Come And Hug Me

Chapter 113 – Smart Businessman

Charles nodded as he said, "You heard right!". 

Jennifer swallowed deeply and tried to ask again. "Why do you say that?".

"Because you seem to know me very well," Charles replied expressionlessly.

"Just because of that? Hahahaha…". Jennifer said as she caught her breath.

"What is this talk about? It seems very serious?". Asked Larry who had just realized there was a serious conversation between Jennifer and Charles..

Jennifer was annoyed with Larry because he asked at the wrong time because Jennifer had not received an answer from Charles. 

Meanwhile, Charles returned to focus on his cellphone without paying attention to Larry's question.

"Okay! Now it's time for the next event, which is to introduce the new business of the W Group which will involve cooperation between various countries. What kind of business can attract the attention of these foreign businessmen to cooperate with the W Group? We wonder better we listen directly to the explanation from the CEO of The Diamonds Group, a large London-based company engaged in diamond and diamond mining, he is Mr. Charles Alexander. He is welcome!". The MC said excitedly. 

"Charles, come on up!" Michael said as he grabbed Charles by the shoulders.

"Brother, you are the coolest!". Said Larry who didn't want to miss praising his brother.

Charles just nodded expressionlessly, after that he stood up from his seat and walked towards the stage with such dignity.

Jennifer couldn't take her eyes off Charles until he was on stage. 

After being on stage, Charles took the Mic from the MC. After that, he walked to the podium.

Moments later the screen behind Charles lit up, without wasting any more time Charles began his speech.

Immediately everyone fell silent while watching Charles.

"The beauty of diamond luster is not only able to attract the hearts of women, but also men. Therefore, diamonds are one of the most sought-after rocks by the world community and have a high selling price. To meet this demand, mining companies continue to dig into the crust. earth to get these beautiful stones". Charles turned to the screen and turned on the laser in his hand as a pointing device.

"A diamond the size of a golf ball was discovered in the mountains of South Africa. This diamond is claimed to be the largest diamond in history, and The Diamonds Group, a leading global diamond producer with diamond mining operations in Lesotho and Botswana discovered a 910-carat boulder that is two in size. the equivalent of two very expensive golf balls." Charles swiped the next screen and then a picture of a diamond the size of a golf ball appeared that looked shiny and beautiful.

Instantly everyone was astonished and amazed to see him.

Jennifer, who likes luxury items, began to be enchanted by the beauty of the diamond in front of her.

After that Charles continued his explanation of the diamond image that had just appeared.

"This is a D color Type IIa (D color Type Ila) diamond, meaning it has little or no nitrogen atoms, making it one of the most expensive stones. Meanwhile, this diamond is claimed to be the fifth-largest in the history of discovery."

Again the businessmen and diamond lovers were surprised by Charles' explanation.

"This is amazing, The Diamonds Group is indeed the king of rare and unique diamonds that are very expensive".

"It seems that cooperating with these two companies will bring us benefits!".

"You're right, fortunately, W Group gave us a way to join The Diamonds Group which is famous in the diamond and diamond mining world".

"Yes, as far as I know, Mr. Charles is very selective in choosing his business partners who will cooperate with him, there are also many companies that fail to cooperate with him".

"That's right. But, seeing his face in person made me believe that he deserves to be crowned a business genius in his field."

"The mines owned by The Diamonds Group are renowned for the size and quality of the diamonds they produce and have the highest average selling price in the world, The Diamonds Group sold 357-carat diamonds for US$ 19.3 billion in 2016 and in 2013, in 2005 found a 603-carat diamond on the Lesotho Promise". Obviously one of the businessmen who had worked with Charles's company.

"You're right, the high quality and extraordinary diamonds showed by Mr. Charles are the largest ever mined to date. This discovery also highlights the unmatched quality of their mines". Said the chief executive of another company.

"I'm not saying the medium of sale of the diamond or about the price. But I will only explain that the selling value of the diamond will be determined by the size and quality of the polished stone that is usually broken from it". Charles said ending his words. 

After that the screen went dark, Charles finished his explanation briefly and quickly, with Charles' explanation ending everyone gave him a standing ovation, and of course, there was a sense of pride in Elder Walton's heart when he saw Charles.

Sophia began to understand where Michael got the rare bag that was given to her because it came from Charles' company.

Meanwhile, Jennifer couldn't help herself that she was truly in awe of Charles.

"Oh my God, that flat-faced monster is really cool when he's focused on work. Hahahaha… Was I praising him earlier? Oh… This isn't right! So please watch your heart! Because you won't be able to be with him because you do not love each other and have many differences". Jennifer thought as she brought herself to stop thinking about Charles.

A moment later, Charles returned to his seat, after which he glanced at Larry.

"Time to keep my promise!". Said Charles.

Larry, who had been engrossed in mocking Jennifer, immediately froze at Charles' words.

"Are you serious?". 

Without glancing at Larry, Charles replied, "She's on top of this hotel building, she'll be gone in 30 minutes!".

Without another word, Larry rushed out of the hall, and quickly headed for the elevator, and pressed the button for the hotel's last floor.

Jennifer seemed surprised at Larry's behavior so she threw away her embarrassment and asked Charles.

Meanwhile, Sophia and Michael were busy talking together so Jennifer couldn't possibly disturb them.

"Where is he going?" Jennifer asked nervously.

"He has business!" 

Jennifer pouted at Charles's short, cold reply. Therefore Jennifer chose silence and did not want to talk to Charles anymore.

A few minutes later. 

While all the businessmen were signing autographs, Larry reached the top of the building after twenty minutes. 

Just then, Larry heard a woman's voice on the phone.

"Thanks for looking after Mahesa for me! Tell him I'll be right back, now I'm closing!".

Larry was surprised to hear the soft voice and he was curious who Mahesa was referring to by the woman.

"Who is this girl? It seems her voice is very familiar to me, the voice of the girl I saw four years ago when I woke up in the morning, is this her?". Larry thought.

Out of curiosity Larry immediately approached the source of the sound, at that moment he was surprised because what he saw was the Black Lion.

"Zee…?"

Zee immediately turned around with a surprised expression upon seeing Larry.

"As I thought, Charles did it for you!" Zee said curtly.

Larry was even more curious because it wasn't only Michael who seemed close to Zee but Charles as well. Actually, the three of them have a business?

Zee is not a pretty girl like Jennifer. However, her demeanor is more elegant and dignified even though all of that is covered by her terrible appearance.

Zee never showed her subtle side to Larry, even so, Larry never gave up on finding her, because Larry felt there was a big secret that made him so strongly attracted to the Black Lion figure.

"Tell me what's the matter with you and my two brothers!".

Zee took a deep breath "That's none of your business because trash like you doesn't deserve to know about it".

Larry felt hurt by Zee's words. I don't know what was wrong with him, so Zee was very angry and disgusted with him. However, Larry is confused when he remembers that Zee saves him more often. Even though Larry knows that Zee's job is to kill him. 

"It may be true that I am trash. But, can you tell me why you hate me so much? And why haven't you killed me yet if that's your job!". Asked Larry firmly.

Zee turned her body and turned her back on Larry, for some reason after hearing Larry's question, tears fell down her cheeks, she couldn't speak anymore. Therefore she chose to leave immediately without giving Larry an answer.

Zee jumped from the top of the building casually.

Instantly Larry felt frustrated because Zee ran away for the umpteenth time.

"Zee… Why are you making me feel crazy? Oh my God… What's with my heart? It hurts so much!". Shouted Larry, thumping his chest.

Unknowingly, tears streamed down his cheeks.