My Substitute CEO Bride romance Capítulo 1061

Irvine considered looking for the government but then realized that Walter had close ties with the governor and met up with him frequently. What could Irvine use to compete with Walter?

"Mr. Watson, please go ahead," Irvine said slowly. He sat back down in his office chair, looking as if he had aged ten years in an instant.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, he looked up at Walter and asked, "Mr. Watson, may I ask you a question?"

"Feel free to ask," Walter replied.

"What's Nash’s relationship with Baroque?" Irvine inquired.

"Don't you know?" Walter stared at Irvine with a knowing smile.

"I… I’m not certain," Irvine admitted. He had only taken control of Innovate Collective less than a month ago, and he had been on several business trips since. He did not have much time to look into Baroque.

"Mr. Calcraft is the son-in-law of the chairman of Baroque," Walter explained succinctly.

"Then why do you regard Nash so highly?" Irvine followed up. This question also aroused the curiosity of the other businessmen present, and they all perked up to hear the answer.

"I won't explain further. I'll just tell you one thing—even the governor would lower himself before Mr. Calcraft," Walter said and then turned to look through his contacts.

20 billion was not a small sum, but it would not hurt the Watson family. He did not plan on having Nash repay the money. Instead, he planned on getting a professional organization to reevaluate Innovate Collective. Any savings would be welcomed.

Irvine sat in his chair, stunned. Walter's last words continued to echo in his ears. The meaning of his sentence weighed a ton.

Businessmen did not compete with officials. Even a powerhouse like Walter, who was the richest man in Jonford, had to network with the governor regularly. Yet, that young man from earlier could make the leader of Jonford humble himself.

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Nash drove back to Royal Bay. Skadi did not ride with Justin but instead asked Nash to take her home. Though Nash did not want to at first, he reluctantly caved at Yoyo’s childish cajoling.

Skadi sat in the back seat, smiling and saying, "Nash, you looked so cool when you acquired Innovate Collective!"

If it were any other company acquiring Innovate Collective, it would have taken several rounds of negotiations and days of processing. Nash settled it with just a few words, and the other party had to sell the company regardless if they wanted to or not. Nash was a real man.

"Here I wonder who was trying to get Hera to divorce me before this!" Nash glanced at Skadi in the rearview mirror, rolling his eyes.

"Oh, don't bring up the past. I was just thinking about Hera's well-being!"