"Alex! Please, don't do this!" one of them cried out, his tone desperate.
"If it's the shares you want, I'll sell them! I'll sell them right now!"
"Me too! I'm willing to sell my shares as well!" another chimed in hurriedly.
Just a minute ago, they had been rallying together to resist Alex's dominance. Now, they were tripping over one another in their rush to sell their shares.
Alex smirked, a glimmer of amusement in his eyes as he watched them scramble. His gaze was sharp, looking at each shareholder's reaction with a mix of delight and disdain.
"Now that's the spirit," he said, pulling out a stack of transfer agreements from his leather briefcase. His tone was light, almost mocking, as if he were enjoying a game where he held all the cards.
"If you'd been this cooperative from the start, I wouldn't have had to waste time playing hardball." His voice echoed slightly in the large boardroom, filled with tension and the scent of fear.
