Chapter 768 Forced Transfer
Seraphina pretended to be calm.
She just watched Dashiell, watched him walk towards her.
Seraphina didn't know what to say.
The distance between her and Dashiell, for some reason, kept growing farther and farther.
Maybe she was becoming more self-aware.
"Take a look at this." Dashiell placed a document in front of Seraphina.
Seraphina took it.
The moment she took it, her heart felt a bit heavy.
She had always thought Dashiell wouldn't covet Everhart Bank's assets. Although she had always said that Dashiell and Magnolia were here to take over Everhart Bank, deep down, she never really believed it. It was just an excuse to dislike them.
Seeing the share transfer agreement at this moment was still hard for her to accept.
She tried hard not to show it.
Tried hard to look calm.
She said, "Can I choose not to transfer?"
Dashiell shook his head.
"Even though I don't have the ability to manage Everhart Bank well now, if I work hard and learn, maybe I can grow..." Seraphina explained anxiously.
Dashiell's face was indifferent.
His indifferent attitude made Seraphina feel that whatever she said now would be self-humiliation.
In Dashiell's eyes, she might really be worthless.
With Atticus down, she couldn't support the entire Everhart Bank.
She lowered her head and reopened the transfer agreement, looking at all the terms and conditions inside.
The shares were being acquired at market value, so it seemed she wasn't losing out.
But she mustered up the courage, "I won't transfer."
The decision was in her hands. If she didn't transfer, Dashiell couldn't do anything about it.
With Atticus in the hospital, if she sold Everhart Bank, when Atticus woke up one day, he would probably be so angry he'd collapse again.
"If you transfer now, you can get this much money." Dashiell's long fingers pointed to a large amount in the contract.
Seraphina pressed her lips together.
"But if you insist on not transferring, I have many ways to force you to hand over the shares, and your earnings might be halved, or even more," Dashiell said bluntly.
The meaning was clear.
Telling her not to be ungrateful.
Seraphina didn't doubt Dashiell's ability.
Although she hadn't been serious at Everhart Bank during this time, from the evaluations of employees, Atticus, and many others, she knew Dashiell was very capable.
If he really wanted to get Everhart Bank, it would be easy.
Seraphina bit her lip.
She just didn't want to give up so easily.
After all, this was something the Everhart family had built up over the years. If she sold it, how could she face the ancestors of the Everhart family?
"The $10 billion deposit in Everhart Bank was my personal deposit, and the project cooperation with Stellar Ventures Group was also something I had Cassius help me with. Given Everhart Bank's current situation, if I withdraw my investment, you will face a crisis, especially without a leader to handle the crisis, and it will soon declare bankruptcy. I'm not trying to scare you; you can ask other executives or your best friend, Cecilia. Your resistance now is your biggest loss."
"So you planned this a long time ago," Seraphina murmured.
Still a bit sarcastic.
Still a bit hurt.
Dashiell's throat moved slightly, but he didn't explain.
Even if he said it wasn't, Seraphina wouldn't believe it now.
Why waste words?
Seraphina just looked at Dashiell's silence, and silence meant acquiescence.
She had always thought Dashiell wasn't that kind of person.
Always thought he was someone who didn't care about money.
Always thought his past affection for her was pure and untainted.
Was it that she hurt him too deeply, and he changed?
Or was it that she never really understood Dashiell from the beginning?
The same with Sebastian.
Because she never really understood others, she suffered so much retribution.
She said, "Dashiell, did you ever really like me?"
Dashiell's throat moved slightly.
Probably didn't expect Seraphina to suddenly ask such a question.
"Probably not," Seraphina answered herself.
Dashiell pressed his lips together.
He just pressed his lips tightly, saying nothing.
Sometimes not speaking doesn't mean you can't say it.
It just means you don't care to say it.
Seraphina thought, the past was just the past.
Now she knew clearly, Dashiell really didn't like her.
If he liked her.
He wouldn't have left alone on the rooftop.
If he liked her.
He wouldn't have ignored her for so long.
It's fine.
Knowing Dashiell's feelings clearly, she could stop being so conflicted inside.
As for Sebastian, she actually felt guilty.
Always felt that Sebastian's death had a lot to do with her, and she couldn't be at ease being with Dashiell, always feeling she owed Sebastian.
So she chose not to contact Dashiell during this time.
Still thinking, if Dashiell came to her, would she really reconcile with him?
Now she thought she was overthinking.
Dashiell had no feelings for her long ago.
Seraphina suddenly picked up the pen beside her.
Dashiell's eyes moved slightly.
Watching Seraphina suddenly compromise.
Dashiell's Adam's apple moved slightly, maybe still a bit surprised.
Seraphina signed her name.
In the end, she still became a atheist.
It was her own incompetence.
Dashiell was right.
Her resistance was meaningless; the more she resisted, the greater the loss.
If the result was already destined to be like this, it was better to keep more money.
She still needed a lot of money.
Atticus's treatment in the hospital was a huge expense, and she couldn't live a poor life.
She was just someone who couldn't endure hardship and wasn't ambitious.
Better to return to her comfort zone and survive!
Seraphina signed her name and stamped her fingerprint.
She handed it to Dashiell. "Is this okay?"
Dashiell looked at Seraphina's name.
Still a bit surprised that Seraphina was so straightforward.
So Dashiell silently looked for a while.
Seeing Seraphina wondering if she signed in the wrong place.
"Is there a problem?" Seraphina asked.
"No." Dashiell came back to his senses.
"Do I have to move out now?" Seraphina asked Dashiell.
Dashiell didn't answer.
"Give me some time, can I move out tomorrow? I want to..." reminisce a bit more.
After all, this was where Atticus had worked hard all his life.
She wanted to take some photos or something.
Maybe Atticus would want to see them when he woke up.
Sometimes Seraphina really felt she was unfilial.
If she had known it would end like this.
She wouldn't have been so unmotivated.
It seemed everything was too late.
Seeing Dashiell not answering, she said, "I'll move out tonight."
Everhart Bank was already someone else's.
She thought Dashiell probably didn't want her to occupy it any longer.
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