Supreme Mars novel Chapter 123

Caroline was also stunned. She even forgot to dodge. She was slapped by Peter heavily.

Her hair was awry and the corners of her mouth bleeding soon.

However, Caroline’s eyes glazed over still. She stared at Benedict dully as if she was unconscious.

“Have you lost your tongue? Spit it out all!”

Peter flew into a rage and roared at Caroline ceaselessly.

Caroline then realized the situation. She covered her face with her hand and looked at Peter with fear. She did not dare to disobey him at all, so she spit it out. She explained how she communicated with Benedict in the hotel about the construction project in full detail to Peter.

Everything was clear then. The construction project was approved by the superior leaders and covered with the official seal. It was confidential and was not appropriate to mention more details. Therefore, Caroline implied it vaguely. If Benedict was the owner of the International Commerce Center, he would certainly understand what Caroline mentioned.

Peter did the same. He also had to give Benedict a hint instead of speaking freely. As a result, Benedict thought they were mentioning the projects of the Hudson family, so he agreed to their request cheerfully.

Flop....

Hearing Caroline’s words, Peter slumped on the couch helplessly as if he lost all his strength.

He was listless and pale.

He felt he was an idiot. All his efforts and expenses went for nothing.

Benedict who kept silent eventually understood. What they wanted was the construction project other than the projects related to his family.

“What kind of construction project are you talking about?”

He looked at Peter and Caroline surprisingly and asked, “There are no construction projects related to our family.”

Whoosh....

Hearing what Benedict said, Peter sat straight up and asked, “Aren’t you the owner of the International Commerce Center? How can you not have known the construction project?”

It even showed a little anxiety in Peter’s words.

Benedict also became surprised. He stared at Peter and asked, “Who told you I am the owner of the International Commerce Center?”

Bang....

Suddenly Peter’s mind went completely blank as if a thump was given on his body.

He stared at Benedict with surprise, “Kate said you are the owner of the International Commerce Center.”

“Kate? Miss Lawson?”

For a moment there was a stern glance in Benedict’s eyes. Then he seemed to understand something. His eyes suddenly became compassionate, “Actually Kate might be right too. I was the owner of the International Commerce Center before. It was in the past.”

“What....”

Peter’s pupils shrank and he was completely dumbfounded.

Benedict continued, “I was the previous owner of the International Commerce Center. I sold it to Justin Cox long ago. Recently I heard Justin sold the International Commerce Center.”

Caroline’s body also gave out, so she fell to the couch. She was extremely confused. Owing to her disordered thinking, she slurred her words to speak to herself.

“He is not the owner of the International Commerce Center. Who is the real owner of the International Commerce Center now....”

Benedict did not comfort Peter. He walked away.

As the elevator went down floor by floor, Benedict’s face became more and more overcast.

“It seemed that somebody has taken advantage of me as well....”

“Haha!”

Then he roared with laughter, “Interesting, quite interesting! There are hidden figures in the small city Emerdale!”

In the meantime at the top floor of the International Commerce Center.

Leo sat on the seat that belonged to the chairman, and Forrest stood aside respectfully.

The famous head of the Kingston Chamber of Commerce could only stand like a secretary. The business community of Emerdale would be very much shocked if it got out.

“Mr. Cohen, now Peter knew Benedict is the fake owner of the International Commerce Center.”

Forrest reported to Leo in detail, “Now his angry outburst and broke down the relationship with Benedict.”

Leo smiled noncommittally. He was not surprised at the result.

After he meditated in perfect silence for a while, he continued, “What exactly does Benedict do as he comes to Emerdale?”

“It seemed that the Hudson family got into a bit of trouble in City S. They wanted to open the market in Emerdale. Therefore they intended to cooperate with Kate. They wanted to gain support from Kate.”

“Kate....”

Leo meditated the name repeatedly. He then suddenly remembered something. He turned around slightly and looked at Forrest, “I remembered that you had invited her to join the Kingston Chamber of Commerce, didn’t you?”

Forrest got embarrassed immediately. He hastily explained, “Yes, at that time she was a budding businesswoman. Many elderly people in the Kingston Chamber of Commerce regarded her as a commercial genius, so they wanted to recruit her. But....”

