Chapter 828 Fooled
Lysander continued to sneer, "But the shareholders don't agree with an outsider like you joining the Blanchet Group."
"Moreover, Mr. Blanchet's contract clearly states that the Serene Haven Hotel project was transferred to you at a low price! The price Ms. Anderson offered is one hundred billion dollars."
"If you invest, then the Blanchet Group's real estate project will be under your control, and Ms. Anderson can give an explanation to the shareholders."
Rock's expression turned cold and mocking, "She doesn't agree with me joining the Blanchet Group, so she came up with this method to deliberately make things difficult for me? A low price and a hundred billion dollars are not the same concept!"
"Mr. Harrington, you want to take over the Blanchet Group, but how can that happen without some capital? Ms. Anderson is out of options now, but she doesn't want to see you succeed, it's that simple!"
"If you invest, you can join the group. If not, Ms. Anderson might as well dissolve and bankrupt the Blanchet Group, and no one will get it," Lysander said deliberately.
Rock stared at him coldly, as if trying to see through Lysander and understand Winnie's scheme.
He had Carlos's handwritten contract when he came to the Blanchet Group, and Winnie's era was already over.
She was definitely struggling now, with internal dissatisfaction from the shareholders and external pressure from his entry into the Blanchet Group.
Under such pressure, with no one to help her, she might really bankrupt the Blanchet Group and take the large transferable funds for herself!
Rock's fingers tightened slightly as he glanced at the investment contract.
He slowly sneered but accepted it without showing any emotion, "Alright, if she wants to make me back off, then I might just consider it."
The goal was achieved.
Lysander suppressed the breath he was holding and pretended to be angry, "Mr. Harrington, what a big ambition you have! It's a hundred billion dollar investment, and Ms. Anderson and the shareholders require it to be in the account within three days before you can take over as the head and start the Serene Haven Hotel project! You better think it through."
Seeing Lysander gritting his teeth, Rock's doubts were dispelled.
It seemed Winnie was out of options and was using a hundred billion dollars to try to block him.
Unfortunately, she underestimated his determination to take over the Blanchet Group.
He needed the Blanchet Group's support as the third enterprise to rapidly expand the Harrington Group, surpass the Peterson Group, and once it grew, he could align with NexaCore Group.
"Give me a day to consider. Lysander, please go back and report."
Lysander clenched his fists in frustration and said, "Ms. Anderson really underestimated you!"
He left with his men, full of anger and worry.
Rock squinted for a moment, quickly called his subordinates, and said skeptically, "Get me today's stock situation of the Blanchet Group, and immediately find out internally if the shareholders are really causing trouble. I need to know if Winnie is really desperate and if she's seeking help."
Just as he finished speaking, Ishara came in secretly, took off her hat, and sat down, holding her belly, mocking, "Winnie definitely can't find anyone to help her, Lawrence is already down and out. As for Bentley, I've checked, Bentley didn't step in this time. The Blanchet Group is in big trouble, who would want to help them? Mr. Harrington, the Blanchet Group is already yours."
Rock squinted his eyes, pondering.
A subordinate suddenly looked at the news and said, "Mr. Harrington! The stubborn shareholders of the Blanchet Group are not just causing trouble; some went to Winnie's house, and the police were involved. It even made the news, with footage of Winnie. Look!"
Rock looked down.
Ishara, seeing Winnie being scolded by the shareholders, sneered, "She's out of options. She probably can't handle the shareholders, so she gave you this one hundred billion dollar problem, hoping you can't raise the funds, can't sign the contract, and will automatically give up the position of head!"
"You think so too?" Rock, ever suspicious, stared at her, "Have you considered that this might be a trap set by Winnie?"
"Mr. Harrington, are you saying she has some kind of scheme?" Ishara was skeptical.
"Just in case." But Rock also thought that Winnie probably couldn't pull any tricks now. Even if she tricked him out of a hundred billion dollars, it wouldn't do her any good; she couldn't keep it.
Her goal was simply to prevent him from entering the Blanchet Group.
But how could he pass up such a good opportunity?
Seeing the news about shareholders causing trouble at Winnie's house, his doubts were eased.
After pondering, he coldly called the Harrington Group's finance department, "How much liquid capital do we have available in the account?"
"Mr. Harrington, less than sixty billion dollars."
Rock's face darkened. He had invested a lot of money with Ronnie in NexaCore Group.
Even though the Harrington Group's market value had doubled in Trento City in a few months, the liquid capital was still insufficient.
"We'll have to borrow from the bank." Rock made up his mind.
The finance officer was a bit apprehensive, "Mr. Harrington, we should discuss this with the company's risk control department. Borrowing four hundred billion dollars is risky; what if we can't repay it..."
Ishara, hearing this, also thought it was too much to borrow and coldly remarked, "Mr. Harrington, could it be that Winnie calculated you don't have the money and need to borrow, planning to counterattack then?"
"How can she counterattack me?" Rock was very confident, "She has lost her influence in the Blanchet Group, and the shareholders are causing trouble at her house. As long as I successfully enter the Blanchet Group, I can take it over within half a month. By then, won't this one hundred billion dollars still be in my pocket?"
"Moreover, the cooperation with NexaCore Group was a sure win. Once the new technology was introduced and launched, the one hundred billion dollars could turn into three hundred billion dollars or more. The four hundred billion dollar loan could be repaid immediately."
Ishara realized he intended to take over the Blanchet Group immediately.
She quickly said, "Right, once the one hundred billion dollars goes to the Blanchet Group, you keep a close watch on it. Mr. Harrington, you're really calculating. You better keep your promise to me."
"I'll make sure you get Winnie's shares in the Blanchet Group." Rock coldly looked at her.
Ishara smiled ingratiatingly.
But in her heart, she thought, she would eventually take back the entire Blanchet Group.
For now, she had no choice but to rely on this despicable man, Rock! Even though she had tricked Carlos into signing the contract by drugging him, she couldn't handle the Blanchet Group shareholders alone.
Rock wasn't easy to deal with either.
"Alright, just wait a few days to go back to work at the Blanchet Group!" Rock dismissed her.
Afterward, he changed into a suit, took the Harrington Group's legal team, and went directly to a bank in Trento City.
Winnie was at the Blanchet Group hospital, having Carlos undergo a detailed brain examination.
She received news from Lysander, "Rock went to the bank for a loan. As Mr. Rodriguez predicted, his ambition is too great. He thinks you're deliberately making things difficult on one hand, and on the other, he's calculating that the one hundred billion dollars won't disappear. But he has no idea that this isn't just about the Blanchet Group; Mr. Rodriguez is also involved."
Winnie said, "Then wait for him to come to the Blanchet Group to invest tomorrow."
She hung up the phone with a calm tone, but her face immediately turned icy. Looking at Carlos's haggard and sluggish appearance, she hated Rock to the core!
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