Mr. Childs turned his body. "This cafe serves good breakfast. Do you want to go in and have a seat, Miss Snow?"


    "No. Let''s just talk here."


    Jessica did not step out. Her gaze was cold even though they were separated by a window. "I heard you wish to join Snow Corporation''s hydroelectric project?"


    "Yes." Mr. Childs was ted. Sure enough, they were about to talk about that matter." Ourpany has funds amounting to two billion dors. Don''t worry, Miss Snow. We won''t meddle in anything. We''ll only invest our money. It''s fine as long as we receive our share of the profit after the project ends. It won''t affect you in any way.


    "Indeed, there are no major impacts." Jessica did not even raise her head. She simply toyed with her sunsses. "By participating in a project that''s supported by the government, not only will the Childs family surely profit from it, but you can even establish yourself within the industry and salvage your reputation after the project is sessful. After all, the Childs family''s investmentpany''s reputation hasn''t been very good these few years. The loans under thepany can''t be collected back, your funds are in deficit, and your multiple applications to the bank for loans haven''t been going well. You must''ve used all the assets from thepany''s finances to be able to invest two billion dors this time."


    Jessica had hit the nail on the head. Mr. Childs felt slightly awkward. "Sure enough, you''re well-informed. However, this doesn''t affect you in any way. It doesn''t matter as long as our money is in ce.


    "But..." Jessica paused. Her cold gazended on him. "I hate being threatened the most."


    Mr. Childs stiffened. He forced out a smile and said, "It doesn''t count as a threat. It''s a win-win situation. After all, Forrest really intended to marry my daughter at first."


    Jessicaughed. "It''s interesting that you can make wanting something in return from helping others sound so justifiable. Does your daughter know this? She just has a broken leg. There''ll be a small scar on her leg, but aesthetic medicine is advanced nowadays. Scars can be entirely removed just by spending 100,000 dors or so.


    However, Forrestpensated you with storefronts worth nearly 100 million dors. But your greed is insatiable and you even want more. What did Harold tell you?"


    Color drained from Mr. Childs'' face. "I don''t know what you''re talking about."


    "If it isn''t Harold, then it must be Director Lennox. Anyway, it''s someone from the Lennox family."


    Jessica said nonchntly, "Let me guess. The Lennox family must''ve promised you some benefits. They asked you to spread the news of your daughter and Forrest almost getting engaged in order to make the public think that Forrest is a scumbag who dumped your daughter without hesitation to get together with me. That way, Forrest''s reputation will be ruined, and I''ll also be embarrassed. The Snow family will do all they can to stop him from being together with me as well." "Miss Snow, I really don''t understand a thing." Mr. Childs forced out a grin. "You changed your mind at thest minute, right?" Jessica suddenly said, "You obtained such important information. The Lennox family may have promised you benefits, but the benefits you''d get from ckmailing me were better. Therefore, you found Forrest to threaten me. If it were Harold, he wouldn''t have told you to do so. That''s because only he and a few people in my family know about my rtionship with Forrest. Since you got the information, isn''t it obvious that it''s the Lennox family who told you about it?"


    Mr. Childs broke out in a cold sweat. People said that Jessica was extremely smart. He did not believe it before, but he did at that moment. He believed it so much that he felt fear.


    "Miss Snow, you''re so wise," Mr. Childs said sheepishly. "Look, if I had followed the Lennox family''s orders, the whole of Canberra would know about it and talk about it. You might not even be able to find out where the rumor leaked out from."


    "So, you''re saying that I should thank you?" Jessica raised her eyebrows teasingly.


    "Can we... join hands?" Mr. Childs wanted to curry favor. "I can help you to testify against the Lennox family."


    "You might not know me that well yet."


    Jessica''s gaze turned cold. "You can say anything you want. I don''t care. However, you should consider whether yourpany canst through this month. Oh, don''t even think about escaping overseas with your money. I''ve already informed others. It''ll be impossible."


    Mr. Childs was shocked. His body trembled. "Miss Snow, what do you mean by this?"


    "The person who ckmailed me thest time has already gone bankrupt. Do you understand now?" Jessica''s eyes were void of warmth. "I really hate people ckmailing me. I''m not afraid of threats. It''s good that your daughter saved someone, but your family keeps holding onto that gratitude and utilizing it. This time, it''s a project. What will it be next time? Eliminating problems by their roots is the best way. If you regret it, remember to return the storefronts. Since you aren''t satisfied, you should just not take anything."