My tenfold market value bid was too attractive for the shareholders. They never knew when Prospectus Technology's stock price would ever see such a boom on the upward side.

Thus, some of the shareholders decided in a hurry to sell out.

My expression did not change as I instructed Spencer to count the shareholders who were ready to sell. I instructed the lawyers to get the transfer documents ready immediately.

Soon the shareholders signed the share transfer deeds and were paid out.

Seeing the enormous sums in their accounts, most of them left with glittering eyes, obviously thrilled.

The remaining shareholders, seeing this, began wavering as well.

I glanced at...