GoodNovelChapter 191
Chapter 191
Chris nearly saw red. “You-!"
Stephanie didn’t let up. “Sure, you're the CEO of the Ashford Group, but remind me, who really calls the shots?”
“Shut up!” Chris snapped.
She chuckled. “Your dad may not be showing up at the office much, but tellhow much can you actually move
from the company’s accounts? Anything over ten million, doesn’t it need his signature?”
“And now you're talking about ‘any price’? Do you even have that kind of money? What do you think your father
will say when he finds out you want to drop millions just to buy a recovery retreat for your little sick
sweetheart?”
Chris's head pounded.
This woman-if she wasn’t throwing punches, she was running her mouth.
And honestly, at this point, he'd rather take a hit than listen to her any longer.
Because as infuriating as she was, she wasn’t wrong.
Ever since Olivia cback, financial approvals at the company had changed.
He couldn't sign off on anything over ten million without his father’s approval.
Hell, even a million-dollar transaction needed a green light from the top.
Chris clenched his jaw. “Fine. Nyour price.”
Stephanie scoffed. “I already told you-you can’t afford it. Why keep asking? What now, you planning to take it by
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That was the final straw. Chris damn near coughed up blood.
Chris was tempted to hang up, but considering how hard it was to even get Stephanie on the phone, he forced
himself to hold back.
Stephanie scoffed. “Take it by force? Wow, you really think you're something, huh?”
“I'm not-"
“Then can you even afford it? That place in Shallow Bay Area? Bare minimum, we're talking hundred million.”
‘Hundred million!”
Chris's face darkened.
His first instinct was to call her ridiculous, but the truth was, that was the actual market value.
He took a deep breath. “I don’t have that much liquidity right now.”
Damn this woman. He'd never realized just how sharp she was. She had dissected the Ashford Group's internal
structure with brutal accuracy.
She wasn’t wrong. His father had originally handed him full control, but ever since Olivia cback, things had
shifted.
The so-called policy changes were just a cover-his authority had been quietly stripped away.
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Stephanie smirked. “Oh, so you don’t have the money? Then that means you're asking for my help? And with
that attitude?
Chris clenched his jaw.
Asking her for help? Who did she think she was?
“I just need you to introduceto him.”
He had already run into that man two or three times. Each encounter had ended badly.
But now, he had to meet him.
Stephanie tilted her head. “Still sounds like asking for a favor. And this is how you ask?”
Chris was silent.
Stephanie casually took a sip of water just as Sebastian pushed the door open. He immediately caught the
mischievous glint in her eyes.
“This little troublemaker-what was she up to now?’
Whatever was said on the other end of the line, Stephanie didn’t care. She simply replied, “Beggingwon't
work. Whoever wants to stay here can cask themselves.”
With that, she hung up. Chris wasn’t her problem anymore.
She turned just as Sebastian walked in, carrying a plate of freshly cut fruit, the vibrant red flesh looking
particularly tempting.
Stephanie swung her legs off the bed as Sebastian placed the plate on the nightstand.
He reached out, pressing a hand to her forehead. “No fever.”
She smirked. “What, you think I'm like you? Drunk and running a fever?”
Sebastian chuckled. “Who was that on the phone just now?”
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His smile faded instantly. “What does he want now?”
Stephanie casually stabbed a piece of fruit with her fork. “He figured out you're the owner here and wantsto
introduce him to you-ow!”
She winced as her teeth hit a seed hidden inside the fruit.
Without thinking, Sebastian instinctively reached out his hand, the sway he used to when they were kids,
always ready to help whenever she choked on food.
Stephanie hesitated for a split second, then quickly turned and headed for the bathroom instead.
When she cback, she shot him a glare. “Why do you even like this fruit? The seeds are way too hard. Nearly
broke a tooth.”
It was guava-Sebastian’s favorite.
Stephanie, on the other hand, could never quite enjoy it.
Sebastian chuckled. “You can’t be picky.”
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