Chapter 116 Is William Dead?
After all, the Ashford family was one of the four major wealthy families in New York. Even if it was the Power Group that had betrayed them, they would find a way to turn the tables.
Assets are given back, not like those second-rate aristocratic families who, upon seeing their opponents being the Power Group, immediately give in.
At the entrance of the Ashford Group, Antony personally came with three transfer agreements to discuss the handover procedures. William secured them, and in order to smoothly complete the share transfer procedures, Antony had to come in person.
"Boss Jones, long time no see." George personally led the team to welcome Antony at the entrance of the group. The smile on his face seemed fake. Standing next to him was his sister, Nina, still wearing a fiery red dress.
"Mr. Ashford, it's really hard for you to come in person to welcome me." Antony shook his hand with a smile.
After catching up for a while, George led Boss Jones to the VIP conference room.
"Let's talk in the conference room!" George pushed open the door of the conference room, and Antony and Nina walked in one after another.
This VIP conference room was quite classy. There was a huge LCD TV hanging on the wall directly facing the room, which was usually used for video conferences.
But today, it was playing several pieces of news from New York and hadn't been turned off.
"Who was using this conference room just now? Why didn't they even turn off the TV? Are they trying to disturb me and Boss Jones talking business?" George pretended to be angry.
"Sorry, Mr. Ashford, I'll turn off the TV right away." After handing Antony a glass of water, Nina smiled apologetically and picked up the remote control to turn it off.
"It's alright." Antony didn't pay attention to these details. However, a piece of news suddenly caught his great attention on the screen.
"We have just received the latest news that a traffic accident occurred on South Lake Avenue, resulting in one death and two injuries. The identity of the deceased has been confirmed, and it is a young man named William Brown..."
"Wait a minute." When Antony heard the name William Brown and saw the young man's body on the screen, he instinctively stopped Nina from turning off the TV, looking shocked.
Then, he took a few steps closer to the screen, as if to see it more clearly. The TV screen even directly switched to the body of the deceased young man. Antony's body slightly trembled when he saw the clothes he was wearing and his familiar back.
The cup in his hand was shaking, and a hint of disbelief flashed in his eyes. Fortunately, he had experienced many ups and downs, so he quickly forced himself to calm down from the shock.
However, George and Nina noticed everything and exchanged a barely noticeable smile.
"Well, Boss Jones, let's start discussing the procedures for the share transfer!"
After George turned off the TV, he deliberately raised his voice and said, "Alright, let's begin!" Although Antony was shocked and eager to confirm with William over the phone, he forced himself to remain calm and successfully completed the procedures for the transfer of shares entrusted to him by William.
It wasn't until two hours later, after leaving the Ashford Group, that Antony, who had been pretending to be composed, immediately called William for confirmation. Upon learning that William was safe and sound, Antony breathed a sigh of relief.
"It was really scary to have the same name and surname! If something happened to him, I would probably be in trouble too." After sitting in the car, Antony couldn't help but wipe the sweat off his forehead with a tissue.
He hadn't felt this nervous-sweating sensation in a long time. He never expected a regular news item to frighten him like this.
However, halfway into the drive, Antony finally began to sense that something was off. "This is too much of a coincidence. I just walked in and saw this news. Could it be?"
In the world of business, Antony had developed a habit of confirming even the slightest doubts. He immediately made a phone call to his assistant. "Find out if there was a car accident on South Lake Avenue this afternoon."
Soon, his assistant replied that there was no car accident on South Lake Avenue in the afternoon.
"Just as I thought. It seems they were testing how much I value William." Antony couldn't help but feel angry. It was fine if they tested him, but using William as a tool in their test was absolutely unacceptable to Antony.
Furthermore, Antony did not believe that their testing was the end. He was sure that there would be more action to follow, and they would undoubtedly use William as a means to target him.
Thinking this, Antony called William again. At this moment, William was practicing boxing at Sophia's villa, and he was slightly surprised to see another call from Antony.
"Antony seems unusual today!" William quickly answered the phone.
"Sir, the Ashford family is trying to set you up. Be careful and always keep Sharon by your side." Antony's concerned voice came through the phone.
William furrowed his brows. It seemed that the Ashford family was not willing to lose these three prime assets and had set their sights on him.
"If that's the case, Antony, shouldn't we return the favor?" William's expression turned cold. The fact that Antony repeatedly reminded him indicated that the other party had already taken actions to frame him.
At this point, he couldn't afford to be lenient. The consequences would be unimaginable.
"Okay, sir, I had exactly the same intention," came a determined voice from the other end of the phone.
After hanging up, William's expression turned slightly cold.
Soon, William's phone rang again, and the caller ID showed it was Louis. William seemed to have thought of something and immediately answered.
"Mr. Brown, I just received an invitation from the Ashford family's rich kid trying to set you up. What should we do next?" Louis's voice came through the phone, revealing a hint of urgency.
"You agree for now, keep them stable, and wait for my message." William didn't expect that the person Jovan found would be Louis, which put him at ease. But then again, it made sense. Louis was the best in the West district, the top dog on the streets. Who else could he find?
"Okay, Mr. Brown," Louis agreed and quickly hung up.
"No matter how they calculate, they'll never expect Louis to be on my side. Now that things are looking good, I'll use their own tricks against them," William smirked.
This was the perfect opportunity to cooperate with Antony and make a big profit from acquiring the Ashford family's assets.
The plan was set, now they just had to wait for the fish to take the bait.
Of course, in the meantime, William had Wendy investigate the Ashford family's assets and influence. To strike at them, they needed to understand their enemy.
The Ashford family's assets mainly focused on digital products such as computers, phones, and tablets. They owned various digital brand stores offline, with one-third of the phone and computer stores in New York being owned by the Ashford family. It was evident that they held a dominant market share in the digital industry in New York.
In addition to the offline retail stores, in recent years, they had also ventured into the online market with various specialized shops and flagship stores, and their performance had almost doubled.
After making money, they started investing in real estate, hotels, restaurants, and other industries. However, these were not their main business and could only be considered as investment projects.
But what surprised William the most was that among all their business ventures, the Ashford family also had a live streaming business, and their live streaming software had gained some reputation in the industry.
"Flying Live, it's actually one of the Ashford family's businesses. Not bad, I like it." William had always wanted to expand High Culture's business line, and live streaming was a great opportunity. He could seize it now.
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