Kris Cooper guessed his intention, his amber eyes narrowing slightly, "So?"

"I want... to collaborate with you," Nathan Leafcastle replied.

Kris Cooper leaned back in his chair, crossing his legs, and gently tapped his fingers on the armrest of the sofa.

So that’s it. First collaborate with him, then pull the rug out from under Ashton, causing a financial rupture, allowing the Holland consortium to take the opportunity to swallow Ashton bit by bit.

Nathan Leafcastle, you’re indeed ruthless. To achieve this aim, you’re even bringing Barker into it as a scapegoat.

"Reason?"

Kris Cooper asked lazily, his gaze falling on Sally Dalton.

Did she know about this?

What Nathan Leafcastle did was not entirely beneficial for Barker either. If things went wrong, Barker would also be greatly affected. Did Sally Dalton not care at all...?

Nathan Leafcastle leaned forward slightly, "If we act separately, it might be mutually destructive, benefiting others. So why don’t we collaborate?"

"But..." Kris Cooper shrugged, "Why should I trust you?"

"Mr. Cooper." Sally Dalton smiled as she took over the conversation, "In business, we speak in business terms. This decision was not just Nathan’s alone, but the result of our entire Barker management team’s discussion. This is also a big case for Barker; we wouldn’t joke about Barker’s future lightly. Ashton is rooted here and has extensive connections, while Barker has strong capital. If we cooperate, it will undoubtedly be a powerful alliance, invincible."

At this point, Nathan Leafcastle had taken a document out of his briefcase and handed it to Sally Dalton, who then passed it to Kris Cooper.

"These are the terms of cooperation we’ve drafted. If Mr. Cooper is interested, you can take a look first, and if you find it feasible, we can discuss it in detail."

Tommy Taylor took the document and handed it to Kris Cooper, who casually flipped through a few pages before tossing it onto the table.

"Forget it, I’m not interested."

As his gaze fell on the document he tossed on the table, Nathan Leafcastle’s hands unconsciously clenched tighter.

Sally Dalton frowned slightly, "Mr. Cooper, don’t you..." 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

"Miss Dalton made a mistake in one of her statements just now," Kris Cooper’s tone was proud, "Ashton doesn’t just have connections; we also have strong capital."

"Kris Cooper!" Nathan Leafcastle stood up, his voice and expression becoming severe, "I always thought you were an excellent businessman. Now I see I was wrong. Letting emotions dictate business decisions, you’ll regret this sooner or later!"

"I didn’t expect Mr. Leafcastle to think so highly of me." Kris Cooper lifted his foot onto the coffee table, "I was originally considering it. With such a bad attitude, let’s forget it... Mr. Leafcastle, take care, I won’t see you off."

"You!"

Nathan Leafcastle’s face turned livid with anger. With a snort, he headed toward the door.

"Nathan!" Sally Dalton called out to him urgently, standing up and gazing deeply at Kris Cooper, "Mr. Cooper, I still suggest you seriously consider this. Ashton is indeed very strong, but don’t forget, profits always come with risks. Substantial benefits also come with high risks. If Ashton truly invests all its financial resources into the Jade River project, that would not be a wise move."

"Miss Dalton!" Kris Cooper stood up, "I want to know, in Ashton, who calls the shots, you or him?!"