Chapter 321
Hayden decided to throw away his pride to beg Paige to break up with Joseph instead of forcing her to
do so.
However, this was not some other man, this was Joseph, whom Paige loved deeply. She would never
give up on him.
A life without Joseph was meant to be filled with nights of missing him, and she couldn''t bring herself to
go through that sort of torture.
"I''m sorry, but I can''tply to your wishes," Paige answered softly, "I do understand where you''re
coming from, but I really want to be with Joseph."
"Even if it meant watching him being picked on by the ruthless b*stards of the Dawson family?" Hayden
retorted furiously.
"He wouldn''t allow others to trample on him that way! I''II help him with all I can. I''ll even give up my
ownpany to make sure that he has enough resources to fight back against them. I promise he
would live a happy and carefree life."
Paige begged Hayden sincerely, "Please don''t separate Joseph and I, Mr. Dawson. I love him very
much."
"I refuse, you have to break up with him immediately! Tell me what you want in return for leaving him
alone, and I''ll try to grant your wishes to the best of my abilities."
"I don''t need anything else except for Joseph!"
"Even though he has nothing? Would you still be with him?" Hayden threatened.
"Miss Anderson, let me be honest with you, if you refuse to break up with him, I will not pass on the
80% of my shares in the Dawson Group that I have left for Joseph. Without the shares, he would be
penniless!"
Paige did not flinch at Hayden''s threats, "We''ll be fine, I have the money to support him after all!"
"Hah!" Hayden was exasperated.
"Miss Anderson, even if you can afford to support Jospeh now, it doesn''t mean that you''ll be able to
continue doing so in the future. You''re too childish, do you think that you can continue to be together
with Joseph without worries in the future?"
"I cannot guarantee that I would always have enough to livefortably, but for Joseph, I will learn
how to run mypany properly so that I would be able to support him every step of the way. Once I
am able to do so, no one would dare mess with Joseph."
"Miss Anderson, aren''t you a little full of yourself? Joseph still has my support as his loving father, but
what about you? You have nothing. You''re currently in a worse situation than Joseph, so who are you
to worry about him? How can you give Joseph a stable future?"
"You''re right. I do understand that I''m in a terrible situation myself, but I believe that my hard work
would pave the way to a brighter future. Don''t you worry."
Hayden shook his head at Paige''s confidence, "Look, having confidence is great, but being over-
confident would only ruin you. You''re still young, and who knows? You might even end up living on the
streets next week itself!"
"I won''t!" Paige shook her head.
"Let''s make a bet then."
"What would you like to bet on?"
"How about breaking up with Joseph on your own if you lose the bet?" Hayden suggested.
"I refuse! I will never risk my rtionship with Joseph like this!" Paige objected.
"Why not? Are you worried about being on the losing end?"
"Joseph is the most important person in my life, it would be unfair to treat our rtionship like a joke
and use it as coteral for a bet."
"So you say!" Hayden mocked her. In his eyes, Paige was nothing more than a brat, and this whole
thing about ''loving Joseph deeply and not willing to let him go'' was merely an act that she was putting
up.
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"Stop trying to deceive me with your obedient act, Miss Anderson! All I wanted to do today was to have
a peaceful discussion with you, but if you refuse to heed my warnings, then I would have no choice but
to take measures against you. It won''t be my fault if you end up in the streets when I do then."
Both Hayden and Paige''s faces darkened as they refused to let each other get the upper hand.
However, Paige broke the silence as she met Hayden''s gaze before asking gently, "Haven''t you
already taken measures against me, Mr. Dawson?"
Hayden was stunned. Had Paige found out about the contract between him and Liam?
Liam had only met with him secretly at night every time. Even if Paige knew that something was going
on, she couldn''t have known that Liam had decided to transfer the ownership of Anderson Group to
him.
Paige continued to speak as Hayden was deep in thought.
"I know that you''re in apletely different league from me as you have gone through more brutal
fights and conflicts in the business world when you were trying to build up yourpany. However, the
past is not a good predictor of the future, and you should watch out for any troubles thate your
way."
"What does this mean?" Hayden was annoyed.
"I will continue to treat you with the respect you deserve as you are Joseph''s father. However, please
think about the consequences before you act, you wouldn''t want to lose your hard-earned reputation at
this age right?"
Paige''s mocking warnings irritated Hayden greatly, and he couldn''t bear with it any longer.
His anger spiked, "Alright, looks like our discussion was futile then! I gave you a chance to change your
mind, but you were the one who didn''t take it!"
Paige sighed as she realized that their negotiations had ended unsessfully and that Hayden was
nowpletely angered.
She sat in the coffee shop for quite some time before making her way out unhappily.
She received a call from Liam just as she was leaving, "Where are you now?"
"I''m dealing with some issues outside of thepany. Do you need anything?" Paige asked.
"I''m going to be discussing about a potential contract with a client and I thought it''d be a good hands-on
experience for you. Come over now!"
Why would Liam still look for potential clients even though he had already sold thepany?
Paige was suspicious, her instincts told her that something was up.
However, she would never find out the truth if she never went to where they were meeting, so she
agreed, "Alright, I''ll be there soon."
After a slight pause, Paige started her car and picked up her phone to call Lamont.
Lamont picked up almost immediately, "Hello Miss Anderson, what can I do for you?"
Paige decided not to beat around the bush, "Where are you now? I have a favor to ask of you."
''I''m in B City. How can I help you, Miss?"
"My father said that he''s bringing me to meet with a client. Something feels off, so could youe over
to take a look as well, just in case?"
"Alright, I''II be there. Just give me the address." Lamont agreed.
Following the directions that Liam had given her, Paige pulled up on a VIP club lounge. As soon as she
arrived, she was greeted by the staff, "Nice to see you, Miss Anderson! This way please."
Paige saw Liam and Kyrie in the room when she had arrived.
Paige pretended to be surprised when she saw Kyrie, whose eye was still wrapped with gauze, "Nice
to see you again Kyrie, how''s your eye? Shouldn''t you be resting in the hospital?"
"Thank you for your concern, Miss Anderson. My eye''s been recovering well." Kyrie replied politely.
"That''s good news!" Paigemented as she sat down. "Where is this potential client of ours, dad?"
"He''s on the way, just let me call him to ask where he is.." Liam picked up his phone and pretended to
make a call, "Hello President Campbell, it''s Liam speaking. I''m already at the club lounge, will you be
arriving soon?"
Liam had hung up the phone without bothering to hear a reply before turning to Paige, "President
Campbell will be here soon!"
The door opened once Liam had finished his sentence. Paige immediately turned her head out of
curiosity, but her jaw dropped when she saw the figure that was standing at the door.