The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 1132

Skyler said, “If she can’t sell her original shares for now, and hasn’t come to us for help, do you think Haynes and his people scraped the money together for her?”

Jonathan replied, “It’s definitely possible. Haynes has the means to pull that off.”

“If Haynes really did help Stella come up with the funds, then Israel and Coleman will move on to phase two right away.”

Phase two was to attack their companies.

After all, they’d just shifted all their liquid assets to help Stella, hadn’t they? The moment Stella completed her acquisition of the Pearce Group, Israel and Coleman would target The O’Brien Group and any other company that supported her, aiming to cripple their cash flow.

If those companies couldn’t weather the storm, they’d go under—just like that.

Even if they managed to survive, they’d have to sell off shares to patch the holes in their finances, leaving them battered and vulnerable.

And if the opportunity arose, Israel and Coleman could swoop in, buy their companies out, or short their stocks for profit.

Stella was sentimental—she’d never stand by and watch her allies fall into crisis because of her. But after she closed the Pearce Group deal, she’d have no money left to repay them. At that point, selling her original shares would be her only way out.

But if she was desperate to sell, she’d be at their mercy—forced into one concession after another, losing ground every step of the way.

And the price she’d get for her shares? It’d never be higher than it is now. At least, for the moment, she could still play the sympathy card and negotiate a better deal.

Jonathan sighed. “Let’s just hope Star isn’t that naïve.”

For the Williams family, the best strategy was to wait until Stella finished the Pearce Group acquisition, then hit Haynes and the others hard. Whether they ended up with original shares or managed to acquire The O’Brien Group, stripping Stella of her allies, they couldn’t lose.

But for Stella, it would be a whole different story—she’d face utter despair and pain.

She was still a newcomer, and family or not, Jonathan didn’t want to push Stella too hard. She might never recover from such a blow.

It was a plan that killed three birds with one stone.

If Stella had any sense, she’d know exactly what to do.

***

Three days passed in a flash.

Shawn’s father hadn’t heard a word from Stella about cancelling the deal, so he let the press conference go ahead as planned.

The Pearce family didn’t have the deep roots of the Williams family, but their political connections made them a force in their own right. Acquiring shares in the Pearce Group meant gaining the backing of Solmaris’s government—an instant ticket to the city’s resources and connections.

That was why the Williams family had wanted to buy into the Pearce Group in the first place.

After all, no matter how useful someone else’s network might be, it was never as satisfying as having control in your own hands.