Chapter 1792 Lucas's Embarrassed Look
Joseph has experienced matters of the heart.
He had a premonition that if Lucas kept obsessing over Bernice, Lucas might end up falling for her.
Late at night, Joseph helped the slightly drunk Lucas into the car and then instructed Thaddeus, "Make sure to get him home safely, and drive slowly."
"Thank you, Mr. Hernandez." Thaddeus nodded. After Joseph left, he turned around from the driver's seat to look at the red-faced, drunken Lucas.
He rarely saw Lucas drink this much. This time, Lucas must have been too repressed after being locked up for three months.
"Mr. Nelson, where are you headed?" Thaddeus asked.
Lucas opened his bleary eyes, "Take me to Bernice. I have something to ask her."
Thaddeus remained silent.
Thaddeus thought for a moment and then took Lucas back to his villa.
The next day, Lucas was woken up by a call from his assistant, "Mr. Nelson, several board members are in your office this morning, led by Mr. Oscar Cooley."
"Alright, I got it. I'll be there soon."
Lucas picked a black suit from his wardrobe, quickly dressed, and left.
By the time he arrived, the board members had already drunk several pots of coffee and were waiting angrily.
"What time is it now? Is this how Lucas runs the company? If you ask me, he lost his qualification to be president a long time ago," said Oscar, who was also Domingo's father.
"Looks like Domingo didn't learn his lesson yesterday." Lucas pushed open the door, exuding a calm demeanor.
Several burly bodyguards followed behind Lucas.
The board members' faces changed slightly. Domingo, thinking of his missing wife, immediately became sheepish, "Lucas, don't be too arrogant. The company doesn't belong to you alone."
"Of course, it doesn't belong to me alone. Otherwise, how would you all have made so much money over the years? Look at you, getting fatter each year. Be careful of fatty liver." Lucas sat across from them, leaning back into the sofa, exuding an inherent sense of authority that made it hard for others to breathe.
"Lucas, you're going too far." Efren Britton, one of the top three shareholders, said with a stern face, "The company's situation isn't good right now. First, your tarnished image has affected the entire group. Secondly, there are many management loopholes that have suddenly been exposed. Plus, many competitors have entered the market. If we don't handle this properly, the company is in danger."
"That's why I've already come up with a strategy," Lucas said calmly. "In front of the public, I will resign as president. Then, I will have Eddy Bowers take over as president. As for me, I will step back and control things from behind the scenes. Doesn't that give the public an explanation?"
"You've got it all planned out. Everyone knows Eddy is your man," Oscar said angrily.
"You're not satisfied?" Lucas signaled to Thaddeus with his eyes, "Then have a good talk with Mr. Cooley and make sure he's satisfied."
Thaddeus walked towards Oscar with large strides, his burly frame making it hard for people to breathe.
"Wait, let's talk this out." Ramon Meza stood up and quickly stopped Thaddeus, saying awkwardly, "Mr. Cooley didn't say he was dissatisfied. Actually, we still believe in you, but there are always unexpected situations."
"What do you mean?" Lucas tapped his fingers lightly on his thigh.
Efren coughed awkwardly, poured a cup of coffee, and said, "Lucas, you just got back yesterday, so you might not have noticed. There's been a change in the company's shareholders."
"Speak," Lucas's eyes gradually darkened.
Ramon said straightforwardly, "During your time in prison, someone shorted the company's stock. Some timid shareholders sold their shares, and now there's been a change in shareholders."
"Who bought the shares?" Lucas squinted his eyes.
Oscar said, "Reborn, have you heard of her? She seems to be from the international financial circle. She now holds ten percent of the shares."
The office fell into an eerie silence.
Lucas leisurely picked up a box of cigarettes from the table, lit one, took a couple of puffs, and then suddenly laughed lowly, "Reborn?"
"Yes, Reborn."
Oscar inexplicably felt a bit scared.
Those familiar with Lucas knew this was a sign of his anger.
The next moment, Lucas stood up and kicked the table hard, "You idiots, do you know who Reborn is? She shorted the Nelson Group's stock, taking away nine billion dollars. She used the Nelson Group's money to buy the Nelson Group's shares."
"What, she shorted the Nelson Group?" The board members' faces turned ugly. "What is she planning? Could she be a competitor from abroad?"
Lucas took a deep drag on his cigarette. "Have any of you seen this Reborn?"
"No," Mr. Cooley shook his head, "The day the paperwork was done, a blonde woman came to handle it."
Lucas squinted his eyes and turned to Thaddeus, "Didn't I ask you to investigate Reborn's identity? How's it going?"
"She appears very mysteriously each time. Few people have seen her true face. It will take some more time," Thaddeus replied.
"No need to investigate further. The company is holding a shareholders' meeting tomorrow. I think she will attend," Lucas's handsome face darkened. This Reborn first bought shares in Stellar Entertainment Group, destroying his ambition to enter the entertainment industry, and now she has her hands on the Nelson Group.
This was no coincidence.
From the scandal at Dreamscape Entertainment Group to Bernice, Stellar Entertainment Group, and his imprisonment, everything might be connected to Reborn. Reborn's real target might be the Nelson Group.
This series of moves even made him suffer. Impressive.
Lucas could control the Nelson Group because the board members were not very capable and could be suppressed. But if an unknown force from abroad came in, everything could spiral out of control.
Tomorrow, he would meet this Reborn and see what she really wanted.
In the villa, after taking a call, Sofia walked up to Nina, "Reborn, the Nelson Group called. They said there's a shareholders' meeting tomorrow. Will you attend?"
"Attend? Of course, I'll attend." Nina smiled, "Lucas suddenly called a shareholders' meeting just to see me."
Sofia frowned and asked, "Are you going to let him know you're Reborn now?"
"Why not? He'll find out about me sooner or later. It's just a matter of time. There's no need for me to hide." Nina suddenly felt a sense of anticipation.
After all, last night Lucas was still asking her to sleep with him and offering her a billion dollars.
Did she need a billion dollars now?
In the future, he would be working for her.
Nina suddenly looked forward to seeing Lucas lose his composure tomorrow.
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