Chapter 280: Storm Tamer (3)
’He just had to be here...’
Adrian involuntarily rolled his eyes the moment he heard John’s voice. He understood John’s need to be involved in the process thus far, but this took things to the extreme. His frustration with John’s constant involvement was getting unbearable now.
Judging by John’s constant pestering, Adrian thought it would be wise to leave the guild altogether. However, the excitement around the Super Rookie died down significantly, which made it difficult for him to jump ships.
The guilds, who once would have given an arm and a leg to hire Adrian and his team, wouldn’t take his demands seriously anymore. In other words, his prospects of taking over the Misty Swords were much better than starting over from scratch.
John was well aware of Adrian’s market value crash. That’s why he was pushing Adrian’s terms of working together with the guild to the limit. In his eyes, it was an excellent way to tame the raging bull, and John wasn’t going to let it slip out of his hands.
As for Michaela, it didn’t seem she agreed with how John was doing things. Earlier, he used to value her contribution and intellect to form even the basic steps for the guild to proceed, but not anymore.
Since the meeting with the investors and the board of directors, John has been treating her worse than ever before. But he didn’t seem to care about that. All he could think about was recovering the losses, both in money and reputation, no matter what it took.
"What are you doing here?" Adrian asked, clearly annoyed with John.
"Ensuring you don’t screw up this operation as well," John replied stoically and pushed Adrian with his shoulder.