Solomon thought it was not a bad idea after all. He was not the least concerned that Sebastian and the others were coming to the press conference. The reporters could see for themselves how he was about to chase Sebastian out of Hayes Corporation. That would save Solomon the trouble of informing the media about it later on.
As Solomon expected, not long after Peter and his group arrived, Sebastian showed up. Their arrival sparked a commotion among the reporters.
“Mr. Hayes is here!”
“Finally…”
“We’ve been waiting for ages.”
All cameras were pointed at them as Sebastian entered and clicks of shutters sounded in the whole room.
Sebastian took a deep breath and swept his gaze across the crowd confidently.
He walked right in with his head held high and his back straight. Sebastian took his time to survey the room after he got on the stage as if he was not at all perturbed by the number of cameras pointing toward him.
The way he responded showed he had no qualms about taking charge of the situation.
Solomon, who had been watching Sebastian the whole time, expressed his dismay at the sight.
“Ladies and gentlemen, sorry for the delay.” Sebastian’s voice sounded calm through the microphone. He pulled out a chair and sat down. “Shall we begin?”
He did not choose to sit in the middle because he knew it did not matter. All eyes would be on him regardless of where he sat.
Solomon’s face turned pale knowing things would not turn out as he expected, but he clenched his jaw and took deep breaths, trying to get a grip on himself.
He could not afford to blunder at this point in time.
He turned aside and signaled at his men to bring the contract and the other documents. “Ladies and gentlemen, thanks for coming today. The press conference today is to announce the reshuffling of Hayes Corporation.”
“As many are aware, we used to have many shareholders, but as many of them have aged over the years and as the need for further company expansion grows, we have consolidated our shares and we are only left with three shareholders now.”
“What?”
“Just three shareholders?”
Everyone was dumbstruck.
Hayes Corporation was a company worth trillions in capital. They could not believe there would only be three shareholders. In fact, they were wondering if Solomon was pulling their legs.
Everyone cast their disbelieving gazes on Sebastian.
“Is this true, Mr. Hayes? Are there only three shareholders left now?”
“Yes,” Sebastian admitted without holding back.
Everyone sucked a breath of cold air at his word.
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