Se connecterI'm the most famous accessory attached to Stella Sutton, the Sutton family's true heiress and my best friend. I've been stingy since birth—the kind of person who can stretch a dollar until it begs for mercy. My proudest achievement is getting Stella and me through an entire month on ten bucks. When the Suttons later find her and take her home, she brings me along as part of the package. To make sure she can give me a better life, she helps her family land a multibillion supply-chain deal in Southeast Alosha. Everyone in the family calls her some kind of heaven-sent business prodigy. They even take the family shares back from Miranda Sutton, the adopted daughter, and transfer them to her. Stella hands me 450 million dollars and makes me the project lead so I can skim a little off the top. Naturally, that's exactly what I do. I skim a teeny tiny bit, then put 50 grand into the project. But today, the project blows up and the money is supposedly impossible to recover. Turns out the whole thing is a trap set by Miranda and the Sutton family's business rivals. Mr. and Mrs. Sutton are so furious that they land in the hospital. Stella sits in the corner, white as a sheet, not saying a word. Miranda presses her advantage and slides a share transfer agreement across the table. "Out of gratitude for the Sutton family raising me, I'll clean up this mess for you if you transfer all the family's shares to me." "Otherwise, you and the Suttons will have to file for bankruptcy and spend the rest of your lives paying off the debt!" Stella's eyes are red, and her fingers are shaking as she picks up the pen. In the dead silence of the room, I scratch my head in confusion and ask, completely deadpan, "Huh? 50 grand is enough to bankrupt the company?"
Voir plusThe next morning, Sutton Group was in an uproar. Everyone was talking about what had happened in the conference room the night before."Did you hear? The real heiress' best friend ripped up the share transfer agreement in front of everyone!""And the craziest part? She's not a lawyer or an accountant, and she can barely read a financial statement, yet she still spotted the loophole that saved the entire company.""That's what you call talent—a talent for being frugal!"I walked through the building, sipping free soy milk from the cafeteria as people whispered around me, and felt a pang of regret. I muttered under my breath, "If I'd known my reputation was worth this much, I would've charged admission outside the conference room yesterday. 200 bucks a head."…Later that morning, Sutton Group held a board meeting.Stella slapped the resolution appointing me onto the table. "I propose that Ms. Taylor Walker be appointed Sutton Group's chief risk consultant."The room went silent
Miranda was stripped of all financial support and kicked out of the Sutton family.In the conference room, Mr. Ward stood still for a long time, leaning on his cane. Then the old man, who'd spent 30 years helping Mr. Sutton build the company from the ground up, turned around and bowed deeply to Stella."Ms. Stella, I was a fool." His voice was hoarse. "Half an hour ago, I was pressuring you to sign that agreement. I don't even know how to face you now."Behind him, shareholders began getting to their feet one after another. Some bowed, and others apologized."Ms. Stella, we were fooled by Miranda, that ingrate.""That's right. She said Johnson Group was going to invest, so we really thought the company had a chance.""You're a gracious person. Please don't hold it against us."Stella looked at them in silence for a few seconds before saying, "I know you were thinking about the company and the tens of thousands of employees who depend on it. I don't blame you."Everyone had just
Stella had already shifted gears, her eyes clear and ice-cold."First, the market suddenly started buzzing three days ago that Sutton Group's billion-dollar project had blown up and our cash flow was cut off. 12 banks yanked their loans overnight and pulled 1.8 billion dollars. Who started that rumor?"Second, Sutton Group's stock price tanked 40% in 3 trading days. How many retail investors lost their shirts? Who's responsible for those losses?"Third, our suppliers supposedly received 'insider tips' in the middle of the night. By the next morning, legal notices demanding 650 million dollars in penalties were already on our desks. Who taught them to move that fast?"Blake's smile slowly faded. "What is it you want, Ms. Stella?""Compensation," she said shortly.Tom stepped forward, laptop in his arms, and supplied a key detail. "In addition, your side kicked our project lead out of the group chat. In that chat, there's proof of our 50,000-dollar deposit. That counts as evidence.
Blake set his teacup down. The bottom tapped lightly against the tabletop with a soft clink. He quickly smoothed out his expression and spoke in an unhurried drawl."Ms. Walker, watch your words. In business, routing funds through an intermediary account is a very common practice."Stella let out a cold laugh. "Common? You used a shell company with 500,000 dollars in registered capital to front 450 million for Sutton Group, then waved a bank slip in my face to force me to admit the money's been received. I should really thank you for taking on the risk for me, Mr. Johnson. What's in it for you?"Tom reacted fast. He hurried over, laptop in hand. "I checked! Shenton Trading is a textbook shell. Johnson Group controls it 100% through a three-tier shareholding structure. The legal rep was just blacklisted last month for another fake capital contribution case!"He spun the screen around, and the shareholders swarmed over at once. The conference went into an uproar."So you're saying…












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