Coleman exined, "Perhaps Joshua''s real purpose in staying by Ste''s side was


    to get his hands on the founding shares. All his previous help was just a ploy to gain her trust, ensuring that when it came to a crucial decision, she would choose him. Think about it, Aurora. Joshua has certainly invested a lot, butpared to Ste''s founding shares, everything he''s done pales inparison, doesn''t it?"


    Aurora''s brow furrowed slightly. It was true. Even the fifty billion Joshua had given Ste seemed insignificant next to ten percent of thepany''s founding shares.


    "I can see him helping Ste to get the shares," Aurora conceded. "But in the end, they ended up in Israel''s hands. Is he nning to steal them from Israel? Even Israel isn''t stupid enough to let go of his ultimate prize. He''d fight to the death anyone who tried to take his founding shares."


    At this, Coleman suddenly smiled. "What if his target wasn''t Ste, but you?"


    Aurora was confused. "Me?"


    "Maybe everything he''s done was to catch your eye-part of a long-term n to marry you," Coleman spected. "Joshua helped trick Ste out of her founding shares. Who actually holds them now isn''t the point, as long as they stay within the Williams family. To Father, it''s all the same. If he wants to buy the shares back from Israel, he has plenty of ways to do it. But this whole episode will definitely make Father see Joshua differently—he''ll recognize his cleverness and capability. And if Joshua then proposes to you, Father would seriously consider it."


    Aurora''s eyes flickered with uncertainty. "But he''s always given me the cold shoulder..."


    "Some guys just like to mess with you to get your attention.. You''ve seen that type before, haven''t you?" Coleman said. "And Joshua fits that profile perfectly. Otherwise, how would you exin why he targets you so aggressively when you have no history of conflict?"


    Aurora was silent for a few seconds before asking, "But why would he give the shares to Israel? Israel is..." She trailed off, hesitant.


    "He had no choice," Coleman reasoned. "The kidnapping had to be done by Israel. None of the rest of us could have pulled it off. Joshua probably figured it didn''t matter who got them. After all, an opportunity to out of Ste''s hands doesn''te around every day."


    get the founding sharnes


    Aurora still looked doubtful. "Could that really be it?"


    "Otherwise," Coleman said, "I can''t think of any other reason why Joshua would let Ste make such a disadvantageous trade."


    ...


    It wasn''t just Coleman who was puzzled; Sellers and his team were also struggling to understand.


    Sherman Burton mused, "Perhaps Joshua stayed with Ste just to screw her over in the end. He helped Rachel so much in the beginning. but didn''t he ultimately, betray herin a big way? The Gardners are all crazy, you can''t apply normal logic to them."


    He looked at Sellers, who was still deep in thought. "Speaking of which, the Williams


    family reacted quickly this time. They really got a huge bargain."


    Sellers sneered. "After all I did to set the stage, if the Williams family hadn''t acted, it would only prove they have no brains at all."


    "In any case, Ste has handed over her founding shares," Sherman said. "She still has somemon stock but after going to such lengths for a man, it''s unlikely anyone will support her anymore. Her position at The Williams Group will bepletely unworkable. Once the family starts pulling strings behind the scenes, it''ll only be a matter of time before she''s left with no real authority at all. Who knows, she might even end up ming Joshua for it and they''ll turn against each other."


    For now, this was as much as Sellers could achieve. The next move was up to the Williams family.