Chapter 1057
Chapter 1057:
Most of them hadn’t anticipated needing to verify such enormous sums on short notice. They didn’t have time to arrange transfers of that magnitude into their verification accounts. With the threshold suddenly skyrocketing to one hundred million dollars, they found themselves in an impossible position, completely unable to meet the new demand.
The orderly conference room descended into complete chaos within seconds.
“Mr. Evans, just because you have deep pockets doesn’t give you the right to treat the rest of us like dirt! This is supposed to be Yaroslav Technology’s financing meeting, not some private event hosted by the Evans family p>
“Mr. Carter, if you and Mr. Evans already had some kind of arrangement worked out beforehand, why did you waste our time by inviting us here at all p>
“Mr. Carter, you can’t just manipulate people like this! This is completely unprofessional p>
Meanwhile, Babette was experiencing her own surge of anxiety, though for entirely different reasons. She wasn’t worried about that one-hundred-million-dollar threshold. Her concern was that she’d carefully laid a trap for Millie, and if Millie couldn’t even meet the basic threshold to participate, there would be no opportunity for her to fall into that trap.
With this thought driving her actions, Babette turned her attention to Reuben and spoke up. “I actually have to agree with the others that this doesn’t seem quite p>
“Right. This is Yaroslav Technology’s meeting, and we really should respect Mr. Carter’s original terms and conditions p>
Yet Reuben’s focus remained locked exclusively on Millie.
“Miss Bennett, everyone here has offered their perspective on this situation. Why haven’t you said anything yet?” he asked, his tone deceptively casual.
Millie met Reuben’s gaze directly and responded with a smile that conveyed complete indifference to his games.
Read more at gⱯ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⩼ⓒo𝗺
“Everyone’s concerns are essentially identical to mine. There’s really no point in my repeating what’s already been said,” she replied.
“But what if I’m specifically interested in hearing your opinion?” Reuben pressed harder, refusing to let her escape so easily.
The room fell into expectant silence as everyone watched the confrontation unfolding between Millie and Reuben.
Millie gave an unconcerned shrug, deliberately turning away from Reuben to address Foley instead.
“Mr. Carter, this is your meeting and your project. The final decision about how to proceed rests entirely with you,” she stated clearly.
Before Millie could elaborate further on her point, Reuben cut across her words with brutal directness.
“What’s the real problem here? You don’t have enough money, do you?” His voice dripped with mockery. “Millie, if you can’t afford to play in this league, you should just admit it and leave right now p>
His words landed like stones thrown at glass. There was no subtlety, no diplomatic phrasing. Just raw, cutting honesty. Under the harsh fluorescent lights, Reuben’s face wore an expression of pure contempt.
Every pair of eyes in the room fixed on the two of them, making them the undeniable center of attention.
Babette recognized her opportunity when she saw it. Regardless of whether her original plan would work, she could at least twist the knife a little deeper right now.