Chapter 1355
I gritted my teeth. "I know that. You don''t have to remind me."
"Then shouldn''t you be shedding a few tears or expressing seme kind of sorrow?" Tory asked maockingly.
Just as I was about to lose my temper, something clicked inside my head
That was right. If someone intentionally found a corpse that looked like Theo, did it not mean that someone wanted us to think that Theo was dead?
Then why did I not let them think that their n worked so they would put down their guard?
When he saw that I had realized something, Tory sneered. "You''re not too
dumb, after all.’
This man did not know how to speak nicely.
"What are you nning to do?"
"What can I do?" Tory shrugged. "I have no ns at all. There''s nothing I can do. All I can do is wait anxiously.”
I squinted at him. "Are you serious?"
"Of course.”
After observing him for a moment, I realized that he was being serious. My expression fell. "What''s the meaning of this?"
"It''s exactly what it sounds like. Miss Lane, did you notplete your formal education? Don''t tell me you can''t understand something so simple?”
Tory
retorted sarcastically.
I took a deep breath, forcing myself to remain calm. "Mr. Zimmersaon, you and Theo have decided to form a partnership Why is it that when you need
his help, he''ll dly help you, but when he needs your help, you can''t do the same for him?"
"You''re too naive, Miss Lane."
Tory walked up to me. "We''re all
businessmen. The premise of
cooperation is that the other party
can help mexFor example, before I _
help him, "have to make sure that
he can-help me in the future. Theo
was kidnapped after he was _-
seriously injured. If I spend time and
resources to rescue him but it turns
out that he''s already dead, wouldn''t
that be a waste? Moreover, I''d be
getting into a lot of unnecessary
trouble because of a dead man. If
you were me, would you still rescue
him?"
He meant every word he said
I had no way of refuting him. There
was no friendship between him and
Theo. Theywere nothing but N
businesgpartners. As a x
businessman, he would not perform
a trarisaction that would put him at
ass. Moreover, if somethifg had
happened to Theo, he coud still turn
around and work with Mifan.
If I wanted him to save Theo, I must make sure that he had nothing to lose. I had to let him know that he had more to gain from rescuing Theo.
If you could not impress someone into doing something for you, it just meant that what you were giving was not enough.
I took a deep breath, locked at Tory,
and said, "Tory Zimmerson, you
must know that you don''t have
anyone else tovely on. It''s you
against the entire Zimmerson
family. I can n already predict that ~~
they''ll devour you one day, right
down tp your very bones. Mn_can''t
helpyou as much as Theo can. You
should know that by now. Now, I''m
giving you two choices. one, you can
choose Mn. If you do that, Grant
Corporation, the Louis family, and
the Schuman family will help
everyone else in the Zimmerson
family. Two, you choose Theo and
you''ll receive unconditional support
from the Louis and Schuman
families.”
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"Are you threatening me?”
"If you choose the second option, I''d say I''m offering you a good deal.”
Tory leaned over to look at me, and asked in a serious tone, "Which Schumans are you talking about?”
"Is there another Schuman family in Whaldorf City?"
Unless it was thest resort, I would never have mentioned the Schumans.
After all, the Schumans were capable of intervening in many things, but it might have considerable consequences.
Tory''s expression changed slightly. "What connection do you have with the Schumans?" "You don’t have to worry about that. I can assure you that if I
speak up, the Schumans will help you."