Stanley's anger was instantly ignited.
"F*ck! She said scammers will get their whole family killed! She might as well curse me to death!"
Sebastian could no longer hold his laughter in. "Calm down, Mr. Palmer. That's the way she is. She has no boundaries and could give you a heart attack with her words alone. I felt the same about the things she said to me before. Why exactly do you think I am letting go of such a profitable project? I don't dare to cross her. Let's just give up. I will pay you back however much you invested. I know that you have already invested quite an amount into the project. I will pay you back everything."
Stanley felt much better but was still slightly frustrated. "That's a lot of money. I would have earned a small fortune had I kept it in the bank to collect interest..."
"I will pay you the interest as well, then. You have been friends with my dad for many years, and I can't watch you lose all that money," Sebastian said generously. "If there's any other suitable project, we can work together again."
Stanley's anger was finally appeased.
"You have a good attitude, Sebastian, but this will cost you a lot of money." Stanley scowled. "If your father was still alive, he would be furious. He's the type who couldn't bear to lose a single penny."
"Like you said, he's not here anymore. I am the head of the Jennings Family now, and I can do as I please," Sebastian said calmly. "Even without Avery there to stop me, I don't want to profit from this project. The education I received growing up was from my mother, not my dad."
"I understand. If you've already made up your mind, do as you wish." Stanley completely gave up. "What's the plan from now on?"
"I haven't started working in the company yet, so I will need to discuss with the management levels to decide our next move." Sebastian couldn't possibly share everything with Stanley.
"Sure. If there's something you don't understand, you can come and ask me. Like you said, your father and I used to be close friends."
"Thank you, Uncle Stanley."
After dinner, Sebastian left the hotel and saw a text message from Avery.
[How did it go?] She had typed.
[It's over. I will return every penny he invested into the project. There won't be any resurrection treatment from now on, and even if there is, I will have no part of it.] He replied.
[I thought you went crazy when he called me.]
Sebastian stared at her message and then burst into laughter. [I turned him down, and he said he can convince you, so I told him to go ahead and call you himself.]
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