Chapter 229: Why Not?
"It's really yours!"
Isaiah's eyes lit up, but he still didn't let go of Noah's arm. Instead, he tiptoed and suddenly kissed Noah on the face.
The thin lips were cool and soft.
This sudden kiss made Noah's eyebrows furrow even tighter:
"What do you want?"
He looked at Isaiah expressionlessly.
"Well, I just want to ask you for a favor."
Isaiah shook Noah's arm, bit his thin lip, and looked shy like a little girl.
Isaiah wasn't stupid. Since he was asking for someone's help, he had to sacrifice something.
His soul, his body, anything was fine as long as it could revitalize the family business.
Besides, she indeed looked pretty good. Isaiah was very confident that as long as he took the initiative, men would not be able to resist.
Moreover, this Noah, so young and still a teenager, was of a passionate age.
With such an attractive woman taking the initiative, how could he not feel excited?
At this moment, Noah spoke:
"Let's talk business, don't act like this with me, I find it repulsive."
His voice was ice-cold, his gaze indifferent and devoid of any emotion.
When Isaiah met Noah's gaze, a sense of fear rose within him.
His actions were so intimate just now, and Noah... had no reaction?
Isaiah looked at Noah but couldn't see any thoughts in his eyes.
A wave of disappointment surged within Isaiah. Could it be that I'm not beautiful? Does Noah really look down on me like this?
"Let go of me. What's the matter? Speak up." Noah spoke again.
"Alright."
Isaiah awkwardly pulled back his hand and became more obedient:
“Noah, you're so wealthy, can you help me out? My family owns over a hundred chain supermarkets in Oceanbridge City, but recently, we've encountered a cash flow problem, with a shortfall of about $50 million. Can you help me fill this gap?"
"Fill the gap?"
Noah's eyes flashed, and he immediately understood.
This Isaiah, who showed affection towards both Alexander, who was almost fifty, was obviously trying to get Alexander to help her fill the $50 million hole in her family's finances.
But now that Alexander had been arrested, Isaiah had set her sights on Noah.
"What's in it for me if I help you fill the gap?"
Noah asked, without any interest in helping if there were no benefits.
"Benefits..."
Isaiah bit her thin lip, her face blushing slightly:
"Well, as for benefits, I can spend two nights with you. And by that time, our family supermarket business will improve, with funds that will be repaid, along with interest, at a certain proportion of the $50 million. Noah, why wouldn't you take advantage of this?"
After she finished speaking, her blush intensified.
This shy expression, coupled with her beautiful oval face, would make any man unable to resist.
"Despicable, despicable! To be so bold about sleeping with someone!"
Grace, who was standing nearby, was so enraged that she gritted her teeth:
"Although I also have feelings for Noah, I've never been so forward, saying I'll sleep with him! This Isaiah is nothing but a vixen!"
"Sleep with you?"
Noah rolled his eyes:
"I have absolutely no interest in you, and two nights for $50 million. It seems like you're overly confident about your worth. And also, if I lend you $50 million, what if I can't recover the principal, to say nothing of the interest?"
He continued, "Furthermore, I have $50 million in the bank, which can earn me millions of dollars in interest, without any risk. If I were to invest in your family's business, it might all go down the drain. Although I'm wealthy, I'm not a fool. Do you think I'm an idiot, Isaiah?"
Isaiah was somewhat stunned by Noah's words.
Indeed, Noah was right. $50 million was not a small amount. Putting it in the bank would earn him over a million dollars in interest annually, and it was relatively safe.
If he were to invest in Isaiah's family supermarket, he might end up losing the principal, with nothing to show for it in the end.
The risk was too high and unnecessary.
"Noah, I guarantee you, if you invest $50 million to help our family supermarket with its cash flow, I can give you $5 million in interest after one year," Isaiah said.
"As for the risk, you can totally relax. Where is there a place without a supermarket these days? It's a basic necessity and impossible to lose money."
"Impossible to lose money?"
Noah chuckled, "If it's impossible to lose money, then why is there a capital turnover problem in your family's supermarket?"
"Um..."
Isaiah was taken aback. He hadn't expected this teenager to have such a clear and comprehensive understanding of the situation.
"It was indeed impossible to lose money originally, but my dad has recently been addicted to gambling and has squandered more than half of our family's assets, losing tens of millions," Isaiah shook his head and explained.
"It's because of this that we have encountered cash flow problems. If we don't solve it soon, our family's supermarket may go out of business in the next two or three days."
"Two or three days, so soon?" Noah's eyes lit up.
"There's no other way. The suppliers are pressuring us for payment, and several supermarkets have already run out of stock, leaving customers unable to find what they want. Two or three days is already considered slow. If it continues like this the day after tomorrow, the entire supermarket might have to be auctioned off," Isaiah pleaded with Noah. "So Noah, I really need that 50 million, can you please help me?"
Noah stroked his chin, contemplating. He didn't immediately agree.
After a while, he spoke, "Helping you is not out of the question."
"Really? Noah, just tell me your conditions. As long as I can do it, I will definitely do it!" Isaiah's eyes sparkled with hope.
"I need your family's supermarket's financial statements of the past three years, including profit and loss statements, cash flow statements, balance sheets, and other financial reports," Noah said calmly.
"That's definitely possible!" Isaiah nodded without any surprise.
It was only natural for Noah to request financial statements. Only a fool would invest money without looking at the reports to see if there were any losses.
"I'll add you on WeChat, and later I'll send you the financial reports to review," Isaiah said. "I guarantee that our family's supermarket has been profitable in the past three years, and it's only in the second half of this year that we started experiencing losses. If my dad hadn't gotten into gambling, this wouldn't have happened at all. So you can be assured that by investing to solve our cash flow problem, you won't lose your principal."
Noah nodded and added Isaiah on WeChat.
"That's great. I'll go back and prepare the reports," Isaiah happily left.
Once Isaiah was gone, Grace approached Noah. "Noah, this girl is so proactive towards you and even asked you to invest 50 million. Are you really considering investing?"
"Don't worry, I have a plan," Noah smiled. If the plan succeeded, then the second company to go public would more or less be secured.
After spending some time at Noah's barbecue restaurant, Noah returned home around ten o'clock.
...
The next morning, Noah received a file on his phone, sent by Isaiah.
There were a total of sixteen documents, titled "Kroger Financial Statements."
Noah nodded as he received Isaiah's message. "I understand. I'll take a look at it first."
