Love Unspoken

A surge of elation coursed through Kyle Astor. "Alexander had everything meticulously planned!" he exclaimed, "We might just make it after all!"

Quinn shot him a surprised glance. Suddenly, it all made sense. Alexander's seemingly effortless return wasn't without a strategy. He had a contingency plan in place all along. The implications were clear.

As Kyle had pointed out, if Alexander had recklessly returned and missed the crucial shareholders' meeting, they would both be left destitute, even if he had managed to bring her back.

A return without a plan would have been utterly futile. The helicopter began its descent, the force of the downwash bending the grass on the shoreline and causing Quinn to squint against the wind. Without missing a beat, Alexander scooped her up and swiftly boarded the helicopter.... Meanwhile, at the headquarters.

Wayne sat at the head of the table, his expression as stony as ever. He was flanked by the major shareholders, while a young man, bearing a slight resemblance to Wayne, occupied the seat across from him.

The room was almost filled to capacity, save for the most prominent seat at the top-the CEO's place. This was Alexander's seat, the head of the company.

The shareholders' meeting had been convened to address the recent crisis and elect a new CEO. Wayne, as the chairman, had no intention of claiming the hot seat."Why hasn't he arrived yet?""Is he trying to make a statement?""Hmph, I bet he's thrown in the towel.

With the stock plummeting like this, the CEO can't escape blame. He might've already fled.""Mr. Wayne, since he's not here, let's proceed without him!"Wayne scanned the room before rising to his feet. "Since Alexander failed to show," he began, "let's discuss the new CEO candidate.

Alexander submitted his resignation to me earlier, and I thought we'd handle it here at the shareholders' meeting by casting votes.""Now that he's not here, the vote seems unnecessary.""We need to appoint a new CEO now. Whatever strategies we devise to tackle the current crisis at Landry Corp, we need someone to execute them.

This CEO must be exceptionally capable, with strong leadership and decisive action.""If anyone has a suitable candidate in mind, please propose them now so we can vote. "An uncomfortable silence filled the room; everyone hesitant, mumbling, with no names put forward.

Wayne could tell by their reactions that they were still in Alexander's corner. He was even in the dark about when exactly Alexander had become so close with them."Does nobody have a preferred candidate?" Wayne probed. An elderly shareholder with graying hair spoke up, "Does Director Landry have someone in mind?"Wayne glanced at the youthful executive across the table and said, "Let me introduce him to you-Landon Start, in charge of Landry International."

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The young man stood graciously, "Greetings, I'm Landon Start, the head of Landry International. I haven't had the pleasure of meeting most of you before. I look forward to working with all of you."Indeed, Landry had an international division, but it was largely overlooked because its primary role was servicing the domestic company.This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.

It was part of the Landry Group, but operated independently, so its shares didn't factor into the domestic ownership."So, does Landon's appearance signify a merge of international shares with the domestic ones?" someone inquired. Wayne nodded affirmatively, "Exactly my thought.""The international branch doesn't hold as many shares as the domestic company, but it's enough to address Landry's urgent needs.""Once we merge, shares will be distributed according to the existing ratios.

Landon Start won't hold shares himself, so I've decided to transfer all my shares to him."Plainly put, he was asking them to invest in buying the international division shares, then using those funds to cover the current shortfall.It was a win-win solution. Otherwise, without the merge, these shareholders would still have to pay up, lest their stock values plummeted further-losing more daily than the cost of acquiring the international shares.

"If there are no objections, we'll proceed with the voting now."