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At the headquarter of the Horizon Group.
In the chairman’s office, Graham sat behind his desk, both hands resting on the armrests of his
large chair. He was attentively listening to a middle–aged manager’s report.
*Chairman, in less than three hours today, there’s been massive trading of the Horizon Group’s
stocks on the international stock market,” the manager reported.
“Over 2.4 billion dors have been invested in ourpany, and our stock has skyrocketed by
400%”
Graham’s eyebrows knit together in concern. “Have you identified who’s behind this massive
purchase?”
The manager replied, “Yes, Chairman. Among them, Wyatt Group from the Wyatt family invested
600 million dors, the Rich Electronics Group from the Anderson family invested 600 million
dors, and the Hose Pharmaceuticals from the Roy family also invested 600 million dors.
Several other medium andrgepanies have each invested around 200 million dors,
umting to a total investment of 2.4 billion dors.”
The middle–aged manager reported all the information to Graham.
Graham’s face became grave. “This has to be James‘ scheme.
“The Macy and Roy families have always been closely aligned with the Wyatt family. If I’m not
mistaken, they’re inting our stock price only to dump itter. They’ll make a huge profit while
crashing our stock, ruining our chances of financing through the stock market.”
Being a seasoned business magnate, Graham had quickly pieced together James‘ cunning n.
The manager, clearly worried, said, “What should we do, Chairman? We were counting on financing
from the stock market for our bid on the CBD project. Without it, we’ll be stretched thin
“We cannot let our stock price fall!” Graham dered firmly. It would jeopardize our entire n for
the CBD project bid. Tell our stockbrokers to buy shares once James and his allies start selling, we
must stabilize the price.”
“Understood, Chairman, the manager responded and left the office.
Suddenly, a thought struck Graham. He immediately picked up his phone and dialed a number.
Once the call connected, an elderly voice greeted him, “Graham, I was just about to call you. What
a coincidence.”
Graham inquired, “Ket, you had something for me?”
Ket replied, “Yes, Graham, I’ve got something important to discuss. This morning, James sent
his son, Benny, and the butler, Bob, to see me. They wanted me to. abandon our coboration on
the CBD project bid”
Heh, for James to send someone to approach you, it’s so like the Wyatt family. They’ll try everything
to prevent others frompeting with them in business. They threatened you too, didn’t they?”
Graham queried.
“You’re right, Graham. Benny indeed threatened me,” Ket replied, his tone tense. “He
mentioned that while Star Gate might protect the Field family for now, they can’t shield you forever.
“He even added that the Wyatt family has the de Cate always supporting them from behind. And
if I continue coborating with you, once Star Gate leaves, de Gate wille after the Macy
family.”
“Don’t worry, Ket, Star Gate will always back the Field family, de Gate wouldn’t darey a
linger on us,” Graham
assured him calmly.
“But Graham, while you’ve hired Star Gate to protect the Field family, you are not inherently a part
of Star Gate’s power. On the other hand, the Wyatt family is intrinsically linked to de Gate. So,
Star Gate will eventually leave.
Therefore, Graham, let’s put our coboration on hold for now. My family can’t afford to offend the
Wyatt family. I hope you understand.”
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Graham, sensing trouble, quickly responded, “Ket, the bid for the CISD project is right around
the corner. It would be such a waste if we backed down now.”
“I’m truly sorry, Graham… I need to hang up now. Ket’s apologetic words were thest thing
Graham heard before the line went dead.
Stunned, Graham listened to the dial tone.
Ket had been a trusted business partner and close friend for decades.
They had never abruptly cut ties like this, especially not on a major project like the CBD bid.
A mix of shock and anger welled up in Graham.
Shocked that even a steadfast ally like Ket was reluctant to continue their partnership.
And angry at James for using de Gate to intimidate his old friend, forcing him to bow to the
power of de Gate.
But Ket’s words held weight; the Field family wasn’t inherently backed by Star Gate – they were
just temporary protectors.
In the end, the people from the Star Gate would leave..
While the Wyatt family, on the other hand, was a part of de date’s core strength.
Graham felt an indescribable sense of powerlessness.
Faced with the Wyatts threatening his allies, he couldn’t guarantee their safety.
Losing these allies would undoubtedly impact the Field family’s bid for the CBD project, a prospect
that deeply troubled Graham.
“Ring…
Just then, Graham’s phone buzzed.
He noticed the caller ID read “Kinsley.”
Kinsley, the head of the Jenson family which was one of the top ten financial groups in Vista Verde,
was just like Ket –
steadfast partners. one of Graham’s most
Seeing Kinsley’s name light up his screen, Graham couldn’t help but feel a twinge of unease
Could it be that Kinsley has also been threatened by the Wyatt family, just like Ket?
With a sense of trepidation, Graham answered the call. “Hello, Kinsley. Why the call? Do we have
any business matters to discuss?”
“Graham, I won’t beat around the bush. Regarding our coboration on the CBD project, I want to
end our partnership.” Kinsley’s voice, heavy with concern, came through the line.
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A look of shock crossed Graham’s face.
Just as he had suspected.
For Graham, this was nothing short of a devastating blow.
It took Graham a long moment to still the storm of emotions raging within him before he finally said,
“Kinsley, was it the Wyatt family that threatened you?”
“Yes, Graham. The Wyatt family did indeed threaten me today. However, even if we’re halting our
coboration on the CBD project for now, our decades–old friendship remains unchanged. When
the time is right, we’ll pick up where we left off.”
“Alright, Kinsley. We will coborate
again in the future.
“Graham, I truly apologize for this. If it wasn’t for the threat to the very survival of my family, I
wouldn’t have ceased our partnership on the CBD project.”
“Kinsley, I understandpletely. Don’t worry; there will be plenty of opportunities for us to
coborate in the future”
After ending the call, Graham felt an overwhelming weight in his heart.
BD project coboration Less than teh minutester, he received another call, this time from the
head of the Bates family’s Honor Steel Group. Like the others, they too had been threatened by
the Wyatt family and were withdrawing from the With this, all three of the major financial groups that
were the Field family’s most important partners had pulled out of the coboration.
The Wyatt family’s threats had effectively cut off all of the Field family’s opportunities to coborate
and secure funding.
To make matters even worse, James, in alliance with the Anderson family’s Rich Electronics Group
and the Roy family’s Hose Pharmaceuticals, was targeting the Field family’s Horizon Group’s stocks
on the market!
This was nothing short of a death sentence for the Field family
A fierce and burning anger zed in Graham’s eyes.