Chapter 132


    Chapter 132 A Bunch Of Lies


    In the blink of an eye, Tavion’s expression changed drastically.


    It was as though someone had caught him in a lie, and a pained look crossed his face. “That was a


    misunderstanding, Jonathan.”


    “Oh? How was it a misunderstanding?” Jonathan lightly leaned back against the couch and gazed at


    him aloofly.


    “Actually, I didn’tmit suicide back then…” Tavion’s eyes darted everywhere, not having expected


    the man tounch a sudden attack at him. “After ourpany went bankrupt back then, loan sharks


    were looking for me everywhere. They didn’t just send people to hunt me down but even went so far as


    to harass my family. Left with no other recourse, I could only fake my death in hopes that I could dupe


    those loan sharks! You don’t know how dangerous it was back then. I almost got hacked to death a few


    times!”


    While saying that, his hand that held the cigar trembled lightly,plementing his fearful expression.


    If I hadn’t heard about how he shoved all the me of the incident back then on me from the taxi driver


    on my way here, I might really be taken in by his lies! It’s truly a shame that he’s not running for the


    Oscars!


    “I don’t know if those loan sharks were duped, but I was undoubtedly taken in.” Instead of exposing


    him, Jonathan nced at him casually and stated, “Not only did I attend your funeral back then, but I


    even gave the remaining tens of thousands I had left to your parents.”


    Back then, I was riddled with debts after thepany went bankrupt and even had a whole slew of


    loan sharks hunting me down. Yet, I still gave his family the tens of thousands I had left without any


    reservations despite my circumstances then!


    “What? You really did that?” Tavion arched an eyebrow, acting as though he didn’t know anything about


    it. “Why have I never heard about it from my parents?”


    “So you think I’m lying to you?” Jonathan raised an eyebrow as well.


    “Of course not!” Chuckling, Tavion countered, “How could you possibly lie to me? It’s just tens of


    thousands, isn’t it? Okay. When you leaveter, I’ll have someone give you a million aspensation


    for your money back then. How about that?”


    “Do you think that I’m here to ask you for the money?” Jonathan cast him a frigid look.


    Back then, he signed a bad contract with someone else and caused my listedpany with a market


    value of over a hundred million to not only go bankrupt overnight but even end up owing a ton of debts.


    Yet, I didn’t even ask him topensate me a single dime! Could I possibly be here now to ask him


    about the tens of thousands?


    “Of course not! I just feel that I owe you too much regarding the matter back then!” Smiling, Tavion


    maintained, “The million is just a teeny-weenypensation from me. After all, ourpany wouldn’t


    have gone bankrupt overnight if it weren’t because of me back then. Besides, I even caused you to be


    saddled with a slew of debts.”


    Naturally, he wouldn’t push the me onto Jonathan right in front of the man himself.


    Meanwhile, Jonathan didn’t expose him either. I’ll just see how much longer he’s going to keep this act


    up!


    Knock, knock!


    A few minutester, the secretary knocked on the door again. But this time, there was a tray in her


    hands, on whichid the tea leaves wrapped in a piece of golden paper.


    “Here are the tea leaves, Mr. Cahan.” In a soft voice, she added, “There are three taels of tea leaves


    in here, and the market value outside is over a million.”


    The second half of her utterance was deliberate, expressly meant for the ignorant man who was


    unschooled in tea so that he would know how much three taels of tea leaves cost and use them


    sparingly.


    “Why are there only three taels?” Tavion frowned slightly.


    “Didn’t you also give your friend a few taels when he came to visit back then?” While saying that, the


    secretary put the tray down. Then, she looked at Tavion and reminded, “It’s about time, Mr. Cahan.


    You have a dinner appointment with Mr. Whittaker and Mr. Ziegler.”


    “Are they here already?” Tavion dipped his head and nced at his watch.


    “Yes, they’re waiting for you in the waiting lounge,” the secretary replied in a murmur.


    “Okay, then tell them that we’ll be going over to Empyrean Pce for dinner tonight,” Tavion instructed


    airily. After doing so, he turned to Jonathan. “Why don’t you join us, Jonathan?”


    “Mr. Cahan, you’re going to be talking business with Mr. Ziegler and the others, remember? Won’t it


    be inappropriate for him to tag along?” the secretary prompted.


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    Frankly speaking, she didn’t quite like Jonathan.


    Mr. Cahan usually onlyes into contact with either wealthy heirs from prominent families or the


    super-rich with a worth of billions. He never associates with the dirt poor like this man here whose


    entire outfit seemingly doesn’t even cost three hundred!


    “What’s inappropriate about it?” Tavion shot her a re, asserting, “Jonathan is my best friend! And it’s


    just dinner, is it not? What’s the big deal about bringing him along? Cut the crap and make the


    arrangements quickly!”


    “Understood, Mr. Cahan!” Biting her lip resentfully, the secretary stormed off.


    When she had left, Tavion looked at Jonathan and invited, “Let’s have dinner together tonight. I’ll


    introduce a few big shots to you.”


    “Big shots?”


    “One of them is the heir of the York family, one of the four prominent families in Jazona! How’s that? A


    big shot, huh?” A sh of triumph flickered in Tavion’s eyes.


    If I don’t bring him along, he’ll probably never have the opportunity to eat at the same table with the heir


    from one of the four prominent families in his entire life! After all, Mr. York usually associates with


    affluent people such as the wealthy heirs from Yaleview and Kingshinton. The least of them still have a


    net worth of billions. Would someone like Jonathan, who had gone bankrupt a few years ago and even


    owed a boatload of debts, have the opportunity to dine with him? That’s a pipe dream!


    “Indeed!” Jonathan chuckled.


    If my memory serves, the person who bid on thevender jade figurine with me during the auction back


    then was also the heir of the York family.


    “Let’s go! Otherwise, I’m afraid that you wouldn’t have the chance to dine at the same table with him in


    your lifetime!” Tavion’s tone and gaze carried a distinct hint of disdain toward him.


    I’ve got to admit that he was indeed an entrepreneur genius back then. In just a year, he managed to


    transform a small and insignificantpany into a giganticpany with a market value of over a


    hundred million! And at that time, I only invested fifty thousand. In a year, my fifty thousand ballooned


    to more than ten million. Nheless, that was then. Today, I already have a worth of a few billion!


    All who associate with me are bigwigs with a worth of billions and even tens of billions!


    Therefore, he had no respect for a pauper like Jonathan.


    “Sure! I’m not in a hurry to go back anyway.” Jonathan calmly stood up and strolled out of the office


    with him.


    It so happens that I’d like to see what other tricks he has up his sleeve!