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Chapter 37 Chapter 37 RonanandFreyaclinkedtheirglassesinatoast. Ronan and Freya clinked their glasses in a toast . Afterdowningherdrink,FreyadugintoherpurseandslidacardacrossthetabletoRonan. After downing her drink , Freya dug into her purse and slid a card across the table to Ronan . “What’sthis?” “ What’s this ? ” “Themoneyfortheland.” “ The money for the land . ” Freyacrackedasmallsmile,saying,“Attheauction,Iwasjustbluffing.I’mplanningtobuythislandonmyown.” Freya cracked a small smile , saying , “ At the auction , I was just bluffing . I’m planning to buy this land on my own .” “ThelandintheSouthernSuburbisn’tworthmuch.Considerthishalfabilliondollarsagiftfromme.Besides,asfarasIknow,theDawsonGroupdoesn’thavethiskindofcashnow.Where’sthe moneyonthiscardfrom?” “ The land in the Southern Suburb isn’t worth much . Consider this half a billion dollars a gift from me . Besides , as far as I know , the Dawson Group doesn’t have this kind of cash now . Where’s the money on this card from ? ” “You’remistaken.Thisisn’ttheDawsonGroup’smoney.” “ You’re mistaken . This isn’t the Dawson Group’s money . ” Ronanfrownedslightly.“NottheDawsonGroup’smoney?” Ronan frowned slightly . “ Not the Dawson Group’s money ? ” / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / “It’sthetrust fundmydadleftme.” “ It’s the trust fund my dad left me . ” Inherpastlife,Johannahadhereyesonhertrustfund,schemingtomarryherofftotheSuttonfamilytogetherhandsonthathalfabillion. In her past life , Johanna had her eyes on her trust fund , scheming to marry her off to the Sutton family to get her hands on that half a billion . JohannaknewAudreyfanciedFreyaasagranddaughter–in–law,soshecanceledtheweddinggiftsbehindtheirbacks,talkingFreyaintocoughingupthemoneytosavethecompanyfromcrisis. Johanna knew Audrey fancied Freya as a granddaughter – in – law , so she canceled the wedding gifts behind their backs , talking Freya into coughing up the money to save the company from crisis . Butthecompany’scrisisremainedunsolved,andJohannaranoffwiththemoney. But the company’s crisis remained unsolved , and Johanna ran off with the money . Freyaplanned toturn thetablesthistime.Johannawouldn’tgetadimeoftheDawsonfamily’swealth,notjustthetrustfundmoney. Freya planned to turn the tables this time . Johanna wouldn’t get a dime of the Dawson family’s wealth , not just the trust fund money . “Mr.Beckett,Ihopeyou’llholdoffonanyfinancialmovesthesenextfewdays,”saidFreya. “ Mr. Beckett , I hope you’ll hold off on any financial moves these next few days , ” said Freya . Ronanwasconfused.“TheDawsonGroupisonitslastlegs.IfIdon’tinvest now,DawsonGroupisfinished.” Ronan was confused . “ The Dawson Group is on its last legs . If I don’t invest now , Dawson Group is finished . ” Freyaremainedsilentwithasmile. Freya remained silent with a smile . Johannawantedhersontorunthecompany.ThenletLeland,thefool,dealwiththecompany’sbaddebtsthesenextfewdays. Johanna wanted her son to run the company . Then let Leland , the fool , deal with the company’s bad debts these next few days . Shewascurioustoseeifthecompany’sshareholderswouldstillindulgeJohannaandhersonwhentheirinterestswere abouttocollapse. She was curious to see if the company’s shareholders would still indulge Johanna and her son when their interests were about to collapse . Intheevening,RonandroppedFreyaoffattheDawsonfamily. In the evening , Ronan dropped Freya off at the Dawson family .

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