The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Skyler said, "If she can't sell her original shares for now, and hasn't come to us for help, do you think Haynes and his people scraped the money together for her?"

Jonathan replied, "It's definitely possible. Haynes has the means to pull that off."

"If Haynes really did help Stella come up with the funds, then Israel and Coleman will move on to phase two right away."

Phase two was to attack their companies.

After all, they'd just shifted all their liquid assets to help Stella, hadn't they? The moment Stella completed her acquisition of the Pearce Group, Israel and Coleman would target The O'Brien Group and any other company that supported her, aiming to cripple their cash flow.

If those companies couldn't weather the storm, they'd go under-just like that.

Even if they managed to survive, they'd have to sell off shares to patch the holes in their finances, leaving them battered and vulnerable.

And if the opportunity arose, Israel and Coleman could swoop in, buy their companies out, or short their stocks for profit.

Stella was sentimental-she'd never stand by and watch her allies fall into crisis because of her. But after she closed the Pearce Group deal, she'd have no money left to repay them. At that point, selling her original shares would be her only way out.

to sell, she'd be at their mercy-forced into one concession after another, losing ground

shares? It'd never be higher than it is now. At

hope

and the others hard. Whether they ended up with original

a whole different story-she'd

newcomer, and family or not, Jonathan didn't want to push Stella too hard. She might never

plan that killed three

it all depended on what Stella

to help her guaranteed her safety, well, that just proved how young and inexperienced

the Pearce Group, let's acquire

Jonathan nodded.

damaging option if she wanted to avoid asking the Williams family for help But if she failed to deliver results,

over time, she'd be sidelined and

out, the Williams family wouldn't lose,

her original shares to the Williams family was her best move She'd get the cash prove herself, and win genuine support when she joined The

family agreed to buy, they'd have no reason to