Too Late to Hold Me Back novel Chapter 735

"According to the surveillance team, Jude Vance and his associates met with several financial firm executives over the past few days," Owen said. "We couldn't get our people inside to hear the specifics due to their tight security."

"Oh, and he also paid a visit to Sebastian on the exact day of your engagement party."

Owen added over the phone.

Ever since Solflare Capital became a target, Mira and Owen had been utilizing their mentor's network to keep a close, covert eye on Jude's movements.

Mira was swamped with her daily university classes, so all intelligence reports were routed directly to Owen.

With the powerful Vance Dynasty backing him from overseas, Jude's aggressive push to carve out a massive slice of the domestic market meant he had limitless resources at his disposal, forcing Mira and her team to stay on high alert.

"Why would he go looking for Sebastian?" Mira asked. "The Quinn family isn't exactly known for their financial ventures."

"Aethelgard's business world is deeply intertwined. The Quinns actually hold the majority shares in Griffin Capital.

"Furthermore, out of the top five financial firms in the city, three have already held meetings with Jude. One of those introductions came directly from Sebastian, and the other two were orchestrated by Lawrence Lance."

Mira let out a frustrated sigh. "So Sebastian and Lawrence are basically thick as thieves now, acting like true family?

"Fine by me. When we finally make our move, I won't have to hold back for anyone's sake."

Jude was clearly plotting a massive entry into the financial sector, but what exactly was he discussing behind closed doors with these industry titans?

It definitely wasn't idle chatter; a major scheme was brewing.

"What is his ultimate endgame?" Mira mused. "If I were in his shoes..."

"He's likely aiming for a complete monopoly over the financial market," Owen supplied.

"A monopoly? He's out of his mind," she scoffed. "Does he think Mavaria is his own personal playground?

"He would need an unprecedented, flawless strategy to crush the competition. Even if he bought out every single firm except ours, he couldn't pull it off without the public's trust."

The consumers simply wouldn't buy into it.

The financial sector wasn't like retail; if the returns were abysmal and the risks too high, investors would stay away, even with zero commission fees.

Suddenly, a realization struck Mira.

"You don't think they're rallying the other firms to launch a coordinated attack on us, do you? Much like the strategy we used to dismantle Porter Entertainment."

"An all-out attack? That would require an astronomical amount of capital.

"Besides, none of those other firms would risk their necks to help him without a guaranteed, massive payoff.

"And as for the Lance family's involvement, my grandfather would never authorize such a reckless move."

"My guess is that he's promising them direct access to his overseas syndicates.

"He might also be leveraging political connections to put regulatory pressure on us," Mira noted.

"Don't stress over it. Just focus on your studies and trust me," Owen said softly.

"I'll leave the heavy lifting to you, then."

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