America 1919

William Mellon said, "This will cause you a heavy loss, won't it?"

Donnie once again revealed a smile and said, "It's still the experience from the battlefield. There was a time my squad was responsible for the rear guard. When we were the only ones left on the entire battlefield, the first thing I said to my soldiers was to destroy all the weapons and absolutely not to leave a single bullet for the enemy."

"You're insane!" William Mellon showed a shocked expression and said, "You want to destroy ABC?"

Donnie laughed heartily and said, "Nothing is indestructible as long as I'm here, everything is possible. ABC was founded by me and grew under my hand, so it can only remain in my hands. If there ever comes a day when I find myself unable to control the company, I will personally destroy it."

As he said this, Donnie looked earnestly at William Mellon and spoke seriously, "I have the courage to start over, but do you have the courage to bear the loss of losing ABC?"

"You're really insane!" William Mellon didn't know how else to describe his view of Donnie now. He had already made it clear to him that this was just an action to let him comprehend who was the real power in the game, and not actually meant to make Donnie lose ABC.

Now Donnie actually wanted to destroy ABC.

Donnie patted William Mellon's shoulder, smiled, and said, "I'm not insane, but also very rational. I, too, have made the choices you're talking about in the past, but later I realized that bending over does not bring survival but downfall, it only postpones the inevitable destruction."

In his past life, Donnie had cried at a leader's grave to better climb the ranks. While this allowed Donnie to get a promotion at the time, it also became an indelible stain on his political career. When that leader retired and a new leader took office, that incident became a blemish that prevented Donnie from ever making a comeback.

He was doomed to never recover!

So Donnie understood very well that the promotion gained by bowing one's head wasn't truly his own.

"I don't know about others, but our Mellon Family will definitely see you as our most steadfast partner!"

William Mellon persuaded.

He wanted to make Donnie give up such a crazy idea.
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"You should know that if this side wasn't powerful enough, whether in terms of rights or wealth, we wouldn't cooperate with them. The pressure on you would be like the weight of the heavens!"

Donnie chuckled lightly and said, "Old Rockefeller once told his son that diligence changes destiny, but in my view, power changes destiny. That's why when I just returned to Atlantic City, I immediately tried to get in touch with Nucky. My start indeed was using the power in Nucky's hands, but it belonged to Nucky, not me."

"So I still need to continue fighting because as my strength grows during the cooperation with Nucky, he will certainly not want to see me surpass him in power one day. He will impose pressure on me then."

"But I have never retreated. If we can continue to cooperate, we will be great partners. But if one day we can't work together anymore, then I'll fight with all I have, even if it means losing my life."

"I must surpass the heavens even by half!

"The situation is the same now. I won't hand over the power in my hands to anyone, even if it means giving up ABC, I must surpass them by half!"

Clearly, this time William Mellon had no chance of convincing Donnie.

So, when William Mellon returned to his room, he immediately phoned his uncle, Andrew Mellon, to report Donnie's decision.

After hearing William Mellon out, Andrew Mellon too was stunned by Donnie's madness. "I thought I understood Donnie enough, but it seems I still haven't truly grasped him!"

"Uncle, what do we do now?"

By this time, William Mellon had already run out of ideas. He had never seen a businessman like Donnie. Even when everyone faced problems, their first thought was to negotiate a solution. If the problem couldn't be solved, they would look for a suitable compromise to satisfy their respective interests as much as possible.

Donnie's decision had completely overturned William Mellon's understanding of business competition!

"With the situation as it is now, we can't back out. I will call old Rockefeller. This will be our last cooperation with them against Donnie. From now on, the Mellon Family will be Donnie's most steadfast partners. For this time, let's see how Donnie will respond!"

William Mellon said with some worry, "But like this, will Donnie still cooperate with us as before?"

Andrew Mellon said with certainty, "You can rest assured about that. Donnie's madness was beyond my expectations, but our understanding of him isn't too far off."

"Donnie is a very clever man. He will understand that the disagreement between us this time is only at the company level and not personal. If he can't even see this point clearly, he won't have the success he has now."

"Moreover, I believe Donnie must have guessed that the opponent's behavior now is also intended to drive a wedge between our relationship with him!"

Holding the phone, William Mellon nodded and then said with some self-reproach, "Uncle, this is all my fault. If it wasn't for Gulf Oil, you wouldn't have had to agree to old Rockefeller's request!"