Sydney nodded and said, "It makes sense if you put it that way."
"Just wait and see. Brandon will agree to their terms in no time." Julien said with a smile.
Sydney didn't say anything and remained silent.
As expected, just as Julien said, Brandon finally agreed to give Howard a million dollars.
However, if Brandon didn't give Howard the money, what could he do?
Brandon couldn't risk Howard and his wife humiliating the Madden family by making a scene at Trison Corporation and the
Madden Residence.
Brandon gave a somber look to Howard and his wife, who looked thrilled. Then he took a pen and checkbook out of his suit pocket and wrote a million dollars on it. He tore it and threw it at Howard and his wife. "Take this one-million-dollar check and get out of my sight. Don't ever come to Port City to bother Clarice for the rest of your lives. Or I will have many ways to make you regret it. If you don't believe me, just try me!"
"Don't worry. We won't show up again." Howard and his wife smiled, holding the check and nodding their heads in agreement with Brandon.
And they were not that stupid and knew that rich people were not easy to deal with. If they wanted more money from Brandon, they didn't think they could get the money again from him. After all, they knew very well that ordinary people would never beat rich people.
However, it was easier than they thought to get a million dollars from Brandon this time. If they had known this earlier, they would have asked for an extra million dollars from him.
"Then why don't you guys get lost?" Brandon chided as his face darkened.
"We're leaving right now!" Howard and his wife grabbed the check and then flew out of the identification facility.
Clarice looked at the angry Brandon and tugged on Brandon's sleeve. "Dad, I'm sorry. This is all my fault. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have to pay one million dollars to them..." "It's okay. I'll consider the money as the hush money. Okay. Let's go back first."
Brandon patted her on the shoulder to ease her guilt. Then he took her and Mrs.
Madden to leave with him.
In the elevator, Mrs. Madden looked at
Brandon and said, "Honey, are we going to let go of Sydney?"
Brandon gritted his teeth and said, "Well, what else can we do? Julien is protecting her, so we can't even lay a finger on her."
Mrs. Madden clenched her fists in anger and said, "I don't want to let go of her!
Sydney had put Clarice into prison in such an easy way, but we're running into all kinds of obstacles trying to put her into jail.
Brandon sighed as he said, "We could do nothing about it. She has some tricks to win Julien's heart. And as long as Julien protects her, we can't do anything about her. The only way for us to get revenge is for the Flint family to go bankrupt overnight, but that will never happen."
The Flint family was known in political circles. Julien's grandfather was a well-known marshal. And his grandmother came from an influential family. His grandmother's ancestors were landowners.
The Flint Corporation was built on Julien’s grandmother's family fortune and grew through the power of Julien’s grandmother's in-laws. Although Julien's grandfather passed away, the Flint family still maintained their connections with both the army and the government. Even if the Madden family went bankrupt many times, the Flint family wouldn't go bankrupt.
"If it doesn't work, I have another way." Mrs. Madden suddenly narrowed her eyes.
Brandon and Clarice looked at her and asked, "What do you have in mind?"
Mrs. Madden glanced at Brandon and said," You men would never come up with this strategy, but we women can. A man would always fall for a pretty woman. We have to find a woman more beautiful than Sydney to seduce Julien. When Julien falls in love with that woman, can’t we deal with Sydney then?"
Although Sydney had targeted Clarice before, Mrs. Madden hadn't been so angry with Sydney before. However, Sydney wanted to take Clarice away from her this time. That really pissed her off.
Clarice was the daughter Mrs. Madden had missed for twenty-six years, so she was Mrs. Madden's life. And no one could take Clarice away from her.
As Brandon listened to Mrs. Madden's strategy, his eyes lit up. And then he said," That sounds like a good idea. We might be able to give it a try."
"Then let’s plan it out."
Then Brandon and his wife got into the elevator with Clarice. And their conversation continued behind closed doors.
On the other side, in the lounge. Julien, who had watched the dramatic scene, looked over at Sydney and said, "See, I was right. Brandon gave Howard one million dollars."
"And then what? Do you want me to compliment you?" Sydney replied to him.
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