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Chapter 159 - You Can Have It
Chapter 159 - You Can Have It
Chapter 159: You Can Have It
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Ten billion dollars?”
Selina froze.
She was stunned.
Soon, she frowned.
Then, she could not help laughing mockingly. “Are you that crazy about money?”
Miranda thought Clarence was messing around, so she stepped forward to advise, “Clarence, knock it off.
“Even if the Lawson family is rich, no one would ask for ten billion dollars to treat Selina’s dad’s illness. You’re being greedy.”
“It’s not just anyone asking for it, it’s me,” Clarence replied flatly.
He glanced at Bob, who was terminally ill. “As the richest man in Maple Country, Bob is extremely important.
“Once he dies, the Lawson family’s influence in Maple Country will be greatly diminished.”
Clarence smiled. “I can keep Bob alive for five more years, which is enough time for the Lawson family to get all their affairs in order.
“Its value would be hard to measure, but we can forget about ten billion dollars. Even twenty, thirty, or fifty billion would be worth it!”
“You...” Miranda suddenly felt like Clarence was someone she did not know. She had not even thought about that.
She had only seen the ten billion real estate order Selina had given her, not see the potential crisis the Lawson family would face.
“But you don’t have to be so greedy, do you?
“Can’t you just ask for one or two hundred million?” Miranda frowned.
She sighed. “You can’t be so greedy. One or two hundred million is enough to last you for an entire lifetime.”
Clarence did not back down. “Ten billion, and not a cent less.”
Selina was crimson with anger. “You bastard, are you really asking for ten billion dollars?
“Ten billion dollars?
“Do you know how much ten billion dollars is?
Her face was full of ridicule. “One dollar weighs a thousandth of a pound, while one million dollars weighs about 24 pounds.
“One hundred million dollars weighs more than a ton. Multiple trains wouldn’t even be able to move ten billion dollars, yet you’re asking for it?
“Even if I gave you ten billion dollars, would you even be able to take it back with you?
“You’re practically asking for the moon!”
Clarence threw up his hands. “If it’s like that, then there’s nothing further to discuss.
“I’m sorry, Miranda, I can’t cure him.”
Clarence turned around and walked away.
Miranda shuddered. She yelled after Clarence, “Is this you getting your revenge on me?”
“What did you say?”
Clarence stopped, looking back at Miranda in confusion.
Miranda’s eyes were red. “Clarence, I know it’s my fault. I looked down on you and despised you. I didn’t care about your feelings.
“We’re already divorced, and I’ve gotten what I deserve!
“This deal is really important to the Murphy family and me. My parents are going to rely on this to change their fate. The Murphy family’s going to rely on this order to forge our path toward glory too. I’m willing to give anything up to seal the deal.
“Save Bob if you can, okay? Please, I beg you.”
The woman looked at Clarence sadly. “If you want me to apologize, fine, I’ll even get on my knees now and apologize to you.”
Clarence shook his head. “Sorry, I can’t help you.”
Miranda’s sad face was full of confusion. “If you have the medical skills, why won’t you help me?”
She then grew furious. “Do you think it’s funny to act out with me right now?
“I’ll apologize to you. I’m sorry, I was wrong!
“I was really wrong, okay?”
Miranda fumed. She spoke without thinking. “I couldn’t have been more wrong. Clarence, be the bigger person and forgive me.”
Clarence smiled mockingly. “I didn’t expect you to apologize to me with that kind of tone.
“And you think I’m acting out because of you?”
Clarence shook his head. “Do you know how Selina humiliated me?
“She wrote me a check for two hundred million dollars and asked me to pick it up like a dog.
“In her eyes, I’m just an ant she could crush at any time. Now, she’s still asking me for help in the same tone. Even a sculpture has a temper. Am I so spineless in your eyes?”
Clarence’s face was full of derision. “If I say yes to her now, do you think I would have any dignity left, as a man?
“She’s waiting to see me make a fool of myself.
“Do you know why she proposed a ten billion dollar deal to you all of a sudden? It’s just because she knew you were my ex-wife, so she wanted to use you to blackmail me.”
Miranda froze.
After she came to her senses, she begged Clarence again. “I didn’t know that.
“But can’t you just help me for once?
“I beg of you.”
Clarence relented. He was about to say yes.
“Pfft, haha.” Selina chuckled as she watched the scene like it was a television show.
Clarence made up his mind and shook his head. “I’m sorry, Miranda. I’ve done so much for you in the past.
“Now, I just want to do things for myself.”
Clarence turned to look at Selina. “Ten billion dollars, and not a single cent less. By the way, your dad only has three days left to live. He’ll die after the three days, so you only have until then to think this through.”
With that said, Clarence turned around and walked away.
“Clarence, stop!
“Why won’t you help me?
“Why?
“Are you punishing me? You’re so cruel. Why won’t you save Bob, since you can?”
No matter how much Miranda yelled at his back, Clarence never looked behind.
Selina stood still, an indifferent expression on her face.
Just then, Lisa walked out of the next room. “This guy took the hard way out when he was given a choice.”
Selina coldly took out her phone. “Hello, is this Manager Langdon? Contact Mediterranean City’s Construction Department. I have a business plan that involves investing in Mediterranean City.
“Hello, Manager Wayman, contact the FDA and report that Thirteen Hall is selling fake medicine!
“Hello, Supervisor Laroche, ask all your staff to go to Thirteen Hall tomorrow. No matter what they have to do, make sure they come down with a cold or a fever. Do whatever you can to get them sick so they can get it treated at Thirteen Hall.
“Hello, Secretary Smith, contact some influencers in the entertainment industry and ask them to create buzz about tomorrow’s trending tweet! Tweet about how the quack at Thirteen Hall has killed someone and get all the celebrities under the Lawson family to share it!
“Hello, Dr. Warner, contact Mediterranean City’s hospitals right away. Two days from now, get them to gather outside Thirteen Hall. Anyone who shows up will get paid. Pay a general nurse ten thousand dollars, a head nurse one hundred thousand dollars, a director five hundred thousand, and an attending doctor one million!
“Hey, Accountant Ziegler, contact the Urban Development Department and get me Thirteen Hall’s land.
“I’ll pay any amount!
“Make the news go viral tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Then, the morning of the next day, drive one hundred excavators over to demolish Thirteen Hall and turn it into an area for public toilets!”
Selina was a fierce and resolute woman.
Miranda stood by the sidelines, gaping.
Thirteen Hall would be ruined if Selina truly executed all of her plans.
Not only would Thirteen Hall go down but Clarence too.
Selina’s eyes glistened. “Ten billion dollars?
“Haha, you can have it when you’re dead.”