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Chapter 31
Chapter 31
Although Cecilia only had a glance at the list, she remembered everyone’s names.
William, Juliana, Cole, Caleb, and Simon each placed a 200 thousand dollars bounty through the black
market,
She only knew that the first two of them; the latter three were undoubtedly after Christopher.
After all, if he was dead, everyone could share the cake he had, “Mr. Christopher Forte, do you liave
any evidence to prove that they hired a hitman to kill?”
Christopher shook his head. “No. Although there are
transaction records in the black market, they’re all
handwritten, and there are no witnesses. Those can’t be used as evidence.”
The reason the black market could engage in illegal
transactions was their caution and avoidance of leaving any
traces.
Cecilia pondered for a moment and suggested, “The
operational route should have been provided by William. We can start with him and get him to expose
everyone!”
Even if this couldn’t land the five of them in jail, causing discord among them would serve the purpose.
“Okay. I’ll let you know when I have the information.”
“Thank you, Mr. Christopher Forte. Can I trouble you with one more thing?”
“Say it.”
“I want to meet the captain’s family.”
Although Cecilia suspected that the events three years ago
involved internal betrayal, she didn’t want the captain’s family
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to suffer. Most of the money she earned had been distributed to five families by Evan under the guise
of condolence
payments.
It was her way of compensating them for their help during that life-and-death situation.
Christopher hesitated for a while before he refused. “Let’s wait until we find the mastermind behind all
of this.”
“All right.”
Afterward, Cecilia had Christopher send the bodyguard away and secretly sneak out of Emerald
Mansion.
It was already 4 a.m. when she returned to her condominium.
She collapsed onto her bed and slept straight through until the afternoon of the next day, awakened by
hunger.
The first thing Cecilia did upon waking up was to check the
news.
There was no news about Christopher being hunted down, but the news about the revelation of the
black market had made quite a stir.
There was also a piece of explosive news about Yancey Corporation. Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.
Yates Corporation had canceled all its collaborations with Yancey Corporation, paid the penalty as
agreed, and swiftly signed contracts with other companies.
While Yancey Corporation received substantial compensation, they lost their business territory and
long-term profit. opportunities.
As soon as the news broke, their stock price plummeted, and their market value decreased by more
than 200 million dollars.
Cecilia didn’t need to make a guess and knew it was Christopher’s doing.
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Yates Corporation was a partner of Yancey Corporation, and they were in a mutually beneficial
relationship. There was no reason for them to incur such a hefty penalty and engage in such strenuous
and unrewarding actions.
Thinking of that, Cecilia made a decision.
After the stock market opened tomorrow, she would buy Yancey Corporation’s shares!
Instead of destroying Yancey Corporation, it would be better to control it.
Since Juliana wanted to be a pampered second-generation heiress with all the luxuries, Cecilia would
make her ascend to the esteemed status of a self-made first-generation affluent individual.
Imagination held a world of beauty, but as she looked at her bank account balance, her spirits deflated.
Cecilia was capable of making money, but she had no habit of saving and had numerous expenses.
Her account now held only hundreds of thousands of dollars.
With this meager amount, she couldn’t even purchase a thousandth of Yancey Corporation’s shares.
“It seems I’ll have to sell the countryside herb plantation.”
The Yancey family dislikes that she is involved with the countryside. Therefore, she had rarely visited in
the past three years and had hired someone to manage the herb plantation.
Many herbs died, but the price of those that survived had increased at least a hundred times.
Together with her personally formulated planting soil and the 1.65 acres of land, the total value of the
plantation was at least 1 billion dollars.
After making the decision, Cecilia picked up her phone from the bedside table and prepared to post the
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Cecilia recalled that Forte Group had interests in the pharmaceutical industry, so they might be
interested in the herb plantation. She immediately dialed Christopher’s number.
At that moment, Christopher was in Forte Group’s conference room, facing a barrage of questions from
shareholders.
Because of the termination of Forte Group’s collaboration with Yancey Corporation, they had paid a
hefty penalty.
This hurt the shareholders’ interests, so they have come to demand answers from Christopher.
“Mr. Forte, even though you hold 51% of the shares and have absolute control, the company doesn’t
belong to you alone. If you continue to be stubborn like this, we’ll withdraw our investments!”
“Yes, we invest to make money, not for you to squander. This time, you must explain to everyone.”
“Mr. Forte, if you can’t separate personal matters from business, please resign as the Chairman and let
Mr. Fabian Forte take charge of the company!”
Hearing that, Christopher understood.
It was his restless father who was causing trouble behind the
scenes.
It appeared that his hurting William had agitated Fabian.
Christopher looked at the shareholders, who seemed to be staging a palace coup, and said, “Raise
your hand if you are not confident with me and want to withdraw your shares. I’ll agree to your
withdrawal.”
As soon as he finished speaking, his phone vibrated. –
Seeing that it was a call from Cecilia, he stood up and said, “Think about what I said earlier and give
me a definite answer once I’ve finished this call.”
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With that, he left the conference room to answer Cecilia’s call.
“What’s the matter?”
Cecilia got straight to the point. “I have a piece of herb
plantation that grows rare medicinal herbs. I want to sell it to you.”
Christopher was stunned for a moment and asked, “Why do you want to sell it? Are you short on
money?”
“Yes. I want to take advantage of the plummeting Yancey Corporation’s shares and acquire as much as
possible.”
“You want to take control of Yancey Corporation and reclaim what’s rightfully yours?”
“It’s not about reclaiming what’s mine, it’s about seizing what’s theirs.”
Christopher chuckled. “You are so ambitious. How much are you looking to sell it for?”
“1 billion dollars. Don’t think my asking price is high; its actual value easily surpasses 1.2 billion dollars.
If you process the medicinal herbs, it can easily double in value. Plus, I’m including the herb plantation
itself, so you’ll have a long-term. cultivation opportunity.”
“Does the Yancey family know you’re this wealthy?”
Cecilia remembered when she first met the Yancey family, she was in the fields tending to the
medicinal herbs. She was looked down upon as a peasant whose face was covered in dirt.
“They don’t know. They’re ignorant. They considered medicinal herbs worth several thousand dollars
each as worthless crops. If you’re concerned, I can take you to the herb plantation to take a look.”
Christopher was aware of the Yancey family’s cold attitude toward Cecilia. There was a hint of
sympathy in his tone.
“No need for the bother, I believe you. The Yancey family are
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blind, but I’m not. However, I’m a bit tight on cash lately, and I don’t have 1 billion dollars. If you want to
sell it quickly, you could try the Elite Auction.”
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