Chapter 293 Impossible to Regret
The next day afternoon, two o'clock sharp.
Chris and Rocco came to the hospital.
"Is Elizabeth not in good health? Why has she been hospitalized for so long?" Chris asked when he saw only a few of them in the elevator.
"Whether she's okay or not has nothing to do with us. She's not part of the Sherman family," Otha said coldly.
The elevator door opened, and they went to Elizabeth's ward.
When they walked into the room, they discovered there were other shareholders who weren't from the Sherman family.
Chris and Rocco exchanged glances.
Strange, why were the other shareholders here too?
Elizabeth smiled and pointed to the sofa, gesturing for Chris and the others to sit down.
Jacob poured tea for them.
"Because of my health, I'm sorry that I can only ask everyone to come to the hospital to discuss matters today," Elizabeth said politely.
Shareholder Juan Hayes was rather impatient. He got straight to the point and asked directly, "Ms. Penrose, what do you want to talk about today?"
Elizabeth smiled faintly. "I won't beat around the bush. Chris and the others want to sell their shares, and I plan to buy them all, but I can only pay market price."
When the other shareholders heard that the Sherman family wanted to sell their shares, they looked at each other, very puzzled.
Why would they want to sell their shares for no good reason?
Juan asked doubtfully, "Is there something wrong with our company?"
If the company was profitable, who would be willing to sell their shares? Would they be fools?
Chris and the others instantly understood Elizabeth's intention. She was worried that the Sherman family suddenly selling their shares would make the other shareholders uneasy, so she called all the major shareholders over this time.
Chris was very worried they wouldn't be able to sell their shares this time. He quickly smiled and explained, "Mr. Hayes, the company's performance is indeed very good. We just feel that the Sherman Group has become Seraphina Enterprises and has lost its family significance, so we chose to exit."
Although Juan still had doubts, he didn't continue asking.
Elizabeth nodded with a faint smile. "I understand the Sherman family's thinking. After all, the company is now called Seraphina Enterprises."
Chris immediately felt unhappy.
Elizabeth continued to smile. "I'm willing to buy the shares you hold at market price."
Chris and the others secretly breathed a sigh of relief. This time they didn't dare raise the price again, otherwise Elizabeth might not buy.
"Then let's buy the shares at market price," Rocco said.
Elizabeth smiled. "Okay."
Jacob distributed the share purchase contracts that had been prepared to Chris and the others.
Elizabeth turned to look at Juan with a friendly attitude. "If you also want to sell your shares, you can consider selling to me first."
Juan nodded.
After the share purchase contract was signed, Chris smiled and said to Elizabeth, "Ms. Penrose, I hope the company's future will be 'thriving and prosperous.'"
The opposite of thriving and prosperous is plummeting downward.
Chris's words carried sarcasm.
Elizabeth just smiled faintly. "Thank you for your good wishes."
Chris and the others left the ward, and the other shareholders also left with doubts.
Jacob was in charge of seeing the shareholders off. When he saw Juan talking to Chris and the others, his eyes flickered slightly. He smiled and turned to walk back into the hospital.
Jacob returned to the ward. Seeing Elizabeth looking thoughtful, he softened his voice. "Ms. Penrose, Mr. Hayes and the others probably invited Chris and them to chat."
Elizabeth nodded. Juan and the others were probably feeling uneasy. Next, Maddox should also contact her about selling shares.
At that moment, downstairs at the hospital.
Juan invited Chris and the others to have tea together. His main purpose was to find out what was going on.
Was there really no problem with the company?
"Let's find a place to have a good chat. Everyone's here today anyway."
Chris smiled, naturally understanding Juan and the others' concerns. "Okay."
At the teahouse, several people sat around together. Juan couldn't help but speak up. "Chris, are you really selling because you don't want to hold shares? Is there really no problem inside the company?"
Chris put down his teacup and smiled slightly. "The company's performance is indeed very good. You should know that yourselves. As for whether there are problems with the company, so far everything is normal."
He had spoken, but it was as if he hadn't said anything.
The more Juan listened, the more uneasy he felt.
He glanced at the other shareholders and found that everyone had some doubts.
This was exactly the effect Chris wanted. It would be best if everyone sold all their shares.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, Elizabeth indeed received a call from Maddox.
"Elizabeth, I heard that Chris and the others have already sold their company shares. Since that's the case, I also plan to sell my shares." Maddox's tone carried a hint of helplessness, as if deliberately showing weakness.
Elizabeth responded with a calm expression, "Okay, when do we sign the contract?"
To avoid complications, Maddox naturally chose as soon as possible. "I'll come to the hospital to sign the contract with you in a bit."
Elizabeth's expression was calm. "Fine."
In less than half an hour, Maddox arrived at the hospital.
The contract signing process went smoothly, and neither party had any extra words.
After signing the contract, Maddox left quickly.
From when Maddox came to the hospital to sign to when he left, it took less than an hour.
Elizabeth watched Maddox's relaxed departing figure. She looked at Jacob. "Since the Sherman family has already exited the company, it means their plan is about to start. Notify Robbie to immediately report Luminary Agency to the police. Also, recall the products sold in the past two years and compensate customers with trade-ins for new products. Then prepare a press conference."
What came next was a race against time between both sides.
Elizabeth needed to reduce the harm to the company before Maddox and the others took action.
Jacob nodded. "I'll have people closely monitor their every move."
After leaving the hospital, Maddox immediately returned home and opened wine to celebrate with Chris and the others.
"This is great. Now we just sit back and watch Elizabeth suffer," Chris said with a face full of smiles.
Maddox said to his wife Willow, "Go get a bottle of my treasured wine. Tonight I'm drinking with my cousins."
Willow smiled gently. "Okay."
She turned to get the wine while Maddox and the others talked cheerfully with faces full of joy.
The wine glasses clinked together, and the atmosphere was full of cheer.
At that moment, at The Sherman Mansion, Vincent heard that Maddox and the others had sold all their company shares. He originally didn't want to get involved, but no matter what, they were Sherman family members, so he still called Maddox.
When Maddox received Vincent's call, his eyes grew colder and colder.
After Maddox answered the phone, he knew the purpose of Vincent's call.
Maddox directly cursed, "Vincent, if it weren't for your son Jake giving the Sherman Group shares to that woman Elizabeth, the company would still be under the Sherman family's control. You brought the wolf into the house, and you still have the nerve to ask us why we're selling our company shares!"
Vincent frowned, his tone calm in response. "Uncle, I just think your decision to sell all your shares is somewhat hasty. Since you think there's no problem and won't regret it in the future, I won't say more."
Maddox responded coldly and disdainfully, "Our business is none of your concern. You just go ahead and grow your crops."
Maddox hung up the phone in dissatisfaction.
The company was about to collapse, and the shares in Elizabeth's hands would become worthless.
Regret? They couldn't possibly regret it.
The one who would regret it would be Elizabeth!