I chuckled and said into the phone, "Well then, I'll hang up, Mia! The acquisition of Echelon is a done deal. I'll make it happen whether or not I have the capital. I have no choice since I'm doing it for someone else's sake.

“Once it's done, I'll have all the capital I need. Don't worry, okay?"

After saying that, I hung up the phone.

Everyone around me burst into laughter. Lauren said, "That response was priceless!"

I disdainfully dropped the phone and said, "Really? She's the major shareholder, after all!"

As soon as I said this, everyone understood what I meant, and they all burst into laughter again.

Two days later, there was a meeting in the conference room on the tenth floor of the Echelon Building.

My team and I arrived at the Echelon Building on time. The entrance was swarmed with people, crowded by the reporters, making it impossible to pass through.

Atlas had made arrangements for today's event. He had divided the reporters into two sides and stationed them at the en