Chapter 200
Emily raised her eyebrows, and her words dropped like a thunderbolt, instantly freezing Sophia and Brian in place, their faces full of shock.
"What did you say?"
"I said, I hold 67% of the shares in the Johnson Group, so the company's largest shareholder isn't even you."
Emily smiled, her tone relaxed, completely ignoring the huge psychological impact her words had on the two of them.
"How is that possible? The Johnson Group clearly..."
Sophia's words were cut off halfway, as if she suddenly thought of something. Her face turned deathly pale as she screamed.
"You bought out all those shareholders' shares ahead of time!"
Seeing that she had guessed the truth, Emily nodded slightly.
"Of course, though it was only finalized yesterday, so I haven't had time to announce it publicly yet."
Emily laughed softly, her tone casual.
Brian's face suddenly turned extremely ugly.
The way things were developing had completely exceeded his expectations.
Just then, the conference room door was violently pushed open from outside, and a group of people barged straight in.
Leading them were Philip and Samuel. Samuel was holding a gun, and he raised it to point directly at Emily.
"I originally wanted to let you step down on your own. After all, my grudge with the Brown family has nothing to do with you. Since you won't voluntarily give up your position, don't blame me for being rude!"
As he spoke, he pressed his finger hard, about to pull the trigger.
"You're crazy!"
Philip knocked down his gun hand, his eyes full of warning.
"If word gets out that you're using a gun to commit violence, you'll never be able to establish yourself in this country again! I'm only here for revenge, not to risk my life with you!"
But Samuel looked completely unconcerned and said in a deep voice.
"Don't worry, I've already arranged everything abroad. As long as you help me finish this today, when I leave the country, I'll naturally take you with me."
Seeing that he hadn't mentioned himself at all, Brian quickly stepped forward, his face full of flattering smiles.
"Mr. Wright, you can't leave me behind! I completely broke ties with her to help you!"
He pointed at Emily as he spoke.
Seeing the situation suddenly take a turn for the worse, Sophia also hurriedly stepped forward and gently tugged at Philip's sleeve.
"Mr. Wycliffe, you absolutely can't abandon me! You were the one who pulled me out of my difficult situation back then, so you definitely won't leave me behind, right?"
Sophia's eyes were full of anxiety and pleading.
Philip nodded lightly, his expression still calm.
"So, they're the helpers you found in advance?"
Emily ignored everyone's surprised looks, walked forward steadily, looked at Philip and Samuel across from her, and asked coldly.
"What? You don't have the ability to get people like this yourself, so now you're jealous of us?"
Sophia sneered, basically confirming Emily's words.
"So you're saying you knew all along that he had a gun?"
Emily raised her eyebrows again and asked slowly.
Brian instinctively wanted to shake his head and deny it, but Sophia spoke first and directly admitted it.
Thinking that she would soon be able to go abroad and live a comfortable life, she didn't care at all about revealing everything. She just wanted Emily to die knowing the full truth.
"Of course, everything today is within our plan. Might as well tell you, the outside is already surrounded by bodyguards we arranged. No one can come in to save you."
Looking at Sophia's smug expression, Emily pressed her lips together, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Seeing Emily's silence, Sophia became even more pleased.
But before she could say anything else, steady footsteps came slowly from behind everyone.
"Oh? Really?"
The moment William's figure appeared in the doorway, Emily's previously tense and uneasy heart completely settled down.
"You came."
Emily smiled at him faintly.
William nodded slightly, his eyes instantly gentle as he looked at Emily.
"Of course, I won't let you face this alone."
"Yesterday we agreed you wouldn't show up."
As soon as Emily said this, the people across from them froze in place.
"What do you mean by that?"
A strong sense of unease surged in Samuel's heart. He immediately raised his gun again, aiming it firmly at Emily.
"If you don't explain clearly, none of you are leaving through that door today!"
Facing his stern rebuke, Emily remained calm.
"It means we've known about all your plans all along."
"How is that possible?"
Sophia cried out in disbelief, her face full of shock.
"We only finalized our plan yesterday. How could you possibly know? Unless there's a traitor among us!"
As soon as she said this, Sophia herself froze in place.
Yes, unless there was a traitor inside, their plan could never have been exposed.
But who was this traitor?
Her gaze swept over Brian, Samuel, and Philip one by one.
Brian's face was ashen; Samuel looked cold; only Philip still wore a faint smile.
At this moment, the truth became clear.
"How could it be you?!"
"Why couldn't it be me?"
Philip laughed lightly. Before anyone could react, he pulled out a gun from his waist and pressed it against Samuel's temple.
His men also quickly surrounded them, pointing their guns at Brian and Sophia's temples.
"Don't move! Police!"
This stern shout rang out, and everyone present was instantly stunned.
Sophia's mind went completely blank, losing all ability to think.
Samuel was so angry his teeth were clenched. "You traitor!"
Brian just stood there dazed.
"Mr. Brown, my mission is complete."
Philip turned to look at William, a relaxed smile on his face.
William rarely showed a smile. He nodded slightly at him and thanked him solemnly.
"Thank you."
From the beginning, Philip's approach to Sophia was part of William's plan.
He didn't want to wait any longer. He had been preparing for this day for far too long.
"Pleasure working with you."
"Pleasure working with you."
Philip laughed lightly and had people put black hoods on Samuel, Sophia, and Brian, then escorted them out.
The armed attacker and all the accomplices would spend the rest of their lives in prison.
And Eleanor, who had been hiding behind the scenes, didn't escape punishment either, spending several years in prison.
But of course, that's all a story for later.
Back to the present, Emily looked at William and smiled. "Your timing was perfect."
But William shook his head. "This was all part of my plan."
"What?"
Emily's face showed some confusion.
The next second, the curtain that had been tightly closed at the back of the conference room was slowly pulled open.
Behind the curtain stood all her closest people.
Her mother, her three children, Raymond, and Rodolfo and Grace...
Emily looked at everyone who suddenly appeared, standing frozen in place, not knowing what to do for a moment.
Before she could recover, William walked straight up to her and knelt on one knee.
He pulled out a bouquet of flowers and a diamond ring from somewhere, looking at Emily with burning eyes.
"Emily, I've been waiting for this day for a long time. Will you marry me?"
Looking at the deeply affectionate man before her, Emily's eyes immediately filled with tears.
"Marry him!"
The friends and family behind her all cheered in unison, full of blessings.
Emily's cheeks flushed red as she reached out her hand to William without hesitation.
"I will."