Jimmy Simmons had never experienced a moment as excruciating as this.
It was a mix of both hate and misery, like an encounter between ice and fire, with anger and resentment woven throughout, pervaded by a sense of powerlessness over the current situation.
The rain outside the window was becoming fierce.
The office was enveloped in a prolonged silence.
Two days later, the shareholders' meeting was held on schedule.
At the meeting, as expected, more than half of the shareholders agreed to the takeover bid.
This meant that from that moment, the Simmons Clan was officially being acquired.
A meeting, lasting less than an hour, directly determined the fate of a publicly listed company.
"Within 30 days, we will announce the results of the acquisition."
The company on the other side was clearly treating the matter as strictly business, packing up and leaving directly after the agreement was signed.
