Flash Marriage With Mr. Sheffield: Go Away, Cheap Man!-Chapter 176: Sincerity

Isaac Sutton proposed a collaboration, and Thomas Tate hesitated.

Just then, he received a call.

"President Tate, that piece of land in Brierwood District has fallen into the hands of the Sheffield Group."

Thomas Tate’s face darkened, "How could that happen?"

The person on the other end said something else, and Thomas Tate’s face grew darker and darker until he hung up the phone in a rage, even smashing his phone in anger.

"What’s wrong?" Mrs. Tate, Marilyn Linton, couldn’t help but ask when she saw him losing his temper.

"Silas Sheffield snatched the land in Brierwood District. Not only that, the Sheffield Group has also launched several projects that are in direct competition with our current projects. This will cut our company’s expected profits by at least half, and in the worst case, all projects could incur losses..."

Thomas Tate was so furious that he couldn’t calm down for a long time, his face was dark as if he was ready to kill.

Thea Tate kept her head down, not daring to speak.

Silas Sheffield had warned her that if she didn’t apologize to Clara Sterling, he would take on the entire Tate Group.

At that time, she was still naively hopeful, thinking Silas wouldn’t go that far because of Clara.

Unexpectedly, he was serious.

Thomas Tate cursed and glared at Thea with eyes that felt like knives, "It’s all because of you!"

Isaac Sutton advised, "President Tate, Silas Sheffield is now openly opposing the Tate Family. What about the cooperation I just proposed? Although the Sutton Family and the Tate Family aren’t as powerful as the Sheffield Family, joining forces against them gives us a better chance than fighting alone, wouldn’t you agree?"

Thomas Tate furrowed his brows in thought.

In Crestwood, the Sheffield Family reigns supreme.

Opposing the Sheffield Family is not a wise choice.

But now his foolish daughter has already offended Silas Sheffield, making the road narrower.

Silas Sheffield leaked those scandals, tarnishing the image of the Tate Group, then openly snatched their land and competed for their market with similar projects—all of this showed Silas Sheffield meant business this time.

Even if he wanted to turn swords into plowshares, Silas Sheffield likely wouldn’t agree.

He knew what kind of person Silas Sheffield was—decisive, with thunderous methods. In just three short years of leading the Sheffield Group, he had brought it to its current heights.

Since Silas Sheffield was already openly targeting the Tate Family, it indicated he wouldn’t back down easily this time.

Isaac Sutton was right, a partnership between the two families had a better chance than fighting alone.

After thorough consideration, Thomas Tate nodded, "I agree to cooperate with your Sutton Family."

Isaac Sutton was overjoyed inwardly and said with a raised brow, "President Tate, looking forward to our cooperation."

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The dirt on Thea Tate disappeared from the trending searches after two days.

Sheffield Group’s President Office.

Zachary Lynch stood beside Silas Sheffield’s desk, reporting, "President Sheffield, the online leaks about Thea Tate have been taken down. Should we re-push them back onto the trending searches?"

"No need," Silas Sheffield’s eyes glinted coldly behind his gold-rimmed glasses, "The desired effect has already been achieved."

Currently, the public’s impression of the Tate Group had plummeted, and their stocks had also taken a significant hit in the past couple of days.

Consumers had started expressing online, advocating against purchasing Tate Group’s products.

"Understood, President Sheffield," Zachary Lynch continued his report, "The Tate Group and the Sutton Group have reached a cooperation agreement. The two signed a contract yesterday to jointly advance in the research of new energy vehicles and AI autonomous driving projects."

There was no change on Silas Sheffield’s expression, as the collaboration between the Tate and Sutton Families was within his expectations.

He instructed, unhurriedly, "Expose the fact that Thomas Tate has four illegitimate children."

Isn’t he fond of portraying himself as a doting father for public favor?

Then let his façade crumble, let the public see clearly what kind of man, relying on this persona to earn good will, he truly is.

At noon, Silas Sheffield and Clara Sterling returned to the Sheffield family mansion.

This was Clara Sterling’s second visit to the Sheffield family mansion.

The last time she was here, Thea Tate was present.

The old lady had looked her over with displeasure, hinting she thought Thea Tate was more suitable to become her granddaughter-in-law.

On this visit, Clara Sterling’s reception was a world apart from the previous one.

As soon as she entered, the old lady warmly took her hand and said with a loving smile, "Clara, why aren’t you wearing the jade bracelet Grandma gave you today? Do you not like it? If you don’t, Grandma can buy you another."

Clara quickly waved her hands and explained, "No, no, it’s not that, Grandma. It’s because I went to school this morning. Firstly, the bracelet is precious, and I was afraid of losing it outside. Secondly, I wanted to be low-key, didn’t want others to think I was flaunting wealth."

"I see, Grandma thought you didn’t like it," Susan Saxon chuckled, "You did the right thing."

Saying that, Susan Saxon asked again, "Clara, you’ll be graduating at the end of the month, right? Can Grandma attend your graduation ceremony?"

Clara was flattered, "Of course, you can."

Sophie Sheffield chuckled, "Clara, Grandma is very fond of you now. She had the peony painting you gave her framed and hung in her room to see every day."

"Indeed, I love Clara’s embroidery," Susan Saxon smiled broadly, "Oh, there’s something I want to announce: I’ve decided to transfer a third of my shares to Clara."

Before, Susan Saxon had been blinded by Thea Tate’s gentle appearance.

Once she saw Thea’s true colors, she both loathed her and felt deep guilt towards Clara Sterling.

These past days, she had been reflecting on her past actions and words.

The Sheffield family was always harmonious, but after Thea returned to the country, she caused discord, twisting truths and smearing Clara Sterling.

This led to her poor impression of Clara, even forcing Silas Sheffield to divorce her, making the household uneasy.

Thinking back, Clara Sterling was just a young girl from a single-parent family with a seriously ill mother. After marrying into the Sheffield family, she was disliked, repeatedly pressured to divorce.

The more Susan Saxon reflected, the deeper her guilt towards Clara Sterling grew.

Eagerly wanting to make amends, the jade bracelet was a gesture of her sincerity.

Today’s offer to transfer shares was another.

The shares Susan Saxon spoke of belonged to several unlisted companies under the Sheffield Group.

She held a fifteen percent stake in these companies, a third of which equaled five percent.

"Clara, although it’s not much, it is from Grandma’s heart, please accept it." Susan Saxon presented the share transfer agreement, "I had a lawyer draft this agreement yesterday. If you find no issues, please sign it."

Clara looked up at Silas Sheffield, and he nodded.

Only then did Clara take the agreement to review it.

Sophie Sheffield smiled and said, "Clara, don’t worry, my parents and brother have all looked at this agreement, and there’s no issue. Though five percent of one company isn’t a lot, the dividends from these combined companies amount to at least nine figures annually. Grandma is really sincere."