The True Lady Strikes Back novel (Cecilia and Christopher)
Chapter 31

Chapter 31

Although Cecilia only had a glance at the list, she remembered everyone's names.

William, Juliana, Cole, Caleb, and Simon each placed a 200 thousand dollars bounty through the black market,

She only knew that the first two of them; the latter three were undoubtedly after Christopher.

After all, if he was dead, everyone could share the cake he had, "Mr. Christopher Forte, do you liave any evidence to prove that they hired a hitman to kill?" Christopher shook his head. "No. Although there are

transaction records in the black market, they're all

handwritten, and there are no witnesses. Those can't be used as evidence."

The reason the black market could engage in illegal

transactions was their caution and avoidance of leaving any

traces.

Cecilia pondered for a moment and suggested, "The

operational route should have been provided by William. We can start with him and get him to expose everyone!"

Even if this couldn't land the five of them in jail, causing discord among them would serve the purpose.

"Okay. I'll let you know when I have the information."

"Thank you, Mr. Christopher Forte. Can I trouble you with one more thing?"

"Say it."

"I want to meet the captain's family."

Although Cecilia suspected that the events three years ago

involved internal betrayal, she didn't want the captain's family

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to suffer. Most of the money she earned had been distributed to five families by Evan under the guise of condolence payments.

It was her way of compensating them for their help during that life-and-death situation.

Christopher hesitated for a while before he refused. "Let's wait until we replace the mastermind behind all of this."

"All right."

Afterward, Cecilia had Christopher send the bodyguard away and secretly sneak out of Emerald Mansion.

It was already 4 a.m. when she returned to her condominium.

She collapsed onto her bed and slept straight through until the afternoon of the next day, awakened by hunger.

The first thing Cecilia did upon waking up was to check the

news.

There was no news about Christopher being hunted down, but the news about the revelation of the black market had made quite a stir.

There was also a piece of explosive news about Yancey Corporation.

Yates Corporation had canceled all its collaborations with Yancey Corporation, paid the penalty as agreed, and swiftly signed contracts with other companies.

While Yancey Corporation received substantial compensation, they lost their business territory and long-term profit. opportunities.

As soon as the news broke, their stock price plummeted, and their market value decreased by more than 200 million dollars.

Cecilia didn't need to make a guess and knew it was Christopher's doing.

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Yates Corporation was a partner of Yancey Corporation, and they were in a mutually beneficial relationship. There was no reason for them to incur such a hefty penalty and engage in such strenuous and unrewarding actions.

Thinking of that, Cecilia made a decision.

After the stock market opened tomorrow, she would buy Yancey Corporation's shares!

Instead of destroying Yancey Corporation, it would be better to control it.

Since Juliana wanted to be a pampered second-generation heiress with all the luxuries, Cecilia would make her ascend to the esteemed status of a self-made first-generation affluent individual. Imagination held a world of beauty, but as she looked at her bank account balance, her spirits deflated.

Cecilia was capable of making money, but she had no habit of saving and had numerous expenses. Her account now held only hundreds of thousands of dollars.

With this meager amount, she couldn't even purchase a thousandth of Yancey Corporation's shares.

"It seems I'll have to sell the countryside herb plantation."

The Yancey family dislikes that she is involved with the countryside. Therefore, she had rarely visited in the past three years and had hired someone to manage the herb plantation. Many herbs died, but the price of those that survived had increased at least a hundred times.

Together with her personally formulated planting soil and the 1.65 acres of land, the total value of the plantation was at least 1 billion dollars.

After making the decision, Cecilia picked up her phone from the bedside table and prepared to post the news of the sale online.

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Cecilia recalled that Forte Group had interests in the pharmaceutical industry, so they might be interested in the herb plantation. She immediately dialed Christopher's number.

At that moment, Christopher was in Forte Group's conference room, facing a barrage of questions from shareholders.

Because of the termination of Forte Group's collaboration with Yancey Corporation, they had paid a hefty penalty.

This hurt the shareholders' interests, so they have come to demand answers from Christopher.

"Mr. Forte, even though you hold 51% of the shares and have absolute control, the company doesn't belong to you alone. If you continue to be stubborn like this, we'll withdraw our investments!" "Yes, we invest to make money, not for you to squander. This time, you must explain to everyone."

"Mr. Forte, if you can't separate personal matters from business, please resign as the Chairman and let Mr. Fabian Forte take charge of the company!"

Hearing that, Christopher understood.

It was his restless father who was causing trouble behind the

scenes.

It appeared that his hurting William had agitated Fabian.

Christopher looked at the shareholders, who seemed to be staging a palace coup, and said, "Raise your hand if you are not confident with me and want to withdraw your shares. I'll agree to your withdrawal." As soon as he finished speaking, his phone vibrated. -

Seeing that it was a call from Cecilia, he stood up and said, "Think about what I said earlier and give me a definite answer once I've finished this call."

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With that, he left the conference room to answer Cecilia's call.

"What's the matter?"

Cecilia got straight to the point. "I have a piece of herb

plantation that grows rare medicinal herbs. I want to sell it to you."

Christopher was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why do you want to sell it? Are you short on money?"

"Yes. I want to take advantage of the plummeting Yancey Corporation's shares and acquire as much as possible."

"You want to take control of Yancey Corporation and reclaim what's rightfully yours?"

"It's not about reclaiming what's mine, it's about seizing what's theirs."

Christopher chuckled. "You are so ambitious. How much are you looking to sell it for?"

"1 billion dollars. Don't think my asking price is high; its actual value easily surpasses 1.2 billion dollars. If you process the medicinal herbs, it can easily double in value. Plus, I'm including the herb plantation itself, so you'll have a long-term. cultivation opportunity."

"Does the Yancey family know you're this wealthy?"

Cecilia remembered when she first met the Yancey family, she was in the fields tending to the medicinal herbs. She was looked down upon as a peasant whose face was covered in dirt.

"They don't know. They're ignorant. They considered medicinal herbs worth several thousand dollars each as worthless crops. If you're concerned, I can take you to the herb plantation to take a look." Christopher was aware of the Yancey family's cold attitude toward Cecilia. There was a hint of sympathy in his tone.

"No need for the bother, I believe you. The Yancey family are

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blind, but I'm not. However, I'm a bit tight on cash lately, and I don't have 1 billion dollars. If you want to sell it quickly, you could try the Elite Auction."

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