Chapter 71 The Ford Family Changed Sides
Virgil Corporation, located in a developing industrial park in Emerdale, used to be drop in the well of
Ford family''s business empire.
But now it became a life-saving straw for The Ford family after Vesper Corporation was sold, and the
other businesses were also nibbled away by The Lawson family.
The Ford family went to As Beauty''s bidding to try their luck but surprisingly, they won the bid with
Leo''s help.
Just as they were rejoicing at this good start, a series of twists and turns followed. The Ford family had
gone from hell to heaven, then back to hell, and finally to a happy ending. This roller coaster ride
almost gave them a heart attack.
Atst, William signed the contract with As Beauty on behalf of The Ford family yesterday, which
marked the day that they officially won the project. As Beauty also advanced 20,000 dors to them.
Although it was minuscule sum for As Beauty, it meant a lot for the current Ford family.
Early in the morning, the core members of the family all attended the meeting at the Virgil Corporation
office.
When they heard that the down payment had been wired into the ount, everyone grinned from ear
to ear.
"Ahem, William, since the money has arrived, shall we divide it up now?" Samuel spoke directly,
exerting his seniority.
"Yeah. As Beauty is being kind of stingy, right? The down payment is only 20,000 dors. How much
can each of us get then?" Patricia alsoined. "Shouldn''t it be at least one million?"
"Auntie, 20,000 dors is already good enough. It''s easy for you to say." Caroline was unhappy to hear
all them gripe, thinking to herself, "Dad worked so hard for this. It''s already too kind of him to share it
with you guys. How can you be such back seat drivers now?"
Reba did not say anything, but merely offered a hostile look at the others.
In her opinion, these vultures were here to rob she and her husband.
"Stop, that''s enough!" William mmed the table and shouted. In an instant, no one dared to speak
again.
"Have you all forgotten who helped us to win the project?" He nced around and said angrily, "It''s
Leo. What about you? What have you done so far? All talk and no action!"
Samuel, Patricia, and the others all looked embarrassed at once. It was true that they had not
contributed much in the process of securing this project.
But Patricia still persisted, "That''s what he should do. Our family raised him for years. What''s wrong
with him throwing us a bone or two?"
William''s eyes turned cold. Just as he was about to berate her, Reba stopped him. "Enough,
William. Let''s just split up the money. None of us can find a job these days, and we’re all living on our
savings."
The others also stopped talking about Leo, and nodded one by one in agreement with what she said.
As Beauty had great influence in the cosmetics industry. Ever since they cklisted the entire family
apart from William, none of them could find a job in the days afterward, and some were even kicked out
immediately when their family name was mentioned at interviews.
There was nothing they could do about it, because As Beauty was just too influential. Prospective
employers would think , "Who would hire people that As banned? Isn''t this like making an enemy of
them if we hire any of these people?"
As a result, the entire Ford family had been relying on William now.
William snorted and began to divide the money.
Samuel and Ma received 10,000 dors, Jonathan and Patricia 10,000 dors, and Caroline and
Reba had 10,000 dors each. Along with some additional family members, a total of 60,000 dors
was doled out.
Everyone was immediately angry when they saw the figure.
Samuel banged the table as he rebuked angrily, "William, are we beggars? Are you trying to send us
away with just 10,000 dors?"
"Yeah. How can you be so cheap? Are you looking down on us?" Another member yelled.
Caroline asked in confusion, "Dad, did you make a mistake? 10,000 is too little. I''d end up spending
that in just two days."
William looked around coldly, but felt so helpless in his heart. He thought, "Don''t you know that this is
courtesy money from As? If they’re dissatisfied with us, there will be no more business with them in
the future. Why are you all being so short-sighted?"
"As Beauty gave us the advance for the project. It''s not our profit. I''ve already done you a favor
by giving each of you 10,000 dors." He replied harshly.
"But what can 10,000 dors do?"
"I can''t live like this anymore!"
What they cared about were only how much money they could put in their pockets.
William felt a crushing sense of powerlessness. "Shouldn''t we be thinking about how to do this project
now? Not how much money we can get?"
