Hollywood Zenith

" Everything is a farce, she carefully manipulated behind the scene to make it appear that it was her inheritance money."

" Yes, from her ways we can say that she is quite cunning. We might as well utilize her expertise. What do you say?" He said with a slight smile. It wasn't hard for her to reel her to their court.

" What? Are you seriously suggesting us to team up with her? Have you lost your mind?" She wasn't able to control her voice. She thought that he was joking.

" No need to yell at me. Just hear me out. Delphina, do you seriously want to compete for the ruling shares of the Group?"

" Yes." Her answer was almost immediate.

" Then the major obstacle for us is your father who holds the most shares. I have already calculated that even if we go all out majority of people have already took sides. We can throw as much money at them but the situation is unlikely to be in our favour. Beside I think, this Alexis person is not that bad."

"..." Delphina was silent for a second. His proposition was quite unexpected, she never thought much about teaming up with her enemy but she also knew that even if she somehow subdue her brother, she had to fight her father next which wasn't easy.

" Don't forget what your ultimate goal is. Alexis might be looking for benefits for her family so if we seriously talk I think that we might become friends in this one sided war." He chuckled. He was sure that what Alexis did was not illegal, it went to show that she was a smart person. If they played their cards right, they might be able to convert her leading to unexpected result!

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While Samuel was explaining his battle plan to Delphina, Alexis who just finished the call with Alan became anxious. After swearing and howling her frustration, she felt a little better. She took out a seperate phone that was delivered by her subordinate before looking for a specific number.

It was Count Hay's number that she gotten through her contacts. Soon, after dialing the phone connected. The other party's hoarse voice came through the phone probably because the Count was still sleeping.

" Hello, who is this?" He had celebrated till late last night venting out his frustration after paying his debts. After all, he solved a big problem in his heart.

" Hello, Lord Hay, I am Alexis from the Hermes family. We talked few days earlier?" Alexis said in polite tone. She knew that these nobles had their own temper, it was better to avoid irking the other party so she was considerate with her voice.

" Alexis? Hermes? Right, right. You came to meet me with Alan the other day." Count was still grogerry so it took some time for him to collect his thought. He immediately smiled when he heard that identity of the other party. To say that he was expecting the call was an understatement!

Last night, they already discussed to keep the matter a secret for the time being. It was Delphina's way to keep giving her brother hope deliberately delaying the matter. The Count who received their help obviously was willing to go through with this small matter. He was an expert when it came to business matters.

His face bloomed a smile, he knew that he would be able to enjoy good show for next few days toying with Delphina's enemies!

" Yes, Count Hay, it's me. I don't know if you are free right now. I have an important matter to discuss in person." Alexis was a little angry. It's already been a few days but Count was acting like they met years ago!

" No need to come to my door. If you have to say something you can say it over the phone. I don't have much time." He directly rejected her. His plan was to first let the fish marinate a little before meeting it in person. In this way he could definitely delay the other party for a week!

" Well, if that's the case. I will say it. Count, I recently heard that you owe a huge debt. I can help you with it." She was tactful with her words trying to gain the upper hand. With Count's dire situation, she expected him to make haste to meet her on his own accord which would be the best outcome.

On the other side, Count Hay couldn't help but frown. Thinking yourself as my saviour? He felt a little angry when he thought her looking down on him. He was a proud French nobleman, to treat him in this way, he knew that this lady from the Hermes family definitely didn't respect him.

He suppressed himself from yelling at the other party only because he promised to help Delphina if not he would have already cursed her out!

" You don't need to fumble your words. Just say it, I like straightforwardness." His voice was a little cold, even Alexis could feel it.

" Alright, I know that you have four percent shares of LVHM in your hand. I am willing to trade it to appease your worries. What do you think?" She wasn't discouraged. Even if the Count was acting high and mighty, right now, he needed to make money.

" Oh, What are you willing to give me for these shares?" His tone became almost playful like he was toying with his enemies.

" How about eighty percent of the current price? This is absolutely the best price, you should know that no one could offer a higher price because the transaction sum is quite large." She said after a careful thought. It was enough for Count to pay off his debt, she wasn't a cruel person giving the other party just the right amount of capital. After all, she already knew about the debt amount.

Count Hay knew that if not for Samuel, he might really have sold it at this price. It could be seen that Hermes family was no where near a goliath like Rothschild family. He specifically remember that Samuel didn't even bat an eye during transaction. It's like he was buying some candy.

Even his overall demeanor and polite behavior was carefully observed by him, he could tell that all the rumours about him was true. For a moment, he really felt that Rothschild family was quite lucky to have someone like him at their helm!

" Hello?" Alexis asked. Count was silent for quite a while now, she thought that he was thinking about the deal but who would have thought that he was busy appreciating her enemy.

" Thank you for your generosity but I will not sell this stock. Please don't disturb me anymore, I have to go back and rest." He didn't have much thought about it. He immediately hung up the phone and hugged his wife to get few more hours of sleep.

Alexis on the other hand was dumbfounded. What just happened? Did I say something wrong? She didn't know if it was her bad day that he was hung up by two man back to back!

" Fuck! These French bastards!" She howled again. Her people heard it and were worried that she would fry her brain if she kept getting angry like this. She smashed her phone again, it was less aggressed than when she talked with Alan so this time, it survived. Discover exclusive content at empire

Still she had to buy a new phone, just when she leaned down to pick up the phone to take out her SIM card, it rang. She looked at the caller ID and was shocked. Why was this person calling her? After a while her shock turned into worry because it was a number she was familiar with, her enemy, Delphina!