Chapter 939

The crowd was perplexed. “Mr. Lewis, what happened?”

Conrad took a deep breath before he explained, “Earlier, the man in charge of Reinz Pharmaceutical’s Atheville branch injected three hundred billion worth of funds into the Atheville branch under his name.”

The crowd was confused and inquired, “That’s great! The branch has received even more funding now.”

Conrad replied, “It would have been a good thing if the shares held by the Williams family weren’t dilutable, but unfortunately, they are. The moment Mr. Golf injects three hundred billion into the branch, the Williams family’s shares will be diluted from thirty percent to three percent.”

What?

Lucille’s face turned pale.

Our shares worth thirty percent have been diluted to three percent? With just three percent, we aren’t even a shareholder, much less a business partner of the Great Marshal!

Lucille seemed to have aged at least a decade as she sighed, “Ah! Who could have seen that coming?

Looks like we’ll no longer able to be business partners with the Great Marshal. Fortunately, the shares are still worth fifty billion after dilution. We haven’t gained anything, but there’s no loss either.”

Conrad replied, “Don’t be disappointed, Mrs. Williams. I’ve managed to get a privilege for the Williams family. We can convert your dilutable shares to non-dilutable shares. That way, no matter how much others pour into the Atheville branch, your shares will always be at three percent. The more others invest, the more your shares will be worth. Your shares may eventually be worth fifty billion, one hundred billion, two hundred billion, or even more.”

Lucille was overjoyed as she exclaimed, “Although we missed the chance to forge ties with the Great Marshal, we can earn a killing amount this way. Thanks for helping us with this, Mr. Lewis. Let’s sign the contract now.”

Conrad hurriedly nodded. “Sure.”

The contract was signed, and Lucille invited Conrad to his seat after.

This put a slight damper on the celebrations, but the overall mood of the place was still joyous.

Although the Williams family had lost their opportunity to build strong ties with the Great Marshal, they would still be able to earn a large sum of money.

It was something worth celebrating.

After the feast was nearly over, Conrad’s phone rang.

He answered it and jumped in fright as he shouted, “What? Is that really true? Alright. I’ve got it. Bye.”

Everyone stared at Conrad in shock. Some of them inquired, “Mr. Lewis, what’s with the major reaction?”

Conrad turned to Lucille apologetically and reported, “I just received news that Mr. Golf has retracted his investment of three hundred billion.”

What?

Lucille felt faint and nearly collapsed.

Three hundred billion! He really retracted it all just like that? If the Williams family’s shares were dilutable, the shares would automatically go back up to thirty percent. But now that our shares are non-

dilutable, it’ll remain at three percent...

The net worth of the Atheville branch was a little more than a hundred billion, so three percent would be three billion.

Now that their fifty billion had turned into three billion, the Williams family would have to cough up a fortune.

Zach panicked. “Mr. Lewis, quick. Destroy the contract we signed earlier. We can’t afford to let our shares become non-dilutable.”

Conrad rubbed his temples and muttered, “That’s exactly what I’ve been worried about. I’ve already sent that contract to Winston. He’s probably received it by now.”

No way!

Lucille felt her legs go weak, and she collapsed into her seat.

She had only one thought on her mind -- The Williams family has really taken a huge blow this time.

Hold on, didn’t Zeke say that this was all part of someone’s scheme against the Williams family...