"My grandpa values relationships between families a lot. If he can lend a hand, he definitely will. But the problem is whether he's capable of helping."
A few reporters were stunned for a moment, then hurriedly asked, "Mr. Harper, what do you mean by that? Are you implying that even if the Harper family wants to help the Alonso family, they might not be able to?"
Damon answered coldly, "I've already left the Harper Group. Whether they want to help, should help, and can help, has nothing to do with me. Please let me pass."
His frosty response sent chills down their spines. But no one dared to approach him again.
The reporters all stood still, letting him pass, watching Damon and his team leave. It wasn't until they had gone far away that someone couldn't help expressing their confusion.
"By the way, who's the woman in Mr. Harper's arms? They seem so close, then what about Ms. Summers?"
"I don't know either, I'm also confused. What on earth is going on here?"
"Did Ms. Summers get betrayed again?"
"Wha?! Really? If that's the case, does Ms. Summers have a knack for attracting bad guys?"
"That's so messed up..."
With everyone's confusion, this news spread.
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In the Harper family's living room, after a moment of silence, Wendy slowly started to speak. "Grandpa, I think you're aware of the dire situation the Alonso family is in right now. We urgently need financial aid. I'm here today hoping you could help the Alonso family. Considering the long-standing relationship between our two families, I don't think you'd want to see the Alonso family go bankrupt, right?"
Presley sat silently on the couch, only speaking after a long pause after Wendy had finished. "Is the Alonso family really in a tough spot right now?"
Wendy nodded hastily, "First, the contracts were snatched away, then the investment funds were taken. Plus the scandal with Infinity Media, the market value of the Alonso Corporation has already evaporated nearly 30 billion. The only solution now is to invest money in developing projects, which might give us a glimmer of hope..."
Contracts taken. Funds taken. Infinity Media scandal... These incidents had almost pushed the Alonso family to the brink, and each one was related to Chloe.
He had seriously underestimated this woman, and her mother too. When they said they wanted to take the Alonso Corporation as a wedding gift, he initially found it laughable, he laughed at their arrogance, laughed at their overestimation of themselves.
Alonso Corporation was such a large entity, with a century-long foundation, and even if they were truly determined to destroy the Alonso family, they probably couldn't achieve it in their lifetimes.
But they really did it.
She snatched the contracts as well as the 20 billion funds, which was beyond his expectation.
She won 20 billion through gambling, and even if she owned the casino, she couldn't possibly win as much as she wanted, could she? 20 billion, how could something like this happen? What kind of superpower did Chloe possess?
"Grandpa..." Wendy broke Presley's silence again. "Now, the Harper family is our only hope. I hope you can help us because of the many years of friendship between our two families."
"How much funding do you need?"
Hearing the old man's response, Wendy was overjoyed and immediately said, "20 billion!"
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