Marcus Kane's face turned pale instantly!
However, at the birthday banquet, all the guests around him were watching, especially a great beauty like Victoria Lang right beside him!
He absolutely could not show any panic. He could not let anyone notice anything wrong!
Marcus forced a smile. "Haha, thank you, Mr. Warren. I knew our friendship meant we'd definitely keep working together. I've already prepared the renewal fee—eight million dollars!"
Alex Warren said on the phone, "I'm sorry, Mr. Kane, our company has decided to send someone from headquarters to take over Riverforge Swift Delivery and will no longer use agents."
Marcus felt desperate, but he still laughed heartily. "No problem, no problem, we'll definitely drink all night when we meet!"
Alex Warren sounded confused. "Did you even hear what I said? Your agency has been revoked. No amount of money will help!"
Marcus replied, "Okay, okay, Mr. Warren, don't worry, we'll definitely have pleasant cooperation in the future!"
Alex Warren said, "Are you crazy? You're not answering my question! Anyway, the agency contract expires next month, and headquarters will send someone to take over. That's it, I'm hanging up."
Marcus said, "Okay, Mr. Warren, let's talk again when we meet!"
Marcus hung up with a smile still on his face.
Jeff frowned, somewhat puzzled. Had Butler Vance not informed Alex Warren yet?
Why did Marcus and Alex Warren have such a pleasant conversation?
The others could only hear Marcus speaking, but not what Alex Warren said on the phone.
Brandon was the first to approach. "Mr. Kane, from what I heard on the phone, it sounds like the contract renewal has been finalized?"
Marcus laughed. "Of course, it was very enjoyable!"
Brandon quickly raised his glass. "Come on, Mr. Kane, I'll toast you. May your wealth flow in!"
"Thank you, Young Master Harper." Marcus picked up his glass of whiskey and downed it in one gulp!
Brandon exclaimed in surprise, "Mr. Kane is really generous! He actually finished it!"
Victoria Lang also raised her glass. "Mr. Kane, it's clear you and President Warren have a special relationship."
Marcus had just finished one glass and, feeling depressed and somewhat unwell, quickly refilled it.
Victoria Lang's captivatingly beautiful face gradually became blurry in Marcus's eyes.
Marcus said, "Of course, Mr. Warren and I have a life-or-death bond!"
Victoria Lang said, "I'd also like to toast Mr. Kane and wish him prosperous business. I hope to have the opportunity to get to know Mr. Warren through you."
Marcus clinked glasses with Victoria Lang. "It's nothing, I'll take care of it."
Marcus downed another glass in quick succession, drawing cheers from those around him.
"Mr. Kane has an amazing alcohol tolerance!"
"It's true that good things always make people feel great. The contract renewal is finalized, and Mr. Kane's alcohol tolerance has increased too, haha."
However, less than two minutes later, everyone suddenly noticed that Marcus was crying as he drank.
Crystalline tears fell into the colorless whiskey, mixing with it, making it impossible to tell whether the wine contained tears or the tears contained wine.
"Mr. Kane, why are you crying? Are you alright?" Victoria Lang asked hurriedly.
At this moment, Jeff shook his head helplessly and said:
"Mr. Kane, if you can't hold on, then stop. There's a time and place for bragging. What's the point of posturing here? Everyone can tell you're faking it. Why don't you tell everyone that your agency has been terminated?"
Jeff returned to Marcus exactly what Marcus had just told him!
In fact, Victoria Lang and the others had long sensed something was wrong with Marcus. If the contract renewal had succeeded, he wouldn't have acted so extremely.
This behavior only happened when the renewal failed.
Marcus knew very well that he had no real background or business. The only reason he had entered Riverforge's upper-class circles was because he got lucky a few years ago and became the agent for Swift Delivery.
Once he was no longer the Swift Delivery agent, he would no longer qualify to chat and laugh with the people in this room!
Therefore, he had to pretend!
But Jeff had now ruthlessly exposed him!
Fueled by alcohol, Marcus slammed his hand on the table and walked up to Jeff.
"So what if I was removed! I was removed because Swift Delivery is taking direct control and no longer using the agency model, not because of you, a piece of trash!"
Jeff smiled faintly and took a sip of tea. "Interesting. You clearly saw me making a phone call, yet you still took the initiative to clear my name."
"Heh, since you think I didn't do it, that's fine. I'm too lazy to make another enemy."
The guests at the scene whispered among themselves, speculating whether Marcus's agency revocation was related to Jeff.
Many of them had just voiced support for the Harper family, trying to cut off Jeff's path to survival!
If Jeff really had that kind of power, all these people would be in deep trouble!
Seeing this, Robert quickly stood up. "Everyone, don't be nervous. This matter with Mr. Kane has absolutely nothing to do with my good-for-nothing son-in-law. His family is from the countryside, and his grandfather is a farmer. There's no way he could know President Warren, who lives far away in another state!"
Susan also stood up. "Yes, this good-for-nothing has been a live-in son-in-law in our family for three years. If I tell him to go east, he wouldn't dare go west. If he really knew such a powerful person, how could he be willing to live like a dog for three years?"