Don't Fall For Me, CEO-Chapter 1109: The Lion’s Price

Joseph really wanted to say, "Since you think there’s no need for cooperation, then why did you take Sea Wave Heart Language?"

But considering the current situation, he couldn’t afford to anger Kyle Keaton any further.

If Kyle revealed the two big secrets he held, The Marsden Family would have no way out.

So, after careful consideration, Joseph could only lower his lofty stance and apologize very sincerely.

"I’m sorry, Mr. Keaton, it was dishonorable of me. I hope you can forgive me for the sake of the decades-long friendship between you and your grandfather."

But as it turned out, apologies don’t necessarily lead to forgiveness.

"That’s your relationship, not mine, and I believe if my grandfather knew you hired mercenaries to buy my life, he’d probably want to bury The Marsden Family himself."

Kyle Keaton was not wrong.

Elder Kane hadn’t returned to the country for a long time and was very pleased that his grandson came abroad to accompany him in his old age.

Every day he showed concern for Kyle Keaton, worried that he might not adapt to life abroad.

And to be honest, having such an outstanding grandson take over all his businesses and lead them to a brighter, more glorious future was the happiest thing in Elder Kane’s life.

Now that someone dared to break this hard-won happiness, Elder Kane would certainly want to take that person down with him before entering the grave.

"I know just apologizing with words isn’t enough for my mistakes. How about this, Mr. Keaton, just name your terms. As long as it’s something Joseph can do, I won’t shy away from it."

Joseph also knew that even if Elder Kane remembered the years of peaceful coexistence, he wouldn’t forgive him this time, especially since it concerned the life and death of his precious grandson.

But he also understood that if he couldn’t make Kyle Keaton feel at ease this time, The Marsden Family would suffer.

"Seeing that you’re so sincere in your apology, I can forgive you. But the prerequisite is that you give me your Beth’s formula."

"The Beth’s formula is our original creation by The Marsden Family, the foundation of our standing in the beauty industry!"

Joseph was utterly flabbergasted.

He’d seen bandits before, but he’d never encountered such a shameless bandit like Kyle Keaton.

Beth was the first beauty skincare product developed by their Marsden Family’s ancestors.

The product could effectively reduce fine lines and make the skin silky smooth, ensuring its place among the world’s top ten luxury skincare products, and became the Marsden Family’s first big moneymaker.

For many years, The Marsden Family had refused to jointly develop other series of Beth products with other companies, all to protect the Beth formula.

But who would have thought Kyle Keaton would dare to make such an exorbitant demand.

"Mr. Keaton, I think it would be more appropriate to choose another condition."

Joseph was almost grinding his teeth. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

But Kyle Keaton retorted coldly, "It seems Mr. Joseph still hasn’t figured out your current predicament. In that case, there’s no need for us to continue this discussion."

How could Joseph not know that The Marsden Family was now caught between wolves in front and tigers behind, with Kyle Keaton muddying the waters in between?

If they handed over the Beth formula, it meant The Marsden Family might lose a major part of their funding source in the future.

But if they didn’t hand over the formula, The Marsden Family would surely face a dead end!

So after weighing it carefully, Joseph compromised: "Don’t go, I’ll give you the formula..."

After some negotiation, Joseph handed over the Beth formula, and Kyle Keaton destroyed the screenshot of his transfer to the head of the Alpha Mercenary Corps in front of him.