“Mr. Holston, you're quite observant," Jason mocked him before the other two said anything.

“I was just looking out for Mr. Mallory by spying on them," Jim said joyfully.

"You could recognize a thousand-dollar watch? Has your taste in fashion downgraded after getting married?" Percy seized the opportunity and dealt him a mighty blow to get revenge on him for making fun of Nina for not being able to cook.

Even if Nina did not know how to cook, she was still the best. They could just leave the cooking to the maid. As long as she stayed by his side, that would be way better than mastering any skill.

"The year is ending soon, so I did my research because of employee benefits." Jim noticed his uninterested expression and asked, "Are you really not going over there to take a look?"

"After what happened between him and Pierre, there's no way he would go over there." Luke picked up his wine glass and slowly swirled it unlike the other two who downed theirs.

Percy took a sip of wine and rolled his eyes at Luke.

Why was he such a blabbermouth?

"Did you two really cut ties?" Jim did not know much about it as all his attention was focused on Scarlett.

"Sort of, which is why I called you here today to ask you a favor," Percy said bluntly.

"What favor?" Jim turned serious as Percy was not one to ask someone else for help easily. If those words came out of his mouth, it must be a very serious situation.

"I need your investment account to purchase the rest of Mallory Corporation's odd lots circulating in the stock market. Pierre is also doing the same right now, and if he ends up with more shares than me, there'll be a change of hands in Mallory Corporation."

"That's it? I'd still help you even if you told me this over the phone. No problem. You have my word." Jim agreed immediately without asking about the reasoning behind it.

When the time came, it did not matter whether Percy wanted to take back the shares or let him keep them.

crisis would not occur. hence, it would not be a big deal even if Percy decided not to

Percy expressed his

Mallory, I want to be a minor shareholder of Mallory Corporation too," said

a lot of information from following Luke around, so he would know about the market dynamics way earlier than others, which was why

he had earned

care who bought those shares as

chance of winning? If the Mallory family decides to support Pierre, it won't work even if we've purchased the majority of

him with the shares in their hands. It's only a test, and if he passes, I'll need to give up Mallory Corporation;

was against his relationship with Nina, he did

was a big deal. If it fell into the hands of someone incompetent,

entire Mallory family was

shrewd," Jim praised him. If Old Master Mallory was not shrewd, he

of Mallory Corporation, so of course, he won't take such big risks," said

gone through blood, sweat, and tears to establish Mallory Corporation, so he would

had been abdicated, he still followed Mallory Corporation's status closely. If Percy had done a bad job in operating the company in the early years, the company would have been in Pierre's

Pierre did a bad job, Old Master Mallory would run it

Mallory's eyes, Mallory Corporation was as precious

with you all." Jim raised his

remaining three raised their glasses to clink

added, "Jim, I have something

Villa?" Jim guessed

inform him immediately

it?"

the villa," said Luke as this was not a difficult task

It just involves breaching the privacy of the guests, so you owe me one after this," Jim said jokingly, when in fact, they would help each

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