CHAPTER 545 PROMISE TO JOIN

Yvonne's eyes flashed. "Of course. Why would I miss such a good opportunity to grow my company? If any one of those companies fall, my company will be able t o grow further, and I certainly won't say no to money."

Henry stopped speaking. He pursed his thin lips and was lost in his thoughts.

Yvonne said, "Henry, do you think that I shouldn't do this since those companies have done nothing to me? Yet I'm joining the alliance to ruin them, and my behavior is..."

"No." Henry interrupted her. "The corporate world is the battlefield. It’s normal to bring other companies down or get taken away by other companies. It is a vicious cycle. Besides, we're all in the corporate world, so no one would say no to money," Henry said lightly. Content © 2024.

Yvonne smiled, "I knew you would understand me. What about you? Are you joining this corporate war?"

She asked on purpose, but her heart was calm.

It did not matter if Henry chose to join or not - she would definitely make him join eventually.

Because the invitation letter had already been sent to him. Based on the time, it should be at his company already.

As long as he saw the invitation letter, he should be able to understand the meaning behind the invitation.

"Wait a moment. I'll ask if I've received an invitation letter." Henry didn’t answer Yvonne's question directly.

Yvonne sneered without a trace, "Of course you would. You're one of the A-lists in Vancouver, so of course the initiator of the corporate war would send you an invitation."

"Not necessarily," Henry replied.

Yvonne pretended to be confused. "Why not?"

Henry didn't answer.

Why?

Because the initiator of the corporate war had a grudge against him.

But he did not plan to tell Shannon about this since it was between him and Theo's mother, so there was no need to let her know.

After thinking about it, Henry motioned to Joe so that he could call the company to ask about the invitation letter.

Joe nodded. He took out his cell phone and made a call.

Two minutes later, Joe hung up and nodded.

Henry narrowed his eyes.

Theo's mother actually sent him an invitation letter!

What was she trying to do?

Henry furrowed his brows and he began to ponder.

After a while, he seemed to understand the reason.

The reason why Theo's mother sent him an invitation letter even though she had a grudge against him was t o take advantage of him and to show him who he was messing with by forcing him to pick a side.

If he did not join the corporate war alliance after getting the invitation letter, or go straight to help the enemies’ companies, it meant that he had chosen to fight against Theo's mother. This would give her a reason to use the corporate war alliance to fight against the Lancaster Group.

And if he chose to join and help deal with the enemies ' companies, it would mean that he had surrendered to Theo's mother. After all, his daughter, Anna Lancaster, was the biggest reason why this corporate war even happened in the first place. As a father, wouldn't it be good if he gave in to the victim’s family?

But the outside world did not know about this. The public only knew that the Lambert Group, Wadkins Group, and some other companies had angered the initiator of the corporate war. However, they did not know the reason behind it.

So if he joined the corporate war, it would look weird t o the public. Some might think that the Lancaster Group was already one of the leading companies in Vancouver, and was already established in the country. Yet, they still went against small businesses with the alliance. It would be an obvious display of greed.

Some people might also think that the participation of the Lancaster Group must have something to do with the initiator of the corporate war. After all, a leading company lowering their stance to join this corporate war seemed like they were doing so to please the initiator of the corporate war. The dignity of the group would be questioned.

In the public’s view, a company as huge as the Lancaster Group would have their own pride. Other companies should be the one looking to please them, not the other way around. Otherwise, the public would think that the so-called A-list company was not as good as they thought.

In short, it was a matter of dignity and pride.

As Henry thought about this, he felt tired inside.

"It's tricky..." he whispered.

After six years, he finally met a decent opponent.

Theo's mother's invitation letter really put him in a hard spot.

If he did not join, it would deepen the hatred between them.

If he did join, the Lancaster Group would lose their pride.

All in all, it would be bad to choose either one, but he had to make a choice.

Theo's mother really did a good job of plotting against him.

"Henry, have you received the invitation letter?" On the other end of the phone, Yvonne asked after a few minutes had passed.

Henry gathered his thoughts, and replied, "I’ve received it."

"See, I told you, you would get it! So will you join?"

Henry's eyes flashed. "Yes!"

Since he had to choose one, he chose to participate.

Although the pride of the Lancaster Group would be compromised, what he did would make Theo’s mother less angry.

Maybe then he would have the opportunity to meet her.

After seeing each other, he'd her about the grievances they had in the past. He also really wanted to see Theo.

"I knew you’d agree." On the other end of the phone, Yvonne spoke excitedly, but there was no expression o n her face.

Henry said, "I must."

Yvonne pretended not to hear the helplessness in his tone. She smiled, "Well, the invitation letter said that those who are willing to join the corporate war alliance will come to the Stellar Hotel at 3 pm to

discuss the details. You must come. I'll wait for you."

"Okay." Henry agreed.

Yvonne lips curved up coldly, "I'll see you later then. Bye."

"Okay." Henry nodded.

At the end of the call, Joe walked back and asked, "Mr. Lancaster, are you really going to join?"

"What else can I do?" Henry glanced at him and then told him about his thoughts.

After Joe listened, he was a little bit angry. "Theo’s mother is really putting you on the spot. You can't join, but you can't ignore it either. Even if you join, it'll make her less angry, but that doesn't mean that she won't hate you anymore. You must know that though this corporate war is against the Lamberts, the Wadkins, and the rest, she’ll definitely retaliate against you later."

"I know," Henry lowered his eyes and said softly.

The reason why Theo's mother only went against the other companies first, and not the Lancaster Group, was because it was more difficult to deal with the Lancasters than the other families.

When she was done taking those companies down, she would come for him. He had no choice, since he was legally Anna Lancaster’s father.

Moreover, in addition to the two recent incidents, they also had grievances in the past.

He still did not know what the past grievances were about.

As Henry thought of this, he rubbed his temples." Okay, let’s get in the car first." 4

"Okay." Joe replied.

Henry walked to the front of the car. When he reached the front of the car, he pulled the door open and got into the car.

Joe then followed behind him.

Henry took off his suit and threw it aside. As a result, a crumpled piece of paper fell out of his pocket and rolled under his feet.

Henry was puzzled. He bent down and picked up the crumpled paper. After opening it, he remembered what it was.

It was Theo’s physical examination report. When he was reading it, Shane told him a lot of things. He got emotional and crumpled the report into a ball and put i t in his pocket when he left. If it hadn't fallen out, he would have forgotten about it already.

"Throw this away." Henry handed the paper to Joe in the driver's seat.

Joe took it and asked, "What's this?"