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Upon seeing the trending topic, Isabella couldn’t hide her joy. Excitedly, she said, “Leo, it looks like the public is wise after all. Even Ben can’t suppress the truth.”
“That’s right,” Leo said, his eyes shining as he looked at Isabella. “Isabella! How did you know Susan would copy your work?*
Isabella had her explanation ready and said with a smile, “I personally wrote the script for our game, a true masterpiece. I bribed someone on Susan’s team to submit the script to her. To my surprise, Susan took the bait immediately!”
Leo couldn’t help but give her a thumbs up, “You truly are a mastermind.”
Isabella chuckled, “Don’t praise me just yet. We should think about how to use this situation to our greatest advantage.”
A dark glint flashed in Leo’s eyes as he coldly said, “Storm Group is a big company, and this game is currently very popular. Exposing their plagiarism now will not only tarnish their reputation, but I also want them to pay a huge penalty feel”
Even if their own game wasn’t making money, Leo felt confident that they could earn a fortune just from the penalty fee.
“That makes sense,” Isabella said admiringly. “I’ll leave it to you.”
*Rest assured,” Leo replied, puffing out his chest. “We have the upper hand. Whatever we demand, they’ll have no choice but to comply.”
“Right, Isabella nodded, fully trusting In Leo’s plan,
Leo’s pride was greatly satisfied.
He took out his phone to call Ben, but after three seconds, he looked bewildered.
He seemed to have been blocked by Ben..
“Leo, What’s wrong?” Isabella asked with concern.
Leo discreetly put away his phone. “I think we should meet Ben and Susan in person! I want to see their defeated expressions myself“.
“Sounds good,” Isabella agreed with a smile.
She too was eager to see Susan’s face of despair.
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The couple decided to go to Storm Group to confront them..
Leo had been worried that Ben wouldn’t see him, but to his surprise, as soon as he spoke to the receptionist, he was told that Ben had already arranged for them to meet at a café near the entrance.
“Oh? Ben arranged this?” Leo raised an eyebrow.
“Yes,” the receptionist confirmed with a smile.
Leo immediately smiled, “Looks like he knows he’s in trouble.”
He confidently took Isabella’s hand. “Let’s go wait for them. This time, I’m going to make sure he pays dearly.”
Isabella also thought Ben was coming to negotiate and smiled in agreement.
Leo and Isabella happily headed to the café to wait.
Soon, Ben and Susan arrived.
Eager to see their panicked faces, Leo turned to look at them.
But to his surprise, Ben and Susan seemed relaxed, chatting and laughing without a hint of worry.
Leo frowned, confused by their demeanor.
Isabella whispered, “They must be pretending to be calm.”
Leo nodded, agreeing with her speculation.
“Mr. and Mrs. Landor,” Leo said sarcastically, “I’m surprised such busy people like yourselves have time to meet us.”
“Sit down, Susan,” Ben said, pulling a chair for Susan. He casually ordered two cappuccinos and a freshly baked soufflé from the waiter.
The waiter left to fulfill the order.
Throughout this, Ben hadn’t given Leo a single glance, which darkened Leo’s mood.
In the past, Ben ignoring him would have been expected, given Ben’s status.
But now?
Ben was the one in trouble, yet he still dared to treat him this way?
Leo couldn’t help but scoff, “Cappuccino? That’s not real coffee, is it? Just sugar and milk. Mr. Landor, I remember you only drank black coffee before. Has your taste been lowered so much since getting married?”
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Finally, Ben looked at him. Leo straightened his back, appearing proud and aloof.
Ben raised an eyebrow and said indifferently, “What would you like to drink today? It’s on me.”
Leo let out a cold laugh.
Leo thought that Ben was now trying to appease him, but it was too late for that.
Ben continued calmly, “After all, by the end of today, you might not even be able to afford coffee.”
Leo was shocked.
He was incredulous, staring at Ben.
Had he heard wrong?
Wasn’t Ben supposed to be here to plead with him?
How could he still be so arrogant?
Unable to hold back, Isabella spoke up, “Mr. Landor, you’ve seen today’s trending topic, haven’t you?”
Ben nodded, “It’s quite interesting,” then turned to Susan, “What do you think, Susan?”
Susan just smiled, “Indeed, quite interesting.”
They both seemed completely unperturbed by the situation.
Arrogance to the extreme!
Leo was furious.
He slammed his hand on the table, “Ben, stop pretending. Let’s get straight to the point. Your game plagiarized ours! Now, I demand compensation of twenty million dollars… no, sixty million dollars! Otherwise, this matter won’t
end here.”
Ben looked at Leo curiously, “What do you mean by ‘won’t end here?”
“I’ll sue you, ruin your reputation!” Leo’s expression was sinister. “You should know, a company’s reputation is worth more than gold. If this goes to court, your losses, both overt and covert, might exceed sixty million dollars! I’m only offering this discount because of our past brotherhood.”
“You give me sixty million dollars, and I can help you resolve this plagiarism issue. Otherwise…”
Leo smirked coldly.
Ben remained calm, “You should know that Susan’s game didn’t actually plagiarize anything.”
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Leo just laughed, “I don’t care whether you plagiarized or not. As long as everyone believes you did, you’re guilty.”
Ben gave Leo a meaningful look, “You’re set on sixty million dollars, no less?”
“Absolutely not a penny less,” Leo said firmly.
Sixty million dollars was nothing compared to Storm Group’s reputation.
He was confident Ben would make the right decision.
Ben narrowed his eyes slightly and said, “I understand.”
He called the waiter, had the coffee and cake packed to take away, and said, “Put today’s bill on my account.”
After that, he glanced at Leo, “Goodbye.”
Then, Ben and Susan left without looking back.
Leo was speechless.
Isabella was also speechless.
They were both completely baffled about Ben’s intentions that day.
Isabella ventured, “Leo, maybe he was trying to appease us!”
Leo snorted coldly, “What good is that? Without the sixty million dollars, I’m not letting this go.”
He spoke with absolute certainty and an air of triumph.
Isabella nodded, already calculating in her mind how they would spend the sixty million dollars.
On their way out, Susan looked up at Ben, “Why did you insist on meeting them today?”
Ben gently ruffled her hair. “It was an unnecessary gesture on my part.”
He hadn’t needed to come today, but something compelled him to do so.
He simply wanted to see how far Leo would go.
Now he knew.
Leo had completely lost his mind.
In light of this, Ben knew there was no need to hold back in his counterattack.
It was just unfortunate that his grandfather would likely be distressed by the whole affair.
