Chapter 21 Reid suddenly shut his eyes. After a long silence, Reid looked up, "Max, what will it take for you to forgive me?" Maxine took a file out of the drawer and pushed it in front of him. "Equity Acquisition Agreement of the Merrow Group" "Sign it." she said calmly, "All the shares in your hand, I'll buy them at market price." Reid froze. "You wanted...the Merrow Group?" "No." Maxine stood up, her high heels clicking on the marble floor. She leaned over and lightly tapped the contract with her fingertip. "I wanted you to hand the Merrow Group over to me yourself..." She didn't hide what she really wanted, "and then watch it get destroyed by me, bit by bit." Reid's fingertips trembled as they touched the contract. He knew what this meant- Handed over, the Merrow Group's years of business would completely change hands. If he didn't pay... he'd lose his chance to win her back forever. Maxine looked at him struggling and suddenly felt it was boring. "I'll give you three days to think about it." She turned and walked toward the floor-to-ceiling window, her back cold and distant. "But Reid, don't forget..." "You didn't have the right to bargain with me at all." Maxine sat at the head of the table, tapping her fingers lightly on the desk. In front of her were a bunch of asset split agreements waiting to be signed. On both sides of the conference table, the old men who used to bow and scrape to Reid all kept their 0.0 % 06:35 Chapter 21 288 IVouchers heads down now, even breathing softly, afraid to disturb her thoughts. "The trade division was sold off, and the medical sector was merged into the Humphrey Group." Her voice was as calm as if she was talking about the weather. "As for the remaining empty shell... just keep it." The CFO asked carefully, "Ms. Valemont, about the Merrow Group's brand..." Maxine looked up, the corners of her mouth curling into a cold smile: "The Merrow Group?" She slowly stood up, her high heels hitting the marble floor with a crisp sound, like an alarm bell strik- ing everyone's heart. "Starting today, there was no more the Merrow Group." She raised her hand and pushed the last docu- ment toward the silent man at the end of the table. The file slid in front of Reid, and on the cover it said "Notice of Role Change"-he kept the president ti- tle, but all decision-making power was taken away, and he had to submit daily work reports to Maxine. Reid stared at the file, his fingers trembling a little, but he didn't reach out to take it. Maxine looked at him and suddenly laughed, "What, Mr. Merrow, you weren't satisfied?" It was dead silent in the meeting room. Reid slowly looked up. His once sharp, eagle-like dark eyes were now dull, like all the life had been drained out of them. He was silent for a few seconds, then finally reached out, picked up the pen, and signed his name on the document. "Mr. Merrow, your daily report." The secretary put a file on Reid's desk, spoke respectfully, but there was pity in her eyes. Reid numbly flipped it open. "Maintenance Progress Report of the Merrow Group" It had detailed records inside: Number of times the company sign was wiped each day; Watering situation of office plants; The front desk received zero visitors. He closed his eyes for a moment and signed his name. 33.5 %. 06:35 This was Maxine's request. He had to sign it himself to show he was really "running" this shell company every day. In the outdoor café, Maxine carefully cut the steak on her plate. The knife scraped against the porcelain, making a faint sound. "You're still so brutal when you cut steak." William chuckled, reached out and took her plate, then natu- rally cut it into small pieces for her. "Like you're dissecting an enemy." Maxine raised an eyebrow, "Maybe it was?" William pushed the plate back and lightly tapped the back of her hand with his fingertip: "How did re- venge taste?" Maxine looked at the lake. The sunlight broke into thousands of pieces of gold on the water. "It was emptier than I thought..." she said softly. William stared at her profile and suddenly said, "There's an astronomy exhibition tonight, wanna go?" "Astronomy exhibition?" "Yeah." He smiled a little. "You said you loved watching the stars when you were a kid." Maxine paused... She really did say that, a long time ago, on a drunken night. She didn't expect he'd remember. 75.4 %. 06:35 Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!