Chapter 345
When Wynn was on the phone with Matthias , she was sitting in a luxurious private room in a restaurant with Lilian , Erin , and the others , waiting for their dishes to be served .
Lilian noticed the awful look on Wynn’s face after the phone call ended . She asked , “ What’s the matter ? What did Matthias say to you ? ”
Wynn tightened her grip on her phone and responded , “ Matthias is terminating the collaboration with us and demanding we compensate YodaVision Co. for damage of reputation . ”
“ What ? ” Lilian gasped , and so did Erin , Linda , and the others .
Linda said angrily , “ We have apologized properly for this incident . Didn’t the bitch say that the whole thing will blow over once you get in touch with Matthias and tell him how sorry we are ?
“ Why is he terminating the contract and demanding some kind of compensation ? ”
Lilian wore an icy expression , but she caught on fast and chimed in , “ Celeste did it on purpose . ”
Linda didn’t get it , though . “ Huh ? ”
Wynn said , “ Celeste wanted InnovaTech and YodaVision’s collaboration to fall through because she wanted to delay the launch of our autonomous vehicles . ”
Countless companies , both local and foreign , were dabbling in autonomous vehicles . If they were delayed , a wrong maneuver would drastically reduce their products ‘ marketability .
If they actually terminated the collaboration , they would definitely have to look for another collaborative partner . The thing was , there was next to no chance that their new partner could compete with YodaVision Co. in terms of technology .
For that matter , the process would cost funding , and it wouldn’t be a small amount . Terminating the contract and searching for a new partner would both cost them precious resources .
If their autonomous vehicle’s marketability were radically reduced , the estimated total loss would be immeasurable .
Linda was utterly dumbfounded . She had never expected for the matter to become this serious . It wasn’t just her , either . Wynn and the others in the private room didn’t see this coming either .
Otherwise , Wynn wouldn’t have naively made a phone call to Matthias , thinking that an apology or some compensation could appease him .
Linda slammed the table and cried out , “ He can’t terminate the collaboration . We can’t let him ! ”
Everyone knew that they couldn’t let this come to pass , but none of them had the kind of say in the matter .
Erin chimed in with a darkened expression , “ Talk to Matthias again . We can amend the agreement again or give him compensation . We’re all businessmen . As such , he would never turn his back on money .
“ More to the point , he stands to lose some profit if the collaboration is terminated . There’s no reason to think that he wouldn’t agree to it as long as we can make him a tempting offer . ”
Wynn didn’t respond to Erin . It wasn’t so much that she didn’t want to talk to Matthias as it was that she lacked confidence he would accept her terms .
He would lose out on profits if the collaboration was terminated , but he was willing to bear that loss because he wanted to screw her over on Celeste’s behalf . In other words , it also meant that Celeste still meant a lot to him .
1/2
Chapter 345
+25 BONUS
Lilian also came to the same conclusion , but she pondered on it and said , “ This incident could be a big deal , but it’s perfectly possible to handle it as a minor hiccup . Matthias could try taking us to court to terminate the collaboration , but that doesn’t mean that his victory is guaranteed . ”
Linda’s eyes sparkled . “ Yeah . If they can’t win us in the legal battle , they won’t have any choice but to continue collaborating with us . ”
Wynn didn’t share Linda’s optimism . She responded , “ Legal battles are messy and time – consuming . They might not be able to beat us in court , but they still would have succeeded at delaying us .
“ More to the point , what if they did win the case ? What if we have to hold off looking for a new partner until the . legal case is resolved ? That will just make us miss out on more opportunities . ”
Linda was stumped . All of a sudden , she had trouble stringing sentences together .
Patricia also had a terrible look on her face . “ Celeste looks like such a pushover most of the time . She had never struck me as the scheming and malicious type . I have to say that I’ve underestimated her . ”
Trevor had already taken their side a long time ago , and he had made a ton more sacrifices for the Locket and Shaw families than Celeste ever did .
Initially , they all thought that Celeste would be powerless to fight back against them . However, she managed to deal a critical blow to them when they least expected it .
At any rate , avoiding the legal battle and termination of collaboration would prove to be the most beneficial solution for them .
At the thought of it , Lilian looked at Wynn and said , “ You have to talk to Trevor about this . ”
Chapter 346
Chapter 346