Chapter 873
News of the conflict between LeapCo’s headquarters and their branches did not reach Melanie until she had been abroad for nearly half a month.
LeapCo’s share price was experiencing severe fluctuations, prompting Melanie to log into a long–unused WhatsApp account, where she was bombarded with messages. Among them, Yana’s messages were the most numerous, all concerning the issues with LeapCo’s shares.
The messages were all from a week ago. Yana asked Melanie anxiously: [Where am I gonna go work if LeapCo goes bankrupt?] Following that were photos she had taken secretly in the office, showing everyone looking hurried and anxious.
[We’ve been working overtime for half a month now. It feels like everyone is living in the office. Mr. Scott also looks to have taken the initiative this time. I heard he poached half of the resources from the headquarters.
[Melanie, will your side be able to take me in?]
Melanie was somewhat surprised that Eugene had poached half of LeapCo’s resources. Given Cedric’s personality, Eugene’s defiance would likely lead to even more severe retaliation. After all, Cedric was extremely controlling and would not tolerate any
defiance.
Considering the current strength of LeapCo’s branch offices, Eugene’s actions were somewhat impulsive. As it turned out, Melanie’s guess was spot on. After learning that Eugene had openly defied him, Cedric unleashed his fury.
For a moment, both sides were at each other’s throats. If it were not known that they were father and son, one might think they were mortal enemies.
Cedric and William went all out. Eugene not only held his ground but he was also seemingly poised to retaliate.
Cedric threw the documents his secretary handed to him onto the ground. “That damned bastard! I underestimated him. He’s been keeping so many tricks up his sleeve behind my back all these years! What a son he is!”
Beside him, William did not dare to speak as he was equally surprised. He thought Cedric had Eugene under his thumb all this while, that Eugene probably would not be able to do
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much more than take a chunk out of Cedric even if they had a falling out.
He did not expect Eugene to have made so many moves behind the scenes. He now held the majority of the headquarters’ resources in his hands and also managed to subvert the branches in Oskon, Prime City, and Niere City.
William’s eyes went cold and indifferent. He admitted that he had underestimated Eugene.
Meanwhile, Lee knocked on Eugene’s office door before entering and announcing, “Mr. Scott, Mr. Smith is here.”
Matthew’s figure appeared at the door, and Eugene looked up at him expressionlessly. ” Congratulations, Mr. Scott,” Matthew said mockingly.
“Congratulations for what?”
“LeapCo will eventually be yours. Cedric can’t hope to outmaneuver you,” he said bluntly.
The recent internal strife in LeapCo had caused quite a stir in Oskon City, and there were quite a few people betting on who would ultimately win. However, Matthew sneered at such gambles.
He had known about Eugene’s ambition a long time ago, back when Eugene had actively approached him for a partnership with the Qaisas.
Matthew liked dealing with intelligent people, which was why he chose Eugene as a partner even though it was a step back for him. Matthew admitted that he had indeed made some moves against Eugene when he was in Oskon City. He had also wanted to take over LeapCo at that time.
However, something came up, delaying his plans. By the time he had the chance again, Eugene had already almost taken over LeapCo. Thus, he made the wise decision to give up on it.
Eugene did not want to talk to Matthew too much and just asked, “Why did you suddenly come to Jepton?”
Matthew’s eyes flashed with displeasure. “To find someone.”
Matthew did not stay for long. His relationship with Eugene was not exactly pleasant to begin with.
