My In-Laws Wanted My Billion-Dollar Empire Chapter 04

My In-Laws Wanted My Billion-Dollar Empire Chapter 04

The next morning,

Ethan had just settled into the CEO’s office at Tensei Tech.

He hadn’t even had time to enjoy the feeling of finally being in control of the company.

The property manager suddenly pushed open the door and walked in.

He placed a new rent notice on the desk.

Ethan lowered his head and glanced at it.

His face instantly went pale.

“What does this mean?”

“Wasn’t our office rent twenty thousand dollars a month before this?”

“Why did it suddenly jump to eighty thousand?”

“Are you raising the price for no reason?”

The property manager crossed his arms.

His tone remained calm.

“Mr. Hayes, please don’t misunderstand.”

“Tensei Tech was previously able to lease this building at a discounted rate.”

“That was because Ms. Natalie Warren had a personal relationship with our owner.”

“That’s why we provided a special rate.”

“Now that Ms. Warren is no longer associated with the company…”

“We’ve recalculated the rent based on the current market rate.”

“Other office buildings of similar quality in this area charge around the same amount.”

“We haven’t added a single additional fee.”

Ethan stood there

Completely speechless

The property manager looked at him and added:

“Our owner also asked me to deliver a message.”

“You have two choices.”

“Either pay the new annual rent upfront.”

“Or vacate the property before the end of this month.”

“The decision is yours.”

After saying that.

The property manager turned around and left

Not long after.

Ryan, Chloe, and Madison heard the news and rushed to the office.

“Ethan, eighty thousand dollars a month?”

“That’s nine hundred sixty thousand dollars a year!”

“How are we supposed to pay that?”

Ryan’s voice trembled.

But Madison remained calm.

Yesterday at the wedding, she had been the center of attention.

Today, she had deliberately dressed herself up.

She came to the company as the future Mrs. Hayes.

She picked up the notice.

After reading it, she gave a dismissive laugh.

“I thought something serious happened.”

“It’s only a rent increase

“What’s there to panic about?”

“Eighty thousand dollars? So what?”

“The company belongs to us now.”

“Can’t we afford that?”

“Less than a million dollars a year.”

“We just need to land a few major contracts, and we’ll make it back.”

“What’s there to worry about?”

Hearing that.

Ryan and Chloe finally relaxed.

They nodded.

“Exactly.”

“Madison is right.”

“The company used to make a fortune every year.”

“This office rent is nothing.”

Ethan slowly calmed down as well.

He felt Madison’s words made sense.

However.

Just when he had finally relaxed.

Ryan’s phone suddenly rang.

He answered the call.

After listening for only a few seconds…

His face went completely pale.

The next moment.

His legs went weak.

He collapsed onto the floor.

“Ethan