Chapter 69

“Do you have a death wish, Willie Ziegler? How dare you talk to Mr. Morgan like that!” Bobby’s voice, tight with anger, crackled over the phone. He wished he could physically assault Willie.

“What a great act, Mr. Kane! Do continue your performance!” Willie’s mocking smile widened. He refused to believe the caller was Bobby. Bobby was a notoriously busy man; even scheduling a meeting required going through his secretary. A phone call was unheard of. And yet, Cameron had just asked this “Bobby” for two hundred million dollars! Who did Cameron think he was, the president of Darth Holdings?

“I’m warning you, Willie. Watch your mouth around Mr. Morgan!” Bobby warned.

“I’m so scared, Mr. Kane! Haha. How was that? Did I sound scared?” Willie roared with laughter.

“Just you wait, Willie. I’ll find you after I take care of Mr. Morgan’s orders! I’m sorry, Mr. Morgan. I’ll deal with this later!” Bobby hung up abruptly.

“Haha. He couldn’t keep up the act, so he hung up!” Willie’s smug laughter echoed.

Cameron glanced at Willie indifferently. The look made Willie uncomfortable, but it didn't matter. Willie shot Cameron a mocking look. “You’re a good actor, brat. You actually found someone to impersonate Mr. Kane. If I didn’t know Mr. Kane is a busy man, reachable only through special calls, I might have believed you.”

Cameron remained calm. “As you said, he can be reached by special calls.”

Willie’s laughter boomed. “You’re good at exploiting loopholes! Do you know who qualifies for a ‘special call’ to Mr. Kane? At least the mayor of the city!” He continued, “Who do you think you are? And you’re asking him for two hundred million dollars! Why not ask him to hand over the company while you’re at it?”

Florence and Charlie shook their heads. Leonard and Jane sighed; their opinion of Cameron plummeted. Dakota bit her lip, shooting Cameron an apologetic look. She was the one who’d asked for his help, and now he faced this humiliation. Yet, Cameron simply returned a warm smile.

Willie, annoyed, confronted Cameron again. “Hey, brat! Didn’t you say you’d transfer two hundred million dollars to Dakota? Where’s the money? Has it arrived?”

“Give it another five minutes,” Cameron replied calmly, ignoring Willie. Even for important figures, large fund transfers took about five minutes for bank approval.

“Okay, I’ll wait five minutes!” Willie sneered, though he knew about bank procedures. He simply didn't believe Cameron could access two hundred thousand dollars, let alone two hundred million.

Dakota looked at Cameron worriedly. She knew his connection to Bobby, but would Bobby really send that much money without a valid reason?

Everyone waited silently. Five minutes passed.

“Hey, time’s up,” Willie said, smirking. Charlie and Florence sneered; they were waiting to see Cameron humiliated. Leonard and Jane sighed again, having no expectations.

Suddenly, Dakota’s phone rang. Everyone tensed. Dakota took a deep breath, pulling out her phone. It was a bank message. Trembling, she opened it. The message confirmed a two-hundred-million-dollar transfer to her account. Dakota froze.

(Note: The FindNovel.net advertisement has been moved to the end, as it's not part of the story text.)