Side Chick Era... Over

Loving DAD 1122

Sharon’s plan to acquire Silverstone Group was never short–sighted – it was a long game.

By securing a foothold in the Silverstone Group’s equity now, she would make the path ahead far less

treacherous.

Once inside Kalen Group, she wouldn’t have to bend to others‘ whims or read their faces at every turn. Holding shares without the power to execute is meaningless; the last thing she wanted was to be stripped of authority

after the fact.

That was why both Carter and Thomas supported her move. Her decision to sell some original shares to raise capital was prudent – even necessary.

The signing venue was already swarming. A host of Marcentine’s corporate heavyweights had been invited; Silverstone Group’s political connections made today impossible to ignore.

ceremony, small clusters formed as guests whispered

shares? Who’s the buyer? I heard Kalen Group

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Richard only recently acknowledged. They say she controls the

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Those firms own countless patents the royalties alone are massive. Even after reinvesting in R&D, the industry landscape for the next decade is set.” “No wonder the Silverstones agreed to sell. They must’ve been eyeing

for years. Maybe this acquisition is their chance to break the slump.” “Still, how did the Kalens end up handing such a crucial ten percent

the Kalen family as they took their places among the crowd. After all, Sharon was, technically, one of their own. Her firms now

the Kalen family was

few formidable talents. Sharon managed to raise such an amount

once, the Kalens‘ faces darkened in

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smile curled inward with contempt. He’d always known other families gave everything to lift