Chapter 80: Chapter 80

Paige Sterling listened to him finish, then said, "Thank you, President Thorne, for the compliments. However, Penson had considered the concerns you mentioned from the beginning, which is why we already have a very complete set of scientific research operational procedures. At least for the next ten years of development, there will be no problem."

Xander Thorne’s expression turned cold, "So, President Sterling, are you saying you are unwilling to cooperate with our Apex Technologies?"

The terms he offered Paige Sterling were already generous enough, yet she was unappreciative.

"President Sterling, are you sure you won’t reconsider? You must understand, Penson is just starting out, and without a giant like Apex Technologies to protect it, Penson will soon be devoured completely by other companies. Are you really going to watch your hard work go to waste?"

"President Thorne, I’m no fool. I understand clearly that the only thing that keeps a foothold in the tech industry is core technology. And the reason President Thorne is willing to come down personally is precisely because of Penson’s technological core, isn’t it? As for backing, do you know who my investors are? Anyone wanting to swallow Penson better make sure their appetite can handle it."

This was why she initially sought out those wealthy second-generation individuals.

Penson was just starting up, those big figures didn’t care for it, but once Penson made money, they wouldn’t be willing to see it fall, since their children also had shares, and Penson’s success would benefit them too.

Xander Thorne’s face turned a bit unsightly, thinking Paige Sterling, someone from the entertainment industry, knew nothing about the business circle.

Unexpectedly, she spoke with precision, apparently having done her homework.

But he wouldn’t give up so easily, "Miss Sterling is just a woman with limited vision. No matter how much more I say, Miss Sterling wouldn’t understand. I need to speak with Penson’s top decision-maker."

"I am Penson’s top decision-maker, holding eighty percent of Penson’s shares. In Penson, no one’s words carry more weight than mine."

Xander Thorne widened his eyes, how is this possible?

Rumors outside said Penson was founded by some bigwig to support Paige Sterling.

Surely those bigwigs aren’t fools, handing over Penson entirely to Paige Sterling, she was just a nominal agent.

Who knew Paige Sterling actually had real shares.

Was that bigwig really insane?

Xander Thorne calmed down and continued persuading, "President Sterling, you should think it through. If you miss this chance, it won’t be easy to cooperate with our Apex Technologies in the future."

Apex is an industry giant, he didn’t believe Paige Sterling could go without collaborating with Apex in the future.

Paige Sterling smiled, with Apex’s attitude, she definitely wouldn’t seek cooperation with them.

"Thank you for the advice, President Thorne."

Xander Thorne’s face became even worse, his words had reached this point, yet Paige Sterling still insisted?

Wasn’t she afraid of really offending Apex, making Penson have no foothold in the tech market?

"President Sterling, don’t blame me for not reminding you. In the tech field, even though core technology is the foundation, social skills are also very important. If you are this uncompromising, won’t it be hard for you to thrive in the business world long term?"

That bigwig handed over the company to Paige Sterling, showing how he dotes on her now.

But once he’s tired of Paige Sterling, no longer cares for Penson, and withdraws Penson’s tech shares, Penson is done for. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹✶𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲✶𝗻𝗲𝘁

Paige Sterling not seizing the opportunity now to secure cooperation with Apex for future development is simply self-destruction.

Paige Sterling looked at Xander Thorne indifferently, "So President Thorne, are you threatening me?"

"President Sterling, you’re exaggerating. I’m just offering a win-win suggestion for everyone, President Sterling is new to this circle, you should listen more to the advice of seniors, don’t be too self-willed, or you’ll end up losing everything."

"Instead of worrying about Penson, President Thorne, you might want to think about the future of Apex. As far as I know, Apex’s core technologies are bought from abroad, and their own technology hasn’t been updated in time, yet the prices keep rising. I wonder how long Apex can go on?"

Horace Thorne suddenly stood up, "You..."

"Alright, alright, young and arrogant as you are, I’ll be waiting for the day you cry!"

By then, even if Paige Sterling begs for cooperation, he won’t give her the chance.

Since the negotiations had broken down, Horace Thorne didn’t continue, coldly snorted, and left.

Paige Sterling didn’t take it seriously. Apex came seeking cooperation, wanting to take others’ core technologies with a high and mighty stance. If you didn’t know better, you’d think Penson was the one begging for cooperation, taking advantage of them.

Long ago, when Apex attacked her with scandals online, Paige Sterling had looked into them.

This general manager at Apex is not a simple character. Previously, he had done plenty of bullying, several small tech companies in early development had been swallowed by them.

To acquire these companies, Apex’s methods were dishonorable.

And after annexing them and getting hold of their core technologies, they would burn bridges; their reputation wasn’t quite good in the industry.

Paige Sterling knew, having not achieved their purpose, they would surely have other actions.

Sure enough, one night, when Paige Sterling was driving back to Silverstream Bay from Islet Labs, several cars boxed her in from the front and back, forcing her to stop.

A few tattooed, shirtless men got out of those cars, approached, and tapped on Paige Sterling’s car window with steel pipes.

Paige Sterling rolled down her window and calmly asked, "Do you need something?"

"Hey, girl, you’re quite calm, aren’t you afraid?"

The most they admired was how they had followed Paige Sterling all the way, originally thinking it would be easy to stop her, but Paige Sterling was even more unafraid, ramming into them each time they tried an ambush, unafraid of her car getting damaged or of death.

In fact, they were forced to make way for Paige Sterling several times.

They were quite surprised to have actually stopped her here.

They even felt they were being led by the nose by Paige Sterling.

Amidst their chaotic thoughts, they heard Paige Sterling laugh, "Just you guys? I’ll give you three minutes to disappear from my sight."

They had truly never seen such an arrogant woman before.

"Miss Sterling, do you think that will scare us off?"

The leader chuckled, "Miss Sterling, we really admire your courage, but sorry, no matter how calm you pretend to be today, we won’t let you go. Don’t blame us, blame yourself for crossing someone you shouldn’t have."

"Who shouldn’t I have crossed? Xander Thorne?"

"Hehe, it’s good you know. To be honest, you’re so pretty, our brothers feel reluctant to strike, but we’ve taken someone’s money. We can’t be unfaithful, can we? How about this, you behave yourself, let us take some pictures. Once we’re done, we’ll leave, we won’t do anything to you."

You can easily guess what kind of photos they intended to take.