Lucille inquired, “Mr. Lewis, please explain the situation clearly.”
Conrad replied, “I’ve received intel that Reinz Pharmaceutical will be opening a branch in Atheville. Their main branch has already started to sell the shares of the Atheville branch, so anyone can buy them and become one of its shareholders. The man in charge of Reinz Pharmaceutical is Xavier to the public eye, but it is common knowledge that he’s just a puppet controlled by the Great Marshal. Xavier is one of the Great Marshal’s disciples. Fortunately, the Lewis family happens to be in charge of the auction. If the Williams family manages to get a hold of the shares, you will become a business partner of the Great Marshal. You must know that the Great Marshal values Reinz Pharmaceutical a lot. I’m sure a business partner in Reinz Pharmaceutical is much more valuable than Zeke.”
Lucille’s eyes lit up and exclaimed, “That’s great! When I manage to collaborate with the Great Marshal, the first thing I’ll do is drive Zeke Williams out of Atheville. Hurry. Let’s prepare for the auction.”
Meanwhile, at Eurasia Pictures, Lacey still had her reservations about that matter. She chided, “Zeke, you were being too reckless earlier. How could you correct General Cosmopolis like that? If you anger him, we’ll be in trouble.”
Zeke smiled. “Lacey, don’t you know most military men like straightforward people the most? If you keep beating around the bush, it might tick them off.”
Lacey slowly nodded. “I guess that’s true as well. Alright, I’ll continue with work.”
Zeke headed over to a window and watched as Lucille and the others left with a look of disgust.
I only mentioned I knew the Great Marshal, and you want me back in the Williams family already. When you find out I’m the Great Marshal himself, you’d probably beg me to take over as head of the household!
Ten minutes later, Zeke found Wolf’s Greed and gave him a good kick.
Wolf’s Greed was perplexed. “Ouch! What was that for?”
Zeke sneered, “Who’s the rascal again?”
Wolf’s Greed laughed awkwardly. “Haha! It’s me. I’m the rascal...”
“Oh right, I have something important to report to you,” He suddenly perked up.
Wolf’s Greed attempted to change the subject.
“Shoot.”
Wolf’s Greed reported, “Theodore of the Luna Manor has invited Reinz Pharmaceutical to open a branch at Atheville. As per his conditions, the shares will be auctioned to the public. The one in charge of this auction is Conrad from the Lewis family. According to my intel, the Lewis family has no intention to participate in the auction. They seem to be encouraging the Williams family to do so instead.”
Zeke fell into deep thought.
The Lewis family is in charge of the auction, so they have an overwhelming advantage. Yet, instead of participating in the auction themselves, they’re encouraging the Williams family to do so. There’s definitely something wrong with this. Perhaps the Lewis family is aiming for the assets owned by the Williams family by using Reinz Pharmaceutical.
Zeke said coldly, “The Williams family is my prey. I won’t let anyone steal my kill. When’s the auction beginning?”
“Tomorrow.”
Zeke smiled. “Well then. I guess I’ll go to the venue tomorrow to see what the Lewis family is up to.”
The following day, the auction for Reinz Pharmaceutical’s Atheville branch shares was being held as planned.
Every influential figure in Atheville attended the auction.
A shareholder of the Atheville branch of Reinz Pharmaceutical would naturally be a business partner of the Great Marshal. That was something most people could only dream of.
However, the starting bid for the shares was high; it automatically filtered out a significant portion of people. Only the extremely rich and powerful minority had the right to participate in the auction.
Zeke had arrived early on.
However, he ran into Zach and Lucille before he could even enter the venue.
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