Leslie snorted, âYou stubborn old man, you finally have a little conscience this time! Our friendship has been worthwhile after all!â
Samuel glanced at Leslie, âI just happened to meet you at the door. I didnât really come with you. You had joined an organization behind my back. I wonât forgive you! Weâre not close!â
Leslie stroked his beard and said, âWho cares!â
After their usual banter, Leslie looked back at Raymond who was behind him.
âI asked you to take out all the extra funds in the organization to buy Tyly Company. Did you buy them?â
âYes, Sir!â Raymond said.
Everyone immediately turned their attention to the graph again. The originally soaring data finally began to fall.
Tina was overjoyed, âEudora, itâs coming down! Itâs coming down!â
Eudoraâs eyes were fixed on the data, and her heart was beating wildly. Even Mark, who was standing aside, was a little flustered.
His assistant muttered, âMr. Shelby, what should we do? We took the money from Country M and had promised to help them make money! If something goes wrong, weâ¦â
Markâs expression was dark. His assistant was right.
This time, not only did he bet with all his money but he also accepted a lot of money from unknown sources. He had promised to help others to make money, and they gave him power and commission fees in return.
Clenching his fist, Mark wiped his sweat.
âStay calm and donât panic. I donât believe that with that few people, they can bring down the stock market.â
As expected, the number that had been falling gradually, began to stabilize and rise slowly again.
Mark let out a sigh of relief, âF*ck!â
As he looked at Eudora, the joy on Eudoraâs face had disappeared again.
In the end, they were still lacking in funds.
Eudora dejectedly lowered her head and closed her eyes. At that moment, Charlie squeezed through the crowd and approached Eudora.
âMadam, weâve searched everywhere, but we havenât found any traces of President Grangerâ¦â
As their last hope was in vain, Eudora choked out a sentence.
âGot it!â
Since she could not save Amos, she decided to follow him. She had already prepared herself for it.
She turned around and walked towards Mark slowly.
âWhat on earth should I do for you to let him go?â
Mark was stunned and then said with a fake smile, âWhat? Isnât Miss George very powerful? Youâre the heir, the powerful woman whoâs in charge of Valiant East who had even slapped me a few days ago! Whatâs wrong? Are you begging me now?â
Eudora knew that Mark was not actually holding a grudge against her over the slap. It was just that he still had not found an opportunity to take his revenge.
Eudora clenched her fists and said, âIâll let you hit me back, as long as you let go of Amos!â
âHit you back?â Mark raised his hand and touched his chin. âI am a man. Men donât beat women up, especially when theyâre faced with a beauty like Mrs. Granger! How inappropriate it would be to hit you!â
Eudora frowned, âWhat exactly do you want?â
Mark laughed and said, âDonât misunderstand me. I donât harbor any intentions towards you, but my subordinates might! Iâm always a person who adores my subordinates very much. Only when my subordinates are in a good mood can they help me with my work. Once things are completed, I will be in a good mood and I might even let go of any grievances!â
Eudoraâs heart sank, âMark Shelby, youâre shameless!â
Mark immediately smiled wantonly, âI thought that you would do anything for President Granger, Miss George. Youâll just be accompanying my friends. Since you are unwilling to do so, then forget about it!â
Hearing this, Wesley and Charlie gathered around and stared at Mark fiercely.
Mark said with disdain, âFrom the looks of it, you guys donât even want to save President Grangerâs life!â
Harley swung his fist towards Mark and said, âYou seem to want to pay the police station a visit!â
Mark felt the stinging pain and reached out to wipe away the blood at the corner of his mouth.
âYouâre really going against my will, arenât you? Come on, call them and ask them to kill Amos!â
âHow dare you!â Harley gritted his teeth.
âWeâll see if I dare to do so or not!â Mark said, âWhy arenât you contacting them yet?!â
Hearing that, Markâs subordinate, Joe picked up the phone and tried to make a call.
Eudora hurriedly stopped him, âStop!â
Mark laughed again, âWhat is it? Are you willing to do that now?â
Eudora clenched her fingers and then loosened them, âIâ¦â
Before she could finish her words, a burst of noise suddenly sounded near her ears.
âWhatâs going on?â
Clint heard the voices and looked over. The next second, he suddenly called out for Eudora, âMadam, look!â
Eudora immediately swallowed her words, and when she looked up, she saw the graph, which was initially stable, had suddenly turned green.
Moreover, it was drastically dropping.
âWhatâs going on?â Eudora did not dare to believe her eyes.
Someone came in from outside the door. It was none other than the few people Eudora had just met in the afternoon. Mr. Mabbitt came in first with a smile on his face.
âMrs. Granger has asked us for help in person. How can we not help? Besides, if it werenât for Old Master Granger, we wouldnât be standing here. Iâve always believed that the goal of business was to make profits, but the most important thing is actually justice! Teamwork makes the dream work. Mutual support is the most important thing!â
She said gratefully with red-rimmed eyes, âThank you.â
Mr. Mabbitt shook his head and said, âItâs still too early to thank us now. Weâve done what we can. Weâll see what will happen next.â
Mark angrily looked at Mr. Mabbitt and said, âIt seems that you old men donât want to live here in peace anymore? How dare you meddle in the Shelby familyâs business?â
Mr. Mabbitt said with a calm face, âYouâre Mr. Shelby, right? We old folks have been through everything. One piece of advice for you, as your senior. Donât be too ruthless!â
Mark still wanted to say something, but the phone rang at that moment.
Joe hurriedly passed it to him, âItâs a phone call from Country M.â
Mark hurriedly walked away after taking over the phone, âDonât worry, Mr. Peter. Itâs not a big problem. There wonât be any problem with the funds that Iâve promised you!â
After hanging up on the phone, Mark clenched his fists.
Joe hurriedly ran in from outside, âMr. Shelby, bad news!â
Mark was upset, âWhy are you panicking? We only lost a low percentage of them. We have a lot of capital in our hands, donât we? Ask them to let all of them go. Letâs not leave any chance for the Valiant East Group.â
âNoâ¦â Joe was extremely anxious. âItâs⦠the Astavan virus. It has broken out all over the world! All the stocks in the world are dropping drastically!â
Markâs legs went limp. âWhat? How is that possible?â
âItâs true!â Joe stammered. âWhat should we do now?â
Mark gritted his teeth and said, âShut up. Hurry up and sell all the shares that weâve bought.â
âItâs too late!â Joe burst into tears, âWeâre already bankrupt!â
Mark suddenly raised his head and looked at the green chart in front of him. His assistantâs voice was still echoing in his ears.
âWe had written many blank checks out to other people just to make a lot of money. Now, itâs all over for us! Weâve lost a few billion dollars. Mr. Shelby, we are doomed!â