Richard couldn't help but give the girl a thumbs up.
"You're the best coffee shop server I've ever met!"
"I feel like I'd be doing a disservice to your hard work in giving me that introduction if I didn't order a Blueberry Latte!"
So... I'll have a Blueberry Latte!
Director Elwin chuckled and said, "Give me a drink too, young lady~"
"Okay, two guests!" The waitress happily wrote down their order and then said, "Don't worry! This Blueberry Latte is our signature dish right now, you definitely won't be disappointed!"
After saying that, she skipped and hopped to the counter to hand in her order.
Richard watched her retreating figure and asked in astonishment, "Are coffee shops this crazy now? If this waiter's weekly wage is less than a thousand dollars, this shop definitely won't be able to keep anyone!"
Director Elwin's expression turned somewhat strange. "Um, Richard, is it possible that the girl is the owner of this coffee shop?"
"Impossible!" Richard hurriedly shook his head. "I know the owner here, Rex is a greasy middle-aged man! And his coffee is absolutely awful!"
"Pfft, hahaha~" Director Elwin couldn't help but burst into laughter. " God, please don't let Rex hear you say that, or he'll be heartbroken!"
Richard shrugged and said, "I can't help it, I've always liked to tell the truth since I was a kid!"
Director Elwin smiled and said, "That girl's name is Scarlett, she's Rex's daughter, and she just turned twenty this year."
"Wow!" Richard exclaimed in surprise, "I never knew that guy Rex had such a beautiful treasure hidden away!"
Director Elwin chuckled and shook his head, saying, "If Rex heard you say that, he'd come after you with a knife..."
Richard shrugged and said, "Alright, no one dares to offend a doting father like me."
Director Elwin couldn't help but burst into laughter again. "A doting father? What an apt description! That's right, that guy Rex is a total doting father! Hahahaha~"
After laughing, a look of fatigue appeared on the old man's face.
Seeing this, Richard asked with concern, "You look very tired. Have you encountered any trouble?"
Director Elwin waved his hand and laughed, "Troublesome? Not really, but I'll probably resign after this board meeting!"
"Resign?!" Richard looked at the old man in surprise and asked, "Why do you want to resign?"
Director Elwin sneered, "Some people don't like this old stubborn guy continuing to sit in the dean's seat! Since that's the case, I might as well be sensible and step down..."
As he spoke, he suddenly winked mischievously at Richard and said, "I don't want to end up like someone else, kicked out of the house!"
Richard's face flushed red, and he involuntarily raised his voice to retort, "No, I didn't! I resigned voluntarily, OK?!?"
"Hahahaha~" The old man couldn't help but burst into laughter as he looked at Richard's anxious and exasperated appearance.
Richard complained helplessly, "You old man, how come you've become so mischievous?"
Director Elwin winked smugly and said, "Old people like you are better off being a little lively."
Richard nodded silently.
After a moment, he suddenly said, " Director Elwin, if I acquire New York Presbyterian Hospital, will you stay and continue to serve as its director?"
Director Elwin was overjoyed. "Acquiring the hospital?! Really?!"
Then, he slapped his forehead, suddenly realizing, "I remember now! Dr. Palmer came here a month ago too! But something unexpected happened during those negotiations..."
The old man immediately changed the subject and asked with great concern, "How is Dr. Palmer now?"
Richard smiled and nodded, saying, " Clea is fine, and those who attacked her have been dealt with!"
Director Elwin's heart skipped a beat. He looked deeply at Richard and nodded, saying, "It's good that you're safe! It's good that you're safe! I promise you, as long as you acquire the Presbyterian Hospital, I will continue to serve as its dean!"
Richard said happily, "Great! But before that, I need to ask the old dean for a favor..."
Fifteen minutes later, Donald Besimo sat in the back seat of Maybach S650 on his way to the Presbyterian Hospital for a board meeting.
He closed his eyes and concentrated, thinking about what he would say at the meeting.
Suddenly, the driver slammed on the brakes.
'Bang!'
Donald, who wasn't wearing a seatbelt, slammed his head into the front passenger seat.
"Well!"
He clutched his head with both hands and groaned in pain.
Once the pain subsided a bit, Donald, his forehead swollen and red, immediately burst into a tirade. "Fuck you, Black, how are you driving?!"
The driver, Black, did not answer him, but instead slowly raised his hands, his body trembling.
Then, his voice trembled with fear, "Don't kill me! I'm just a driver!"
"The person you're looking for is behind us!"
Donald Bésimo's heart skipped a beat; he thought to himself, "This is bad!"
Then he couldn't help but curse under his breath: Damn Black, how dare he betray me!
He quickly lay down on the back seat, trying to curl up his body.
Just then, a cold shout came from outside the car, "Get out!"
"Okay! Okay!" Black hurriedly responded, pushing open the driver's door and jumping out of the car as if fleeing.
Immediately afterwards, a burly man in a black suit climbed into the driver's seat.
The next second, the cold muzzle of a gun was pressed against the back of Donald's head.
" Donald Bessimo, is that right?"
Donald's body trembled, and he hurriedly replied, "I am Donald Bessimo! Don't shoot! I have money! I can pay the ransom!"
The Master of the pistol commanded in a deep voice, "Get up, sit up straight!"
"Get up! Get up right away!" Donald hurriedly replied, and after feeling the muzzle of the gun pressed against the back of his head move away, he carefully straightened up.
Then, I was startled by what I saw inside the car.
Not only was there someone in the driver's seat, but two more people had also appeared in the passenger seat and the back seat.
Donald swallowed hard, then obediently raised his hands and said, "Listen, gentlemen! If you're demanding money, I can pay the full ransom..."
"If you're begging for your lives, I can pay double—no! Three times! I can pay you three times the amount for the task, just please let me go!"
The man in the passenger seat turned around, smiled, and said, "Don't be afraid, Mr. Donald, we're not here to kill you."
Donald breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good! That's good! Hehehe~"
But the next second, the man in the black suit sitting next to him slapped a document into his lap.
The man in the passenger seat grinned, showing his bright white teeth, and said, "We won't kill you, but we need you to sign this transfer agreement..."
"Transfer... transfer agreement?!" Donald's heart skipped a beat. He hurriedly picked up the document, the cover of which clearly read " New York Presbyterian Hospital Share Transfer Agreement".
Donald's face immediately turned extremely ugly. "Who sent you?!"
The smile on the passenger's face vanished abruptly, replaced by a dark, righteous glint.
"Mr. Donald, I advise you to be sensible and cooperate with us to complete our work... otherwise, we are capable of killing people too..."
Donald's forehead instantly broke out in a cold sweat. He hurriedly raised his hands and said, "OK! I'll cooperate, I'll cooperate!"
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked that question!"
The passenger in the front seat bared his teeth again, but this time he didn't put his pistol away.
The man in the black suit sitting next to him said in a deep voice, "Stop talking nonsense, sign!"
Donald nodded quickly and said, "I'll sign, I'll sign right away!"
He opened the document with trembling hands, quickly read through the transfer agreement, and nearly broke down in anger when he saw the transfer price.
His eyes widened in disbelief, and he exclaimed, "One... one dollar?!"
"You actually want to buy my shares, worth tens of millions, for just $1?!"