Chapter 448 Regret? Too Late!
Charlotte's father, Camaron, approached Hakuto. A smile hung on his face, but Hakuto could see the word "stupidity" in that smile.
"Regarding Great Ming's conditions, we cannot accept them. France does not possess the Legendary Cooking Utensil. Therefore, France cannot fulfill Great Ming's demands."
"In that case, there's no need to continue the discussion."
Hakuto stood up, preparing to leave. "Please wait a moment."
"Is there something else?"
Hakuto could easily guess what the other party was thinking, but he had no goodwill towards him and really didn't want to give him the time.
"If you're thinking of using Charlotte to threaten me, then I advise you to shut up."
The smile on Camaron's face froze. He had never expected Hakuto to be so disrespectful.
"If you think that just because I had a relationship with Charlotte, I will help France for free, then I can only say that you people really have water in your heads."
Hakuto's merciless words directly slapped Camaron hard across the face.
"Now, if you have something to say, say it."
Camaron's face alternated between pale and green. Seeing this, Hakuto gave a mocking laugh, then turned and left. His voice carried from afar: "Wait for Great Ming to declare war on you!"
"Also, don't think you can run. You can't escape. Do you think that even if France is destroyed, you can take your assets to other countries and continue living the good life? Great Ming's consistent principle is to root out the problem completely."
Hakuto left. Sweat covered Camaron's forehead. He was filled with fear.
The reason Camaron had been so confident was that Hakuto's information had been thoroughly investigated. They knew what kind of person he was.
So these high-level France officials believed that Hakuto would definitely help France because of Charlotte. But they never expected Hakuto to say such things.
France had guessed wrong.
Instantly, the high-level officials watching from the shadows were crushed. Camaron immediately chased after Hakuto, wanting to win him back. But Hakuto left without looking back.
After Hakuto left, the high-level France officials looked ashen. Then, suddenly, as if thinking of something, they immediately began packing up and turning to leave.
The first thing these high-level France officials thought of was to escape.
Escape from here, escape from France. As long as they had money, they could still be capitalists and financial magnates in other countries. There was no need to follow France into the abyss.
Not long after Hakuto left, he saw Laeticia. She was waiting for him.
"Unfortunately, the high-level officials of France rejected my proposal. They thought they could use Charlotte to blackmail me into working for them."
Laeticia's expression was somewhat unpleasant, but she was helpless. She had actually already guessed what these high-level France officials would do. But when she actually got the answer, she still felt some unwillingness and regret in her heart.
"Then later, I will give you the information on these people. You will kill them before they can transfer their assets away."
Laeticia nodded silently.
"After you eliminate these people, use your interpersonal connections here in France to have your little fangirls and fanboys push you forward for the election. Then, I will have some mid-level France personnel I've bribed expose the previous high-level officials' scandals. In the end, you'll have a good chance of being pushed into the leadership position of France. However, if someone interferes midway, then eliminate the people creating the problem. Sacrifice the few to save the many. This is your only choice now."
"Please rest assured. I am already prepared for this."
Laeticia had already been prepared for this when she proposed the deal earlier. To avoid the outbreak of war, Laeticia had already prepared everything.
"Then work hard. I believe you can do it."
Laeticia looked at Hakuto with a slightly resentful gaze. "Clearly, I came first. So why did it end up being Charlotte?"
Hakuto looked at Laeticia sideways, 'This girl... he always felt something was off.'
"Did you not take your medicine today, or did you take too much?"
Laeticia glared at Hakuto fiercely and said exasperatedly, "What, I can't like you?"
"Liking me is fine. But when you say you like me, I don't really believe it. I'm more inclined to believe that you want to use this opportunity to get me to help you control France."
Laeticia was so angry she kicked Hakuto's calf hard. "In your heart, am I really such a girl who would stoop to any means to achieve my goals?"
"Who knows. After all, you and I have only met once. The human heart is hard to read."
Laeticia was very angry, angry enough to want to hit someone, preferably to beat Hakuto to death. But knowing she was no match for him, she glared at him fiercely.
"Goodbye. No, never see you again."
Laeticia left angrily. Charlotte hesitated for a moment, then said to Hakuto, "You deliberately angered Laeticia to make her leave, didn't you?"
"Who knows."
Hakuto gave a noncommittal smile. A flicker of a mysterious look passed through his eyes.
Naturally, Hakuto had deliberately angered Laeticia to make her leave. If he hadn't deliberately angered her, how could he do something that others didn't know about?
"Charlotte, your father probably won't survive."
As soon as Hakuto spoke, Charlotte trembled all over.
"But as compensation, I can let your mother live."
Charlotte's eyes lit up. She had no feelings for that father of hers. She probably saw him less than once or twice a year. So she really didn't care about his life or death.
But if she could save her mother, Charlotte would not hesitate to abandon that father of hers.
One was her mother, who had raised her with hardship, and the other was her father, who treated her like an object to be given away freely. The choice between the two required no thought at all.