Chapter 367
Sean made the first move, and he didn’t even have the nerve to ask for medical expenses, while Celeste took the opportunity to ask for a big chunk of money.
Only Liam looked unfazed.
Five grand, for Celeste, was already pretty conservative.
She didn’t really want compensation, she just wanted to deflate the other party’s momentum.
Bryce Kelley’s face turned ugly. He was a man of status, and he couldn’t stand being threatened by a young girl.
But with Liam’s presence, he could only swallow his anger.
He signaled his assistant to transfer the money immediately. He couldn’t wait to get out of there.
Celeste looked at the incoming payment on her phone, her lips curling up slightly. “Mr. Kelley, you’re much more polite than Mrs. Kelley”
Bryce Kelley didn’t respond.
“Mr. Kelley, I have another request. I wonder if you could help.”
Bryce Kelley gave her a cold look and said in a deep voice, “Celeste, go ahead.”
Celeste said, “Our family’s elderly lady is turning eighty next week, and I want to rent the Ruby Lake venue for her birthday party. But Mrs. Kelley said the place is already rented out. Would Mr. Kelley please talk to Mrs. Kelley and help us coordinate the schedule?”
Bryce Kelley, of course, knew about this. His business needed the Reed family’s support, and that couldn’t be done without Mrs. Kelley and Skyler’s “communication.”
Mrs. Kelley always obeyed Skyler. This time the venue wasn’t rented to the Reed family, which must have been a private arrangement by Skyler
Bryce Kelley didn’t want to offend Skyler, so he said, “Ruby Lake is my wife’s property, and I have no say in it.”
“How interesting,” Celeste deliberately dragged the word. “I wonder if Mrs. Trent could help? Mrs. Kelley hasn’t seen her in years, right?”
Mrs. Trent was the fake Mrs. Kelley from earlier.
Bryce Kelley’s face was extremely ugly. “Celeste, are you threatening me?”
“It’s just business,” Celeste grinned and lowered her voice. “I wonder how Mrs. Kelley would react if she knew the ten million dollars made her swap a son? After all, it’s a dream come true.” Then she added casually. “Doesn’t it all come down to business? Right, Mr. Kelley?”
Bryce Kelley’s face went worse and then downright terrified.
She knew about the ten-million-dollar deal. If word got out, it wouldn’t just be a moral issue for him.
Suppressing his panic, he said in a deep voice, “I’ll do my best to help you.”
“Thank you, Mr. Kelley.”
Ms. Lewis watched as the situation changed rapidly, and was a bit stunned.
The onlookers in the office couldn’t sit still, and they eagerly checked their WhatsApp for updates on the negotiation’s outcome.
When Ms. Lewis posted the results, everyone was stupefied.
A settlement? And they got money from the Hunters and got Mr. Milman’s salary suspended?
Everyone was satisfied but also dumbfounded by the outcome.
“How did they get the money from Hunter’s mom? She’s always such a shrew.”
“Who’s so powerful?”
