The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 616:

As soon as Shepard and his children stepped out of the car, a swarm of reporters surrounded them.

Cameras and microphones were thrust aggressively towards Shepard and Ernst, the reporters bombarding them with a barrage of questions. “Is it true that the Harper Group plans to grant Rosie Harper forty billion as a wedding gift?”

“Could the company be on the verge of bankruptcy because of this?”

“We’ve heard whispers of executives seeking new employment. Any thoughts on that?”

The security detail of the Harper Group strained every muscle to hold the reporters at bay. However, the journalists threw decorum out the window and surged forward with a relentless barrage of questions. After a grueling struggle, Shepard and the others finally pushed their way into the Harper Group building.

Inside the elevator, Shepard, his mood as dark as a storm cloud, turned to Ernst and asked sharply, “Wasn’t this board meeting supposed to be confidential? How the hell did the media find out about it?”

a.m. and barely caught two hours of sleep, felt drained mentally, though youth still lent

“Dad, there are thirty-seven executives in the Harper Group. I emphasized the importance of confidentiality when I made the calls yesterday, but I can’t promise every one of them kept

much more gray hair he had now. The recent events

it. I stayed up all night preparing solutions and will convince the board. Rosie was probably

“But I never informed Rosie

that if she can’t get her hands on the money, nobody else should, either. She is aiming for mutual destruction, plain and

where your

normal board change wouldn’t cause this kind of panic. But today, as soon as the market opened, our stock price plummeted to

and the sharp drop in stock price made

Harper Group was his life’s work. Seeing it hurt like this made his eyes well

Dad,” Brenna said gently. “I have dealt with crises like this before. I stayed up all night working with Ethan. He helped