The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride
Chapter 1567

Chapter 1567

Chapter 1567

"Deal!" Cole broke the silence.

"Dad!" Wendy's face turned an ashy color.

"Zip it, Wendy!" Cole's outburst towards Wendy was so sudden that it left the room in stunnedsilence.

She had insisted on discussing such personal matters in this public setting, and now their family'sreputation was in tatters. The mandatory 30% share bride price was already a joke, and now it wasconverted into 30 billion dollars, which was the same as selling his daughter while he had thechance. All because of her, he had lost all his dignity in what should have been a flawlessevening.b2 Cole pursed his lips, lifting his gaze to meet Azriel's. "Three billion, and I agree to marryPhoebe to you. As for the Alonso family, we hope you'll lend a helping hand when needed. After all,you are now part of the family, and you're also its largest shareholder."

Azriel simply shook his head, a smile playing on his lips. "Mr. Alonso, you seem to misunderstandsomething.

The three billion is for Phoebe to be free from your family. I'm sorry, but the largest shareholder ofthe Alonso family is not me:

Cole was taken aback, his eyes full of confusion. "What... what do you mean?"

Azriel wore a faint smile. "As I said, the 30% of shares are out of my control now because they're nolonger in my possession. So the largest shareholder of the Alonso family is not me."

Cole's facial muscles twitched uncontrollably. He had agreed to the three billion without hesitation,thinking he could negotiate the share issue with Azriel after he and Phoebe were married. Now it

seemed like he was literally selling his daughter. And there was no room for negotiation over theshares?!

"You..."

"Where did your shares go?" Cole's words were abruptly interrupted by Wendy's questioning voice.Wendy's terrifyingly contorted expression was frightening. Her gaze at Azriel was so intense that itcould almost pierce through a person's very being.

Azriel wore a light smile. "I sold them.

"To who?!"

Azriel remained silent, his smile unfading.

After a few seconds, Wendy's enraged expression softened into a grim smile. "Mr. Azriel, you mustbe joking, right? If you were so interested in the Alonso family's shares, why would you sell them?Shouldn't you have left them to Phoebe?"

Phoebe also looked at Azriel with a puzzled expression. Sold? Though she didn't know Azriel verywell, she was certain he wouldn't lie about this.

So he really sold his shares? But who bought them?

"Leave them to Phoebe? That's too much trouble. She knows nothing about running a business. If Ileft them to her, it would still end up being my responsibility. I already have enough on my plate.Selling them was the best decision.

Wendy's head spun as if it was about to explode. Her eyes were almost bulging out of their socketsas she glared at Azriel. "Who did you sell them to?! Who is the largest shareholder of the Alonso

family now?!" Her voice carried a hint of hysteria, and a troubling suspicion weighed heavily on herheart.

The guests also began to get restless.

"This... who did he sell his shares to? It's a bit much to invest without knowing who the shareholderis!"

"This is just a ridiculous farce. We don't even know who's in charge of the Alonso family. Whyshould we invest so much money?!"

"Exactly! What kind of situation is this? The project is good, but now that the Alonso family has anew shareholder, and we don't even know who it is. How can we feel completely secure about ourinvestment?"

"Mr. Azriel, since you're not the shareholder, you should tell us who you sold your shares to.Otherwise, who can we investors trust?"

"No way, we're pulling out. It's not our fault."

The moment Wendy heard about withdrawing investments, she immediately objected. "Nowithdrawing!" She had invited so many media outlets to the event tonight, and with Phoebe makingsuch a scene, they'd already been humiliated enough. More to the point, she had invited Chloetonight. She wanted to make Chloe uncomfortable and upset. If all the investments were withdrawn,wouldn't it make her the laughingstock?!

"The project is there, and even if the largest shareholder is not present, we, the Alonso family, willnot let anything go wrong. Moreover... moreover, the heir of the Harper family has invested twobillion. What do you have to worry about?!"

Everyone seemed slightly appeased by Wendy's words, but they were still uneasy.

"But we don't know who's in charge of the Alonso family now. How can we be completelyreassured?"

"That's right."

The whole venue was ina state of chaos, and reporters were scrambling to record the chaoticscene.

Seeing this, Azriel spoke into the microphone, "On such an important occasion tonight, as thelargest shareholder of the company, of course, they must be present. Everyone, please calm down.Let's invite the current largest shareholder of the Alonso family to give everyone somereassurance."

Upon hearing this, the tumultuous venue slowly calmed down. Everyone's eyes were glued to thestage in anticipation, wondering who this mysterious shareholder was. Then, within five seconds,they saw a figure slowly rising from the center of the first row.

Everyone held their breath. The venue was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.

Wendy watched as Chloe abruptly stood up, her lips twitching viciously, and the muscles on herface twitching uncontrollably. "Chloe, what are you doing?!"

Chloe glanced at her, her lips curled into a cold smile. Then, under the scrutiny of everyone in theroom, she strode onto the podium with an air of ease.

Azriel handed the microphone he held to Chloe. With a polite smile, she accepted it saying, "Thankyou."

Azriel raised an eyebrow and replied, "You're welcome,’ before he turned and stepped down fromthe podium.

Phoebe blinked, watching as Azriel returned to his seat beside her, the surprise still evident on herface. "You...

You really sold your shares."

"What use would they be to me?"

Phoebe's expression was somewhat dazed as she once again focused on the woman standing inthe center of the stage.