Life at The Top novel Chapter 866

“Everything is going smoothly.

“As things stand, we have used up 600 million dollars. According to our original plan, 200 million dollars from the total of a billion dollars will remain as our backup funds. Once we get our hands on 800 million dollars worth of shares, we can start taking action,” Valentine said.

“At our current pace, we can start taking action the day after tomorrow as there’s still one more trading day tomorrow. We will start carrying out our plan at about nine o’clock in the evening on the day after tomorrow during Nasdaq’s trading time.”

“The day after tomorrow?”

“It must be fate. The topping-off ceremony of his project at Southface River will be taking place on the day after tomorrow. I wonder if Jasper Laine will be so touched by our massive gift for him that he’ll lose sleep over it at night,” Conrad said with an unreadable expression on his face.

Valentine chuckled when she noticed that Conrad was in a good mood. “I’m not sure if he’ll be touched, but he’ll surely lose sleep over it,” she remarked.

Conrad guffawed loudly.

…

Sena was instantly thrown into a state of turmoil after Jasper’s phone call.

Jack had called everyone in Sena’s financial department to the company in the middle of the night. The sky outside was still pitch black, but the meeting room within the company was brightly lit up. Jack scolded each and every one of them harshly.

“First off, I need to reflect upon myself for causing this incident as I’ve indeed become complacent. I’ve been blinded by our recent success.

“However, from this incident, it’s clear to see that the moment we get too relaxed, we’ll encounter a crisis. Mr. Laine managed to discover it early on this time around, but what if he didn’t manage to?!

“Can anyone tell me who Mr. Laine would hold responsible for this incident?! Will it be you guys or me?!”