They did not care about what happens to the operations team.
As an international investment bank, Softwin Investments imposed very similar conditions.
“Mr. Welch, now that I think about it, Softwin Investment’s conditions are much harsher than JW Capital’s,” Wayne spoke.
Wayne’s words caused Echo’s expression to darken further.
“He’s just lying to you guys now, stupid. The moment the contract is signed and the most important rights go to him, you founders and the operations team will be under his control!”
Echo sneered. “Moreover, 1 billion? According to my investigation of JW Capital, Jasper’s company doesn’t even have that much cash.
“Sena had indeed given him a inflow of cash when it went public, but it was only enough to slightly relieve the risk of a capital chain rupture, There’s no way he can take 1 billion out in one go now!
“He’s scamming you!
“As I said, his goal is to use Abbylon’s shares to bargain with me. Just wait, he’ll start negotiating with me the moment you agree.
“I already know what he’s going to say. You want me to stop the attacks on your real estate company, don’t you, Jasper? And you’re going breach the contract and give up on investing in Abbylon, right?
Wayne’s expression turned stern at Echo’s words and he looked to Jasper. “Mr. Laine, while I’m unwilling to believe him, I’d like to ask you to give me some confidence in this matter. Otherwise, I won’t be able to explain it to the others.”
Echo’s words were accusatory in nature, and even Wayne had to admit that these risks were real.
Abbylon Inc was too small, they could not afford to suffer such an incident.
He did not dare to imagine how his eighteen friends would sever ties with him if Echo was right. Even if they did not, Wayne would be too ashamed to meet them.
If Echo was right, it would mean that Wayne had been played like a fool.
Being made a fool was still the least of his issues. If Jasper’s promise to invest in them was a lie, then the most important issue would be that Abbylon would have horribly offended Softwin. In this situation, Abbylon would have nothing to defend itself against Softwin’s anger.
Abbylon was nothing more than an ant in comparison to Softwin.
Echo looked at Jasper and barked, “What bullsh*t confidence can he give you? He can’t even pull 100 million out, let alone 1 billion. He might even have to sell his house and businesses just to pay you!
“Hahaha. But let’s be real, if you want, you could always mortgage your property and take a loan from Softwin. I’ll be sure to give you a relatively favorable interest rate. Hahaha.
“Maybe I’ll cut 1 million from your interest with every bark, hmm? I’m sure a huge bunch of Somer descents would fight for such an opportunity, no?
As he stood under Wayne and Jose’s burning gazes as well as Echo’s mocking clamor, Jasper did not speak as he reached into his breast pocket.
Slowly, Jasper pulled out a small white rectangular card made of unique material from the inner pocket of his jacket.
The thin card was placed on the conference table before Jasper lifted his hand to push it toward Wayne.
“A ICBS’ cashier’s check. There’s a verified asset mark on it and a sum of exactly 1 billion. It is effective for three months, meaning anyone can go to any bank to withdraw 1 billion dollars.
“With ICBS’ verification as my guarantor, it means that 1 billion dollars has been temporarily frozen in my account as pay margin. Therefore, there’s no need to worry about this becoming a dishonored check.
“Will this inspire enough confidence?”