“What happened?”

“But Kate seemed never took the Kingston Chamber of Commerce seriously. She even threw out our invitation letter in the trash.”

When referring to this matter, Forrest’s face became pale. It was the first time that the Kingston Chamber of Commerce was being looked down.”

However, Leo smiled thinly and waved his hands, “It’s quite normal. From what I know of her, the Kingston Chamber of Commerce was too small for her to join in.”

Forrest’s eyes twitched. He was shocked to learn that.

It seemed that Mr. Cohen had a close connection with Miss Lawson.

“Forget about her. Since the Hudson family wanted to open their market in Emerdale, let’s send them home.”

Leo displayed his talent in his eyes and ordered.

“Yes, Mr. Cohen!”

After that, Leo gave another order, “Let Alan go to L Group to hand the construction project over to Ms. Henderson.”

“Okay.”

Forrest nodded. When he was about to leave, he asked, “Mr. Cohen, we have lots of new construction projects this year. Which one are you talking about?”

“Which one has the largest profits?”

Forrest thought it over and answered, “It must be the renovation project for the downstream of Emerdale River. The project for the upstream was already undertaken by the Stewart family, which was one of the four giants in Emerdale.”

Leo then confirmed, “That’s it!”

“I am afraid that the Stewart family may not agree. They have already done the renovation project for the upstream. They may also want to undertake the project for the downstream.”

“How dare they?!”

There flashed a murderous look in Leo’s eyes. “We won’t interfere with the business of the Stewart family. However, if their appetite was too big and affected our business, I will not let them complete even a single project!”

“Yes!”

After he got the command from Leo, Forrest got inspired. He walked toward the L Group.

At the same time, at the L Group.

Lydia called Mollie and Irene to come into the CEO’s office again.

With gloating eyes, Mollie looked like that she was going to watch a good show Irene was aggrieved and angry. She did not dare to look at Lydia’s eyes.

“I don’t know what happened last night and I don’t want to look into the whole progress. But one thing was certain. Irene, it was you to declare that the L Group withdrew the competition!”

Lydia looked at Irene with sharp eyes and said tonelessly.

“Ms. Henderson, I am sorry!”

Irene chewed on her lip to keep going, “But I still don’t think I was wrong. The L Group did not have to do the construction project. I just couldn’t stand those people bullying others in that way. If I did not help the person, I would condone their appalling behavior. Then what’s the difference between those people and me?”

Lydia was silent. Her eyes became sharper.

Mollie regarded Irene as a fool. She sneered, “You still don’t admit you’re wrong so far. Will you be happy with the ending that Ms. Henderson dismissed you?”

She wasn’t sure whether Lydia would demote Irene before. But now she was 100% sure that demotion would be the lightest punishment. Irene was highly likely to be dismissed.

Irene stared at Lydia without speaking anything.

Mollie continued, “Irene, you can’t be too kind to others. I advise you to admit your fault. You threw away a promising future to help a loser. Is it worth it?”

Lydia scanned Mollie lightly. Lydia’s eyes flashed a murderous look.

Clop, clop, clop....

Just then, there came a steady sound of footfalls from the corridor outside.

After a moment, the door of the CEO’s office opened. A man strode in, carrying a heavy contract.

Mollie had never seen this man before. She suspected that he was a low-level employee of the company. She suddenly felt annoyed, so she pointed at him and yelled at him with a harsh voice, “Which department are you from? How dare you to come into the CEO’s office without permission?”

Irene’s face turned pale with fear when she saw the comer’s face. She hurriedly covered Mollie’s mouth, “You shut up!”

He was the head of the Kingston Chamber of Commerce. If he was angry with the L Group due to Mollie, the L Group would fall apart in a very short time!

To stop Mollie from going on, Irene smiled at Forrest promptly and apologized, “Mr. Barker, we are sorry....”

Forrest replied with a smile. When he saw Mollie, his eyes became cold.

But he did not rebuke her. Instead of that, he put the heavy contract in front of Lydia and smiled, “Ms. Henderson, this is the contract for the construction project. Please have look.”