Chapter 63 Sarah's Decision!
"What did you say? Sarah's subsidiary participating in the bidding?" Andy widened his eyes. He was so surprised, he failed to notice Ryder's mocking words just now.
Ryder rolled his eyes, "If you couldn't hear it clearly because you're deaf, forget it. I've already made myself clear."
"Great!" Andy applauded, leading the way, "Everyone says you've gone crazy recently, and I didn't believe it. Now, not only am I convinced that you've gone crazy, but you're also the funniest of them all!"
Ryder shrugged it off. He directly asked Grandpa Johnson, "Witch, you were the one who said that the Johnson family's children should write bidding proposals based on their respective subsidiary responsibilities. In other words, in the Johnson family, anyone in charge of a subsidiary has the qualification to participate in the bidding, right?"
Grandpa Johnson's lips twitched as she coldly responded, "So what?"
"In that case, Sarah can represent the subsidiary she's in charge of in the bidding without conflicting with the Johnson family's participation, right?"
Grandpa Johnson instinctively frowned. He couldn't quite understand why Ryder, a troublemaker, suddenly wanted to get involved. Could it be that he held a grudge and wanted to deliberately frame the entire the Johnson family, in order to achieve their revenge objective?
Grandpa Johnson's eyes lit up, thinking that he couldn't let this bastard's scheme succeed easily. "You're right, but the qualification to participate in the bidding this time was obtained by the Johnson family. If Sarah's subsidiary wants to participate independently, they need to obtain the qualification. Do you have it?"
"That's simple!" Ryder looked at Sophia and smiled, asking, "Is it still possible to apply for the qualification to participate in the bidding now?"
Sophia smiled and replied, "Of course it is! Previously, Sarah applied for the bidding qualification on behalf of the Johnson family, leaving a deep impression on our company. If Sarah is willing to represent her own subsidiary in this bidding, we are willing to grant her the bidding qualification!"
Grandpa Johnson raised an eyebrow! Something seems a little off about this situation!
Sophia actually gave Sarah the bidding qualification?
But he was prepared for this, looking at Sarah and Ryder, his voice turned cold, "Having the bidding qualification allows you to participate, but I have two conditions. First, if you fail in the bidding, your subsidiary's entire profit must be handed over to the Johnson family, which means you will no longer receive any profit dividends and essentially work for the Johnson family for free! Second, as long as you independently participate in this bidding, regardless of success or failure, all the funds invested in Sarah's subsidiary over the years must be returned to the Johnson family, including the principal and interest, within three days! If you agree to these two conditions, I will allow Sarah's subsidiary to participate in the bidding!"
Grandpa Johnson's words filled the hearts of the Johnson family with great joy, and they praised him continuously.
With just one sentence, Sarah's path was completely blocked. Since Ernest took over the subsidiary until now, the total investment sums up to at least five million dollars! Adding various interests, it would amount to about six million dollars!
How could Sarah come up with that? Even if she tried her best to gather the six million dollars, her subsidiary would have been sold off completely, so what's the point of discussing bidding cooperation?
Ryder furrowed his brows and asked, "The first condition is fine, but the second condition seems a bit unreasonable! Over the years, the funds invested by the Johnson family in Sarah's subsidiary are true, but all the profits of the subsidiary should be given to the Johnson family without a doubt. Isn't it true that the total income given to the Johnson family has long exceeded the investment cost?"
To this, Grandpa Johnson responded without any dignity, "This is my condition! Not a single word can be changed. If you can't accept it, then there's nothing to discuss!"
"If we win the bid, will there be no further connection between the Johnson family?" Ryder continued to ask.
"That's right!" Grandpa Johnson answered with a cold smirk. Yet inside, he sneered at Ryder's foolishness.
With the size of Sarah's branch, how could they possibly win the bid? Even if there was a one in a million chance of success, they wouldn't be able to meet Maple Real Estate's contract requirements, and in the end, they would lose everything!
By then, all the losses would be on Sarah's shoulders, having nothing to do with the Johnson family. On the contrary, they would have earned back all the money they had invested over the years, without any losses!
Of course, he didn't truly believe Sarah would agree to these two conditions. Even a fool could see that such conditions were too unfavorable!
But what Grandpa Johnson didn't expect was Ryder's excited response, "Great! Then it's decided. Sarah's branch will participate in the bid, with the same restrictions we just discussed, and they cannot be changed!"
Sarah widened her eyes and nervously grabbed Ryder's sleeve, saying, "Ryder! Have you lost your mind? How can we agree to these conditions? We'll definitely suffer heavy losses!"
Karen's face turned pale with fear, "Ryder! I'm warning you, don't be ridiculous! The branch is under Sarah's control, you have no decision-making power! Shut your filthy mouth!"
But Ryder ignored Karen completely. With a sincere gaze, he looked at Sarah and said, "Sarah! I hope you can trust me this time, you won't regret it!"
"I..." Sarah was mesmerized by Ryder's gaze.
In those eyes, there was an aura of dominance and confidence, as if only those legendary titans of the business world possessed it! How could Ryder?
However, Karen urgently grabbed Sarah's arm and said, "Sarah! Don't listen to this madman, our branch won't be able to survive independently, and in the end, our family will be ruined! We can't take this risk!"
Matthew also chimed in, "We have to be careful! Very careful!"
Initially, Sarah had serious doubts about Ryder's suggestion. After all, no matter how she thought about it, separating the branch seemed to have no benefits and only disadvantages. But when her parents didn't stand up for her just now, and Karen even slapped her, Sarah developed strong resistance. Plus, during this time, the only person who had come forward to help her was Ryder.
If she had to choose someone she could trust among everyone present, Ryder was the only option for Sarah!
With these thoughts in mind, Sarah took a deep breath and fixed her gaze on Grandpa Johnson and the Johnson family she members spoke up, "I agree with Ryder's proposal! On behalf of the subsidiary I am responsible for, we will participate in this bidding!"
This decision immediately caused an uproar. Both the Johnson family and the Windsor family wore smug expressions. Their faces no longer hid their contempt and mockery. This foolish woman really fell for Ryder's nonsense! She doesn't even know her own capabilities and dares to participate in the bidding? Well, then don't blame us for crushing you and showing you how to spell the word "defeat"...