Chapter 1754 Supporting The Lyons
“Forget it. No one can stop him from leaving. This isn’t your fault, and I will pay you for the month as we have agreed. You can go home now.”
After ending the call, I knitted my eyebrows and wondered what Joseph was up to.
Being warded in the hospital was a wonderful opportunity for him to recuperate and wean himself off the drug addiction before it got too serious. By avoiding me like a plague, he made it look as though I was the villain.
Anyway, I figured that they probably had plans of their own. What happened to the Lyons family had served as a lesson to me. Nathaniel would never react in the way an ordinary person would. Therefore, it wasn’t surprising that Ashton had to change his behavior in an effort to challenge him.
Since I was unable to guess what his plan was, I had no choice but to trust him.
Over the next three days, the attack on the Lyons family by an anonymous financier had been widely broadcasted across many financial news channels, causing an uproar within the community. Finally, John, as the representative of Stovall Corporation, had announced that they would invest in the company of the Lyons family. His decision had stabilized the company’s stock price and arrested the losses of the Lyons family in time.
Just when everyone thought that the matter had come to a close, the financier, who had been beaten back the day before, had resurfaced to attack the Lyons family’s newly listed company. Consequently, his actions had caused them significant losses again.
Meanwhile, I had been monitoring the situation closely. Looking at how the matter had escalated, I was worried that Nathaniel was mounting an all-attack to wipe out the Lyons family. Hence, I quickly gave John a call.
To my surprise, John didn’t sound anxious when he answered, “What’s wrong, Letty?”
“Are you guys doing okay?” I was baffled. “I saw this expert on the news commenting that the Lyons family is being dragged through the mud by their powerful enemy.”
“You should take what those ‘experts’ say on TV with a pinch of salt. Other than doing research, all they know is discuss matters from a theoretical perspective.” John poured scorn on them before lowering his voice as he added, “Don’t worry, the matter has been resolved. The unscrupulous attacks on the Lyons family stocks are nothing but schoolboy tactics. With the combined financial strength of Stovall Corporation and the power of attorney you have assigned to me over Fuller Corporation, the attacker is doomed to fail unless there is some form of political intervention or if it’s an attempt to destabilize the nation.”
It was just as Ashton had described. Fuller Corporation was highly integrated into the nation’s economy and wasn’t easily shaken. By buying a stake in the Lyons family company, John had directly taken it under his wing.
I sighed in relief, but I still couldn’t fully understand the situation. “Isn’t the stock market regulated all this while? By conducting such an attack, won’t they attract the regulator’s attention? Since you claimed that the Lyons family’s company is safe, why is the attacker doing something that’s detrimental to themselves?”
John broke into laughter. “What do you mean by detrimental? Hasn’t Nathaniel already achieved his goal?”
Puzzled, I furrowed my brows until the answer dawned upon me. “Are you saying that this is the same as before? That Nathaniel is just trying to test me?”
“Isn’t it obvious?” John replied with certainty. “Remember, you have to remain calm. After so many years, haven’t you learned not to panic?”
Having been exposed so straightforwardly, I felt so awkward that I didn’t know what to say.
Luckily, John didn’t notice my embarrassment as he continued, “Anyway, it doesn’t matter because I was planning to call you. I have invited Ashton for negotiations at The Jade tonight. Are you coming?”
“Negotiations? What for?” I asked.
“Of course it’s about the stockholdings. Looks like you have forgotten that you own almost as many shares as Ashton does. After I took over, I’ve blocked many of his decisions. I figured Nathaniel must have ordered him to do something about it; that’s why he has approached me to buy my shares.”
I pursed my lips. “Creating conflict isn’t a bad idea but will going against Ashton at every turn be detrimental to his plan?”
