Chapter 12 Drake Tucker Arrives

Winifred was completely dumbstruck. So none of you had seen just how hard I’ve worked on this all this time? Even if I really did secure that contract with my abilities, you all would still think that I just rode on Iris’s coattails? Winifred felt so aggrieved like a knife was carving at her heart. Tyr, too, was burning with fury. He watched on coldly and resented that he could not just slap each and everyone one of the idiots here. Since you guys want to play it that way. Alright, I, Tyr Summers, will give each one of you b*stards a tight slap across the face! “Grandpa, Winifred is truly the person who won this contract, but you’re planning to give this credit to Iris instead? What if Drake Tucker had admired Winifred’s talents and given her the contract for that reason?” “Talent? Do you mean talent in nabbing a person?” Iris mocked. She brought up the incident of how Winifred and Tyr, the beggar, had gotten involved six years ago. Tyr’s expression turned cold as he glared at Iris. Iris immediately quivered at this. “Since none of you believe it, let’s call Drake Tucker over to ask him. Ask him if he had really gotten the wrong person.” Hahaha… The room burst into roaring laughter. What kind of joke was this? Did he want to call Drake Tucker over for questioning? Who did he think he was? Mr. Tucker was so busy, how could he possibly come over to the Zea Group for such a trivial matter? Even if the man was bored, he would not come for you. “Tyr, is your brain growing blisters? Are you thinking of getting Mr. Tucker here to explain in person? Are you mad?” Travis’s expression was filled with mockery. “Mr. Tucker has gotten the names wrong in this case, so stop your meaningless struggles.” Tyr’s eyes narrowed. “And what if I can really get Drake Tucker here?” “Haha! If you can do that, I’ll call you ‘Dad’ three times!” “That’s what you’ve said. I didn’t force you.” Having said that, Tyr turned to walk over to Winifred. “Winifred, give Drake a call and ask him to come over.” “Tyr, are you crazy?” Winifred was anxious. “How could Mr. Tucker be willing to come over to clear things up for me? What’s more, I don’t have his number.” “It’s on the contract.” Tyr flipped the contract over to the page with Drake’s office number on it. “Don’t be afraid. Call the number. Maybe he would really come.” As if she had been bewitched, Winifred took her phone out and called the number on the contract. After the phone call, Winifred stared at Tyr, bewildered. “How did it go?” Tyr asked with a smile. “Mr… Mr. Tucker has really agreed to come.” All of the Zea family members were stunned. Iris and Travis’s expressions were exceptionally amusing. “Winifred, you’re joking, right? How is it possible that you can get Mr. Tucker here? Aren’t you a little too full of yourself?” Winifred never spared Iris a glance but instead said to Jorge, “Grandpa, Mr. Tucker said he would arrive in less than ten minutes.” The group of Zea family members still did not believe that Winifred had managed to get Drake Tucker over. They were now waiting to laugh at her once these ten minutes were up. However, before ten minutes had passed, the door of the conference room was pushed open. Drake Tucker had a black briefcase in hand as he walked in with his head covered in sweat. “Mr… Mr. Tucker…” In an instant, everyone was dumbstruck. Winifred’s phone call had really gotten the city’s wealthiest man to come over. Jorge quivered and quickly strode over to Drake. “Hello, Mr. Tucker. Welcome to our Zea Group. Your presence has brought light to our humble company.” Jorge was older than Drake by at least twenty years, but his current behavior was like that of a younger generation. However, Drake ignored him completely and was looking straight at Tyr and Winifred. He was about to greet Tyr and Winifred when Travis and Iris rushed up to him. “Hello, Uncle Tucker. My name is Travis Jensen, the young master of Century Herb Pharmaceuticals and the son of Forest Jensen. My dad has paid your team a visit about the plan for letting the Zea Group invest in the city center. Uncle Tucker, you must have given Zea Group the contract because you’re doing this as a favor for the Jensen family, right? You’ve got the wrong person earlier. This person, Miss Iris Zea, is my girl…” Yet, before Travis could finish speaking, Drake interrupted him furiously. “Doing this as a favor to the Jensen family? What do you think your Jensen family is? Who does your father, Forest Jensen, think he is? How dare he make me do him a favor?” Travis froze on the spot. He instantly felt his cheeks burning. The other management officers were staring on, looking lost, and confused at what was happening. “Mr. Tucker, you didn’t give our Zea Group this investment eligibility contract because my Travis has helped out behind the scenes?” “Helped out behind the scenes? Do you mean bribing us?” Drake glared at Iris before putting the black briefcase in his hand onto the table. The case was opened to reveal cash and the medicines Century Herb Pharmaceuticals had gifted to Drake’s team. Drake glared coldly at everyone present before focusing his attention on Jorge. “President Zea, the goal of our city center when searching for investment partners, is to find capable and potential companies who could work with us to create a future. We’re not looking for those who try to enter through bribery and connections, so you can take all these things back. And I’d like to clarify one other thing. I have given this investment eligibility to the Zea Group because I admire Miss Winifred Zea’s talent. It was her effort and sincerity that helped me see the potential within the Zea Group. Otherwise, I would’ve never given this eligibility to your company.” Discussions started to resonate in the room. “Winifred really did get the contract with her capabilities after all.” “It has nothing to do with Iris and Travis.” Everyone was shocked. Even Jorge found it inconceivable. However, Drake was looking at everyone mockingly as he said, “When Miss Winifred called me, I already guessed what you lot were up to. What? Are you guys resorting to stealing credit now? President Zea, if the Zea Group isn’t fond of Miss Winifred, my Tucker Group would be more than willing to hire her. Our company is very interested in talented individuals like Miss Winifred. But of course, if Miss Winifred leaves your company, this investment contract would become invalid.” Having said that, Drake walked over to Winifred respectfully and said, “Miss Zea, if I invite you now to join us at the Tucker Group, would you be willing to?”