The two of them then sat down at a table while a waiter came to take their order.
“What would you like to eat?”
Sebastian skimmed through the menus, and one particular dish caught his eye. “I’m fine with anything. Hmm… Looks like they have calzone here. It’s been a while since we’ve had any, so how about we give this one a try?”
Sasha was surprised to hear that.
Does he want calzones? But he never eats calzone! In fact, he rarely even eats Chanaean food in general! Why does he want to eat this now? Is it because he has tried the ones I made before?
With a sweet sensation in her heart, Sasha ordered a serving of calzone and a couple more dishes.
“Sebastian, we’ll be heading over to my Uncle Jackson’s place after lunch, so…”
Sasha was about to tell Sebastian to put up with Jackson later when someone interrupted her, “Seb, is that you? Wow, what a coincidence! I didn’t think I’d see you here!”
Seb? Who on earth would dare call him that in a place like this?
Sasha quickly turned around and saw an old man with a head full of grey hair standing by the entrance.
The old man then walked up to them, much to her confusion.
What’s going on here? Does this old man know Sebastian?
“So this is your wife, eh? She’s very beautiful, Seb! When will you bring her over for dinner at my place?”
The old man complimented Sasha with a smile after eyeing her from head to toe.
“Sorry, you are?” Sasha asked awkwardly.
“Sasha, go tell the waiter that we’ll have the calzone for takeout instead. We’ll be leaving soon,” Sebastian said coldly.
Sasha quickly got up and did as told.
After a few minutes of complete silence, the old man cleared his throat awkwardly and said, “Ahem… Don’t look at me like that, Mr. Hayes. You told me not to let Madam know about this, so I had no other choice!”
He seemed like a completely different person with the smile on his face replaced by a nervous and cautious expression.
Sebastian on the other hand, had the same old menacing look in his eyes.
“None of this has anything to do with me anymore. I’m no longer your president, so you should showing this to my dad instead.”
Sebastian then got up and prepared to leave after saying that.
The old man was completely dumbfounded.
What? Does he not care about this at all? This company used to mean the world to him, so how could he just up and leave like that?
He quickly got to his feet and stood in Sebastian’s path as he said, “How could you say that, Mr. Hayes? You’re the heir to the Hayes family, and Hayes Corporation is the result of all your hard work over the years! Are you really just going to sit by and watch as someone else takes it from you?”
“This is your final warning, Peter! Step aside!” Sebastian said coldly, offering no room for negotiation whatsoever.
Peter fell into utter despair as he watched Sebastian walk away, and that glimmer of hope in his eyes was completely dead.
“Hm? Where’d he go?” Sasha asked as she returned with the calzone in a takeout box a few minutes later.
Realizing she was the only person who could help him, Peter stared at her and said solemnly, “Madam, there isn’t much us old timers can do for the company anymore. Please, you have to convince Mr. Hayes to come back, or this will truly be the end for Hayes Corporation!”
With tears in his eyes, Peter handed Sasha the share transfer agreements that had been signed by the remaining shareholders and walked away, leaving her rooted to the spot in shock.
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