Chapter 1521: 1521. Asking knowingly
Brayman is renowned for its industry and research and development.
Even after going public, it remains focused on R&D, so its stock price is very stable, and the current situation is excellent.
Ethan White wanting to collaborate with Brayman isn’t surprising to her.
“What do you want to collaborate on?”
“A research company under my control is developing a new type of environmentally friendly building material. Brayman has always been very efficient in this area of R&D, so I want to work with you.”
Ethan White didn’t beat around the bush, directly stating his collaboration project.
Elly Campbell, however, did not directly answer him but raised her eyebrows and asked, “A company under your control?”
From the moment Ethan proposed collaborating with her until now, he hadn’t clearly stated his identity, acting as if she had known from the start who he was.
Just as this thought popped into Elly’s mind, she saw Ethan give her a disgruntled look and said:
“Haven’t you and your husband been investigating me for a while now? You already know the answer.”
His tone when speaking to Elly was still relatively polite, but when he turned to look at Adam Jones, his expression revealed a touch of arrogance.
“Or are your people too incompetent and haven’t found anything out yet?”
Ethan’s tone full of disdain made Adam Jones’ expression slightly darken.
However, Elly, being pointed out so openly by Ethan for investigating him, showed some embarrassment.
She awkwardly touched the tip of her nose, let out a dry laugh, and said:
“It’s purely out of curiosity.”
Of course, Adam Jones’ people had already found out that Ethan White was the mysterious big boss behind Windflower Corporation.
Apart from that, they also discovered another matter, which was the grievance Elly had been concerned about between Ethan and him.
To speak of it, it’s not exactly a grievance, but there was a connection.
Back then, when the White Group went bankrupt, Father White couldn’t bear the blow and jumped off a building.
The business world is like a battlefield; at that time, many people wanted to acquire the White Group.
When Father White died, the members of the White Family scrambled to divide Father White’s estate.
Ethan was too young back then, and wanting to protect the inheritance from those old foxes was virtually impossible.
Those people were only focused on the inheritance, and the White Group, like a scattered sand, was desired by many to be taken into their pockets.
In the battlefield, it’s all about strength; no one would sympathize with a stranger who has nothing to do with them.
The White Group was bound to be taken over by other companies.
The Jones naturally participated at that time.
However, at that time, she was just fifteen or sixteen years old and did not participate in the core operations of the Jones, so she was unaware of it.
After all, acquiring the White Group was merely one of the many businesses in the vast operations of the Jones, not something that required much focus.
Only during the recent investigation of Ethan did they discover what happened back then.
The White Group was eventually acquired by the Jones.
What Ethan had mentioned about Adam Jones stealing everything from him wasn’t quite accurate.
The Jones merely acquired the White Group through legitimate business means.
Elly also learned about this from Adam Jones a few days ago.
Since that’s the case, Elly wasn’t worried.
Though she hasn’t interacted much with Ethan, he’s not foolish enough to truly blame the Jones for the events of those years.
The White Group’s bankruptcy wasn’t orchestrated by the Jones; it was the internal conflict within the White Family that caused it.
This reminded Elly of when she was in Antarctica, and Ethan told her he was going to deal with those White Family members who had turned against their own, although she didn’t know how Ethan handled it.