Top Notch War God

Chapter 90

'f**k, that's seriously bold.' The executives shuddered, except for Ariya, who was curiously looking at Nia. While her first impression of Nia was positive, there was no need for her to go all-in with the entire Gordon family, right?

But everything Nia had just said, along with the fact that she wanted to work in the same office as Ariya, showed that the Gordon family was genuinely committed to standing with her. Still, Ariya had no idea why Nia was helping her so much.

"Nia, this..." Ariya finally asked cautiously.

Nia lowered her voice and whispered, "Surprised, huh? Don't lose face in front of everyone; you're the chairman of Arilon Group. What I'm doing is just repaying a favor to Mr. Storm. I'll explain it all to you later."

Ariya smiled, finally understanding the reason behind it, and felt more at ease. But… she glanced at Nia again, puzzled. However, when Nia mentioned "Mr. Storm," the admiration in her eyes was impossible to hide. Could it be that even Ms. Gordon, from Pennsylvania's wealthiest family, was in love with Talon?

Ariya shook her head—unlikely. The Gordon family supposedly had assets worth billions, and Skysoar Group wasn't even in the same league. How could she possibly fall for Talon?

"Alright, Ms. Willis, shall we discuss the Skinthall Range investment now?" Ralphy, seeing the conversation winding down, took the initiative to invite her.

"Wait, wait!" Lord Willis, still puzzled about how Nia had ended up collaborating with Ariya, stood up in confusion.

"Do you need something?" Nia glanced at Mateo and asked.

"Ms. Gordon, I believe I should be the main person in charge of the collaboration with Arilon Group, right?" As soon as Mateo spoke, the other executives looked at him curiously. Someone snickered, and then the whole room burst into laughter.

"What are you laughing at? Didn't you see Ariya transfer all the Arilon Group shares to me? So, shouldn't the Gordon family's order be negotiated by someone I assign? How can there be two Arilon Groups in Philadelphia?" Mateo's face turned red, veins bulging on his forehead as he argued.

At that moment, Ariya stepped forward, calmly explaining. "Grandpa, there can't be two identical companies in Philadelphia. Mr. Hill has already informed you that the shares I transferred were from Arilon Inc., while I control Arilon LLC.. They're two different things. But the business bureau has also advised us to move out within a week, after which everything here will belong to you."

"What... what do you mean?" Lord Willis, finally noticing the difference in company status, felt a chill in his heart.

Ariya looked at her Grandpa in surprise. Hadn't she made it clear? How could he not understand?

Suddenly, Jensen shouted, pointing at Ariya, "I get it now! Grandpa, we've all been played. Look closely; this is a 'limited liability' company, not the same as her 'corporation.' It means she's taken all the funds and office equipment to her new location and left us with nothing but an empty space. Ariya's move was ruthless—she's completely pulled the rug out from under us!"

Mateo felt a buzzing in his head, quickly replaced by a wave of fury. He lashed out, "What? Ariya, you b***h! If you didn't want to give up Arilon Group, why didn't you just say so? Why did you have to play me like this? Why?"

Ariya calmly looked at her Grandpa and suddenly smiled. "Can you tell me why? When you left me in the Willis family, giving me a salary of just ten thousand a month, did you ever say you'd give me shares? When I secured the deal with Skysoar Group, you said whoever landed it would become the chairman, right? What happened to that?"

Ariya pointed at Jensen, coldly saying, "I won't dwell on the past. Let's just talk about today. Mr. Hill said the Arilon Group shares were fully transferred to you, and you immediately appointed Jensen as vice chairman. Him? Does he even deserve it? Let me be frank—Arilon Group is something I, Ariya, worked hard for, and I will never allow it to fall into anyone else's hands."

She added, "Grandpa, considering your age, I'm willing to offer you an honorary board position with a monthly salary of one hundred thousand. But please, don't interfere with the company's operations, alright?"

The other executives nodded slightly in agreement, while Mateo was too angry to speak. He turned to Alvin, shouting, "You… this is your doing! Alvin, stop pretending to be mute! Tell me, what are we supposed to do now?"

Nia and Ralphy looked up at Alvin with a smile. Alvin was about to curse Ariya but stopped himself. 'Kidding, right? No way I'm cursing her. Skysoar Group and the Gordon family are her backers. If I insult her, they might pull out of the Skinthall Range investment.'

Alvin had just been promoted to deputy mayor, and Skinthall Range was his crowning achievement. How could he let his emotions jeopardize that? Besides, Ariya had already handed over the Talon Group shares to Lord Willis, so what else could he say?

Alvin decided to calm his father down first and secure the Skinthall Range deal. "Dad, this is all family business. Let's have a meeting some other day and talk it over. There are so many people here today, and I still have business to handle. Don't cause any more trouble. Go home, and after I'm done, I'll take Ariya to the house and explain everything to you. Alright?"

Lord Willis, surprised that his son wasn't siding with him, glanced at Ralphy and realized Alvin's concerns. After thinking it over, he said, "Fine, I'll wait at home. But you better explain everything clearly by the end of today!" He shot a vicious glare at Ariya before leaving.

Ralphy watched Mateo depart and curled his lips into a sneer. "Ms. Willis, you've done well. Next, let's finalize the Skinthall Range matters, and by the afternoon, we should be able to draft the contract."