Paid To Care, Destined To Conquer Novel

Chapter 464 To Keep An Eye On Ryan Ever since the Reed Group dropped the bomb last night that the CEO of Dorestan Bank would show up today, the news had been exploding online. The next day, global media was swarming in, and the trending tag hadn't left the top spot since last night. Everyone was busy guessing who this mysterious figure could be. Meanwhile, folks in Clusia were more focused on how Allan and the Nova Group would strike back. Both sides were rich enough to rival entire countries, so the big question was: who's really stronger, the Nova Group or the privately owned Dorestan Bank?

Everyone had already grabbed their popcorn and settled in, just waiting for the juicy drama to unfold. Meanwhile, in the training camp dorms. John, who'd been missing for days, slipped back in without a sound. Behind the half-closed bedroom door, Big Ben was anxiously trying to wake Stella. Big Ben, "Stella, come on, wake up!" Big Ben tried to wake her up. Big Ben, "Hey, wake up..." Big Ben tried so hard. Big Ben, "Wake..." With a pfft, Big Ben collapsed to the floor. "Ugh... my valve stem's been pulled, I'm out of air!" Outside, the scene was pure chaos.

Outside the door, John listened to the whole scene unfold and just stood there in silence. 'Looks like Ms. Carter's morning grumpiness is on a whole new level, yet again, John thought. After a while, Sebastian came back inside from the balcony, having just finished a call. He looked up to see John silently gesturing toward the bedroom. Sebastian was speechless. He turned and walked into the bedroom, immediately spotting a lump under a thin blanket with the covers pulled over its head, and Big Ben, half-deflated, desperately trying to reach the reset button on its back to pump itself up again.

"Sebastian, help... Big... Ben!" Big Ben gasped. Big Ben let out a robotic whine for help. "Shut up," Sebastian said with zero patience, striding over and hitting the reset button on his back. Big Ben puffed right back up, round and fluffy as ever. Once that was done, Sebastian walked over to the bed and tried to scoop Stella up. But the next second, something grumbled. Stella, blanket and all, rolled right off the edge of the bed. Sebastian: "Stella." Stella is pretending to sleep.

Sebastian, cool as ever, leaned down by the edge of the blanket and spoke in a chilly, quiet tone, "To go up against Allan, Matthias sold the Reed Group to Dorestan Bank at a price 20% lower than market value, and today's the big signing day." With that, he stood by the bed, waiting patiently. With a whoosh, Stella threw off the covers and that out at bed like whirlwind, heading straight for the Successfully unlocked! 1/3 Chapter 464 To Keep An Eye On Ryan bathroom. Big Ben's eyes sparkled with admiration. "Wow!" Big Ben started clapping like crazy.

'Guess that's what you call meeting your match!' Big Ben thought. On the bed, Lucas, left behind, crossed his soft little arms and glared at Uncle Sebastian, all puffed up and pouting. "Hmph!" Neither was willing to admit defeat. Uncle Sebastian reached out and pushed him. A soft plop sounded. Lucas flopped right back onto the bed. He seems not to have fully woken up yet. On the way, Stella was slouched in her oversized hoodie, leaning on her hand and yawning lazily. "After all that mess with Lab 709, Reed Group's stock was already in the gutter.

Now they're selling it for twenty percent less than market price? That's just a straight-up fire sale," she said. Sebastian's lips curled into a mocking grin. "Back in Hendrix's day, the Reed Group was a whole different beast." Even if you hustle your way to riches, if you're short-sighted, you'll lose it all anyway. "They got in touch with Dorestan Bank so fast, bet they've been making deals behind the scenes for ages. Honestly, even if I hadn't bothered meddling, Reed Group wouldn't have lasted much longer." Stella raised an eyebrow, looking intrigued. Just then, her phone started ringing.

She glanced down at the screen. It was Caleb from Haliville. Stella casually put him on speaker. "Talk." "Ms. Carter, after the whole Flight MG857 incident, you told me to have someone keep an eye on Ryan at all times. Well, we've uncovered something," Caleb said. Caleb's voice sounded strangely cautious. At the mention of Ryan, Sebastian looked up immediately. "Hack attacks in Haliville have been ramping up over the past year, and even the government's internal networks got hit.

Here's the interesting part: every time Ryan took a leave from school, it matched up perfectly" with the timing of those hacks," Caleb explained. Caleb said, cold sweat running down his back as he stared at the shocking evidence. "And every single time the internal networks got hit, the Gray Group always seemed to benefit from it." "Heh." Stella let out a cold laugh, her eyes flashing with a sharp, knowing glint. Even when Ryan was just five, the Grays treated him differently. 'So that's it. He was their cash cow all along, Stella thought. "Just a moment," she said.

She tapped a few times on her phone, and right then, Caleb's computer screen flickered to life all by itself. Files started scrolling through automatically. Stella was skimming through at crazy speed, the pages were flipping like mad. Caleb was left speechless. 'Forget it, I didn't see a thing, Caleb thought, deciding to play dumb. 2/3 Chapter 464 To Keep An Eye On Ryan "Just as I thought," Stella said, her lips curling into a cold smile. She angled her phone so Sebastian could see the set of encrypted data she'd found on the screen. His face instantly turned icy.

"The hacker group Cosmos Syndicate didn't just randomly pick the Trent family's private hospital. It was no coincidence," he said. Caleb doesn't know how to react. He was pretty sure there was no way he could get a word in edgewise right now. Stella's eyes were cold as she said, "Carlos letting Ryan stay at home all this time? It's definitely not out of kindness." Because of Richard, the Gray Group's assets were frozen by the courts, and Carlos's lifetime fortune was wiped out by Conrad.

They'd already been forced out of their villa after it was seized, and now they were holed up in a tiny city apartment with the disfigured Sophia. But Ryan, the five-year-old "child prodigy," was still raking in hundreds of thousands every month just from stocks. The whole family was surviving on his money. Even the little apartment they were living in was bought with Ryan's cash. Caleb asked, "Mr. Gray, Ms. Carter, what do you think? Should I send the SWAT team over now, or..." This evidence is more than enough to put Ryan straight into the special crimes unit.

Even if he was just five years old. With talent like his and a mind that twisted, leaving him out in society is like planting a ticking time bomb. Ready to explode at any moment. This wasn't some child prodigy; he was a little monster. "Caleb," Sebastian cut in, his eyes cold and menacing. In that black suit, he looked sharp and dangerous, like someone you really didn't want to mess with. "Hold your team. Wait for my call." He leaned in, speaking straight to Caleb on the phone. Caleb said, "Alright." The call ended. At the Reed Group, the place was swarming with reporters.

Upstairs, Matthias was in high spirits, turning to the PR team and reminding them, "Don't forget, keep Tallulah' s situation under wraps!" The fact that his grandma had been poisoned with a slow-acting toxin absolutely could not leak right now and blow up the sale. "Mr. Reed!" the secretary called out, her voice full of excitement. "The Dorestan Bank website just went into maintenance mode, and there's a countdown timer on the page! Everyone's guessing they'll reveal the CEO's identity at the same time as our signing ceremony!" Everyone got hyped up.

"This is obviously building up the hype for us! Perfect!" Matthias beamed. "Tell them Yegorov wants two extra seats added, make sure they're the best spots right in the middle of the VIP section!" Secretary: "Yes, sir!" 3/3 Editorial Board Editorial Board Our editorial team works behind the scenes to refine each chapter, maintain consistency, and deliver the best reading experience.