Chapter 960

Chapter 960

“Auntie, you shouldn’t treat Ryan like this, lan stated as he didn’t appreciate that kind of behavior.

The moment lan’s gaze fell upon Maureen, she felt a chill run down her spine.

Even though she often voiced her dissatisfaction towards her son, every action she took was in his interest.

She had reprimanded Ryan before, but never left such a deep mark on his cheek.

At that moment, she viewed him as an utter failure, making all her efforts seem wasted.

At that point, facing lan’s gaze, Maureen clenched her fists, her tone of voice growing somber.

“Ryan, just don’t say a word.”

-After all, what Dennis had said was true. They had already filed a special investigation with the upper echelons.

Holden’s influence was still significant, if his

disappearance was linked to a larger conspiracy, at least a dozen people would be impacted.

As the primary person responsible for that crime, lan would face severe punishment. In the worst–case scenario, all

his assets might be frozen, and he could also be thrown into jail.

Therefore, Maureen didn’t want her son associating with lan at that time, to prevent arousing suspicion from the

other members of the Raymond clan.

At that moment, Dennis chimed in.

“lan, if you truly care about Ryan, you should comply with my request.”

They wanted him to relinquish all his shares and leave the Raymond family swiftly.

If lan complied, he would lose everything. Dennis couldn’t tolerate the existence of such a formidable competitor.

Dennis stood up and slowly pushed a contract before lan.

“If you sign this contract and voluntarily leave, we could potentially put in a good word for you during the

investigation into Holden’s disappearance. Otherwise, you could face imprisonment.”

Although they referred to it as a contract, in reality, it was an inequitable agreement, compelling lan to hand over

all his shares without any compensation. The Raymonds were truly shameless!

Tan was aware of their true colors, but upon seeing the contract, he couldn’t help raising an eyebrow.

Dennis turned to the CEO of the EcoTraverse Group seated next to him, his tone more polite.

“Mr. Haley, why don’t you weigh in? You’re the most knowledgeable about the wager agreement.”

Mr. Haley turned to lan, waiting for his cue, but lan remained silent.

He hastily waved his hand, saying, “This is a meeting of the Raymonds, I shouldn’t interfere as an outsider.”

Mistaking his modesty for politeness, Dennis responded courteously, “Mr. Haley, you’re too humble.”

He and Mr. Haley had already signed a private agreement.

Once the agreement was concluded, the 20% shares in lan’s possession would be transferred to Mr. Haley. Dennis

was willing to buy those shares for double the price of Raymond Corporation’s stock. However, he would first need

to mortgage his own 30% shares.

Purchasing 20% of Raymond Corporation’s shares was a significant amount. He didn’t have sufficient funds for that

kind of massive purchase, but Dennis currently held 30% of the shares. He could use those shares as collateral,

along with all his assets, just enough to buy the 20% shares.

Once he acquired those shares, he would become the CEO of the Raymond Corporation. He could then sell off

several major projects, privately pocketing the money and using it to buy back his mortgaged 30% shares. In that

way, he would have 50% of the shares.

By.then, no one in the Raymond family could stand against him, and they would all have to show him due respect.

If anything were to happen to Holden, the immensely valuable Raymond Mansion would fall into his possession, as

the agreement over the mansion was clear to everyone: whoever held the CEO position of the Raymond

Corporation would own the mansion.

The mansion was at that time lan’s, but if the CEO position were to change hands, lan would have to transfer

ownership of the mansion to Dennis, as per the- previous agreement.

Dennis‘ eyes were filled with excitement. He was even forcing lan to relinquish his remaining shares, which would

potentially grant him more than 50% of the shares.

The room fell silent, everyone waiting for lan’s response.

lan wasn’t in a hurry. He pushed the agreement away with one finger and scanned the faces of all the high ranking

members of the Raymond Corporation present at the meeting.

Those who were genuinely concerned for him dared to meet his gaze, while those who had chosen to side with

Dennis lowered their heads as they didn’t have the courage to meet him face to face.

Who was genuine, and who was wavering, was clear at a glance.

lan chuckled lightly, stood up and said as if he wasn’t worried at all, “The wager between Mr. Haley and me isn’t

due for another five days, we’ll discuss it then”

Seeing him about to leave, a fierce look flashed across Dennis‘ eyes.

“lan, Mr. Haley is right here. He only holds 5% of the EcoTraverse Group’s shares. The remaining 95% is still locked

with the institution. You re bound to lose this wager. Why delay it? Moreover, the special investigation group has

already begun looking into Holden’s case Once you leave this room, they’ll take you in for questioning, and not a

single person in the Raymond family will vouch for you.”

Without anyone to vouch for him, he would certainly be the prime suspect and would definitely be taken in for

questioning