Chapter 1300 Consideration
The corner they were in was quiet as Holley saw Charles in deep thought. She thought of what to say
next, but it seemed that she couldn''t form the right words at that moment.
Holley slightly raised her voice to catch Charles'' attention.
"Charles, you know I''ve been in love with you for a long time. You''ve been on my mind ever since I first
saw you. I also know that you and Sheryl aren''t happy right now. She''s not suitable for you. You''re not
really in love, but just tied together because of a contract. So, I hope you can give me a chance to be
closer to you. I admit that I have my own selfish motives for this cooperation."
Now, Charles originally didn''t care about whatever Holley said at all, but when he heard this woman
casually nder his marriage with Sheryl, he became so enraged that he couldn''t even control himself
to act decently. In fact, he didn''t want to listen to all her nonsense anymore.
However, Holley seemed to miss the obvious resistance and rejection in Charles'' eyes as she
continued, "Charles, our cooperation will benefit you in both work and in life, won''t it? Ourpanies
can even merge into one and grow stronger. If you divorce Sheryl, I''ll marry you and leave Tarsan
Corporationpletely under your management. I can stay at home to teach and apany our
children."
"Shut up! Sher and I live a quiet, happy life now, which you don''t need toment on. Moreover, do
you think I will like you? You don''t need to waste your time and my time here anymore."
Without even bothering to be polite, Charles rejected Holley''s advances and quickly walked away.
Everything Charles had said made Holley mad with rage. She clenched her hands into fists so hard
that her nails dug crescent-shaped imprints on her palms.
Her eyes gazed at Charles'' determined back as a cold smile graced her face. ''Just wait and see,
Charles. You''ll soone back and ask me to cooperate with you!'' she thought.
Meanwhile, Charles returned to Shining Company. He contacted the head of the project and declined
the cooperation between Shining Company and Tarsan Corporation. The head could only regretfully
say, "It''s really a pity. We''ll re-evaluate this project, but I hope that we can have a chance to cooperate
with Shining Company in the future."
Charles also thought that it was a waste to have given up the project, but he got sick to his stomach
when he thought that he had to work with Holley. Therefore, he thought that he made the right decision.
He also didn''t understand how Holley had the confidence to say that he would divorce Sher and be with
her instead. Although thepany''s development was very important, Sher''s ce in his heart was far
higher than thepany''s.
But what Charles never expected was on the next day, rumors began to spread everywhere—Sheryl,
the wife of the president of Shining Company, poisoned Le, and pushed her mother-inw down the
stairs which resulted in a serious injury and hospitalization.
Such news was so absurd but it had spread quickly. Charles tried to trace the source of the news, but
to no avail.
He could only trace the one whomitted the libel andfort his wife, which made him exhausted.
What made things worse was that the stock price of Shining Company crashed and plummeted sharply
due to the malicious rumors. A gap appeared in thepany''s capital chain, which put thepany in
a tense and critical situation.
The other shareholders of thepany also questioned Charles and forced him to give them an
ount of what happened. In addition, they also required him to solve thepany''s problem as soon
as possible.
During this difficult time, Charles had to work overtime every day even until midnight, and tried to find a
way out of their current problems.
At that time, Holley suddenly came to visit Shining Company and took it upon herself to find Charles.
The phone on Charles'' desk suddenly rang. The front desk called and when he heard Holley''s name,
he thought that it was when he previously rejected Holley that the rumor came out. Such coincidence
made Charles suspect her.
It was clear that the rumor this time must have been designed by someone anonymous and this
person''s target was Sheryl and thepany. Thus, Charles had employed private detectives to trace
the source, but there were no leads yet.
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While Charles sat in his office, he reflected about all that things that happened recently. After a while,
there was a knock on the door and his secretary came in.
"Mr. Lu, Tarsan Corporation''s Miss Ye says she has an appointment with you. Should I let her in?" the
secretary said politely. Charles thought about it for a while before he answered, "Let her in." His face
remained emotionless.
The secretary nodded inpliance and then left.
A minuteter, Holley arrived at the door of the president''s office.
"Mr. Lu, hello," Holley greeted happily. As soon as she stepped inside his office, she greeted him
naturally like they were friends and their unpleasant conversation before never happened.
There was no response from Charles. The real reason he allowed her to meet him today was maybe
he could find some clues from what she was going to say to him.
If Holley really was the source of those rumors, he wouldn''t spare her easily.
"Mr. Lu, would you mind having a conversation with me today?"
"Miss Ye, why did youe here to meet me?" When Charles nced at Holley''s fearless and
confident face, he grew suspicious of her.
"I heard that Shining Company had experienced a downfall recently. Mr. Lu, is that so?"
"Shining Company has indeed encountered some minor problems at present, but I believe these issues
would be solved soon. They''re not as serious as you said," Charles calmly answered. Holley''s eyes
glinted under the bright office lights at Charles'' response.
If she hadn''t kept a close eye on Shining Company recently, Holley would have easily believed Charles''
words.
''Charles, you''llpromise with me soon, '' Holley sneered and thought to herself.
"I came here today to discuss the project Tarsan Corporation and Shining Company were supposed to
work together onst time. Although you previously refused to cooperate, I think you''ll take this
opportunity considering Shining Company''s current predicament."
Confidence dripped from Holley''s every word. She believed that Charles wouldn''t refuse her offer this
time because hispany was in shambles.
Moreover, Holley had learned a lesson from their previous encounter. She didn''t mention anything
about Sheryl and their rtionship this time, but of course that didn''t mean that she didn''t want to be
with Charles anymore. Instead, she opted for a slow and gradual approach. As long as the two
Thus, she would have many chances to approach and attract him.
"What do you think, Mr. Lu? I think this project is worth the try. As long as ourpanies work together,
I believe we can maximize the benefits. So, do you agree to cooperate on this project now?"
At that moment, Charles didn''t answer Holley immediately, but his eyes dropped and he decided to
consider it.