Chapter 243


    Frederick walked slowly to the kitchen and when he looked inside, he saw Alicia wearing an apron. cutting a potato into slices. He hid the flower he


    got for her and was about to step forward when he suddenly heard a shout of surprise.


    "“Ouch-"


    "What happened?"


    Frederick quickly rushed over to Alicia and held her hand up to check. He then saw a cut with blood oozing from it.


    "How could you be so careless? Do you not care about your hand at all?”


    As he rinsed her hand with water, he went to look for a band-aid and applied it for her.


    Looking at the nervous but gentle man in front of her, Alicia''s gaze fell on the dining table behind him. On top of the table, she saw a bouquet of


    beautifully packaged red roses that was shining beautifully under the light.


    Frederick turned around and nced in the direction of her gaze. He couldn''t help but smile. "You are such a kid! Did you forget the pain as soon as.


    you saw the gift?"


    He turned around, took the flowers, and handed them to her. "I wanted to give it to youst night but you weren''t around. Hence, I decided to give it to


    you again today! Do you like it?"


    Alicia held the flowers and nodded. Receiving the flowers from him seemed to have filled the gap in her heart. She didn''t care about anything else


    and hugged him tightly.


    Frederick immediately realized that something was wrong with her from herck of speech. As he caressed the back of her head, he returned the


    hug.


    "What''s the matter? Did something happen?”


    Alicia didn''t want to affect her rtionship with Frederick because of her past with Jeremy. She shook her head.


    "No! It''s like a dream that you''ve suddenly be so romantic, I''m so touched-"


    "Silly girl!"


    Suddenly, they smelled something burning. Alicia immediately stepped out from his embrace and stuffed the bouquet of flowers into his hands as she


    rushed over quickly.


    "Oh no, my pork ribs!"


    As she added water, she tried to fix the dish. She turned around and told him, “Hubby, don''t spoil my flowers! Get some bowls and utensils, we''ll have


    dinner in a moment!”


    Looking at her rushed behavior, Frederick noticed that she had regained her old manner. His face lit up as he replied, "Sure!"


    Alicia had prepared mashed potatoes, pork ribs, and some eggs with tomatoes. She even made some side dishes to bnce out the taste. After she


    filled their bowls with rice, the both of them started eating.


    "Hubby, try the ribs! I learned how to make this from my mother, I think it''s not bad!"


    "Yeah!"


    The cold and deste house that Frederick once visited less than once per month was currently filled with the aroma of hot dishes and the warm


    feeling of a home. As he ate the dishes that Alicia made, joy spread across his features.N?velDrama.Org is the owner.


    On the other hand, Graham Crouch locked himself in the study and busied himself upon returning home.


    "Mr. rk, please do me a favor, can


    you deliver the products to me first?


    I''m really in a hurry! I will nave to pay


    tens of millions-of liquidated


    damages ifttean''t make it at the end


    of this month! Mr. rk, I will pay <


    you mote, can you please send-ie


    the products first?" "Mr. Crouch, it''s


    not. about money. Everyone.js equal


    whén ites to business but


    credibility is important fof us too! We


    might vite the contract if we hand


    you the products first! We are just a


    small business, we can''t bear to


    offend anyone. I really can''t help


    you. Perhaps you can go and ask for


    help from other agencies! I have


    company now, got to go!" Content


    belongs to NovelDrama.Org


    After making a few calls, Graham reluctantly put down the phone. He then turned his gaze to the side and asked, "Mr. Flynt, is there no other way?


    For now, I can''t get such arge amount of product even if I have the money!"


    At this instant, he didn’t expect to make a profit anymore; he just wanted to reduce the loss and ovee the difficulties!


