After saying that, Ariya was in tears, but Talon held her close, comforting her. "Ariya, how will you know if the Gray family won't agree unless you give it a try?"
Thanks to Otto's mediation, Jack and his son already knew about his rank as a lieutenant general, and Jack even willingly became his servant. How could they dare harm Ariya?
Ariya bit her lip. "Fine, I'll try. But you have to stay at the hospital with Maisy. Don't follow me!"
"Then I'll have Flamestrike go with you to ensure your safety." Talon made a compromise
***
The night quickly passed, and Ariya got up early.
The Primey Group was located in the northern part of Philadelphia, covering an area of about two hundred thousand square feet. It mainly operated in the electronics technology business and was one of the top large enterprises in Philadelphia.
At noon, Flamestrike drove Ariya to the Primey Group and headed straight for Jack's office.
To Ariya's surprise, no one stopped her along the way. Even the staff members were guiding her kindly.
Jack, the patriarch of the Gray family, watched Ariya on the surveillance screen and bowed to Talon in the office, saying, "Master, Mrs. Storm has arrived."
Talon arrived at Primey Group first, accompanied by a middle-aged man. If any prominent family members from Philadelphia were present, they would be shocked to see the chairman of Skysoar Group standing respectfully beside Talon.
It should be noted that Skysoar Group was a massive enterprise in the United States, primarily dealing in online shopping, gaming, luxury goods, logistics, and chain supermarkets, with total assets exceeding one hundred billion dollars.
"General, should I go meet Mrs. Storm myself?" asked the middle-aged man beside Talon. This was Ralphy Hill, who had been managing Skysoar Group, with assets exceeding one hundred billion dollars, for Talon since he left Dragon Nest three years ago.
"It's not time for you to appear yet. Your most important task now is to organize the wedding!" Talon tapped his fingers on the table and said to Jack and his son, "You two go out and greet my wife. You know what to do."
"Yes!" Jack straightened up and then left the office.
At this moment, Ariya and Flamestrike arrived.
Jack quickly walked up to Ariya and admitted his mistake. "I am Jack, the chairman of Primey Group. Mrs. Storm, please forgive my son Bertie's mistake. I will meet any of your demands!"
"Lord Gray, what are you doing?" Ariya was stunned. She had imagined countless scenarios and was prepared to face any consequences, but she never expected Jack to admit his mistake as soon as they met.
Jack, with a respectful face, said, "Mrs. Storm, I have other guests in my office. Please follow me to the general manager's office to talk!"
With that, Jack led Ariya to the general manager's office. Bertie stood by, not daring to lift his head.
"Mrs. Storm, please take a seat." Jack bowed his head and pointed to the general manager's seat.
Ariya was in a daze. Seeing the father-son duo not intending to raise their heads until she sat down, she felt like she was the chairman instead.
"Mrs. Storm, I understand your purpose. This is the contract I prepared earlier for cooperation with the Willis family."
Jack took the contract from Bertie's hands and said, "In the contract, we have clearly stated the procurement tasks for the second half of the year, planning to purchase one hundred thousand pieces of clothing from Willis Group for our sales, with a total value of fifty million dollars."
"If everything looks good, please go ahead and sign it," Jack said respectfully, handing over the pen with both hands and avoiding direct eye contact with Ariya.
Numbly taking the pen, Ariya felt as if she were dreaming.
She exclaimed internally. 'The Gray family actually signed an order worth fifty million dollars! Earlier, the Willis family forced me to marry Bertie and agreed to supply thirty thousand pieces of clothing for a total price of only twenty million dollars. What exactly happened here? Does it have something to do with Talon?'
"What? Mrs. Storm, do you think our Gray family is purchasing too little?" Jack's forehead was sweating. "Mrs. Storm, since my son Bertie announced the wedding date, causing you reputational damage, I will compensate you with a villa in Imperial View Estate. How about that?"
"No, no. I think it's too much. I'm a bit... startled." Ariya quickly shook her head.
"It's not too much. The Gray family is planning to develop the clothing industry today. It's only right to prepare more inventory." Jack wiped his sweat and finally breathed a sigh of relief when Ariya signed.
"Bertie, come over and apologize to Mrs. Storm!" Jack put away the contract and scolded Bertie without even looking at him.
"Mrs. Storm, I offended you before. Please forgive me." Bertie lowered his head and apologized to Ariya.
"In addition to the villa, I will also give you a car for your daily commute!" Bertie said, handing over a Rolls-Royce key with both hands.
Ariya was stunned!
Bertie suddenly lowered his head, pleading, "Mrs. Storm, I really know I was wrong! Please forgive me!"
Ariya, not knowing what had happened, repeatedly refused, but Jack insisted that she accept it, or else the order would be canceled!
Helplessly, Ariya could only accept the house and the car.
When Ariya left the Gray family, her mind was in a daze. She never expected to get the contract done so easily.
With this contract, her grandfather would hand over Willis Group to her. With her talent as a genius designer, Ariya believed she could lead the Willis Group to glory!
Thinking of this, Ariya got excited and clenched her fists tightly.
"Master! Mrs. Storm has left!" Jack reported to Talon after Ariya left.
"Well done!" Talon smiled with satisfaction, "Ralphy will stay here to handle the acquisition of the Primey Group by the Skysoar Group. All acquisition matters must be completed today!"
"Yes, General!" Ralphy nodded respectfully.
***
On the other side, Ariya had already arrived at the Willis villa.
At the sight of Ariya, Lord Willis stood up abruptly and asked loudly, "You went to Primey Group at noon; why are you back so soon? You wretched woman, did you repair our relationship with the Gray family? Did you get the order contract?!"
Ariya lifted her head with a face full of resentment, gritting her teeth, unable to find the words to respond.
"In such a short time, you couldn't have even entered the Primey Group's gate, right?" Corey mocked her from the side. As soon as he spoke, the Willis family members began to scold Ariya mercilessly, "It's all that damned Talon's fault. If he hadn't acted against Mr. Gray, we wouldn't have fallen to the brink of bankruptcy!"
"Did you really not even enter the Gray family's gate?" Mateo 's face darkened with anger. "I've already said, you must secure this order, even if it means sleeping with Bertie!"
Furious, Ariya pulled the contract out of her bag and slapped it on the table. "Check this! The Gray family has already signed it! And it's thirty million more than the previous order, totaling fifty million."
"What?" Seeing the contract Ariya took out, all the Willis family members were stunned.