The Bigshot Married Himself to the Heiress

Chapter 356 - 357: Peeping

The four people watched Sienna intently. To her, their gazes felt like an appraisal, assessing her capability as Adrian Desmond’s wife.

Who are these four people?

"How’s it going?" Adrian asked.

"We’ve released good news, and Frederick Pharmaceuticals’ stock price has started to rise. ... The stock investors in Orienta are really mindless. They think it’s going to skyrocket as soon as they see good news, and they rush in all at once... HEH HEH... When the stock price of Frederick Pharmaceuticals suddenly falls, many people will cry."

Sienna could hear the schadenfreude in the man’s tone.

Adrian went over, and Sienna followed him. Each computer displayed a stock market chart. The lines resembled electrocardiograms and were, in a way, heartbeat charts for people. When stocks plummet, who knows how many people would crowd onto rooftops to catch the death train.

Although Sienna was not a finance major and didn’t know much about stocks and futures, she understood some basic principles. Her subordinates also included some financial experts who specialized in the operations of stocks like the Eastminster Group.

"Keep raising the stock price!" Adrian instructed.

"By next Monday, Frederick Pharmaceuticals’ stock price can be raised to $9.00. If the old manager of Frederick Pharmaceuticals isn’t a fool, he should be on guard."

Over the years, Sienna had always intended to merge Frederick Pharmaceuticals. To achieve this, she secretly purchased stocks from small retail investors, attempting to become a major shareholder of Frederick Pharmaceuticals and change the company’s ownership. This time, when Frederick Pharmaceuticals’ stock price plummeted, Adrian not only prevented her from buying but even helped the Stewart Family raise the price.

Sienna couldn’t help but ask, "Adrian, who are you really helping?"

"Of course, I’m helping you."

"You know damn well that I’ve always wanted to acquire Frederick Pharmaceuticals, so why are you helping them raise their stock prices?"

"Have you ever heard the saying, ’the higher you climb, the harder you fall’?"

"You want to artificially inflate Frederick Pharmaceuticals’ stock price and then let it crash, taking advantage of investor panic to cause a sharp drop in Frederick Pharmaceuticals’ stock price?"

The man said, "Madam, you’re really smart!"

"Sixth Master has funds and manpower. We can help release positive news for Frederick Pharmaceuticals—even false positive news. Simultaneously, we’ll invest funds to raise their stock price, attracting more capital into their stocks. After reaching the highest point, we will short their stocks until they go bankrupt..." A bloodthirsty look flashed across the woman’s face.

Her words were light and breezy but sent chills down the listener’s spine. Under her calm narration, Sienna seemed to see the Stewart Family’s stock price plummeting and their forced bankruptcy. Sienna looked at the four people and realized they didn’t seem to be ordinary.

"Who are you?"

The woman introduced herself, "My name is Autumn Scott, and the one next to me is Gates. The ones opposite are Ruben Floyd and Robert Floyd... We are all hedge fund managers."

Gates looked at Adrian, his tone carrying a slight complaint, "Sixth Master, is it a bit of an overkill to have all four of us dealing with such a small company?"

"Enough talk. I want to see the stock price of Frederick Pharmaceuticals drop from over $4.50 to below 90 cents within a month."

"Piece of cake," Autumn Scott said nonchalantly. "Actually, it’s not impossible to drop it below 50 cents."

"You all need to take this seriously. Don’t underestimate it just because it’s a small company."

Autumn Scott laughed, "Sixth Master seems more nervous than us. What are you worried about? Afraid you can’t handle Frederick Pharmaceuticals and will have to go home and kneel on a washboard?"

"Morris, hasn’t George been looking for you recently?"

Autumn Scott could no longer laugh. She smiled awkwardly and stopped speaking recklessly.

Adrian gave them some more instructions and left with Sienna, leading her into another large room.

Adrian said, "This is my office."

The office looked recently decorated, with a faint smell of new materials. Sienna frowned. "Newly decorated offices should be ventilated for a while. Don’t you know that excessive formaldehyde can cause cancer?"

"I’ve only changed the furniture. Besides, I don’t stay here for long periods."

There was a large Hubble Telescope in the room. Sienna was curious. She went over to look inside, and then she exclaimed, "AH..."

"What’s wrong?"

"Isn’t that my office?" The Hubble Telescope was aimed directly at her office, and she could see everything inside clearly.

At this moment, Vivian Abbey was in her office, and Sienna could even see her current expression.

How dare this man spy on her?

Adrian came over and stood by the window, looking at the office opposite. "I bought this place because I can see you from here," he said.

"Are you spying on me?"

"Spying? I’m watching you openly," Adrian defended himself righteously.

"I really like this telescope. Have someone send it to my office later." She couldn’t let this pervert continue doing such things. The thought of someone’s eyes constantly on her made her skin crawl.

"That’s fine. I’ll buy another one. Then, we’ll be able to see each other."

"No, don’t!"

She wanted this telescope precisely to stop him from spying on her. If he bought another one to continue, what was the point? Were they both going to spy on each other and be perverts together?

"Actually, you can also watch the stars."

"The stars in the sky are beautiful from a distance. Up close, they’re just rocks. What’s there to see?" Sienna said.

Sienna lost interest in the telescope and looked around his office. It was very simple. She sat in his big chair and spun around.

"I’m helping you so much. How do you plan to thank me?"

This man never understood the concept of ’doing good deeds without seeking recognition.’ He always expected something in return for his help.

Sienna gently stroked the redwood armrests of the chair and remained silent.

Unhappy with her attitude, Adrian said, "Hey, you ungrateful woman, you’re not going to let me help you for free, are you?"

Sienna lifted her head and looked at Adrian. "Adrian, I know you’re very powerful. In my eyes, the Stewart Family is very powerful. I’ve hidden my intentions for years, and I still can’t deal with them."

"But when you show up, their bankruptcy becomes a possibility. Yet, I still want to use my own abilities to deal with them personally!"

Adrian looked at her with a shadowed gaze. After a while, he looked away, turning to the window. "This time," he said, mocking himself, "I seem to have overestimated myself again."

"No, that’s not it..."