Always Been Yours Chapter 525
Tobias, silling on his sofa in his luxurious office, looked through the documentation of the project brought by Nero.
“I don’t think there are any glaring issues on my part of the investment, so I’m not sure why Nicholas kept on rejecting my proposals. Originally, I wanted to have a talk with him, but he was too busy.”
Nero sal at the side as he indirectly hinted to Tobias that Nicholas was just purposefully making things hard on him.
After a while, Tobias closed the document, saying perfunctorily, “It’s true the proposal seems fine. I’ll talk to him about him later.”
Even though he did say that, he still didn’t immediately give the green light for the project.
Nero was very dissatisfied with how this was all playing out.
His aim in finding Tobias was to secure the project’s approval from him after all.
“Mr. Sawyer, since you said the proposal is fine, how about we proceed to the next stage today?”
When he heard Nero’s words, Tobias glanced at Nero as a strange gleam flashed in his eyes.
Then, he avoided the question after putting the document aside by replying, “Now, I’m already in a half-retired state, so most of the decision-making for the company is left in Nicholas’ hands.”
In other words, he would not interfere in company matters.
Nero felt an anger pool in his chest when he understood what Tobias was hinting at. It got so much that even his face reflected his leaking rage.
Yet, he soon regained his composure as he continued to persuade Tobias. “Since I’ve already brought the proposal here, and Nicholas is such a busy man, we can just confirm our collaboration first. As for the others, I will let my company make more adjustments to suit your needs.”
Nero, who had conceded to such a degree, thought that Tobias would show some respect for him and show him some leniency.
Yet, Tobias still stood his ground.
“Since I’m already ready to retire, there are some rules that 1 cannot break.”
After this, Tobias changed the subject altogether, as he did not leave any chance for Nero to continue discussing this issue.
Later, when he finally returned to Stone Enterprise, Nero’s mood was terrible.
Hayley rushed to the president’s office once she discovered that her father had returned from the Sawyer Group.
“Dad, did you manage to get his approval? What did Nicholas say?”
She asked the moment she opened the door.
But, all that greeted her was her father’s awful expression, making her heart fall as she started thinking of the worst-case scenario.
“Dad, did Nicholas still not approve of the proposal?”
“Not only did he not agree to it, but I also did not even get to see him! On top of that, I even got humiliated!”
The rage within Nero finally overflowed at this point, as he bellowed, “Look at what your idiocy caused! Did you know that Nicholas only sent his men to talk to me?’
Hayley became a bit afraid when she faced her father’s wrath.
But, she still bit her lips and continued asking, “What did he say?”
“He said that if we were unwilling, we could give up the collaboration, and they would never work with us again!”
Nero said this through gritted teeth.
His words shocked Hayley. It would be the worst-case scenario if they did not want to collaborate anymore.
“Then, did you go to find Mr. Sawyer, Dad? There’s no way he would agree to Nicholas’ ridiculous decision.”
Yet, her father’s anger only grew just as she finished speaking.
“I did! It was useless!”
Hayley bit down on her lip harshly and knew that they were in big trouble now.
On the other end, not long after Nero had left, Edward knocked before entering the president’s office.
“President Sawyer, the person from the Stone Family had left already. Also, even though the chairman has agreed to meet him, he did not agree to the
collaboration either.”
“Noted. You can leave if there’s nothing else.”
Nicholas nodded nonchalantly, then dismissed Edward, motioning him to leave.
On this day, after fulfilling fifteen days of imprisonment, Kathleen was finally released from jail.
Hathaway had been waiting at the exit bright and early as she knew her daughter was being released today.
Kathleen was still not used to the sun’s bright light when she stepped out of the compound.
As she raised her hand to block out the piercing rays, she looked a lot thinner.
When Hathaway saw her daughter in such a state, it made her heart pang with pain.
She immediately went up to her and held her daughter’s hand, saying, “Oh, look at you. Come, let’s go back.”
Kathleen grunted then got into Hathaway’s car.
Back at the hotel, Hathaway gave Kathleen some time alone to bathe before ordering room service.
Kathleen did not say much during this period, seeming to be at peace.
But, for some unknown reason, Hathaway had a nagging feeling that something was not quite right the more she looked at her quiet daughter…
