the coffee the servant has just delivered, takes a sip, and sits down cross-legged.
He doesn't say anything. The rest people also have no guts to say anything. They sit there upright.
Because Lily is pregnant, after she sits there for seven or eight minutes, her back hurts a little. So she
quietly takes a soft pillow and puts it behind her waist.
She leans over to John and whispers, "Do you know what your father is going to say?"
"It's probably about the company." John replies in a low voice, "The last time he talked with me and
Jonathan, he gave us two companies and a start-up fund."
Lily immediately looks disgusted, "I wonder how much benefit your father has secretly given Jonathan?
Why do I feel that he favors Jonathan more?"
"Let's wait and see." John smiles warmly and hands the peeled grapes to her.
Lily takes them and puts them into her mouth.
The grapes are sweet and delicious.
She asks eagerly, "Do we have oranges tonight? I want to eat oranges."
John is silent.
He is afraid that she will eat too many oranges. What if the children will look like oranges!
After sitting in the living room for nearly half an hour, the doorbell rings and two guests in suits and
shoes come in. They are carrying briefcases in their arms and are acting like elites.
"Mr. Burnell." Two lawyers come to greet Burnell.
After shaking hands, Burnell invites them to sit down and introduces the two lawyers to Lily. "What I'm
going to say tonight is very important. I need them as witnesses."
After learning the names of the two lawyers, Lily finds that they are famous figures in the lawyer circle
of Country Y. She feels that this conversation is important and can't help but sit up straight and listen
with attention.
Burnell takes a sip of coffee and says calmly, "After decades of work, I'm tired and want to have a good
rest. I want to retire in three years."
Both Jonathan and John's eyes change, but their expressions remain calm.
"Seles, Colbert, I want to sign a valuation adjustment mechanism with you." Burnell puts his hand on
his lap and says slowly, "I will give you two companies with a low-to-mid market capitalization in the
world, and a billion start-up fund."
"In three years, whoever has half of Krislier's combined market value, or more than Krislier, will get the
whole of Krislier. The assets of the other one will not have to be handed over."
After a pause, Burnell says, "If neither of you makes it, I will take back all the companies and assets
under your name and give you a new test. It depends."
"Do you have the confidence to win this VAM? Do you dare to sign it?"
Jonathan smiles and says, "Dad, you give us everything we have. Now that we have such a good
opportunity, even if we lose in the end, I will still give it a try."
"Very good." Burnell looks at John and asks him, "What about you, Colbert?"
"I agree with Jonathan." John supports his golden-rimmed glasses. He looks kind and calm, but his
eyes are filled with ruthlessness that no one else can notice. "I want to give it a shot and leave no
regrets."
"Good boys. You are brave to challenge anything!" Burnell nods approvingly. He waves to the lawyers,
asking them to take out the prepared documents for them.
"Take a look. If you don't have any objections, just press your fingerprints and get your own company
and start-up fund."
Under the witness of Lily and the two lawyers, Jonathan and John place their palms on the VAM
document.