Chapter 244: Chapter 244: The Wife of the Mega Rich!
The news that Jeffrey Foster had returned to the country to examine Brandon Piers spread quickly.
The diagnosis also circulated in various ways.
No second surgery, conservative treatment recommended.
Those who understood, immediately realized that Dean Foster had given up on treating Brandon Piers.
Everyone speculated how long Brandon Piers had left to live.
After the live broadcast of the second young master Piers’ engagement ceremony, the public’s attention on Brandon Piers and Abigail was very high. Moreover, their starkly contrasting images made almost no one optimistic about their engagement.
The thousands of legal notices sent out by Brandon Piers had also massively increased his hatred value.
Many of the recipients were Twitter celebrities.
Consequently, some people specially drew comics of Abigail and Brandon Piers, depicting a ridiculously handsome sick man and an ugly fatty. The comic exaggerated their flaws, making it very comical.
So when Brandon Piers’ surgery failed, and Dean Foster announced abandoning treatment, someone started an online betting pool on when Brandon Piers would die.
This brought their popularity to a peak again.
Especially since Brandon Piers’ illness was brought into the open.
Although Brandon Piers’ health had been terrible, only the Piers family knew. Even the upper circles only heard rumors and didn’t know Brandon Piers’ real condition.
They just thought he had a weak constitution.
After all, if the heir to the Piers had heart issues, how could he take on such a big responsibility?
And with this revelation, the stock price of Piers started dropping the next day.
Elder Piers was enraged, pounding his cane on the floor, making the entire Piers’ Mansion tremble with fear.
Abigail was upstairs and saw the maids being extremely cautious. She asked Kelly about the situation and wondered, “How did something get leaked online?”
“It’s said that a little nurse passing by the second young master’s room overheard it. She told her boyfriend, who just happened to be a small blogger that received a legal notice from the second young master at the engagement party. He sold the news to the media,” Kelly had just heard about it downstairs.
Abigail frowned, “Is it such a coincidence?”
“I think it’s too coincidental too. It’s probably the other second branch stirring up trouble again,” Kelly knew a bit about the Piers’ affairs.
“But if the stock drops, it’s no good for them either,” Abigail murmured softly.
Kelly leaned in, “You don’t know? The second young master holds forty percent of Piers’ shares. The other two branches each hold twenty percent. The second young master’s mother holds another five percent. The remaining fifteen percent are scattered shares. If the other two branches cooperate and buy back some scattered shares, surpassing forty-five percent, they would have absolute control over Piers.”
Abigail was stunned for a moment, then understood.
The remaining fifteen percent of scattered shares, although seeming small, determined who truly controlled Piers.
And once the stock price dropped, some shareholders would inevitably worry, increasing the sell-out rate.
“Who holds that fifteen percent of shares?” Abigail asked curiously.
“It seems like a few small shareholders of the company. But they only account for ten percent. The other five percent is in the hands of a mysterious person. Even the old master doesn’t know who this person is. The dividends every year go to a trust company,” Kelly said mysteriously.
Abigail was curious, “How do you know something so mysterious?”
“Hehe,” Kelly laughed awkwardly, “One of those small shareholders is my uncle.”
Abigail understood and gave Kelly a thumbs-up, “Rich niece!”
Abigail, “…Alright, you win!”
Kelly raised her head proudly, “Of course. What? Let me hug your thigh first.”
“Who knows, maybe one day even the second young master will hug your uncle’s thigh,” Abigail shrugged.
Kelly couldn’t help but laugh, “He might as well hug yours, it’s thicker.”
We don’t have to be friends anymore!