Chapter 403


    Chapter 403


    “You might want to give it a shot! I shall not bother you any longer goodbye.”


    Kevin hung up the call, and Lane was so furious that he smashed his phone to bits!


    The broken pieces scattered all over the floor, creating a total mess.


    He stood up and immediately called his secretary over “Get on it, now! Fire Dorothy from East Star


    Enterprises!”


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    “What?” The secretary was dumbfounded.


    He had just made sure to file Ms. Sanchez’s contract, and now he’s supposed to fire her?


    “Do it now!”


    “But… to retrieve the stored contract, it takes three business days”


    Lane clenched his fists in frustration, “Then fire her without following protocol 111 cover the severance


    pay myself!”


    The secretary nodded hurriedly and scurried off.


    But in no time, he came stumbling back, his face ashen, “Mr. Lane, the HR department says you’re no


    longer the majority shareholder of East Star Enterprises. The decision to fire Ms. Sanchez has been


    overruled by the current majority shareholder…”


    “Everett!” Lane mmed his fist on the desk, “Well yed!”


    The secretary had never seen Lane like this. He typically wore a cheerful demeanor rarely adopting a


    stern expression. Clearly, the secretary was a bit intimidated


    “So what do we do now?”


    “Contact the other shareholders of East Star Enterprises right away. Tell them, no matter what price


    they’ve been offered, buy their shares for double! Have them wait for me.”


    “Understood, I’m on it”


    After the secretary left, Lane logged into the financial system and moved all the liquid assets he could


    muster.


    Indeed, Everett was loaded, and Lane’s assets couldn’t match his. But when it came to liquid funds,


    that was a different story!


    Lane hadn’t been too wrapped up in investments over the years. His earnings from East Star


    Enterprises and his other assets were mostly in savings, readily avable cash flow.


    Now it was a race to see who could secure over 50% of the shares first. Whoever did would own East


    Star Enterprises.


    At the Bay Residence, with nightfall wrapping the


    ng the outside in darkness, Everett had all the lights on inside.


    There was a new little one in the house, and he couldn’t just think about his own preference for


    quietness. The child needed to be in a bright ce.


    After back–to-back video conferences, Everett postponed the next one and stood up to knock on the


    bedroom door, “Langston, what do you want


    for dinner? It’s time to eat”


    Langston’s voice came quickly from inside, “I’m not hungry!”


    “Eat a little then, I have an international video conference soon and might not be able to attend to you.”


    After saying that, he heard the sound of slippers scraping the floor inside the room,


    Soon after, the bedroom door opened a crack, revealing Langston’s little head, want KFC then.”


    “It’s not nutritious. Tell me what you want to eat, and I’ll make it.”


    “You can cook?!” Langston looked skeptical.


    “Of course.”


    “Then I want pork ribs, and mandarin (sh Langston didn’t care whether he actually liked those dishes or


    not. He just wanted to make things difficult for Everell.


    Unexpectedly. Everett nced at his watch and quickly agreed, “Alright, I’ll go grocery shopping now.


    Wait for me”


    “You’re actually going to make #17


    Everett nodded, serious as ever. He turned to leave but paused, ncing back at Langston with a hint


    of a smile curling his lips.


    “Oh, and next time you hack into the Lopez Corporation’s servers, don’t bother wiping your tracks.


    Others might not notice, but for me, even if you do wipe them, I can restore them with just one click.”