The True Lady Strikes Back novel (Cecilia and Christopher)

Chapter 38

Jonathan looked at the hand Cecilia extended toward him and snorted.

“I can give you the money, but if the herb plantation doesn’t sell at the price you mentioned, be

prepared to be sued!”

“Don’t worry, Unless you are out of your mind and deliberately sell them at a low price. Otherwise, you

can definitely earn several million dollars.”

After saying that, Cecilia gestured with her chin toward the person who had arrived behind Jonathan.

“Here comes the business.”

The person who came over was the one who competed with Jonathan for the herb plantation bid just

now.

“Mr. Yancey, as far as I know, Yancey Corporation’s industry is not related to pharmaceuticals. Could

you sell me all the medicinal herbs?”

Jonathan indeed didn’t understand the pharmaceutical business and asked straightforwardly, “How

much are you offering?”

“If it’s just the pure medicinal herbs, I can offer 1 billion dollars. We can also cooperate in the future. Mr.

Yancey provide the land and soil formula, and I’ll provide the seedlings and arrange for cultivation. We

can split the profits in half.”

“Alternatively, Mr. Yancey can sell the herb plantation together with all herbs. I can offer 1.4 billion

dollars with full payment within ten days”

He didn’t bid as high during the auction because he couldn’t come up with that much money in the

short term.

Jonathan was the CEO of Yancey Corporation. Of course, he

was good at business.

Naturally, he didn’t want to do a one-time deal. He wanted to enjoy long-term profits.

“Mr. Sanders, I’ll complete the transaction first. We can discuss the specifics later.”

“Sure, we’ll meet at the banquet later.”

After the Elite Auction, there would be a banquet for the guests to network and discuss potential

collaborations.

Many people attended primarily for the banquet, with bidding. being a secondary consideration.

While Jonathan was making the payment at the auction’s trading center, Cecilia said to Oliver, “I

wonder if you’d be interested in making me your collaboration partner, Mr. Sanders?”

The herb plantation was Cecilia’s, and the rare herbs were grown by her as well. So, for sure, Oliver

would be willing to cooperate with her.

However, he had just been talking about cooperation with Jonathan, and changing his mind so quickly

might affect hist reputation.

“Ms. Yancey, I’m sorry, but in business, it’s first come, first served.”

“Mr. Sanders, do you believe that if someone offers a higher price than you, Jonathan would choose

them without hesitation?”

On this point, Oliver believed her because Jonathan’s reputation wasn’t good.

However, he couldn’t afford to act poorly just because someone else did.

Christopher knew Oliver and said, “Mr. Sanders, you can go to the banquet and have something to eat

first. I will handle things with Jonathan.”

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Oliver knew what Christopher meant. So, he nodded and said, “Okay. I’ll wait for your good news, Mr.

Forte.”

After he left, Christopher called Matthias and said, “Find someone to talk about cooperation with

Jonathan. Raise the price of herb plantation to 1.6 billion dollars.”

Matthias understood immediately. “Okay, I’ll arrange it.”

After a while, Jonathan came out of the trading center.

Cecilia had received money from the auction.

After deducting the commission and taxes for the auction, she got about 1.14 billion dollars.

For the first time, she had so much money in her account, and she was quite happy.

“Christopher, after snat**ing Jonathan’s cooperation, I will treat you to a big meal.”

Christopher looked at Cecilia with a childish look and smiled gently. “Sure, just don’t be too stingy with

the money.”

“Don’t worry, I can still afford one meal.”

After saying that, she ignored Christopher’s outstretched arm, which was meant for her to hold, and

walked ahead toward the banquet hall.

Christopher didn’t know that after Cecilia turned her back toward him, there was a smile tugged at the

corners of her lips.

When they arrived at the banquet hall, the people arranged by Matthias were talking to Jonathan.

Seeing that the other party was willing to offer 1.6 billion. dollars for the herb plantation, Jonathan’s

eyebrows lifted with satisfaction.

