Skyler said, "If she can''t sell her original shares for now, and hasn''te to us for help, do you think Haynes and his people scraped the money together for her?"<fn58e4> Follow current nov?ls on FindN()vel</fn58e4>
Jonathan replied, "It''s definitely possible. Haynes has the means to pull that off."
"If Haynes really did help Stee up with the funds, then Israel and Coleman will move on to phase two right away."
Phase two was to attack theirpanies.
After all, they''d just shifted all their liquid assets to help Ste, hadn''t they? The moment Stepleted her acquisition of the Pearce Group, Israel and Coleman would target The O''Brien Group and any otherpany that supported her, aiming to cripple their cash flow.
If thosepanies couldn''t weather the storm, they''d go under-just like that.
Even if they managed to survive, they''d have to sell off shares to patch the holes in their finances, leaving them battered and vulnerable.
And if the opportunity arose, Israel and Coleman could swoop in, buy theirpanies out, or short their stocks for profit.
Ste was sentimental-she''d never stand by and watch her allies fall into crisis because of her. But after she closed the Pearce Group deal, she''d have no money left to repay them. At that point, selling her original shares would be her only way out.
But if she was desperate to sell, she''d be at their mercy-forced into one concession after another, losing ground every step of the way.
And the price she''d get for her shares? It''d never be higher than it is now. At least, for the moment, she could still y the sympathy card and negotiate a better deal.
Jonathan sighed. "Let''s just hope Star isn''t that na?ve."
For the Williams family, the best strategy was to wait until Ste finished the Pearce Group acquisition, then hit Haynes and the others hard. Whether they ended up with original shares or managed to acquire The O''Brien Group, stripping Ste of her allies, they couldn''t lose.
But for Ste, it would be a whole different story-she''d face utter despair and pain.
She was still a neer, and family or not, Jonathan didn''t want to push Ste too hard. She might never recover from such a blow.
It was a n that killed three birds with one stone.
Now, it all depended on what Ste would choose.
If she really believed that finding someone to help her guaranteed her safety, well, that just proved how young and inexperienced she was.
Skyler said, "If Star drops her bid for the Pearce Group, let''s acquire that twenty percent stake ourselves."
Jonathan nodded.
For Ste, walking away from the deal was the least damaging option if she wanted to avoid asking the Williams family for help But if she failed to deliver results, even if she joined The Williams Groupter, she''d never earn anyone''s respect. s
She might hold a title, but over time, she''d be sidelined and stripped of real power.
No matter how things shook out, the Williams family wouldn''t lose, and Ste wouldn''t walk away with much.
Selling her original shares to the Williams family was her best move She''d get the cash prove herself, and win genuine support when she joined The Williams Group s
Once the Williams family agreed to buy, they''d have no reason to sabotage her anymore.
If Ste had any sense, she''d know exactly what to do.
***
Three days passed in a sh.
Shawn''s father hadn''t heard a word from Ste about cancelling the deal, so he
let the press conference go ahead as nned.
The Pearce family didn''t have the
deep roots of the Williams family, but their political connections made them a force in their own right. Acquiring shares in the Pearce Group meant gaming the backing of Solmaris''s government-an instant ticket to the city''s resources and connections. s
That was why the Williams family had wanted to buy into the Pearce Group in the
first ce.
After all, no matter how useful someone else''swork might be, it was never as satisfying as having control in your own hands.