The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 1485

"But Mr. Israel, you can't just take your own sister's shares for nothing, can you? I'm sure everyone present is well aware of the value of the founding shares Star holds. Not to mention, those shares also give her controlling stakes in numerous cutting-edge tech companies..."

Joshua looked at Israel with a half-smile. "As the saying goes, even with family, business is business. Let's say Star wasn't your sister, just an ordinary shareholder. Would you, Mr. Israel, still try to force her out of The Williams Group without paying a single cent?"

At his words, the many shareholders watching the live stream sat up straight. Taking someone's wealth was a grave offense. Years ago, Skyler had used some underhanded tactics to force shareholders to sell their stock, allowing him to become the company's largest stakeholder. But even then, he had paid for them. If you tried to take them for free, people would rather fight you to the bitter end.

Israel opened his mouth, but the words "Stella might not even be my sister" died on his lips.

If he tried to deny his connection to Stella and question her identity, the other shareholders—who weren't part of the Williams family—would start to get uneasy. They'd begin to wonder if the Williams family might someday use similar tactics to take their shares without paying a cent.

If that happened, even if he got Stella's founding shares today, his position would be illegitimate. Instead of rising, his status would become even more unstable. No one would support a leader who only wanted to take without giving anything in return.

Israel gritted his teeth in hatred for Joshua. He had to compensate unrelated parties when acquiring their shares, but he could just take his own sister's for free? If he dared to say such a thing, he would utterly ruin the Williams family's reputation. The entire company might even start to fracture from within. This Joshua was infuriatingly difficult to deal with! Even now, he was still speaking up for Stella.

Forcing himself to remain calm, Israel squeezed the words through his teeth. "Don't get ahead of yourself, Joshua. Stella hasn't agreed to transfer the shares yet."

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