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!"

over and asked, "Allison, did

chuckled, "You

just wait for my good

smiling. She was gonna give those guys a big surprise before the shareholders'

internal drama but didn't shake the

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 on

that was both classy and appropriate. When Jonah came to pick her up,

and nodded. "Thanks for the

they arrived at the Bennett Group, Jonah opened the car door for her. As she walked in, all eyes were on her. "Is that the chairman's granddaughter? The

I heard the chairman wants to hand the

down, do you wanna get

a graceful smile. Being questioned was normal,

damn about what others thought of her. One day, she'd show them all what she was really

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

a smile. "Grandpa, sorry if I

waved it off. The meeting was set for nine, and it was only eight-thirty. She was right

no one else had shown up

introduced her to the others in the room. "Allison, meet Dennis Gonzalez, Jerry Nelson,

quickly walked over and greeted them. "Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Mitchell, nice to

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

his late wife, which made him favor her a bit more. But he was never one to play favorites. Jasper had always been close to Hayden, while Yasmin was spoiled 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 face darkened, but Allison