When There Is Nothing Left But Love Chapter 1163
It was rare for us to be this open and honest with one another.
When we are on the same page talking things through calmly, fate once again gave us the opportunity
to deepen our love for one another. Even God had hinted at us to hold hands and walk through life.
What else couldn’t we aplish together?
I clutched his hand tightly and rubbed it in anticipation of his response.
We sat in silence like that for close to a minute. “I’ve told you the answer to this question before. Why
else do you think he’s here?”
Ashton jerked his chin towards Holden.
I breathed a sigh of relief at that. The old adage of taking a step back had never been more applicable
than it did now.
Men had to be coaxed. As long as a woman was willing to put aside her ego, everything would
naturally fall into ce.
“But, business isn’t for the fun of it,” Ashton suddenly interjected. “Even if you had a letter of
authorization from Marcus, it’s not the same as recing him. Ultimately, this is the White family
business. His prolonged disappearance had caused his staff to worry. If it gets to the point of his
company being acquired, then it’ll be the only way out for White Corporation. What I am doing now is
just bringing that eventuality forward.”
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Ashton spoke with the conviction that Marcus would not return.
I felt ufortable. “Do you mean to say that you would buy White Corporation and return it to Marcus
when the timees?”
As soon as I had said that, Ashton scowled. He withdrew his hand from my touch. “Currently, White
Corporation has somepetition amongst the industry. I couldpel the shareholders to begin the
acquisition of the project. If I dyed any longer to ensure that allpetitors have given up, I may not
be able to lobby for any more changes. Upon acquisition, the shares will be diluted. It is an unavoidable
oue; the only constion of which would be that White Corporation would not fall into the hands of
foreignpanies.”
Aside from me and Ashton, the shareholders of Fuller Corporationprised Joe and several elderly
executives who had reached the age of retirement. They only appeared during festivities or corporate
events and they virtually did not care about how thepany was run. But when it came to money
matters, the swiftness of their response was astonishing.
Uponpletion of the international acquisition of Eisen Corporation which involved the transfer of
tens of billions, the shareholders who nned on having an uneventful retirement may not approve of
another massive risk of acquiring White Corporation within such a short time frame.
What Ashton meant was that Marcus would forever be a shareholder in hispany, but thepany
may not belong to his family forever. The decision to return thepany to Marcus was no longer
within Ashton’s control. It all depends on whether Marcus had the ability to match the price that was
paid. I retracted my hand, not quite knowing what to say.
Ashton did all he could, so I couldn’t nitpick. The fate of Marcus and White Corporation could only be
unveiled one step at a time. All we could do right now was to be optimistic about Holden’s sess in
tracking down Marcus.
The atmosphere was dense with an impasse. Ashton’s phone suddenly rang. We could see that it was
a call from Joseph. Ashton nced at it and went out to the balcony to answer the call.
I watched his back, suddenly filled with a sense of foreboding. Instinctively, I rubbed my belly and felt
calmer.
The men who had treated me the best in my life were Marcus and Ashton. For them to be experiencing
difficulties at this critical time, I believe that God would not deny them the due sess, for all the
kindness that they had done for me.
I heaved a slow sigh of relief. Suddenly, I felt Holden nudging my arm with his elbow; I had forgotten
that he was still here. “Scarlett, would you like to go into a business with me?” he asked, with a brisk
businesslike expression on his face.