    "Mr. Crouch, the legal team of


    Soaver International is already


    prepared to press charges and they


    have solid evidence. How can you


    do this whenaworking with such a


    largepany as Soaver ~


    International? Furthermore, the ratio


    was five-to five! Not only has


    someone found out about this but


    even the quality check repartalso


    showed that we have adulterated


    our products. At present, they have


    all the witnesses and evidence they


    need; Soaver''s legal team is very


    powerful. Well, even ordinary


    lawyers can win thiswsuit easily


    with all the evidence! If they really


    bring this to the court, you are in big


    trouble; you might get charged


    under business fraudulent! Alexis


    Flynt, awyer, replied. Content


    belongs to swnovel.ne


    The main problem currently is that


    those qualified products you have


    do not belong to yourpany!


    Therefore, mysuggestion is to


    reconcile with them and try to keep


    it low! If youtcan''t provide the N


    products.as scheduled, the only way


    is to campensate for the liquidated


    damages you have caused! [KSoaver


    International would reconcile with


    yOu, the situation would be


    better! But, ording to the current


    situation, there isn''t any progress.


    Haven''t you already tried before?


    They only agreed to extend the time


    for the first batch of products till the


    end of the month but even now you


    still can''t settle the first batch of


    products. What about those that are


    coming up soon?" Content belongs


    to NovelDrama.Org


    Looking through the documents. Alexis continued to exin.


    "The current situation has not yet spiraled out of control. However, if you can''t deliver the products as scheduled and fail topensate for the


    liquidated damages ording to the contract, this would cause a bigger problem. If those qualified products get revealed to be other high-end OEMs.


    not only will yourpany’ s reputation be damaged, but I am afraid that you will also be investigated for piracy and fraud. When the timees,


    companies other than Soaver International will being after you!"


    Alexis grew even more anxious after analyzing the situation.


    He had seen stupid people but never one to this extent. He thought to himself in despair, "If you want to adulterate, at least do it after two normal


    batches. How could you adulterate the first batch and even taint 50% of it? Are you crazy? Do you think that everyone else is stupid? Would they still


    be experts if they only checked the appearance of the goods?"


    What was wrong with this guy? He even had the guts to take advantage of Soaver International; he was indeed out of his mind! Alexis was truly at a


    loss.


    "This time, you have been too rash!" It was fortunate enough that he hadn''t gone to jail yet.


    Alexis really wanted to continue mocking Graham but at the thought of his own sry, he chose to shut up.


    "Everything was going well initially. I made sure that everything was settled. Who knew that suddenly the person who was supposed to check the


    products got sick and that they would hire more people to check! Didn''t those materials look the same as normal ones? In fact. how much difference


    in quality could there be between imported and domestic products? Let''s take tiles as an example, there shouldn''t be any problems for at least a year!


    The house would''ve been signed over by then and there wouldn''t have been any problems!”


    The more Graham thought about it, the angrier he got. He felt that this time, he was really unlucky. At much hassle. he finally managed to get his


    hands on an inspection pass. He had thought that with this pass, he would be able to make a fortune in the future and his life would be easier.


    Who would''ve known that the very first batch of products already had problems!


    He even paid a higher price for the replication!


    F*ck! He was in such a big mess this time!


    Graham shouted anxiously, "Quick, keep thinking, is there anyone who can help us? Is there any other way?"


    "If you really want to, the only way is that you can try to settle this from the internal sector of Soaver International! If they agree to let us rece them


    with other products of the same quality, or if they are willing to give you more time, or reduce the amount ofpensation, then everything will be


    fine. The key is to find someone that can make the decision! Other than that, there is no other way!”


    After listening to this, Graham made another call. "Mr. Lynch-”


    This was Glenn Lynch, the manager who gave him tips on how to adulterate. Graham thought that he had a good rtionship with him and he even


    gave that manager a rebate as bethought that he was very trustworthy. Little did he know that Glenn was Chet''s underling.


    On the other end of the line, Glenn yawned as he listened to Graham''s begs and wails. He then sneered.


    “It''s not that I don’t want to help you. My superior has already intervened in this matter, it doesn''t matter anymore whether I want to help you or not!


    You''d better not expect anything from me anymore! Didn''t you wonder why Mr. Reynes didn’t pay that much attention at theter stage but the higher-


    ups suddenly intervened and left no room to negotiate in this matter?"