Jasper’s expression looked calm and tranquil. He ignored the secretary’s overbearing attitude and was only looking at Celine.
“Mr. Laine, Miss Stone came here with me from Seefa Securities, and she’s been working with me for 6 years. At work, she’s my secretary, but in my daily life, she’s my best friend. Therefore, her words are equal to mine.”
Celine had a calm look on her face.
The implication was that she had already rejected Jasper.
“150 million.” Jasper suddenly said.
“Colossal Investments wants Sena’s stocks because you hope it might grow in the future. Despite this, I am currently offering to pay you 150 million on the spot in exchange for 25% of the stock. For an investment company like you guys, this is a deal that is a win for you any way you look at it.”
Celine replied without any expression on her face, “Mr. Laine, I don’t think you understand. For our investment company, the most important thing is trust. Since we’ve already signed an agreement with Sena, we’ll do things according to the agreement.”
“If that’s the case, what if Sena is destined to never be listed? Even though Dane is the chairman of Sena, he might not be the biggest shareholder,” said Jasper insipidly.
“In order to get more investment, Sena kept diluting and issuing stocks over the years. Three investment companies in the country held a total of 34% of Sena’s stocks at the time, and that 34% are in my hands now.”
Jasper laced his fingers together and looked at Celine and Miss Stone whose expressions had changed abruptly. Then, he said calmly, “A company will only go public after gaining approval from two-thirds of all of the shareholders. I already own over 34% of the shares, so I have the sole power to decide if we go public or not.
“If I disagree, what will Colossal Investments use to list the company? The decision alone from the internal shareholders of Sena will not be sufficient to save the deal in this situation. Is Dane going to use his head to try to get listed on the Nasdaq?”
Jasper’s words felt like a clap of thunder. It was so shocking that Celine and Miss Stone started to breathe heavier.
“How is that possible? We did a background check but we didn’t learn anything about this. Moreover, does Dane not know about this?” Miss Stone muttered.
Jasper replied calmly, “I am deliberately scheming against Dane, so why would I let him know? As for your background check, to be honest, you still need to strengthen your information network in the country.
Celine looked heatedly at Jasper and said, “If that’s the case, then the contract William signed with Sena has major issues. I need to report to the headquarters now.”
Jasper said casually, “While you’re at it, tell your boss that you’re only going to make them a profit of from this 150 million dollar deal.”
“Please wait for my update, Mr. Laine,” Celien said.
Jasper smiled and replied indifferently, “I’ve been babbling for too long, so I should take my leave now.”
Miss Stone watched as Jasper left. Then, she could not control herself and asked Celine, “Miss Maynard, can we trust him?”
Celine sighed deeply. “If this were someone else, I would not believe them, but he hosted a market rescue of hundreds of billions in Harbor City and has a good relationship with the Laws. Even the government of Harbor City admires him, so I don’t think he has a need to lie to us.”
“In that case, what are we going to do?” Miss Stone said in appall.
“I think we should ask the headquarters in Wall Street to start a shareholder meeting to talk about this,” Celine sighed.
“What does Jasper want from doing all this? Even if he’s all that, it was all done in Harbor City. Our country is not like Harbor City, yet he thinks he can defeat Dane? I don’t believe him,” Miss Stone spat coldly.
Celine looked fixedly at her and said, “We don’t have any business in his gripe with Dane. Now, I need to immediately report this to the higher ups.”
Miss Stone huffed and was looking down on Jasper’s personality. She felt that he was a vile character who would backstab others at a moments notice.
What big accomplishment could this despicable vermin achieve?
She scoffed.
Miss Stone was suddenly looking forward to this. She could not wait to see Jasper suffer a crushing defeat at Dane’s hands even after doing so much and spending so much money.
At this moment, Jasper had just walked out of the hotel as he called Jack.
“Jack, contact the person in charge of Montagne Capitals. Tell them I want to buy their 34% stake in Sena. If they don’t agree, tell them I’ve already gotten 25% ownership of Sena from Colossal Investments.”
