Ste''s shares could not be frozen under any circumstances. A freeze would mean all of Sellers'' efforts were for nothing, and Israel''s shares would have been gifted to Ste for free.


    With that much stock, Ste would instantly be thergest shareholder in The Williams Group! In such a short time, she would already be a direct threat to Jonathan''s position as the future heir.


    Jonathan, Coleman, and Aurora had quickly understood the deeper implications. Only Israel, blinded by rage, remained oblivious.


    He red at the three of them. "What do you mean by that? Are you trying to protect Ste?! I''m telling you, if you think I''m just going to let this go, you''re dreaming!"


    Seeing Israel''s state, Coleman knew that nothing they said would get through to him. He might even say something worse that Joshua could use against them. Coleman shot Jonathan a look. Jonathan understood and said, "The situation is still unclear. We''ll discuss thister."


    With that, the two of them practically pushed Israel out of the office. Aurora gave Ste onest cold nce before turning to leave as well.


    The shareholders who had once supported Skyler now looked at him with a hint of dissatisfaction, though they weren''t ready to burn their bridges with him over such a minor incident. They too filed out of the office.


    Skyler looked at Ste, seemingly wanting to say something, but in the end, he just heaved a long sigh and left.


    Finally, only Nora''s supporters remained in Ste''s office.


    Zane patted Ste''s shoulder with a pleased expression. "Well done. Your methods are far more effective than Nora''s. This is exactly how you should handle things. Back then, Nora let her emotions get the best of her, which allowed Skyler to strip her of her power step by step. Star, you did very well."


    President Crawford burst into a heartyugh. "Excellent, excellent! You almost had me fooled too. Getting those shares from Israel for free... the thought alone is immensely satisfying. Skyler did the same thing to Nora, tricking her out of her shares without paying a cent. The tables have turned. Let him have a taste of his own medicine."


    Ste said, "This was all thanks to Joshua''s help."


    Zane and President Crawford both assumed Joshua had been acting in concert with Ste to deceive the Williams family.


    President Crawford nced at


    Joshua with a smile. "This assistant of yours has a bright future. Stick with Ste and you''ll have a g?ng life ahead of you."  fo


    Zane turned back to Ste. "Israel won''t take the loss of ten percent of his shares lying down. You need to be careful. We''ll help you as much as we can. As for the Williams family wanting the shares back..." Zane sneered. That''s absolutely impossible. There''s no sense in spitting out what you''ve already swallowed."


    After discussing some follow-up strategies with Ste, the remaining shareholders also departed.


    The office finally fell silent.


    Joshua looked at Ste and smiled. "Star, I believe it''s time we dealt with the traitor... or rather, the mole inside."


    When Israel was dragged into Jonathan''s office, he was still roaring in fury.


    "Don''t think I don''t know what you''re doing! You all used me as your pawn! Now that I''m useless, you''re trying to caste aside. Let me tell you, if I''m going down, I''m not going down alone!"


    Jonathan snapped, "Israel, get a grip!"


    With bloodshot eyes, Israel looked like a madman. "Get a grip? Why don''t you hand


    over your own shares and see how calm you can be?"