Chapter 41: The Board Meeting

After discussing the plan for fifteen minutes, the lawyer left the cafe. They made an appointment to meet again there in two hours. Samuel contacted a few stock brokers and asked them to buy the Jewelry Palace stock. He wanted to decrease the price in just a few hours.

So, when the scheme began, they started buying the stock, and the price increased quickly. It attracted more people to buy, so the price rose even higher. However, as Samuel ordered to do a major sale fifteen minutes later, the price plummeted, and there was a panic selling in the market.

It was all over the news, and as a result, the price dropped even faster. The board of commissioners had an urgent meeting right away. Tom Brooke was the most sought person for the meeting as they wanted to ask him how the price could drop.

Tom locked himself in the working room while his assistant knocked on the door. “Sir, you must attend the meeting soon.”

“Go away! I need time to think!” Tom said.

“But sir, the commissioners