The Revenge of the Mute Wife by Melanie Paulson

Chapter 304

Extra 12: Bad

Obviously, this news didn't sit well with a certain someone.

Gabriel was furious; Cooper was rising to the top again, and it looked like nothing could stop him, which made him angry.

"Damn it, I was so close to destroying them," he muttered, pounding his fists on his desk. "All because of that meddling woman... teh." What made him even angrier was that Henry Gonson hadn't accepted his proposal.

Because, yes... he had managed to track down Henry to offer him a better deal at a more affordable price, but he was turned down. -Flashback-

He managed to get into the hotel where Henry was staying and waited for him to come down for breakfast so he could have a word with him. "Good afternoon," he said, taking a seat beside Henry.

Henry lowered his coffee cup and raised an eyebrow. "Good morning. Can I help you with something?" "Yes, actually, Allow me to introduce myself, I'm Gabriel Gates," Gabriel said, extending his hand.

"Ah... a pleasure, sir," Henry replied without shaking his hand. "Tell me, Mr. Gates, what can I do for you? Because, as you can see, you're interrupting my breakfast."

"Yes, I apologize... but I promise you won't regret hearing me out. I have an interesting proposal that will earn you a lot of money and won't take much of your valuable time."

"A proposal?" Henry made a face, looking disapprovingly at the man. "Sorry, sir, but I think you're mistaken because I don't..."

"I'm talking about a business proposal," Gabriel said quickly.

"Huh? Business?" Henry's eyebrows furrowed.

"Yes... I heard you visited Cooper Enterprises and-"

"And where did you hear that?" Henry asked, showing his displeasure.

"Let's just say it's a secret," Gabriel said nervously, noticing the drastic change in Henry's demeanor at the mention of the Coopers. "But getting back to the point, if you like, I can give you a better offer-or if you already have the blueprints, I can offer a better price than the Coopers for building your four buildings and

"No, thank you," Henry said, cutting him off.

"What...? Why?" Gabriel asked, frowning. "I can build the same building for a lower price, and-"

"First of all: I hate this kind of unethical competition you're engaging in, trying to steal clients from your competitors," Henry said, looking him straight in the eye. "And secondly, I don't want to work with your

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because I've heard many bad things about the issues with the structures of your projects," he said, letting out n sigh. "And the project I have in mind needs to be 100% safe-I want a stable business, not one. where I'll have to worry about accidents or collapses due to poor quality." "But you're wrong! Our materials are of the best quality, and

"Enough," Henry sald, standing up. "Gabriel, you're not the only one with connections in the police and politics. I know about all the accidents and lawsuits currently filed against you for the poor materials you use in construction," he said, taking some money out of his wallet and leaving it on the table. "So please, don't bother me again because I'm not interested in working with your company," he declared, leaving.

-End of Flashback-

Gabriel never thought Henry would know about the lawsuits and complaints.

And that made him angry. Henry's project was massive, and thanks to it, the Coopers would regain their popularity.

"Damn it... if I let those buildings go up, it'll be the end of me because everyone will go back to them," he muttered to himself.

"Um, sir..." His assistant entered his office.

"What do you want now?" Gabriel asked, glaring at him

"Well... here's the resolution on the pending lawsuits," the assistant said.

"Tch... that's garbage. I should be making money, not losing it," Gabriel said, turning his back on him.

"Yes... and the private investigator you hired brought me this," the assistant said, holding up a black folder.

""What is it?"

"It's the information you requested about Mrs. Deborah Cooper," the assistant said, noticing that this did capture his boss's attention. Gabriel quickly turned around.

"Let me see that," Gabriel said, snatching the papers from his hands and reading them quickly. "Heh... interesting, so Jayden Cooper's first child isn't his biological son," he read, a twisted smile forming on his face.

"Um... sir, I don't think you should get involved in this..." the assistant said worriedly.

"Shut up! This gives me an idea to ruin that marriage and make sure Eric loses the financial backing of that woman."

"Sir... please, stop..." the assistant pleaded, taking the papers away. "This is getting out of hand. You're not seriously talking about destroying a family out of jealousy,"

"Technically, I'd be doing them a favor because that family shouldn't even exist. Eric stole my Samantha," Gabriel declared, clenching his fists. "And I need to ruin that project. It's obvious their son is in charge of the construction, I need to distract him so he messes up the project and causes a huge disaster." "Sir, I seriously don't think it's ethical to do this. You'll ruin innocent lives."

"Silence! Now get out of here! I need to plan how to deliver this wonderful news to that boy. I can already imagine his face when he finds out his whole life is a lie and that Jayden isn't his father," Gabriel said with

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a smirk.

The assistant looked at his boss with concern. He now regretted giving him that information, so he decided to do something to prevent this disaster. Destroying a company was one thing, but destroying a marriage was a completely different matter. That's why he decided to move quickly, using the information they'd gathered to warn the Coopers about what was coming.

Gabriel had figured out a way to talk to that boy without his parents finding out-by talking to him at school. He had contacts there who would help him get into the building easily so he could talk to the kid.