Chapter 16
"Roman, help me get thirty million dollars!" Evelyn said urgently.
Roman forced a smile. "Honey, most of my family's assets are in real estate. It's really hard to come up with thirty million dollars right away."
"You, you've really disappointed me!"
Roman wouldn't even take out thirty million dollars for her!
Roman quickly explained, "Honey, of course it's not that I don't want to. The key issue is that this would offend Isabelle Group!"
"Grandpa, what should we do!"
"Thirty million dollars! I can't come up with that! I did this for the family. You have to help me!"
Evelyn, who had been so arrogant just moments ago, was now so anxious her eyes turned red, tears about to fall!
Frank felt dizzy.
The hundred-million-dollar contract was gone!
And they had to pay thirty million dollars in compensation!
This was terrible!
Everyone was in chaos.
"Dad, we don't have the money, we can't afford to pay. We'll be arrested and sent to jail. You can't let Evelyn go to jail."
Ethan pleaded, gripping Frank's arm tightly.
"This is all because you wanted that contract!"
Frank blamed them.
Evelyn and the others were stunned.
Wasn't this Frank's idea?
Roman reacted quickly. "Grandpa, this contract was supposed to be signed by Isabelle. If Isabelle had signed it, maybe we could get Isabelle Group to change their mind."
Ethan quickly added, "That's right, Dad! That's a good idea!"
Frank thought it made sense. "Evelyn, hurry up and give the contract back to Isabelle. Let Isabelle go explain the situation to Isabelle Group!"
Evelyn was reluctant, but to avoid paying the thirty million dollars, she hurried over to Isabelle.
"Isabelle, here's the contract back. Go talk to Isabelle Group and clear this up!"
Isabelle was somewhat surprised.
Was this the good show Kane mentioned?
Kane laughed mockingly. "Weren't you all so arrogant just now? When Isabelle got the contract, you wouldn't even give her a position. Now you're begging her?"
Kane's words were like slaps in the face to Frank, Evelyn, and the others.
They were so embarrassed they just wanted to escape.
"Kane, whatever conditions you have, just name them!" Frank said through gritted teeth.
"Evelyn must kneel down and apologize to Isabelle, and beg her to take the contract!"
Kane's tone was ice-cold.
"What? Make me kneel? No way! Absolutely not!"
Evelyn screamed.
How could she kneel before Isabelle?
"Shut up!"
Frank shouted.
Clearly, he agreed to this condition.
When it came to family interests, anyone could be sacrificed.
Evelyn seemed drained of all strength, her arms dropping to her sides.
"Evelyn, I'll remember what you've done for this family. Go kneel and apologize to Isabelle, and beg her to take the contract!"
Evelyn was extremely unwilling. Her eyes filled with tears, she bit her lip and slowly walked to Isabelle. Her legs weakened, and she knelt before Isabelle.
"Isabelle, please forgive me and take this contract. I shouldn't have signed it under false pretenses!"
Ever since Isabelle was labeled with that shameful reputation, Evelyn had found a good husband, become the Spencer family's little princess, and stolen her spotlight!
Now Evelyn was kneeling before her!
Their positions had reversed at this moment!
"I'll take the contract. I hope there won't be a next time!"
Isabelle accepted the contract.
Evelyn breathed a sigh of relief.
Everyone else also relaxed.
They thought the matter was over, but Kane continued, "I have a second condition!"
"Kane, don't push your luck!" Ethan said coldly.
Isabelle was still kind-hearted and was about to stop Kane from making more demands.
Marilyn grabbed Isabelle's arm. "Isabelle, this time I think Kane is right. Some people do wrong things and should pay the price!"
Frank said, "Go ahead."
"Isabelle should be the project manager!" Kane said firmly.
As soon as he said this, the loudest opposition naturally came from Evelyn's family.
They had previously held the most power and could gain the most benefits.
Of course, some people who hadn't gotten good positions also supported Kane's decision.
Some supported it, some opposed it, and chaos erupted.
"Everyone shut up!"
Frank thought for a moment and said, "Fine, I agree with your idea, but you have to get the project back first and make sure Isabelle Group won't sue us."
"No problem!"
Kane pulled Isabelle away from the banquet.
This banquet was supposed to be a celebration, but no one expected things to turn out this way!
On the way to Isabelle Group, Isabelle looked worried. "Kane, Isabelle Group is clearly angry now. Can we really get them to change their minds and get the contract back?"
Kane looked into Isabelle's beautiful eyes. "Isabelle Group is angry because they replaced you. As long as you go, everything can be resolved!"
"Do I really have that much power?"
Isabelle used to be a very confident woman, but her life experiences had gradually made her less confident.
Hearing Kane's words, Isabelle clearly didn't quite believe it.
"Isabelle, you have to trust me!" Kane grabbed Isabelle's shoulders seriously.
"Then let's make a bet. If I win, you kiss me again."
"No way, last time you kissed me, my lips were swollen!"
Damn it!
How did Isabelle get so smart?
Soon, Isabelle arrived at Isabelle Group again.
The people at Isabelle Group seemed to be waiting for her. Not only did they agree not to pursue the matter, they also returned the project contract to Isabelle!
This time, Isabelle carefully wrote her own name on the contract.
"We actually got the project contract."
Isabelle found it hard to believe, as if she were dreaming.
"Didn't I tell you?" Kane smiled.
Isabelle stared into Kane's eyes. "How did you know?"
"Isabelle Group got angry because you weren't the one who signed the contract, right?" Kane explained.
"I guess so."
Isabelle frowned.
Why did it feel like Isabelle Group really cared about her? This feeling was strange.
After all, she was a girl with a bad reputation.
And Isabelle Group was famous, with hundreds of billions of dollars in assets!
"Stop overthinking. Let's get back to the hotel! Everyone's waiting!"
Kane and Isabelle returned to the hotel.
When Frank learned that Kane and Isabelle had gotten the contract, he breathed a sigh of relief. "Isabelle, you did great!"
"This time, thanks to Isabelle for getting the contract, let's all toast to Isabelle!"
"Cheers!"
Everyone raised their glasses.
For a moment, Isabelle became everyone's focus.
It seemed that since she was raped, she had never been the center of attention. Now she was the focus of everyone again.
All because of Kane!
Isabelle's gaze fell on Kane.
The star of this celebration had also become Isabelle.
At the banquet, everyone gathered around Isabelle's family, since Isabelle was now the project manager.
Marilyn and Jason were beaming with joy. Their family hadn't been in the spotlight like this for many years!
On the way back, Evelyn said, "Grandpa, I'm not jealous of Isabelle, but their family is too arrogant. They're so disrespectful to you and monopolizing the entire project!"
Roman chimed in, "They haven't even completed the project yet. If they do complete it, won't they think they're above everyone?"
Ethan said seriously, "Dad, you can't just ignore us! I think it would be better if you were the project manager!"
Frank sneered. "Don't forget, although Isabelle is the project manager, except for Evelyn, the rest of you still hold important positions in this project!"