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There was no need to bear the risk of lying to Avery.
“We still have one way to stop them.That’s to return all our shares to Dad.”
In other words, Jacqueline had to return her 3% share to David.
Despite the small percentage of shares, the annual dividend she earned could go up to millions.
“Will that do?”
He answered, “No.Henley’s family has come prepared.They won’t give us any time to spare.
The number of shares they bought in secret is beyond our expectations.
In addition to Grandpa’s 20% share, they’ll still be the rightful owner of the company.
“The only way for us to take the company back is to buy it.Troy, Sean, and I had a discussion.Other than Vox—who’s still out of touch—we’re planning to fork up all our savings to buy Uncle Reed’s shares.”
Alarmed, Jacqueline asked, “How much is he demanding?’ “Two billion dollars.
This is the amount he proposed after considering his relationship with Dad.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have proposed such a low price.
It shouldn’t be a big number for us, but Dad signed a few huge projects before all this happened.
“We invested in them with the money we had at our disposal.Now, our savings only total up to one billion dollars.We still need another one billion dollars…”
Jacqueline could fork up that much, but that meant giving the entire savings she had.
She saved it up from the benefit she gained from the Evans family and the profit gained from Toxic Hive.
Regardless, Toxic Hive was a mere research organization.
It could bring in big profits, but the researches cost a lot.
It wasn’t as profitable as the Evanss’ family business.
Also, there were pros and cons to owning such a huge business.
Companies with a speculated net worth of billions of dollars would usually be involved in huge projects that cost more than hundreds of millions of dollars.
A huge sum of initial investment was needed for this kind of project.
That was why it was normal to not be able to cough up two billion dollars in a short period of time.
Jacqueline believed in Avery’s words without a shadow of a doubt.
He sighed in defeat.
“I thought of many ways to gather one billion dollars, but…Some of my friends know what’s happening to our family, so they’re reluctant to lend me money.Things were so different in the past.They simply don’t want to get themselves involved in trouble.”
He continued helplessly, “I’ve done my best, Jacqueline.Considering how bad my health is, I know I don’t have much time left.Troy is seriously injured too.I can’t put my hopes on Sean and Vox either.
“You’re the only one we can depend on in this family.You’re our only hope.I really wish to protect the company, even if it means to give you the company.At least, Dad’s effort won’t go down the drain.But…”
“Don’t worry, Avery.I’ll think of something to get that one billion dollars.”
One billion dollars was equivalent to Jacqueline’s entire savings.
If she coughed it up to help the Evanss and couldn’t take the money back in the end, her effort would all go down the drain.
However, Avery clearly said that he would hand over the company to her.
In other words, she only had to spend one billion dollars to gain the company, which would bring her more profit in the future.
It was a huge bet.
To gamblers, the riskier the bet was, the more handsome and enticing the profit would be.
The possibility of losing the bet did cross her mind, but she knew Avery’s character very well after having lived with the Evanss for so long.
He was a man of his word.
After weighing the loss and the profit she could earn, the latter seemed more enticing to her.
She had been plotting this for so many years.
How could she give up on it so easily when the lion’s share was just right within her reach? Avery gave her a difficult look.
“One billion dollars is a huge sum of money, Jacqueline.
It’s a burden to you, isn’t it? If only we hadn’t applied for a loan from the bank for one billion dollars, I could’ve had another option.”
“Avery, you guys have been protecting me since I was young.Now that our family is in trouble, it’s my turn to do a favor.Don’t worry, I have some savings.I earned some money over the past few years.I can think of something to gather the money.”
“Jacqueline, it’s not that I want to rush you, but you have to be quick.
Henley’s family is still purchasing more shares because they’re afraid that we might turn the table.”
“Leave it to me, Avery,” she assured.
“Okay.Once we overcome this difficulty and secure the company, I’ll ask Dad to hand over the company to you.”
“I’m not wishing for something else in return.I just want to protect all of you.”
Jacqueline had a way with her words.
Even Avery almost clapped his hands for her entertaining acting.
After the long discussion, she left in a hurry.
Deborah was severely hurt by Leia.
Although someone had taken Deborah away for safety, she was barely holding on to her life and hadn’t regained consciousness.
People from Toxic Hive persuaded Jacqueline to leave and stay out of the game.
Continue staying would be too dangerous for her.
Yet, she wouldn’t listen because she hadn’t realized that the Evanss had found out about her true colors.
To her, they would’ve caught her once they found out the truth.
How could they make such a promise? Believing that she was safe, she decided to bite the bullet once more.
When the company belonged to her, she would leave for good.
This would be the last time! It was the last time where she would put everything she had at stake.
As soon as she arrived home, Alexander showed up from the dark.
“Let’s leave, Jacqueline.Let’s leave before our families find out about our identities.”
“Leave? Why? We’re staying for more money, no?”
He looked into her eyes, which were blazing with greed.
“Jacqueline, what are you trying to do?”
She touched his face.
“Alexander, you’ll help me, won’t you? We’re the same.
Now, there’s a chance right before us.
We can change our lives.
No more hiding ourselves in a corner for some sort of research.”
“Jacqueline, what are you trying to do?”
“Give me all the money you have, Alexander.”
She then recounted the situation briefly to him.
He frowned, worried.
“I don’t think it’s as simple as it seems.It’s one billion dollars.That’s our entire savings! It wasn’t easy to save up this much.If we lose the gamble, we’ll have nothing!”
“I won’t lose!”
Alexander was a careful person who didn’t ask for much.
His sole wish was to have a peaceful life.
It wasn’t that he couldn’t bring himself to do as Jacqueline said, but she was basically planning to gamble all their savings for a future.
A loss would mean losing everything! Similar to Jacqueline’s story, he struck gold and was able to become the son of a rich family by chance.
He cherished his life dearly.
Even if they decided to back out of the game right now, they had enough money to spend for the rest of their life.
Greed was never rooted in him.
To him, this moment was the peak of his life.
Never once had he ever wished to become rich overnight.
I Jacqueline obviously thought differently from him.
Despite his effort to dissuade her from doing it, she didn’t budge an inch.
She became livid instead.
“Alexander Procter, I’m just going to ask this one question—are you going to help me or not?”
“Why would I not help you, Jacqueline? I’m just—“
“Then enough of the nagging! Once I get Evans Group, there are many benefits for you to enjoy as well.”
He sighed.
“Jacqueline, you know that I love you no matter what you are.As long as you want something, even if it’s the stars, I’ll get it for you.”
“Think of a way to gather one billion dollars, then.I need it as soon as possible.”
She still possessed some long-term assets like properties, companies, and funds.
These assets couldn’t be converted into cash that quickly, so she put her hope on Alexander.
The helpless man accepted her request.
After all, he still had a family that loved him.
Asking for one billion dollars from a rich family like his wasn’t a difficult thing to do.
At the same time, Avery had been watching the couple’s actions the entire time.
Hunter planted a spy, who later reported the situation to Madison.
“Jacqueline caught the bait.She should be able to gather the money soon.”
Madison wasn’t surprised at all.
