The 24th Century Warrior Became a Fake Heiress novel Chapter 21

A Superpowered Warrior in a Fake Heiress’s Body

Chapter 21 A Warning From Vex

Who was this Vex?

Eugene looked a little confused.

In front of him, one of the board members was speaking passionately.

“Mr. Carter, the crisis Hanks Group is facing right now is unlike anything they’ve dealt with before.

“Our Carter Group has one final window of opportunity here.

“Once the market opens, Hanks Group’s stock is going to tank immediately.

“Right now, eighty percent of our competitors are shorting Hanks Group.

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“Mr. Carter, why hold on to some outdated sense of loyalty and insist on playing the honorable role at a time like this?

“We’re a corporation! In the battlefield of business, there’s no room for that kind of hypocritical morality.

“Business is war.

“Mr. Carter, I’m asking you to let go of this inexplicable stubbornness. Don’t stand in the way of Carter Group’s growth plans.”

Eugene’s gaze turned cold.

Since yesterday afternoon, this board member had been going on and on, pushing him to join in shorting Hanks Group.

But Hanks Group and Carter Group were actually business partners.

Eugene hated that kind of ruthless behavior.

In his view, even if business was war, there were still certain moral boundaries and principles you had to hold on to.

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Otherwise, you just ended up as a slave to money or some kind of corporate vulture.

If Hanks Group had made a mistake today through fair competition–a real strategic error–he wouldn’t have hesitated to exploit that weakness, grabbing whatever profits and market share he could.

But this crisis had come from internal betrayal and a flood of negative press. To Eugene, that was something everyone should take as a warning.

Not offering help, for the sake of his own company’s interests, was already his limit.

There was no way he was going to kick them while they were down.

Once a person turned into a slave to money or a scavenger feeding on others‘ failures, their own downfall was only a matter of time.

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Chapter 21 AWarning From Vex

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The way you devoured others today was the way you’d get devoured tomorrow.

Eugene believed in playing by the rules.

A company driven purely by the stench of profit and capital wasn’t going to last.

In fact, it was more likely to trip itself up.

“This isn’t up for discussion.

“I said we’re not participating in shorting Hanks Group.

“Also, if Hanks Group asks for extensions on the funding for our ongoing joint projects, approve them.”

Eugene kept his expression neutral.

He ignored the board member’s continued arguments and firmly told his secretary to show the man out, cutting off any chance of another long–winded pitch.

Truth be told, if he hadn’t been mindful of internal company politics, he would’ve gotten rid of him a lot earlier.

This board member’s long speech to him was calculated.

Since Eugene wasn’t going to agree to the shorting proposal, the board member had come in person to make his case, hoping to push him into a “mistake“.

They were so desperate to get their hands on even a sliver of his authority.

A faint, cool gleam flickered behind Eugene’s glasses.

He typed back in the chat window to Vex. “Who are you?”

He wasn’t worried about any virus coming through Vex’s chat window.

Given the level of skill she’d already shown, if she’d wanted to plant something malicious, she would’ve done it by now.

She’d already gotten into his private work messaging network, after all.

Eugene’s message went through, but Vex didn’t reply right away.

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That was because Isaac had just finished talking to the principal of Westbrook Academy and called Isabella over to the main office to complete her enrollment paperwork.

“Where’s your backpack?”

After everything was done, Isaac saw Isabella leaning against the wall with nothing in her hands, and the anger he’d been holding back earlier flared up again.

“You showed up to school today without anything prepared?”

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Chapter 21 AWarning From Vex

As Isaac spoke, Isabella looked at him with a mocking gleam in her eyes. “Yeah.

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