Chapter 237
Sebastian held her close, gently pressing her head against his chest while stroking her back. Abigail had cried herself out, and visiting hours were over.
As they left the funeral home, they ran into Gabriel and the others.
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Abigail walked past them without a glance, but Gabriel stepped forward, blocking her path. “Abby, I know we were wrong before. I realize asking for your help now won’t move you, but for Dad’s sake, please save the company.”
“Sure,” Abigail said, her red–rimmed eyes filled with disgust. “Hand over all your shares and get out of Gibson Group. Then you can fend for yourselves.”
Gabriel bit his tongue.
“If you really want to repent and admit your mistakes, do as I say. Otherwise, what happens to the company is none of my concern.” Abigail stepped around them and walked away.
They had once pushed her to the edge. Now they couldn’t blame her for showing no mercy.
Stephen was the first to speak up. “I’m willing to give up my shares. I did promise Grandpa that from the beginning.”
Warren cut in immediately, “Let me remind Ms. Gibson of something. Between Gibson Group’s previous debts and the compensation claims from clients after the scandal broke, we’re looking at 150 million dollars in total debt.
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“If you hand over your shares now, you walk away debt–free. But maybe you should focus on surrendering your personal assets first–that’s what really matters.”
The room fell silent. Even Stephen had nothing to say.
A fallen giant was still a giant. No matter how badly Gibson Group was doing, these shareholders would always live better than ordinary office workers.
They had other assets after all–luxury cars, gold, expensive watches, investments in other ventures.
But if they gave those up while keeping their Gibson Group shares, they’d become debtors. That crushing debt
would suffocate them.
Warren truly was a businessman through and through–sharper than the devil himself.
Right now, Gibson Group was a hot potato. No company would shell out over hundreds of millions of do
acquire it anytime soon.
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“Of course, you don’t have to hand anything over,” Warren said, his eyes narrowing as he smiled. “Your illegal activities from back then are already under investigation.
“Once you’re dragged to court, I’ll have plenty of ways to get everything you own. I invested in Gibson Group
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