No one but Cecilia could affect his decision. Even if Madelyn could speak brilliantly, Madelyn was still a naive, silly person who would drag him down in Zach's eyes. He would trust and take every suggestion Cecilia gave while never listening to a word Madelyn said. That was because Madelyn had heard Zach talk about her that way. Zach has said, "You don't have a say in the company's affairs. You're nothing compared to Cecilia."

The morning conference for Jardin Corporation was done online that day.

"Do you really want to do so, Mr. Jardin? The brands that we've agreed to partner with have designed their columns. If we terminate our contract so suddenly, we will need to pay a large sum in compensation," one of the executives said.

Zach was still dressed in his simple pajamas. He lowered his head while spinning the pen in his hand. Then, he said, "First, draft the termination contracts. Just compensate them as agreed in the partner contract."

"But we'll need to pay up to 30 million d