Domineering Love
Chapter 500 - 499: I Have Someone I Like

Chapter 500: Chapter 499: I Have Someone I Like

Elijah Butler’s enchanting face was smiling exceptionally charmingly, but it was unclear for whom it was intended to infuriate.

William Griffith suddenly turned cold, his gaze swept past Elijah Butler and glanced at Cherish Turner, but remained silently hanging his hand.

"I think Mr. Griffith should understand now, then that’s it, I won’t see you out!" After saying that, Elijah Butler quickly closed the door.

In that instant, Cherish saw his smile.

Such a gentle smile, yet it carried a coldness.

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Over the course of three days, Cherish accompanied William Griffith to visit over a hundred employees, successfully recruiting more than a hundred people. Together with the staff transferred from the five major banks, the Griffith company resumed normal operations. The four shareholders settled down as they saw the situation stabilized, however, the matter regarding the Wood Family’s withdrawal of investment remained to be observed.

"Young Master Yannis, your father told you to call him back!" The subordinate stood in front of the desk and relayed the message.

Yannis Griffith waved his hand, and the subordinate left. He then turned on his phone and pressed a series of keys. As soon as the call was connected, a harsh voice shouted from the other end, "Yannis! What are you doing?"

"Dad, I don’t want to continue. The company belongs to my brother, and I’m indeed not as good as him."

"Come home right now! Immediately!" The man’s nearly commanding tone snappily ended the call.

Yannis Griffith held the phone, and a busy tone rang piercingly at the other end. Right as this call ended, the landline rang again, "Young Master Griffith, a Mr. Wood from Kyoto City has arrived at the Griffith company."

The Wood Clan was crucial to this crisis involving Young Master Griffith. However, there was a tricky issue: the patriarch of the Wood Family had set his sights on William Griffith and was aware that he had a child. Yet the patriarch was not troubled by this fact; he wanted to marry off his daughter to him, and thus bring him into the Wood Family’s fold.

At this moment in the executive office on the top floor, two men sat on the sofa chatting amiably, yet the atmosphere was strangely unsettling.

It was William Griffith and Lincoln Wood.

Cherish Turner brought in coffee and looked at Mr. Wood. Lincoln Wood appeared very suave and debonair, in his forties, with an imposing presence and extraordinary demeanor, a far cry from the image she had in her mind of him being in his sixties.

"Mr. Wood, please have some coffee," Cherish said politely with a smile as she placed the coffee on the tea table in front of him.

Lincoln Wood nodded but looked at William Griffith, asking in a deep voice, "Young Master Griffith, what do you think we should do?"

Not wanting to disturb their conversation, Cherish quietly set down another cup of coffee and prepared to leave. However, just as she was about to turn around, William Griffith grabbed her hand, startling her. Lincoln Wood’s gaze flitted between the two, as if trying to guess the nature of their relationship. William Griffith curled his lips into a smile, shocking them with his words, "I’m very sorry, Mr. Wood, but I already have a girlfriend."

With a bang, Cherish’s heart throbbed heavily – what had he just said?

Lincoln Wood’s face darkened as he saying, "So, you mean to say you refuse?"

With no fluctuation in his indifferent, handsome face, William Griffith gripped Cherish’s hand, replying, "I cannot marry Miss Wood."

Without a doubt, William Griffith’s words were like a heavy bomb ready to shatter anyone when dropped. Cherish was left speechless, and at the same time, Lincoln Wood silently pondered. Yet William remained as calm as ever, with a frightening composure.

"Good! The young masters of the Griffith Family all have their ideas! Youth is truly a wonderful thing! I highly appreciate it! Not only daring to venture and strive but also using the entire Griffith Company as a bargaining chip in exchange for your so-called freedom and true love!" Lincoln Wood laughed as he said this, his imposing manner not diminishing in the slightest. Suddenly, his voice fell, "However, Young Master Griffith, that sort of thing is actually fleeting!"