Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl (Pearl and Richard) novel Chapter 1072

"I agree with you, but don't get too ahead of yourself," Hugo replied.

Pearl shook her head. "We're not here to chat about who likes who. We're here to discuss buying Waldorf Enterprises."

Hugo raised his hand. "Tell me what you want, and I'll see if it works for me."

"15 billion dollars."

Hugo couldn't hide his shock. "15 billion? That's daylight robbery."

Richard shrugged. "Waldorf Enterprises is having some trouble, sure, but it's still worth about 45 billion dollars. I'm only asking for a third of that, so it's a good deal for you."

Waldorf Enterprises was a big opportunity. With the right management, it could make much more than 15 billion dollars.

However… coming up with 15 billion dollars wasn't simple. Even for a company as strong as Sapphire Group, it was a challenge.

Hugo stopped fiddling with his pen and thought hard. "Let me think about it."

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Other companies are interested too, but since we're close, I'd prefer to offer it to you first," Richard said, tapping his fingers on the table. "Just make sure you decide quickly and don't miss out."

Hugo had a feeling this was a trap. He tried to read Richard's expression for any sign of nervousness that would indicate he was lying, but Richard was as calm as ever.

It seemed likely that Waldorf Enterprises was indeed in trouble.

Hugo wanted a face-to-face meeting to get a better read on Richard, but he couldn't tell if Richard was just good at hiding his feelings or if he was worrying over nothing.

Esther was very glad about that.

They sat on the sofa waiting when Esther's stomach started growling.

"Hungry?" James saw her pressing down on her stomach and smiled. "I have cupcakes upstairs in the fridge. Let me go get them."

Esther stood up, smiling back. "No worries, I can go get them. I'll see what else is there to eat."

James nodded and watched her go up the stairs, feeling happy.

Soon after, a slim figure showed up at the door.