He Laughed While I Was Hit - Chapter (8)
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Chapter 8
“Nineteen of them rely on your formulas as their core active
ingredients.”
Nineteen.
Nearly all of them.
“Those nineteen products account for ninety-two percent of the
company’s monthly revenue.”
Ninety-two percent.
“In other words, once you revoke the license, the company is basically an empty shell.”
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“I know that, Mr. Costello.”
“One of the minority shareholders panicked and slammed his fist
on the table, demanding to know what the hell was going on.”
“Marco said it was a family matter and told them to stay out of it.”
“A family matter?”
“That’s what he said.”
“And then I couldn’t hold my tongue anymore.”
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“What did you say?”
“I said, ‘Marco, your wife has five slap marks on her face, and you’re calling this a family matter?””
“How did he react?”
“His face changed instantly. He thought I didn’t know.”
“What about the others?”
“They all just stared at him. The room went completely silent.”
“And then?”
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“Mr. Levin stood up and slammed both hands on the table.”
“‘Your wife pulled the patent license, the production lines are
about to shut down, and the company is hanging by a thread-“”
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“—and all you can tell us is that this is a family matter?””
“What did Marco say?”
“He said he’d talk to you himself and asked everyone to give him forty-eight hours.”
Forty-eight hours.
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