Reclaiming Her Heart

Chapter 940 It Must Be Because of Him Raymond casually asked, picking up his phone and pretending to scroll through sentertainment news.

Selena had already put on her headphones, so she didn't catch his question.

After waiting for ten minutes without a response, Raymond glanced up at her.

He then tried to get out of bed, limping over while holding onto the wall, and saw that Selena was actually studying the stock structure of Vertex Automotive Group.

Vertex Automotive Group's business didn't conflict with S.M Corporation's, so she was definitely researching it because of him.

A smile instantly curved at the corner of his mouth. He leaned slightly forward, his shadow almost enveloping her.

Raymond said, "Why are you looking into this? The stock structure of Vertex Automotive Group has always been simple. Ninety-five percent is held by a stock trust agency, and only five percent is in Eric's hands." Selena paused. The information she had previously gathered indicated that ninety-five percent was with the stock trust agency and five percent was with other executives. If Raymond wanted to win this bet, he would have to bribe all the executives. Now that the five percent was in Eric's hands, it meant there was no chance at all, since this was a bet between Eric and Raymond.

She took off her headphones. "You knew? And you still signed the agreement with Vertex Automotive Group?" Raymond just wanted to talk to her a bit more, worried that she would leave after finishing her work, so he sat down beside her.

The chair was wide, but it was still a bit cramped for two people, so Selena moved over a bit.

Raymond sat close to Selena. "There's nothing much to research about Vertex Automotive Group." Raymond's words sounded like Vertex Automotive Group was just a small company, but it was actually one of the world's top automotive groups, and many of Raymond's limos were from them.

Selena looked at him skeptically, thinking that since William's fifteen percent stake was already in his hands, as long as he collected a few more scattered shares, the position of CEO of the Montague Group would still be his. So she opened another page.

This time, it was financial news about All Star Entertainment.

Selena's hands were constantly typing on the keyboard, and Raymond saw her intention.

Raymond asked, "Are you planning to quietly buy shares of All Star Entertainment?" Selena replied, "Not necessarily." A dynamic chart of stock price fluctuations appeared on the screen. Recently, All Star Entertainment had been in decline, especially during the times it clashed with Selena, when the stock price dropped the fastest. Raymond reminded her, "Selena, you know the stock exchange rules, right? Once you hold a certain amount of shares, you gotta disclose it." In other words, she could only quietly snag up to 5% of the shares. That wouldn't even get her a seat at the executive table and would drain all her cash flow. Buying five percent of All Star Entertainment's shares would cost a fortune.

S.M Corporation was just getting off the ground. If it lost its cash flow, it could go belly up anytdue to financial issues.

That's why people often wonder how big companies can go bankrupt so quickly. It's all about cash flow. Without it, debt piles up, and if anything goes wrong, companies with low cash flow can't hang on. Selena had no intention of quietly buying shares of All Star Entertainment. That would just be a headache for her.

She didn't have that kind of cash. All Star Entertainment had been around for years and was worth nearly a billion dollars. She couldn't possibly buy five percent of its shares with what she had. Selena just wanted to know how many shares Rachel and her crew held.

Seeing Selena so focused, Raymond silently leaned his shoulder against hers.

Selena was so engrossed in the computer that she didn't notice his move.

Raymond, seeing that Selena had no intention of acquiring All Star Entertainment, took one of her headphones and put it in his ear.

He then realized that Selena was listening to music, not in a meeting.

So Selena liked more soothing songs.

But the piece Selena played with Aria was grand and powerful.

Raymond didn't realize how much he admired Selena. After all, he and Christopher had been geniuses since childhood, quickly mastering anything they learned.

Christopher was already proficient in college-level subjects in elementary school, so he could work with a m e.

group of experts in a national research institute as a teenager.

Talent was something that hard work couldn't catch up to. This statement, though cruel, was a fact.

The atmosphere becvery quiet. It had been a long tsince both of them were this quiet together.

Selena reached for the headphones beside her to listen to music, only to find that one was already in Raymond's ear.

She frowned slightly and put the other one in her ear.

After finishing her research on All Star Entertainment's stock structure, she started opening her work emails and was drafting the next plan for Austin. Raymond asked, a little unhappy, "Austin is just a small actor. Do you, as the boss, really need to draft his work plan?"