Revenge
“Close enough,” I inwardly told myself.
It was the final leg of the race. Albert was going to have to deal with the price that he, himself, spiked. Melissa had to deal with the same price, nonetheless. The difference was that Melissa had yet to touch a penny. The question going into the next round was how Melissa was going to leverage her money to her advantage. I didn’t know how she’d do it, and I couldn’t get involved, either.
I changed my sitting posture as I silently waited for the number on the whiteboard to be written. I wasn’t sure if the weapons merchant would offer his shares this round. More importantly, I wondered why Melissa fought for the shares.
“Has Melissa also switched her tactic to buying the distributed shares? She won’t have any advantage over Albert if that’s really the case. Albert doesn’t need to buy much, while Melissa would have buy a large volume of shares to win, which would mean buying the weapons merchant’s shares. How did their talk go?” I pondered to myself.
I saw a new sheet of paper handed over to the host, who froze once again. He whispered something to the individual who handed him the sheet of paper, and then the deliverer went back. He nervously asked something but didn’t pass it on to the people present. Naturally, it incited discussion among the businessmen present.
He seemingly received confirmation. With the sheet of paper in hand and with a hint of disbelief in his tone, he explained, “The price this time is twenty gold coins per share. Five hundred shares are offered; however, the seller’s condition is that the five hundred shares must be sold in one transaction…”
“What…?”
Everyone present was stunned. I had no idea what conclusion Melissa and the weapons merchant came to. It was obvious that it was packaged for Melissa. Wouldn’t it be too obvious? Plus, she’d have to pay ten thousand gold coins! Queen Sisi only loaned thirty thousand gold coins for her campaign against the elves, yet it cost ten thousand gold coins to purchase the shipyard?! Even if the merchant didn’t want anything after the deal, ten thousand gold coins is enough for someone, or rather, an entire family to live a more luxurious life than nobles. A businessman could definitely invest in anything with ten thousand gold coins!
Melissa drummed up the price, allowing the weapons merchant to sell all of his shares at the higher rate. Twenty gold coins for a share was insanity. If they didn’t jack up the price, there’d be no way the price would drop with him spitting out five hundred shares. Of course, the price was high, so it went from high to ridiculously high.
Albert angrily rose to his feet.
“Mr. Albert, did you want to offer a bid?” the host inquired.
“… No.” Albert stood in place with everyone’s gazes on him, opening and closing his mouth as if he was a fish dying out of water. He appeared as if he was about to suffocate. His relaxed smile turned into the face of a man who couldn’t breathe. The room was dark, and I was some distance away. Still, I could see the look on his face.
Five hundred shares equated to twenty-five percent of the total shares. I had no idea how the weapons merchant managed to get his hands on thirty percent of the total shares, but Melissa managed to seize the twenty-five percent. That meant game over. Only a businessman who was extremely successful in the imperial capital would have ten thousand gold coins, though. Alternatively, Queen Sisi would have to personally come to the South.
Even though Melissa found success in the imperial capital? would she have actually gotten her hands on ten thousand gold coins? I don’t know how much she managed to get. Well, if she dared to take that step, she must have the money… I think.
Melissa gracefully stood up. The erstwhile star had become the defeated dog. Everyone worshipped the true hero and star. Although Melissa didn’t dress extravagantly, she carried herself as gracefully as a princess. Stern and determined, she declared, “I’ll take all five hundred shares. Also, I can pay in cash.”
Melissa never spent the ten thousand during her heated exchange with Albert, yet she was able to pay ten thousand gold coins now.
Melissa responded to the applauses with a cheerful bow. I silently focused on Albert’s spine breaking segment by segment and his soul leaving his deluxe attire.
Albert had failed, but he couldn’t refund the shares he bought. The strategy I suggested was able to make him a lot. That being said, it all relied on him being able to successfully get what he wanted. In other words, he needed to obtain the rights to the shipyard to be able to repay his loan from the bank, and then repay his ceramic product suppliers. Otherwise, forget it.
Furthermore, he was already in debt. His money was loaned, and he had to repay it after three months. I knew that he earned a lot of money, which was evidence that he had to pay an enormous sum after three months. He’d only have that much in his fantasies.
“Achilles you don’t need to worry anymore. The culprit who killed your lover has reaped what he sowed. I’ve succeeded, Achilles. He will now feel the pain and torment you felt,” I expressed in my heart, exhaling the tension out of me.
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