Come To Me (Amelia and Patrick)

Chapter 650

Seeing that Amelia was unmoved by his suggestion, Jonathan heaved a long sigh, "President Ramsay, I'm not supposed to be the one telling you all these. Instead, you should have thought of this on your own. I'm trying to consider the problems from your perspective. Now that I've proposed a way out of the problem now, I hope you can listen to me this time."

Amelia was made speechless as she could tell that Jonathan was reprimanding her.

She admitted that she could be wilful sometimes.

Most of the times, she had forgotten that she should have been handling the problems as an acting chairperson of board rather than coming from her own personal perspective.

It was indeed true that she did not want to beg for help from Patrick. She could not guarantee that Patrick would not take advantage of her once he agreed to help. However, right this moment it seemed as if Apex Construction Corporation could only rely on Patrick and his company.

After a while, Ryker returned with a tray of coffee.

Jonathan recollected himself before he stood up from the chair and said, "President Ramsay, please consider my words. I'll be leaving now."

After Jonathan left, Ryker handed Amelia a cup of hot coffee and asked tentatively, "President Ramsay, what's wrong with Mr. Tucker? He left in anger without having his coffee."

Amelia replied in annoyance, "It's not the first time that this old fellow had been using the current state of Apex Construction Corporation to threaten me. His purpose is to make my husband one of the shareholders, isn't this a trap to cause me trouble?"

She lowered her head and gulped on the coffee as if she was very iritated.

Ryker replied, "Oh, I see..."

Amelia quietly drank her coffee but her thoughts were preoccupied by Jonathan's suggestion. She wondered if she should have followed his words in dealing with this matter.

It was also because of this matter that Amelia's thought was so engaged to the extent that she had completely forgotten to call Patrick at noon.

In the afternoon.

Before work dismissal, Amelia texted Jonathan in order to ask him out after work.

The venue of the meeting was fixed at a restaurant which was quite some distance away from Apex Construction Corporation. Considering his age, Amelia thought that he might not like fast food.

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As a host, Amelia had arrived earlier than Jonathan.

"Uncle Tucker, here."

Seeing that Jonathan looked around as he entered into the restaurant, Amelia stood up from her seat and waved at Jonathan from a distance.

It was undeniable that Amelia's beauty was indeed her best weapon. It was hard for any men to resist her beauty.

Even Jonathan was already old, that did not refraining him from admiring her beauty. He even felt uneasy at her staring that he subconsciously straightened his suit before he walked over to her.

Cleanliness and tidiness of attire was the most basic respect that a man could offer to a woman.

"Uncle Tucker, you're here."

"Hello President Ramsay."

"You don't need to call me that in private." Amelia smiled as she said.

"There are formalities that must be followed regardless." Jonathan said solemnly before he sat on the seat opposite to her.

"Alright." Amelia did not want to waste time on this issue either.

She raised her hand and poured a cup of black tea for herself and Jonathan before asking, "Uncle Tucker, for the sake of time saving, I've already ordered the dishes before you came. You won't mind right?"

Jonathan shook his head, "Nope, I won't. I don't have any particular preference."

Acknowledging his reply, Amelia continued, "Let's not beat around the bush. I'm here to confirm with you over a few matters on the topic that we've discussed earlier today."

Jonathan raised his eyebrows. He must admit that his interest was flagging when he was first invited here by Amelia. However, right this moment he began to show great interest in the conversation that they were going to have next, "Can I interpret this as you accepting my proposal?"

Amelia did not answer his question directly, "Uncle Tucker, before I answer, I have several questions to ask."

Jonathan sat up straight and said, "Sure. I'll answer honestly as long as it's something I know."

Amelia said, "You said that the government would invest in the early stage for the project in Eastern district. What about the middle and late stage? Who is going to pay for the expenses?"

Jonathan said, "The investment at the early stage from government is a mere gesture of support to the project. The future expenses will certainly be responsible by the corporation in charge of this project."

"Why is the government not responsible for full extent of expenses?" Amelia asked in confusion.

Jonathan replied, "The government only earned commission from this project. They do not want to have the profit all by their own. After all, it is much easier to have others executing the plan for them than doing on their own from scraps. For instance, in the future if we sell out one ticket for two hundred dollar, they might be taking thirty percent of the profit as commission while we will take the remaining seventy percent."

Amelia was in a dilemma, "If the government only invests at the early stage, this would mean that we still need to take out a huge amount of fund for this... I'm afraid that the current fund of Apex Construction Corporation is very limited."

Jonathan looked at her and asked with a smile, "What you said makes sense as well. However, I also know that you've been gathering fund for the company all this while."

Amelia caressed her hair and said reluctantly, "Yes, but the only project confirmed so far is the Nine Valley Bathroom Solutions. I don't think this is enough for our company to make such investment."

Jonathan broke out into a laughter, "Silly girl, as long as we can take down the project of Eastern district, until that time do you really think that no other potential investors will be interested in investing our company? I would consider Nine Valley as a comparatively small investor. After all, there is limited demand for washrooms in a theme park. However, those corporations such as plastic, machinery and toy factories as well as renovation and maintenance companies will be desperate to strike business deals with Apex Construction Corporation."

"But, is Apex Construction Corporation capable of such a huge project?" Amelia was moved by such a proposal yet she had her own doubts.

Jonathan emphasized, "The most important thing now is to let the government approves of us! Government's approval will no doubt boast the confidence of other investors in us. Moreover, the planning project in Eastern district is an enormous construction. If you manage to take it down, the government will certainly get more related companies to assist us in order to ensure that their project can be completed on time."

Amelia took a sip of tea and murmured, "Mm... It makes sense too."

After a short silence, a waiter came with a kitchen cart with another waiter following at the back. The latter one was responsible of serving the dishes to them, he introduced, "Sir, miss, these are the dishes that you've ordered. Braised pork, stewed beef and pan-seared beer fish..."

Jonathan stared at the dishes in front of him and changed to a relaxing topic, "They looks scrumptious."

Amelia blushed and said, "I don't think it's enough. Uncle Tucker, I feel sorry for letting you to assist someone as useless as me."

Jonathan said straightforwardly, "President Ramsay, three dishes for two persons, they are far more than enough."

Amelia said in relief, "If Uncle Tucker don't mind, then we can start eating now."

While eating, Amelia took a at glance at Jonathan. Seeing that his expression was calm and relaxing which gave an impression of a friendly uncle, Amelia could not help asking, "Uncle Tucker, I'd like to ask you one more question. Wouldn't it be too risky for a company to take down this project when it is still currently liable for debt?"