The Billionaire's Forbidden Longing

Chapter 55 Shareholders' Meeting

Allison glanced at Alexander, a bit confused. Seeing his serious face, she put down her spoon. "What's up?"

Alexander took a deep breath and said, "The folks who were after me in Avalon City are stirring things up again. Plus, your current status is catching a lot of eyes. Someone's definitely gonna try to stop you from hitting that shareholders' meeting on Friday. This is just a heads-up, Allison."

Allison looked down, understanding Alexander's concern. But really, would someone go after her just because of a shareholders' meeting?

"Thanks, Mr. Carter," she said sincerely. Alexander had been a huge help lately.

Alexander grinned, "If you wanna thank me, finish all that ravioli. You're too skinny, eat up!"

Allison smiled back, feeling a bit better, and polished off the whole bowl, even the soup.

After dinner, Alexander pulled out some info James had dug up. "Even though your grandpa started the Bennett Group, he always handled the overseas stuff. So, the domestic side has always been in Preston's hands. Out of the nine major shareholders, six back Preston, and only three are loyal to your grandpa."

Allison scanned the info. The nine major shareholders held thirty percent of the shares. The three loyal ones had ten percent, the other six had twenty percent, and Preston also had twenty percent. The odds weren't in her favor. She turned to Alexander, "So, these six shareholders back Preston because they're all skimming off the Bennett Group's assets, right?"

Alexander nodded. Allison was sharp, and he liked that about her. Meanwhile, she was already plotting how to sway those shareholders to her side.

Before bed, Allison pulled out her laptop, hacked into their networks, and dug up a ton of dirt.

She sent the info to Cleo and gave her a call. "Find me their weaknesses, every little detail!"

looked it over and asked, "Allison, did they piss you

"You could say

just wait for my good

gonna give those

internal drama but didn't shake the industry. After all, Bennett Group wasn't nearly

and didn't make it back by Friday. Allison felt a bit lost, but she knew the Bennett Group's issues were hers to handle. She'd learned early on that you can only really rely

When Jonah came to pick her up, he was pleasantly surprised. "Ms. Bennett, you look

smiled and nodded.

her. As she walked in,

looks so young. I heard the chairman wants to hand

it down, do

endless, but Allison kept a graceful smile. Being

didn't give a damn about what others thought of her. One day, she'd show them

stepped into the top-floor conference room, a space reserved for the big shots of the Bennett Group. As soon as she opened the door, she spotted Hayden at the head of the table, leaning on his cane. Seeing Allison, Hayden's face lit up. "Allison,

smile. "Grandpa, sorry if I kept

nine, and it was only eight-thirty.

no one else

others in the room.

"Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Mitchell, nice to

smiled warmly at her. "Hayden, your granddaughter is stunning. She looks just like her

by Preston and Blair. Soon, footsteps echoed outside, and the other shareholders started filing in. They all greeted Hayden but completely ignored Allison. Hayden's