“Do you want me to catch them in bed before I believe it?!" he snapped at her. He was seething with rage.

“Lilith, you go back first. I'm afraid I can't take you to meet my parents today," Travis told her.

Understanding the current situation, Lilith replied, "Okay."

Although she wanted to meet his parents badly, she had no choice but to accept that it wasn't going to happen today.

Travis drove back to his house as fast as he could. However, when he got there, he knew that he couldn't say anything to Audrey.

After all, he knew his mother's temper.

If she learned about his father's affair, she would definitely have a huge fight with Gunter.

The company was still in the process of adjusting. He couldn't do anything to jeopardize that.

If given the choice, he would rather prioritize the company rather than his own mother.

Then, all of a sudden, something unexpected happened.

Prior to this, Travis had just invested six hundred million dollars into Alick's company. After Less than half a month, Alick called him and said, “We've encountered some problems and may need more money."

Since Travis had just found out about his father's affair, he was in a bad mood for the past couple of days. So, when Alick told him this, he snapped at him and almost shouted, “Didn't you say that this was the last stage? You told me that the six hundred million I had invested is enough. Now you're saying that it's not enough? What are you trying to tell me?"

"I told you that if nothing goes wrong, then I won't ask you for any more money. However, something did go wrong! If you don't give me the money, I'll find another investor—"

“It's clearly indicated in our contract that I'm the only one who can join this project," Travis cut him off.

“If you find another investor, you'll be violating the terms of our contract!"

Instead of feeling threatened, Alick became more arrogant and bolder with his words.

“The project is almost finished. If I don't find another investor, then I'll watch the project that I've spent so much time, energy, and resources get ruined! Look, I'm not blaming you, but you're not as generous as Isaac. Back when he was CEO, every businessman showed him respect. In fact, he's famous for his generosity

“What are you trying to say?" Travis was already feeling upset due to what was happening with his family. So, when Alick mentioned Isaac, his anger was aggravated further.

“Are you telling me that I'm stingy?"

“I'm just telling you the truth. The Paramount Corporation owns hundreds of billions of assets, and yet, you're refusing to give me a billion. What would you call that if not stingy?" Alick was no longer afraid of offending Travis now. After all, they had already signed the contract.

Travis' eyes turned cold all of a sudden.

“What did you just say? You need a billion from me?"

"Yes."

“Damn it! I just gave you six hundred million dollars just half a month ago! And now, you're telling me that you want another billion dollars? Do you think I'm printing money?!" Travis was so enraged that his chest began to tighten. His blood was boiling, and he felt Like he was on the brink of running amok.

Nothing was going his way recently.