First Love Only? I Left Him First, Now the CEO Can't Let Go novel Chapter 309

Chapter 309: Chapter 309: Dead

Serena Jennings answered the phone.

"...Caleb Lockwood?"

As soon as she asked, she heard Caleb Lockwood’s soft laugh from the receiver.

"It’s me...who else did you think it would be?"

Caleb Lockwood’s voice was as steady and confident as ever.

Serena realized that Caleb Lockwood had not been confined by Jasper Linton.

"Where are you now?"

"Secret."

Caleb Lockwood’s teasing made Serena frown.

"You skipped work for a day, and tomorrow when you get to the company, I’ll have HR fire you."

Serena’s words were decisive and left no room for mercy.

She didn’t want any involvement with Caleb Lockwood anyway, and now she had a pretext to get rid of him.

There was a brief silence from Caleb Lockwood on the other end of the line.

"Isn’t now a bad time to fire me?"

Caleb’s words were tantamount to telling Serena he already knew about the Lockwood Group’s issues.

"So you called me just to add insult to injury?"

"Can’t I be offering help in times of need?"

Caleb’s counter-question made Serena pause.

She didn’t go upstairs but sat down on a bench downstairs, patiently listening to Caleb.

"The Lockwood Group is currently embroiled in a major scandal, and its stock price is plummeting... you should keep an eye on a company called Solara Tech, which is quietly buying up shares from Lockwood Group’s minority shareholders and small investors."

"I’ve noticed this company. It’s controlled by the EYSG Group, but EYSG is a company registered on Halycon Island, and I can’t see its shareholding structure."

"Hmm...the controlling party for EYSG Group is Rischel Co. on Kyros Island."

The information Caleb provided gave Serena a sense of foreboding.

These layered company structures are partly for legitimate tax avoidance.

But mostly, they are used for illegal projects or to hide true intentions.

The registration Caleb found in Rischel on Kyros Island is probably not even the top-level company.

"Is someone short-selling the Lockwood Group to make a hostile takeover?"

As Serena uttered these words, the image of Julian Xavier involuntarily flashed in her mind.

Could Julian Xavier be a corporate spy sent by the hostile acquirer?

While Serena and Caleb were on the call, in Meridia, joker stood on a bridge, facing the sea breeze.

He held a phone, watching as the shell companies he operated systematically acquired shares of the Lockwood Group.

At this moment, he had shed his Julian Xavier disguise.

"This time...where else can you run?"

Joker squinted his eyes against the sea breeze, the smile on his baby-faced features giving off an eerie impression.

Halycon Island.

Caleb Lockwood stood in a sleek office, as a blonde, blue-eyed beauty came in and handed him a folder.

"Mr. John, here is the cash flow of all your companies."

"Okay."

Caleb took the folder, flipping through it carefully page by page.

City A.

Vornath.

Serena had a long phone conversation with Caleb before going upstairs.

Before she reached the front door, she smelled the rich aroma of pizza.

Serena looked up and saw Ethan White.

Ethan White stood at her doorstep, holding a box of irresistibly fragrant pizza.

Her stomach immediately let out a growl.

"Sorry..."

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