The Billionaire's Forbidden Longing

Chapter 154 Fighting for Money

Preston was about to lose it when Cleo mentioned he was just a minor shareholder.

"You're full of it! It's not ten percent, it's twenty! I have the same amount of shares as Allison. If all the shareholders back me, Allison's out!" Preston shouted. Cleo didn't even flinch. She just pulled out some documents for everyone to see.

"Here are the shares held by Ms. Bennett. Right now, Bennett Group's stock is in the dumps. Under Ms. Bennett's direction, I've been buying up shares on the open market. As of today, we've snagged eighteen percent, bringing Ms. Bennett's total to thirty-eight percent, making her the biggest shareholder!" Cleo explained.

Preston was in shock. He grabbed the share transfer documents and looked them over one by one, then he saw a familiar signature.

"Helena? What's going on? How did you get Helena's shares? Did you threaten her into selling?" Preston roared.

Cleo didn't even blink. "Actually, Ms. Ember came to me willingly, offering to sell her shares in the Bennett Group. And she didn't just sell a small portion-she sold ten percent, which is worth two billion dollars. I found it odd at the time since none of the shareholders here hold that much individually. But if she's your mistress, Mr. Bennett, well, that explains a lot!"

Cleo's words made the shareholders' faces change.

Preston glared at her, fuming. "You're lying! Helena wouldn't do that!"

Cleo smirked, placing the transfer documents in front of him. "Mr. Bennett, look closely. That's Helena's signature. And the ten percent was under Cade's name. Helena, as Cade's guardian, sold it on his behalf. Now you only have ten percent. How dare you call a shareholders' meeting and think you can oust Ms. Bennett?"

Cleo had no respect for the Bennetts. She thought they were all incompetent yet overly confident. She felt Allison deserved better; Preston was unworthy of being her father.

"I know you're all concerned about Bennett Group's declining stock price and fear bankruptcy. Ms. Bennett has given me authority to offer you a choice. If

tempted but reluctant

the company to do well. We're

The shareholders left, dejected.

As soon as Preston

shares without

at Preston,

They were mine. Preston, I've been with you for twenty years without marriage. What do I get out of this? Your old age, bad temper, and big belly? You're old, but I'm still young. I have a lot of time left to enjoy life. Besides, Bennett Group is finished.

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up, his neck covered in bloody marks, and his mouth was bleeding. His glasses, which he wore to look sophisticated, were shattered on the floor, and his graying hair hung messily over his face. His clothes were torn to shreds, making him look less like a distinguished middle-aged CEO and more like

going on?" Yasmin

Yasmin, Helena clung to her, crying. "Yasmin, your father wants

Helena was her biological mother, Yasmin had initially resisted but eventually accepted

Preston and Helena

you hitting Mom?"

her? So what? She secretly sold your brother's shares. This bitch sold ten percent of Bennett Group's shares, stripping me of my control over the company. She deserves it! I should kill her for this!" Preston was furious. He had been on the brink of reclaiming control of Bennett Group, only to be

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had shares in Bennett Group? Yasmin had