Chapter 919
Chapter 919:
So she was confident Rupert would fall for her too, eventually, as long as she kept throwing herself at him.
Rupert pressed his lips into a hard line. He studied Candace silently for a while, then calmed himself and finally nodded. “Okay. Lie down. I won’t leave p>
Candace nodded dazedly, tear tracks still visible on her cheeks. She lay down slowly while holding Rupert’s hand, her gaze fixed on him as if she couldn’t bear to look away.
Rupert thought of what Annabel had told him about their plan and forced himself to be patient. He sat by the bed and spoke with Candace for a while, even though he hated every second of it.
It wasn’t until Candace fell into a deep sleep that he finally relaxed.
Letting out a quiet sigh of relief, he stood and left the room.
He had already asked Finley to handle the issue in North Bay. Ellis had spent three hundred million on that wasteland. Even though Ellis claimed he didn’t care, Rupert knew he was desperate to get rid of it. It had been a few days already—if everything went smoothly, Finley might have settled it by now.
And if so, Ellis was going to be disappointed.
When Rupert arrived at his office the next day, he hadn’t even had time to open the files on his computer before Finley knocked and walked in, carrying a tablet.
“Benton p>
“What is it, Finley?” Rupert minimized the webpage he’d been looking at and raised his eyes.
Finley handed him the tablet. On it was the design for a new project planned in North Bay.
“I did what you asked,” Finley said. “After learning about the chemical industry zone, BPL is eager to withdraw from North Bay. I hired a reliable intermediary company to contact the person in charge of the North Bay project and repurchased the land for sixty million. We can start our new project whenever you’re ready p>
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Rupert ran his fingers over the blueprint, a satisfied smile spreading across his face.
“You did a great job, Finley. Did Ellis get suspicious p>
“No,” Finley replied, shaking his head. “The intermediary company didn’t mention us at all. Besides, Ellis was so desperate to get rid of North Bay that he couldn’t afford to care who the buyer was p>
Rupert nodded and studied the design draft on the screen. The company had already discussed the project in a meeting and decided to build a large amusement park in North Bay. The land was vast and well-located. If they built an amusement park there, it would definitely attract crowds.
They were the ones who had the last laugh this time.
Rupert handed the tablet back to Finley. “Well done. Start preparing for the amusement park construction p>
Finley nodded and turned to leave, but then paused and looked back, confusion in his eyes. “What about the local government, Mr. Benton? Aren’t they planning to build a chemical plant there p>
“You don’t need to worry,” Rupert said calmly, shaking his head. “I’ve already had someone handle it. All you need to do is keep an eye on the amusement park and make sure everything goes smoothly p>