"But Mr. Israel, you can''t just take your own sister''s shares for nothing, can you? I''m sure everyone present is well aware of the value of the founding shares Star holds. Not to mention, those shares also give her controlling stakes in numerous cutting- edge techpanies..."


    Joshua looked at Israel with a half-smile. "As the saying goes, even with family, business is business. Let''s say Star wasn''t your sister, just an ordinary shareholder. Would you, Mr. Israel, still try to force her out of The Williams Group without paying a single cent?"


    At his words, the many shareholders watching the live stream sat up straight. Taking someone''s wealth was a grave offense. Years ago, Skyler had used some underhanded tactics to force shareholders to sell their stock, allowing him to be thepany''srgest stakeholder. But even then, he had paid for them. If you tried to take them for free, people would rather fight you to the bitter end.


    Israel opened his mouth, but the words "Ste might not even be my sister" died on his lips.


    If he tried to deny his connection to Ste and question her identity, the other shareholders who weren''t part of the Williams family-would start to get uneasy. They''d begin to wonder if the Williams family might someday use simr tactics to take their shares without paying a cent.


    If that happened, even if he got Ste''s founding shares today, his position would be illegitimate. Instead of rising, his status would be even more unstable. No one would support a leader who only wanted to take without giving anything in return.


    Israel gritted his teeth in hatred for Joshua. He had topensate unrted parties when acquiring their shares, but he could just take his own sister''s for free? If he dared to say such a thing, he would utterly ruin the Williams family''s reputation. The entirepany might even start to fracture from within. This Joshua was infuriatingly difficult to deal with! Even now, he was still speaking up for Ste.


    Forcing himself to remain calm, Israel squeezed the words through his teeth. "Don''t get ahead of yourself, Joshua. Ste hasn''t agreed to transfer the shares yet."


    However, before the words had even faded, Ste''s voice cut in.


    "Brother Israel, I agree."


    That "Brother Israel" seemed to drip


    with sarcasm to Israel''s ears. His attention snapped to her You agree?"


    MS


    Honestly, before she made her decision, he hadn''t been sure what she would choose. It could have gone either way But no matter her choice, he wouldn''t lose.


    Ste nodded slightly. "Yes."


    At that moment, many of the shareholders watching who had supported Nora let out sighs of disappointment.


    Israel suppressed his wild joy and excitement, asking, "What are the terms of the transfer?"


    Joshua spoke again. "Israel, Star''s founding shares can''t be measured by mary value. Most people could never afford to acquire them, and she wouldn''t sell them anyway. By all rights, even if you soldo everything you own, you couldn''t buy these shares. But, who can argue with the fact that you''re Star''s older brother? Since you''re family, let''s keep it simple. You have ten percent


    of The Williams Group''smon


    stock, don''t you? Trade your ten percent ofmon stock for Star''s ten percent of founding shares. How about that, Mr. Israel? You''re not losing out at all, are you?"