Chapter 405
The Drake family wanted to terminate their cooperation with her, and the Forbes family knew about it before she did. They had already called and scolded her, demanding that she find a way to resolve the issue, or else she would not be allowed to continue managing the branch office.
Hearing the anger in Teresa's voice, Julian briefly recounted what had happened today.
After listening, Teresa was almost furious to death and angrily said, "Idiot! You knew Constance was now adopted by the Drake family, yet you still acted arrogantly in front of her. Who else would the Drake family deal with if not you?"
Julian was genuinely panicked now and quickly said, "Teresa, I know I was wrong. I didn't expect the Drake family to actually care about her. Now Luminary Ventures Group also wants to terminate the contract. What should I do?"
Teresa was almost faint with anger. "How would I know what to do? Now my in-laws are calling me home, and I can't even protect myself, let alone you. You're on your own!"
After hanging up the phone, Teresa was still very angry.
She deeply regretted it now. When Julian proposed to come to Thundertop to develop, she should have directly refused him. Now, she was also being despised by her in-laws.
If they really made her give up control of the branch office, she would have no status in the Forbes family in the future!
On the way back, Teresa kept thinking about how to deal with the situation.
When the car stopped at the house, she had an idea in mind.
The moment she stepped into the house, a vase was thrown at her.
"Teresa, the Forbes family will be ruined by you sooner or later!"
Teresa quickly dodged, and the vase shattered into pieces on the ground beside her, cutting her foot and causing blood to gush out.
However, she didn't even frown. She just walked up to Harold Forbes and Margaret, knelt down, and said with a guilty face, "Dad, Mom, I'm sorry. This time it was my mistake. I will find a way to resolve it."
Harold snorted coldly, "How will you resolve it? The Drake family not only terminated the cooperation with the branch you manage but also canceled several major contracts with the headquarters. Because of your stupidity, the Forbes family has lost billions of dollars!"
Long before the Drake family came to terminate the cooperation, Harold knew about Teresa secretly helping Julian. But considering her contributions to the Forbes family over the years, he didn't expose her.
As long as it didn't affect the interests of the Forbes Group, he didn't mind her supporting her family a bit.
But he didn't expect Julian to be so stupid, offending the Drake family in just a few days.
Teresa took a deep breath and said slowly, "I will go to the Drake Group to find Mr. Drake until he forgives me!"
Harold's expression was cold. "Instead of looking for Mr. Drake, you should apologize to his daughter and see if she is willing to forgive your troublemaking brother!"
Hearing the sarcasm and disdain in Harold's tone, Teresa's hands unconsciously clenched, her nails digging into her flesh without feeling any pain.
She knew the Forbes family had always looked down on the Redstone family, so she rarely went back over the years, trying to please the Forbes family and establish herself there. But now she realized that Harold not only looked down on her family but also on her.
Teresa explained, "Dad, Julian wasn't usually this impulsive, but this time it was indeed his fault. I will find a way to make amends."
Harold said, "I'll give you three days. If you can't make Mr. Drake change his mind, you won't need to manage the branch office anymore."
Hearing this, Teresa's eyes flashed with disbelief. She looked up at Harold and said, "Dad, you can punish me however you want, but I've worked at the branch office for so many years. Even if I haven't achieved much, I've worked hard. I don't want to leave!"
"If you don't want to leave, think about how to resolve this issue! I think you've become too bold because of your power!"
After saying that, Harold got up and left directly.
Margaret, who had always looked down on Teresa, thinking she was not dignified or graceful, gave her a cold glance and left as well.
Teresa knelt on the ground, feeling a chill run down her spine. She didn't expect that all her years of effort would turn to ashes just because the Drake Group terminated a few contracts.
After leaving the Forbes family home, Teresa went straight to the hospital to find Julian.
Seeing her, Julian's eyes were full of guilt. "Teresa, I'm sorry. It's all my fault for dragging you into this."
A trace of impatience flashed in Teresa's eyes, and she said coldly, "It's no use saying this now. Contact Constance. I want to go and apologize to her."
Hearing this, Julian's face immediately turned extremely grim. He gritted his teeth and said, "You want me to apologize to her? Have you ever seen a father apologize to his own daughter?"
Teresa retorted, "She is now the daughter of the Drake family and has nothing to do with you. If you don't want to go, give me her contact information, and I'll go myself."
Julian asked, "Is there really no other way?"
Teresa was very dissatisfied with Julian, who still couldn't grasp the situation. "Julian, Harold gave me three days. He said if I can't make Mr. Drake retract the termination decision, I will have to step down from the position of branch president!"
"What?" Julian was shocked. If Teresa lost her position as branch president, it would be impossible for her to help him establish himself in Thundertop in the future. "Harold is too much. You've worked so hard for the Forbes family for so many years, but he treats you like this!"
Teresa ordered, "Give me Constance's contact information. If you don't want to give it, I'll have Andrew look it up."
Julian took a deep breath, his expression no longer as arrogant as before. "I'll have Andrew contact her."
Teresa said, "Call her yourself. We're going to apologize, so we need to lower our stance."
"Okay."
Julian took out his phone and dialed Constance's number. It took a long time for the call to be answered. "Who is this?"
Seeing Julian stammering, Teresa directly snatched the phone from his hand and said softly, "Is this Miss Drake? I'm Teresa Redstone, the president of Infinity Ventures Corporation. I'd like to invite you to dinner. When would you be available?"
There was a moment of silence on the other end before Constance's puzzled voice came through, "Ms. Redstone, I don't think I know you."
Teresa smiled. "Last time, when you had dinner with Mr. Clinton, I came over to greet you. Do you remember?"
Constance raised an eyebrow. "I remember. But why do you suddenly want to invite me to dinner, Ms. Redstone?"
Teresa replied, "Actually, Julian is my brother, so I'm your aunt. Although we don't have much of a relationship, I still want to invite you to dinner and apologize to you."
Constance smiled, but her voice was cold. "Ms. Redstone, there's no need to apologize. After all, you haven't done anything to wrong me. If there's nothing else, I'll hang up now. Goodbye."
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