Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 261 What a Coincidence

I looked up in surprise. "Really?"

I had expected that Cornell Group wouldn't flourish as they once did with my interference. But I hadn't anticipated their downfall to be this fast. A 10% drop might not sound like much, but in their case, it meant evaporating hundreds of millions of dollars overnight.

Eric nodded. "Of course. I noticed it while checking the stock market these past few days. I know you've been busy lately and haven't had time to keep up with shares, so I wanted to tell you the moment I found out. But..." His tone turned serious. "To recover their losses, they're planning to launch a new project."

I paused for a moment before testing the waters. "New energy?"

Eric's eyes widened in surprise. "How did you know?"

I let out an awkward chuckle and quickly came up with something. "Renewable energy is the current trend. If they want to make up for their losses, of course, they'd want a piece of the pie."

Of course, that wasn't the real reason.

In my past life, Cornell Group had indeed ventured into the new energy sector, but much later. Back then, they had secretly siphoned resources from Brown Group and infiltrated Zentera Group. Only then did their push into renewable energy feel like a strategic flourish.

But this time? Who knew if it would be their saving grace or a desperate gamble?

The attendees were industry experts, all handpicked by Jeremiah at the time. If my

gaze to Eric. "What about

capacity to branch out right now. We're focusing on research and development. If we succeed,

nodded in understanding. "In that case, I'll give it

...

word, the next day, I called a board meeting to discuss our entry into the renewable

doubt but no outright objections. After all, my past track

started to say something, but I shot him a look, and he swallowed his words. At a time like this, he needed to remember that I still held

The vote passed unanimously.

I had someone reach out to a few students currently studying renewable energy. They were

unpolished gems right now, unnoticed by the world, I had to seize

arrangements, I left the office and set off

out, I stopped by home to prepare a pot of pork stew. Once it was ready, I packed it

pulled up in front of a discreet villa on the outskirts of town. This was the home

by the government or enjoying cushy positions in leading enterprises But Mr. Simpson? He kept a low profile, burying himself in research.