She Was the Treasure All Along novel Chapter 594

"How did Lucian manage to hire them?! If they take on this order, the Shapiro Group's minor stock dip won't matter at all! They'll bounce back to the very top in minutes!"

Amid the gasps and murmurs, Yorick hadn't anticipated this final, crushing twist. He stared blankly at the seemingly lightweight document in Lucian's hand that carried the weight of the world. He felt as if all his strength had been drained away, barely able to keep himself upright.

Not only had he lost the contract and his dignity, but his last bargaining chip had been effortlessly crushed.

Lucian didn't look at him again. He tucked the folder away, took Loyce's hand once more, and calmly walked away under the crowd's awestruck gaze.

This time, no one dared utter a word to stop him, nor did anyone dare cast another disrespectful glance his way.

After tonight, everyone in Metropia would clearly understand one thing—that man had never fallen from grace.

His so-called downfall was just him taking a leisurely stroll, watching the ants put on a ridiculous performance of self-importance.

And the ants who dared to challenge a god would eventually pay a brutal price for their stupidity.

Channing Shapiro, who had been treating himself as a bystander, was just as stunned. Luna, standing next to him, didn't understand all the business jargon, but she knew things hadn't gone as planned. She anxiously asked, "What happened?"

After a long pause, Channing sighed. "I never imagined that the foundation Zeke Shapiro built could still allow Lucian to secure a deal with Stellar Trust in a crisis."

"Zeke Shapiro? Your grandfather?" Luna asked, confused. "Him?"

"My grandfather used to be a renowned military commander. He fought overseas for years and built the legacy of our family," Channing said, narrowing his eyes. "It makes perfect sense that he would have a connection to Stellar Trust. How could Lucian possibly pull that off on his own? He's just riding on the last coattails of the Shapiro family's glory."

The families who had been screwed over by Yorick gathered to demand an explanation, while simultaneously plotting how they could possibly salvage their deals with the Shapiro Group.

Yorick was so traumatized that he didn't even react when people cursed him to his face. Eventually, his bodyguards escorted him back to his room to cool off, reporting the disaster to his grandmother, Elise, to initiate an emergency family meeting.

The families who hadn't been tricked by Yorick quietly bought back all the Shapiro Group stocks they had just dumped.

It was better to swallow a loss than lose half their net worth and their contracts with the Shapiro family, right?

Overnight, the Shapiro Group's stock prices skyrocketed. The investors who had held on made an absolute fortune, while those who had sold off everything were left weeping in regret.

No one had expected that the supposedly falling Shapiro family would suddenly rise to unprecedented heights overnight.