Over the past few years, her family's business had steadily declined. Their annual revenue was less than a hundred million dollars, and the profit margin was even smaller.

Society considered Anthony to be leagues ahead of Claudia, and this wasn't unfounded.

Jace was ill-suited to business, and it was miraculous he had kept the company afloat until now.

The offer from Bennett's stepmother was incredibly generous. If her marriage to Bennett wasn't a sham, she might have considered it.

One hundred million dollars!

Jolie's offer was very tempting.

If she accepted it, Jace could retire comfortably, and she could afford to be more selective with business ventures.

As she weighed her options, Claudia found the offer increasingly tempting. To keep her composure, she clenched her fists and asserted, “To me, Bennett is priceless."

Upon hearing Claudia's words, Jolie knew exactly what she meant. Furious, she shot up from her seat, warning, “You'll regret this!"

With that, she snatched the check from the table and stormed out.

As Jolie's figure disappeared from sight, Claudia couldn't help but feel a twinge of regret. One hundred million dollars had just slipped through her fingers.

Such a shame!

At the same time, on 25th floor of the Segarine Group building. Spotting Bennett exiting the conference room, Jackson quickly approached him, announcing, "Mr. Dreskin."

Bennett flicked his eyes towards him, signaling him to proceed. Jackson, startled at the sight of the scratch on Bennett's left neck, froze.

It appeared he had stumbled upon something startling.

But why had he not noticed the mark earlier today?

“Jackson?”

Bennett's deep voice echoed. Snapping back to reality, Jackson responded, “Apologies, sir. I was Lost in my thoughts.”

Bennett gave him a fleeting Look and queried, "You were saying?" “Jolie appears to have visited Mrs. Dreskin."

At Jackson's words, Bennett's eyes grew dark. He stared at Jackson, acknowledging, “I see."

He then headed directly towards the elevator.

Jackson assumed Bennett was heading to his CEO office, thus he instinctively pushed the button for the 28th floor.