The timing of this press conference was
extremely precise.
A few minutes before Wendy appeared, it
happened to be the beginning of the
Harbor Stocks call auction.
Because of a series of negative news and
Wendy’s kidnapping and disappearance,
the confidence of Harbor Stocks’ market
investors was generally lacking and
sluggish, which then led to the call
auction stage where everyone was selling.
According to this situation, Harbor Stocks
would be greeted by an earth-shattering
collapse once the market was officially
opened.
However, when the call auction came to a
n end and all transaction data was locked,
Wendy appeared.
“I want to thank everyone and the media
for coming. I am Wendy Schuler,
President of JW Company.”
Wendy was sitting on the podium with a
beaming face. One could not tell that she
had just been kidnapped.
“In truth, the main purpose of this press conference is to inform the public about things that people have been concerned about recently.”
Wendy looked at the eagerly awaiting reporters below. After pondering how she would form her sentence, she continued, ” First of all, there would be no changes or postponement with the cooperation between JW Company and its partners that were previously announced, instead, i t may happen faster and earlier than previously planned.”
This news did not cause any sensation among the reporters. After all, since Wendy showed up and held such a press conference, then the previous cooperation plan must be fine.
The reporters were more concerned about the kidnapping.
Wendy seemed to know exactly what these reporters wanted to hear, and her second sentence was about the kidnapping.
“Secondly, I will also take this
opportunity to offer some explanations regarding the previous rumors that I was
kidnapped that were circulating
“I was indeed kidnapped two days ago, but as you can see, I have successfully escaped. This kidnapping did not cause any harm or impact to my personal life, and it is unlikely to cause any harm to JW’s business plans in Harbor City.
“I want to thank everyone from all walks of f life for your attention and concern. Despite the little accident, both I and JW Company will continue to promote cooperation with Harbor City, Harbor City is one of the economic and financial centers in Terra and the world, so no…”
Wendy’s speech on the television was still going on when a teacup flew over and smashed the television. Then, Wendy’s voice stopped abruptly.
In the study of a villa in a wealthy area in New York, Kayden turned his head and glared coldly at Fabian. He gritted his teeth and said, “Is this the foolproof plan that you mentioned?
“Explain to me why that woman is at the press conference!?
“How is it that we have no idea how our
plan even failed?”
Kayden’s roar reverberated throughout
the entire study, but Fabian was even
more afraid of the somber expressions of
Half-the-Harbor Langdon, Kennedy, and
his father Sawyer.
“I-I have no idea!”
Fabian was panicking as he said in a
shaky voice, “I contacted Phoenix and he
said that everything is okay… b-but… how
did this happen?”
“You’re asking me?”
Kayden was fuming as he lost his cool
immediately.
He strode forward, grabbed Fabian’s
collar, and roared, “I am the one who’s
supposed to ask you how this happened?
“Those scumbags may have been bribed
long ago while you were still kept in the
dark, you dumb*ss! Now that this is right i
n front of you and she’s holding a press
conference. The whole world knows that
Wendy is safe and sound now and you still
choose to believe the words of those hooligans?”
Kayden kept yelling at Fabian and
Fabian’s face turned dark and pale
simultaneously. He felt enraged and
aggrieved.
He pushed Kayden’s hand away and said, “That’s enough. Are you done?
“Do you think I wanted this to happen?
“Before this, you said that I have many tricks in this regard, so you left this matter to me. You were there the few times I contacted them. If you’re so smart, why didn’t you tell me in advance?”
“Now, you’re blaming me after everything has gone to sh*t? Your belated action is just fantastic.”
Fabian’s words completely enraged Kayden.
“Do you know how much money and resources we have spent to do this? Once Harbor Stocks rises by just 100 points, we’ll all go to the side of the road to be beggars!”
Upon hearing those words, Fabian’s
confidence suddenly disappeared.
He moved his lips, but he could not speak.
“Enough.”
Kennedy said in a deep voice.
Kayden was the son of Half-the-Harbor
Langdon and Fabian was Sawyer’s son.
Although both of them were extremely
dissatisfied and unhappy in their hearts,
neither of them said anything. On the
contrary, it was Kennedy who was the
most suitable person to speak at this time.
“Now, it’s crystal clear that our plan to
kidnap Wendy has failed, and Jasper has
decided to beat us at our own game.”
Closing his eyes slightly, the corners of
Kennedy’s mouth twitched. Then, he said,
“If we want to blame someone, we can
only blame the three of us for being here
and not keeping an eye on Harbor City’s
every move. Plus, Jasper and the gang
may seem to be innocent, but they’re not.
He has the help of those old farts like the
Laws and the Boyles, so we can be
forgiven for being kept in the dark.”
After he finished speaking, Kennedy opened his eyes and said in a deep voice, ” The most important thing right now is not to hold someone accountable. What’s the use of that? The most important thing now is how to recover the losses.”
“The short position has been locked and cannot be withdrawn. So, how can we recover it? Wendy deliberately chos hold a press conference at this time in order to ensure we miss our last chance of escape and walk into the trap ourselves. It seems that they have been anticipating our plan to short sell Harbor Stocks.” to
Sawyer said grimly, “We are all standing o n the edge of the cliff now, we’ll fall and break into pieces if we’re not careful.”
“There’s no turning back now.”
Half-the-Harbor Langdon finally spoke. His expression was calm, but there was an unrelenting determination in his tone.
“Release all the news that should be released, including the losses of each of our three companies. Even if it is fraudulent, it will also cause panic in the market. Since the conspiracy did not work, then we’ll openly fight Jasper. I don’t believe Jasper can change his fate by just relying on the wealthy families that have already been emptied out by Wall Street.”
