Oliver's Substitute Bride (Oliver and Jessica)

If Oliver came to plead with Alice, she would naturally talk to her brother and grandfather and ask them to sell the land to the Williams Group. However, Oliver did not care about her at all and beat her brother. She could not bear that.

Aaron sneered. "Since I can't disobey grandpa, I can only make things difficult for Oliver. He has to pay the price for that piece of land.”

The next day.

The Zamani Group and the Williams Group had an appointment to talk about the land in a private room on the top floor of the Mose Clubhouse.

Aaron came to the discussion on behalf of the Zamani Group. This time, he brought two bodyguards with him. He was probably afraid of what had happened last time would happen again.

On the Williams Group side, Oliver brought Simon with him.

"Mr. Zamani, how are you?" Oliver said coldly.

Aaron was angry, but he knew that he could no longer be impulsive. Thus, he said calmly, "I'm fine.”

Oliver lit a cigarette. Immediately, the smoke blurred his handsome face. "Can you tell me what request do you have this time?"

"The price of that land is about 10 billion dollars, but I hope that the Williams Group can guarantee our Zamani Group a loan of 10 billion dollars.” At this moment, Aaron seemed to have completely forgotten Henry's instructions, and he demanded an exorbitant price.

Oliver had already asked people to investigate the company that Aaron was in charge of. If he really vouched for Aaron, the Williams Group might have to pay back the loan by then. It was clear that Aaron purposely made things difficult for Oliver. It seemed that Aaron was still angry.

"The Zamani Group has a huge industry and it is only a 10 billion dollars loan. There is no need for my company to vouch for you. The most important thing is that we have a rule in the Williams Group that we never guarantee the loan.”

Oliver refused Aaron's extra request with one sentence.

"Since Mr. Williams is so insincere, we seem to have come here for nothing today."

Oliver did not answer. He exhaled a puff of smoke. The room was so quiet that the needle could be heard if it fell on the ground. It was as if anyone who wanted to speak again would die without a burial place. The business world was like a battlefield. If one was not careful, one would fall into a trap set by the enemy.

"Thank you for coming, Mr. Zamani."

When Aaron heard this, he had no idea what Oliver meant. Wasn't he in a hurry to buy the land of the Zamani Family? Why did he pretend to be indifferent now? "It seems that you don't care about the sincerity of the cooperation. Then I have nothing to say.”

Aaron got up and left with the bodyguards.

"Mr. Williams, how... how can you explain this to your grandfather?" Simon was watching the battle from the side, and he was nervous. He was afraid that Oliver would have any conflicts with Aaron because of his wife. This was a 10 billion dollars deal, and it was related to the development of the group's modern city project.

"No need to explain.” Oliver put out the cigarette in his hand.

Ever since Jessica went to the place where she used to draw, she had been thinking about the past. Thinking that she had just dealt with a difficult matter for the Williams Group, she was especially relieved and went to the cafe alone.

She ordered a glass of Mocha and a lemon cake. She read the magazine and enjoyed afternoon tea alone.

Not long after, her silence was interrupted.

She didn't expect to meet Lambert and Sally here. When she saw Lambert, she was a little awkward, just as if she had secretly come here. Of course, Sally was a little embarrassed. She used to make Jessica and Lambert a match, but she didn't expect that the relationship between them would be like that. If Oliver knew it, it would be difficult for her to get a foothold in Birmingham in the future.

Sally smiled brightly. "Miss White, nice to meet you here.”

Jessica stood up. "Miss Saletta, Mr. Williams, please have a seat.”

"Sally, sit down first. I'll order.” Lambert smiled and said. He didn't expect to meet Jessica here either. It seemed that the place he recommended was favored. He was very pleased.

Sally threw her bag on the sofa. “I've been busy all morning. I'm so tired. I want to rest here and I have to attend an exhibition opening ceremony later."

"What exhibition?" Jessica asked casually.

"Hayden's and his students’ exhibition.”

"Really?" Jessica's voice rose a little.

"What, do you know him? Let's go together later.”

At this time, Lambert came back and said to Jessica, "I've been calling you before. Your phone has been turned off."

Jessica took out her phone from her bag. "Sorry, my phone is dead.”

In fact, it wasn't that her phone was dead. She turned it off when she saw that the caller was Lambert. She didn't want to have too much contact with Lambert. She was afraid that she would provoke Oliver again.

Unexpectedly, they still met here. It was hard not to see him. Birmingham was a medium-sized city. She could not meet those whom she wanted to meet over the past decade. Once they met, they seemed to meet at any time.

"Wait, you can go to the opening ceremony with us. The exhibition is held at the nearby Birmingham art museum.” Lambert invited her. Sally was afraid that Lambert was too enthusiastic. Sally immediately answered, "She has already agreed. Miss White knows Hayden. She will be there anyway."

"Yes, Miss White and I are both his students, but I have been in his studio for a short time, so I didn't participate in the exhibition this time."

"I didn't expect you two to know each other when you were young. You're still classmates in the studio. What a coincidence.” After Sally finished speaking, she realized that she seemed to have said something wrong. Fortunately, Lambert did not know that Sally had already known about their relationship and continued to smile like before.

Jessica continued, clarifying, "When I left the studio, Mr. Williams had just come to the studio, and we didn't say a word at that time.”

"Sally, when I first arrived at Hayden's studio, I heard that there was a girl, who was young, very talented in art, and very hardworking. She was especially valued by the teacher. That was Miss White. When she drew, she was often surrounded by many students.”

"You too?" Sally asked.

This question really embarrassed Jessica. "It's all in the past. Let's not talk about it."