NovelsBestChapter 930 She Has Always Been So Hot and Cold Selena glanced at the clock on the wall. It was getting late; she really needed to head back.
But Raymond had just found something for her to do, so she had to stick around and grab the latest documents he needed from the study.
As Selena was about to step into the bedroom, she overheard John on the phone nearby, probably talking to sbigwigs at the Montague Group.
John said, "Elbert's been handling the recent projects? Isn't he a bit green for that?" No wonder Raymond hadn't gotten any documents from the group for the past two days; Elbert was taking care of everything.
The higher-ups seemed pretty sure Elbert would be the next CEO.
The bet with Vertex Automotive Group was almost up, and Raymond hadn't made a move. For over two weeks, he hadn't even shown up at the Montague Group. Was he just giving up? John hung up, looking serious, and turned around to see Selena still holding the documents.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtSelena asked, "John, is the Montague Group in big trouble?" John replied, "The bet's about to expire, and Mr. Montague's been in the hospital, not doing anything. If he loses, his shares will drop by twenty percent. Elbert will have the most shares and becCEO. The higher-ups are already picking sides." All of this was because Raymond was hurt.
Selena's grip on the documents tightened. Raymond's injury was so bad that by the the could get back on his feet, Elbert would already be running the Montague Group.
She had to act. She handed the documents to John. "I need to take care of something. Raymond needs to see these documents. Don't tell him about the Montague Group for now; we don't want to stress him out. I'll cback to see him tomorrow." With that, she started heading downstairs.
John wanted to stop her, but he knew Selena was a lot like Raymond. Once she made up her mind, it was nearly impossible to change it.
Raymond was still sitting on the bed, thinking about how to get closer to her later, but saw John walk in instead. Raymond's brow furrowed. "Where's Selena?" John replied, "Ms. Fair said she had something to do and left." Raymond felt a pang in his chest but figured it was typical. She was always so hot and cold.
John asked, "Mr. Montague, do you want to look at these documents?" Raymond rubbed his brow, his tone indifferent. "Fillin on what's been happening." John reported, "Elbert's been pretty bold since you haven't been around. He signed off on several major projects recently." Raymond raised an eyebrow, not surprised at all. "Got it." John had no clue what Raymond was up to, but seeing his confident vibe, he felt a bit more at ease.
Raymond was probably cooking up skind of plan.
Meanwhile, back at Ashbourne Manor, Selena started digging through every channel she could think of. She reached out to all her business contacts and even called Steve to gather intel. She soon found out that the bet between Raymond and Vertex Automotive Group was a total trap.
Vertex Automotive Group was no joke, with a bunch of luxury car brands under its belt. Heck, even sof the fancy cars in Raymond's garage were from Vertex.
So yeah, if the Montague Group could team up with Vertex, it would definitely boost their market in the car industry.
But here's the kicker: the bet required Raymond to snag five percent of Vertex's shares, which was pretty much impossible.
Vertex had locked up ninety-five percent of its shares in a super strict trust to prevent hostile takeovers. Without more than half the board's approval, those shares were off-limits.
The remaining shares were scattered among Vertex's top execs.
If even one exec refused to sell, Raymond was toast.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmBecause the only shares he could buy were that five percent held by the execs.
This meant Raymond had to convince all the top execs at Vertex to sell.
And since Vertex's owner, Eric Scott, made this bet, he clearly had faith in his team.
From the moment Raymond signed the bet, it was a losing game.
Selena couldn't believe it when she saw the info. If she could figure this out, there was no way Raymond couldn't. So why did he sign the deal? Did Raymond really think he could buy off all the top execs at Vertex?
But the big issue now was that Raymond was hurt and had just woken up. He couldn't possibly deal with all this right now. Once the deadline hit, his twenty percent shares would be diluted, no wonder Elbert was so cocky now.
Selena's mind raced. If the bet was a sure loss, the only move was to boost Raymond's he lost twenty es pares, so even if percent, he'd still be the CEO of the Montague Group. Selena headed straight to the Montague Villa. She had two options: one, increase Raymond's shares, or two, dilute Elbert's shares.
The second option was a no-go unless Elbert kicked the bucket.
The first option was to get the fifteen percent shares held by William, which everyone in the Montague family was after.
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