Chapter 421

Connor hurriedly waved his hands. “Mr. Larson, it’s nothing! If it weren’t for you, the Jackson Group would have been devoured! We wouldn’t be where we are today! Besides, I managed to earn so much money this time because of you! What’s a few company shares compared to that?”

Matthew declined a few more times, but Connor was very firm. Thus, Matthew accepted it in the end.

To be honest, he knew what Connor was aiming for. Giving him the company shares was just a pretense; what Connor actually wanted was to tie him down to the Jackson Family.

Besides, the Jacksons had gotten to know the extent of his abilities from this incident. Since the Hughes were still fiercely eyeing the company, the Jacksons had to find a strong backer, and Matthew happened to be the best choice they had.

Hence, by giving him shares in the company, it was equivalent to tying him down to the Jacksons—if anything were to happen to the Jacksons, would Matthew simply stand and watch idly by the side?

For that reason, Connor was very optimistic when it came to the one billion worth of shares. After all, Billy had brought three billion over to the Jacksons.

Similarly, Timothy and Leanna had brought large amounts of money to support Matthew too. All three of them were the bigshots of Eastcliff, and they trusted Matthew so much. Compared to that, what’s one billion?

After chatting for a bit, Stanley came in. Grinning widely, he said, “Mr. Larson, I’m sorry for making you wait! This is a large victory for us! So many people have been coming and asking to collaborate with us. I’ve been so busy I haven’t even had time to eat!”

Following this incident, the Carlson Group had expanded again—their assets easily surpassed tens of billions now. More importantly, he now stood on equal footing with the ten greatest families. In the past, they had ignored him, thinking that he was nothing more than Billy’s subordinate.

However, now that he stood up with his own strength, who among the ten greatest families would still dare to look down on him?

Connor emotionally said, “In the beginning, you brought Mr. Larson with you and went to Travis, asking to join the Eastshire Representatives. However, Travis rejected you. The Hughes must be regretting it now that Mr. Larson has succeeded so spectacularly.

With their losses this time around, the Hughes have basically withdrawn from the Ten Greatest Families of Eastshire. Furthermore, the strength of the Hughes will be greatly weakened too. Also, I heard that the Hughes are so mad that they are holding Travis’ parents accountable for everything.”

Stanley smilingly replied, “That’s only to be expected. Travis has been acting overly arrogant and conceited. Serves him right for ending up in this state! If only he had been a little humbler back then and allowed Mr. Larson to represent Eastshire.

If he had done that, the Hughes would have been the real winner. They would have gone from the Ten Greatest Families of Eastshire to the top five greatest families. His arrogance has led them to such a disastrous outcome. Naturally, they are furious. Travis is dead now. But, if he were still alive, his fate would have been far worse!”

They continued chatting for a bit, then Matthew told Stanley about his plans to establish a company.

Stanley knew about Matthew’s position in the Cunningham Family, and he honestly felt that Matthew did not deserve to be treated in that manner. However, when it came down to it, it was Matthew’s family affairs—it wasn’t his place to say anything about it.

“Don’t worry, Mr. Larson. I will handle it for you perfectly. I think it will take some time to establish a new construction company right now. Why don’t I do it this way instead? I’ll acquire one. That will be the fastest way!” he replied.

In response, Matthew nodded. It was best if this matter could be settled as quickly as possible.

Otherwise, Helen would continue nagging him endlessly.

Then, Connor leaned over. “Why do you need to acquire one? Mr. Larson, I have a small construction company. I can transfer it over to your name. Besides, this construction company has connections to the ten greatest families. Managed well, it will be extremely profitable. Conversely, the consequences will be dire if it’s managed poorly.”

Connor was a sly, old fox. He could tell that Matthew was dissatisfied with Liam. Therefore, the reason behind giving Matthew the company was to undermine Liam. Thus, Matthew smiled lightly and nodded in agreement. He had no intention of allowing Liam to take advantage of him either.