Patricia immediately rolled her eyes and said unhappily, "Isn''t that your job? What does it have to do
with us?"
"As Beauty has made it very clear that you''re our representative in this cooperation. The rest of us
have been cklisted. What else do you expect us to do?"
For a moment, more and more voices expressed their dissatisfaction with William and they gradually
filled the entire meeting room.
"Hah, it looks like the happy family are having some problems...." Augh rang through the room, then
a group of people barged into the meeting room.
When they saw these uninvited guests, all of them fell silent, and looked warily at the young man in the
lead.
"Peter, what are you doing here?" Reba asked nervously.
The visitor was none other than Peter Lawson. He narrowed his eyes and said, "You know, you guys
really should be a little more polite."
"I know that whenever the Ford family meets the Lawson family, you''ll be as terrified as a mouse
confronting a cat. But don''t worry. I''m here today on my own." Peter then continued, "I''m here to help
you solve some problems."
William sneered and refused right away. "We have no problems. Please leave now."
"Oh? Really? Then what were you fight about just now?" Peter sat down unhurriedly and said with a
smile, "Everything goes wrong for a poor family. The root cause why a secondary family like you
quarrels every day is nothing else but money."
What he said hit a sore spot for everyone present. Caroline red up immediately. "What on earth are
you trying to say?"
"Calm down. I''m here to help you out." Peter looked around and said, "I''ve also heard that aside from
William, all of you have been cklisted by As Beauty. Right now, you guys can''t even find a decent
job, and are almost broke."
"It just so happens that Vesper Corporation isn''t afraid of As Beauty. Besides, Vesper was yours
before, right? Mrs. Ford was even the vice president. So, I''d like to give you an opportunity to return
there."
The meeting room fell still at once. Everyone looked at each other, all silent.
William broke the silence and said with a grim face, "Peter, you''re here to turn us."
"You could say that." Peter shrugged and said casually, "Instead of doing such a small project, suffering
constant pressure from As Beauty, and fighting over pocket change every single day, why not return
to Vesper Corporation instead? I promise to treat you well."
After a brief pause, he stretched his fingers out and said, "Each of you will enjoy a monthly sry of at
least 10,000 dors. Core members of Vesper Corporation like Reba and Caroline will be promoted
after the probation and will assume managerial positions."
"10,000 dors... a month?"
"Go straight to the senior management after probation?"
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"This..."
Everyone was wavering after they heard Peter''s promise.
Peter continued, "The door has been opened. To go or not go? It''s all up to you. Those who want to get
on board cane to Vesper Corporation with me right now."
After which, he left instantly without giving the family any time to respond.
Everyone sat in the meeting room; minds had been made up.
William urged hurriedly, "Don''t listen to him. It''s a trap..."
"William, I want to go back to Vesper." Before William could finish, Samuel interrupted him scornfully.
"He will give us 10,000 dors a month. Isn''t it the money we received from you just now? The answer
seems self-evident."
"You..." William stared nkly at his brother, unable to utter a single sentence.
"Me too. After all, it used to be ourpany and it still feels like home for me." Patricia''s face lit up with
excitement, then she said to William, "As for that bullshit project with As Beauty, just keep it for
yourself!"
Ma also got up and left.
"You..." William felt so powerless.
Very quickly, most of the family left, leaving behind only Caroline and Reba.
William shifted his gaze at them and saw the same struggle on their faces. They were getting itchy feet
too.
"Caroline, Reba, you can''t be..."
"Dad, sorry." Caroline stood up and said to her father, "Money isn’t everything, but we can’t do anything
without it either. I''m fed up with the condescending attitude from As Beauty''s people. I''ll go to Vesper
Corporation!"
"But it''s owned by the Lawson''s now. Have you forgotten how they treated us before?" William talked
bitterly.
"So what?" Caroline said hatefully, "It''s all the fault of that piece of trash, Leo. If you have to me
someone, me him!"
"Mom, let''s go." She then dragged Reba away with her.
In this enormous meeting room, only William was left there, sitting in a trance.
He sunk into the chair, and felt like he had aged ten years in thest ten minutes.