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Chapter 69
Nearly five minutes had passed.“Why are you taking so long to make a decision?”Zac put his phone away and looked not only at the chairman of the board, but also at the three major shareholders.When none of them spoke, Zac finally lost his patience and stood up from his chair.“Take it or not? Don’t waste my time.”“Mr. Zac, we sincerely apologize.”Michael finally spoke and lowered his head.He was aligned with the shareholder who strongly disliked the Mercer family’s overly aggressive way of doing business.“But we’re afraid we can’t accept your offer.”“Fine. That’s your decision. Don’t blame me later.”His body language clearly showed his displeasure.Everyone in the city knew exactly what that meant.Once the Mercer family applied pressure, no one was allowed to say no—or something would happen.Even so, putting aside Zac’s implicit threat, five hundred million for twenty percent of the shares was an extremely tempting offer.Even a company like Palm Coast Enterprise would thin
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“Thank you, Miss Maddox.”Michael smiled broadly.Relief was clearly written all over his face.No one in the room was happier about the young woman’s arrival than he was.At the very least, he had managed to secure one seat among the shareholders for the right person.Riley was the CEO of Highland Enterprise, a subsidiary of Highland Holdings.Working with her company would bring enormous benefits to Palm Coast Enterprise in the future.“We’ve been hoping for a partnership like this for a long time.”Of course, not everyone in the room shared his enthusiasm.Even though Riley had agreed to pay the price, most of them looked far from excited.At the same time, Michael still couldn’t breathe easy—because he now had to deal with Zac, who sat leisurely in his chair as if none of this concerned him.Turning toward the west side of the table—where one of the three major shareholders, a man who strongly supported rejecting Mercer Holdings, was seated—Michael sought silent approval.That sha
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Riley couldn’t be entirely blamed for assuming that Palm Coast Enterprise was in need of cash and that she could secure the shares at a reasonable price.However, the CEO’s explanation made it clear that reality was a complete one-hundred-and-eighty-degree turn from her expectations.“Ma’am,”her assistant whispered beside her.“Should we postpone this meeting and discuss it again in Norvane?”“No.”Riley shook her head.“If we do that, someone else will take it.”She had already made up her mind—she would not lose this position.She would do whatever it took to secure it.“But… doesn’t that mean we’ll still have to work with the Mercers?” her assistant asked.Riley could still cover half of the amount and let Zac provide the rest.That way, while Riley would officially hold ten percent of Palm Coast’s shares, she would also be bound by an agreement with the Mercers through Zac.As for whether that ten percent would be under Riley’s company—with five percent effectively belonging to Z
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“Damn it!”Muttering under her breath, Riley couldn’t take her eyes off Zac.From their college days until now in the real world, this man had never seemed to tire of making her life difficult.“Mr. Zac, I know you’re also interested in those shares.”Riley’s assistant finally spoke after seeing her boss’s reaction.“But shouldn’t you allow us to talk first, considering that we already reached a preliminary agreement with Palm Coast?”In business, there is something called a preliminary agreement, where a buyer promises to give priority to a certain party.In this case, Palm Coast had already promised to offer their shares to Highland Enterprise—Riley’s company.Of course, that agreement did not yet include any discussion about the price.That was also the reason Riley had come to Havenport in person.Without such an agreement, she wouldn’t have bothered making the trip herself and would have simply sent her assistant instead.“Are you talking to me?”Zac shot a sharp look at the assi
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“Isn’t our estimate already very reasonable?”Riley’s expression was slightly tense as she adjusted the collar of her blazer while standing on the escalator heading toward the third floor.This was her first time investing in a company outside the capital.She didn’t want to be overly anxious—but she certainly didn’t want to be careless either.“I just want to make sure everything goes smoothly,” she added, not looking at the assistant beside her.“I can say this with confidence—we are, ma’am.”The assistant nodded slightly.Though she appeared somewhat tense, her face was filled with confidence.“Two hundred million, as we discussed earlier, is the most appropriate range given the current condition of this company.”Palm Coast Enterprise might have a valuation of two billion dollars, which made two hundred million reasonable for ten percent of its shares.However, the stock price had dropped sharply over the past few months.If that decline wasn’t handled carefully, the value of ten
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“Hey, man, what makes you think you can come to a place like this?”Martin had just stepped out of the taxi when a doorman blocked his path, his expression hostile.Dressed only in a plain white T-shirt and worn navy jeans, Martin looked far more like a drifter compared to the doorman, who wore a uniform far too luxurious for someone in his position.“I’m not sure that’s something I need to explain to you,” Martin replied calmly. “My business is with the people inside.”Before him stood a circular building painted in light blue, adorned with ocean-themed ornaments. Known as the Sea House, it was where Palm Coast Enterprise held its most important executive meetings.Martin had obtained this information from Gianna. Since he wanted something significant from them, coming directly here was the most effective option.However, due to its elite nature, no one was allowed inside unless they had legitimate business.Martin continued walking forward.“Listen, I don’t like jokes—especially fro
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