He spent 1.*2 billion dollars to make 280 million dollars. Was there a faster way to make money than

this?

Jonathan, who hadn’t previously been involved with medicinal herbs, was now aware of the substantial

profits they could

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With this knowledge, he had no intention of immediately reselling them; instead, he wanted to keep the

herb plantation to make money on the ongoing harvest of medicinal herbs.

“Mr. Faber, your offer is quite suitable. However, I hope for a long-term partnership. If I only sell

medicinal herbs, what price are you willing to offer?”

“In fact, I’m buying on behalf of a friend who deals in medicinal herbs. Let me ask him.”

When Mr. Faber went aside to call Matthias, Oliver came to Jonathan and continued to talk about

cooperation.

As Cecilia expected, Jonathan declined his offer at a low price.

“Mr. Yancey, in business, one must uphold honesty. Your wavering stance won’t serve you well in the

long run.”

“Mr. Sanders, you’ve gone too far. I only said we could discuss it later; I never promised anything.”

“My apologies for misunderstanding your intentions, Mr. Yancey. Goodbye.”

After Oliver turned around and left, he smiled sarcastically and shook his head slightly.

No wonder Yancey Corporation was not as profitable as before. People who only saw profits and had

no integrity couldn’t lead a company to a brighter future.

Soon, Cecilia and Oliver discussed the details of their cooperation.

Cecilia would provide the soil composition and planting techniques, while Oliver would supply the land,

labor, and seedlings. The profits would be split in half.

After exchanging contact information, Cecilia left with Christopher.

When passing by Jonathan, she heard that his collaboration

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with Mr. Faber had failed.

She stopped and looked at Jonathan with a smile. “Mr. Yancey, believe it or not, I can let you hold onto

the herbs worth billions in your hands without being able to find any collaboration.”

Jonathan suddenly realized. “Are you plotting against me? I want to cancel the purchase!”

“There is no problem with the herbs and herb plantation, and nor with the soil formula given to you. It’s

impossible to cancel the purchase.”

She added, “My point is not that the herbs aren’t valuable, but that I’ll make it so you can’t sell them. If

you don’t believe me, let’s wait and see.”

After saying that, she ignored Jonathan’s distorted face and left pleasantly. ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

Once they left the auction, Cecilia asked Christopher, “Do we need to invite Mr. Quinn?”

“No need. He’s busy tonight. Maybe next time.”

Next time, he would have Cecilia meet Matthias as his

girlfriend.

After they got in the car, Cecilia transferred 1 million dollars to Christopher.

“Thank you for helping me find the styling team and buying the jewelry. Is 1 million dollars enough?”

Although she asked this way, she knew it was more than enough.

Looking at the incoming message with the transferred amount, Christopher’s eyebrows furrowed

momentarily.

Soon, he playfully teased her, “For the sake of isolating Yancey Corporation, I’ve paid more than 2

billion dollars to Yancey Corporation on behalf of Yates Corporation. Do you want to

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pay me back, too?”

In other words, if she wanted to pay back the small sum, what about the larger one?

Cecilia looked at the man with a smile in astonishment. She didn’t expect him to spend so much money

on her.

She clenched her hand on her lap.

Although she didn’t ask Christopher to do so, he wouldn’t have engaged in a loss-making deal without

her.

She lowered her voice. “Christopher, I can handle the issues with the Yancey family alone. You don’t

need to do anything.” She couldn’t afford to pay back both the money and his affection.

Seeing that Cecilia took his words seriously, Christopher said, “I was just teasing you. You don’t need

to repay the money, and it’s because I didn’t like some of the people from the Yancey family that I took

action against them. It has nothing to do with you.”

He smiled to ease the atmosphere.

“Although I spent more than 200 million dollars, I’ll earn it back through the new collaboration with

Yates Corporation. So, don’t worry.”

Cecilia looked up and locked her gaze on Christopher. “Why

do you like me? I want the real answer.”

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