One doesn't visit the temple without a reason.
Moreover, Victoria Lang had slapped Ryan Caldwell the last time they met.
Ryan was still willing to wait for Victoria Lang at the entrance of her residential compound, so he must have something very important to discuss with her.
When Ryan saw Victoria Lang's captivating figure and face again, he completely forgot his "bold words" after she beat him up last time.
There's no way around it; beautiful women are just more likely to get men's forgiveness.
If it were an ugly woman who hit Ryan, he would hold a grudge for life.
Ryan smiled and said, "Ms. Lang, I came here specifically to talk to you about Jeff."
"Jeff?" Victoria Lang became serious.
Jeff was not only Victoria Lang's current boss, but also the man she admired.
Ryan said, "As you know, on the day of the birthday banquet, I promised the Harpers that Jeff would not be allowed to stay in Riverforge. Now he's staying in a five-star hotel, which makes me lose face in front of Emily."
"I know he's your bodyguard now, and a full-time employee of Horizon Group. How about this: I'll offer you ten times Jeff's annual salary, and you fire him. Consider it a favor, and I'll definitely repay you later!"
Victoria Lang reacted as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world, her expression exaggerated as she said:
"Fire Jeff? You're offering him ten times his annual salary?"
"Yes!"
Ryan felt that Jeff's annual salary was only two hundred thousand dollars, and ten times that would be two million dollars. Two million dollars was not a large sum for Ryan. He would rather spend some money to drive Jeff away and make Emily happy.
Victoria Lang laughed several times and said, "I can't make that decision. I'll call and ask him."
Immediately, Victoria Lang smiled and dialed Jeff's number.
They had just parted ways at the company, and Jeff was currently at the company talking business with a client.
"Hey, Jeff, are you still chatting with Mr. Moretti?" Victoria Lang said.
Jeff: "Yeah, it's not over yet. Are you home yet?"
Victoria Lang: "I was blocked by Ryan Caldwell as soon as I got to the entrance of the community."
Jeff became somewhat serious: "Ryan? He didn't do anything to you, did he?"
Jeff had no plans to retaliate against Ryan yet. If he were to cripple Ryan's third leg because of Emily, it would only make Jeff appear incompetent.
In Jeff's view, resorting to violence when one cannot compete with a love rival is a sign of incompetence.
Jeff wanted to crush Ryan fairly and squarely, in terms of masculine charm and strength.
To make Emily truly realize that Jeff was a man a hundred or even a thousand times better than Ryan!
However, if Ryan dared to retaliate against Victoria Lang or do anything to harm her, Jeff would not hesitate to call Liu Zhengkun and tell him to throw the guy directly into the river.
Victoria Lang said casually, "Oh, no—he said he wants to offer you ten times your annual salary to leave Horizon Group. Do you want to consider it? I think that price is quite tempting."
Jeff laughed after hearing this: "What are you still considering? Ten times the salary, I'm definitely leaving. Let him send the money. Once the money is in place, I'll resign from the company."
"Okay." Victoria Lang hung up the phone and said to Ryan, "Jeff agreed."
"Hahaha! Jeff is indeed from the countryside. He just loves money. As long as you pay him enough, he'll go wherever you want him to go."
Ryan looked very pleased with himself.
"Ms. Lang, could you please send me his bank account number?"
A moment later, Victoria Lang took out her phone, sent Jeff's bank account number, and said, "Sent."
Ryan immediately took out his phone and asked, "I'll transfer it right now. How much is his annual salary at your company? Two hundred thousand or three hundred thousand?"
Victoria Lang smiled and said, "Six point seven million—you need to transfer sixty-seven million."
"Alright, sixty-seven mil..." Ryan suddenly stopped and roared, "How much? Sixty-seven million?! Damn it, even the chairman of Horizon Group doesn't earn that much!"
This six point seven million was just Jeff's annual salary as chairman. His annual salary was only part of his income. The most important thing was the equity he owned.
You can't judge a chairman's assets based on their annual salary; some chairmen only earn one dollar a year.
Of course, such comparisons are shameful and are done in order to avoid taxes.
Ryan said, "Ms. Lang, are you playing me? I am serious about buying out Jeff."
Victoria Lang said, "I'm also very serious about doing business with you. If you don't have that much money, don't talk so arrogantly in the future. Let me tell you, there are always people more capable than you, so don't underestimate anyone."
"Hmph!" Ryan was furious. "Jeff is your dog now, of course you're protecting him! Since you won't let him go, I'll let it go for the sake of your relationship with my father!"
Victoria Lang thought to herself, "If it weren't for your father's sake, I would have slapped your face until it was swollen!"
Ryan said, "Fine, just pretend I was never here. Since you don't need those speakers worth hundreds of thousands, I'll take them."
"Oh, and also, I'm planning to propose to Emily. We're getting married soon, and I'll invite you and Jeff to the wedding. You'd better teach Jeff a lesson, so he doesn't cry like a dog at the wedding when he sees his beloved woman marrying me, hahaha."
After saying that, Ryan arrogantly tore up the parking ticket stuck to his car and drove away.
Watching the taillights of Ryan's car disappear into the distance, Victoria Lang murmured, "Ryan Caldwell, Ryan Caldwell, all the efforts your Caldwell family has made over the decades will be ruined by you sooner or later!"
Ryan is still courting death by going against Jeff. Victoria Lang predicts that this guy's fate will be very tragic.
"However, I do hope Ryan and Emily get married soon, so Jeff will forget that woman sooner, and I'll have a better chance..."
A smile appeared on Victoria Lang's face.
...
At this moment, in the chairman's office of Horizon Group.
Jeff was receiving Victor Lang, a restaurant owner from Riverforge.
Victor Lang is the second-largest catering tycoon in Riverforge after Vincent Moretti. They have been rivals for many years, but Victor Lang has never been able to compete with Vincent Moretti in terms of methods and background, so he ranks second.
However, Victor Lang's restaurants are very well decorated and located in excellent positions. He has several restaurants located opposite or next to Vincent Moretti's restaurants, making them longtime rivals.
At the birthday banquet that day, this man named Vincent Moretti said he would cut off Jeff's path to survival and prevent Jeff from working as a waiter.
Although Jeff had no grudge against Vincent Moretti, since the other party was trying to force him to his death, now that he had the time, he should at least return the favor.
Jeff handed Victor Lang a cigarette and said, "Mr. Lang, I want to take over all your restaurants in Riverforge and guarantee that I will defeat Vincent Moretti within two months and make him have no place in Riverforge. Name your price."
Victor Lang is a man in his fifties. At this age, he is no longer willing to work hard. He just wants to have some money to enjoy his retirement and leave money for his son to spend.
Victor Lang thought for a long time and said, "Sixty million—you give me sixty million, and I'll give you all seven of my restaurants in Riverforge!"
Jeff didn't hesitate at all: "Deal!"