Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 589

Bianca wasn't sure what Seth was thinking now.

But with PerseTech's IPO still pending, she believed Seth would have to consider the implications and wouldn't rashly cancel the engagement.

After all, their futures were deeply intertwined.

All she hoped for now was for the academic fraud scandal to blow over soon.

People were forgetful; time could wash away anything.

Once PerseTech went public, she would successfully enter the world of high finance.

People would only remember her at her most glamorous and offer nothing but flattery.

So, she just needed to wait a little longer, and the problem would solve itself.

As long as she didn't lose her nerve.

The next day, she went to a lending company, but her personal credit alone wasn't enough to secure such a large loan.

She tried two or three different places, but the answer was the same.

With the payment deadline looming, Bianca tried contacting some of her friends.

The first person she called was Jude.

After all, he was the first person to visit her in the hospital after the incident.

He answered the phone, but his voice was colder than usual.

"Bianca, you're out of the hospital?"

"Yes, thanks for asking. Jude, what have you been up to lately?"

Jude replied, "Not much. Hey, Bianca, I wanted to ask… is it possible for me to withdraw my shares from PerseTech?"

Bianca's mouth fell open, and for a moment, she couldn't speak.

Before she could even bring up her own request, Jude was asking to pull out.

"Here's the thing, my dad has always been against me investing in PerseTech. He's been angry with me about it for a long time, and it's even affected his health. I'm worried he can't take much more, so I want to withdraw my investment, just to give him some peace of mind."

"That… might not be a good idea right now. Besides, PerseTech is about to go public. If you pull out now, you'll take a loss," Bianca said, trying to persuade him gently.

Yvonne supported her decision. "I've sold off a number of things these past few days. All told, I've managed to scrape together a little over thirty million. We'll figure out the rest."

Just as Bianca was at her wit's end, she received a phone call.

The man on the other end introduced himself as the head of Aethelred Capital and said he was willing to offer her a loan.

Bianca asked about the terms.

The interest rate was higher than the market average, at thirty percent.

That was too high!

The pressure would be immense.

The head of Aethelred Capital explained, "The rate is high because the risk is high. After all, this is not a small sum, Miss Lowell. You should consider it carefully. There aren't many lending companies on the market right now that can meet this kind of demand."

That was true.

She did the math. If PerseTech successfully went public by the end of the year, she would be able to afford the loan.

So, after a night of consideration, Bianca decided to take the loan from Aethelred Capital.