Chapter: 5162

Amy Lee smiled slightly and taunted, "What? Do you think I've been played by you all these years without leaving any backup for myself? I'm telling you, I not only have those disgusting videos but also evidence of your involvement in colluding with others to embezzle corporate assets!"

Matthew Pitterson heard this and was trembling like a leaf. He subconsciously said, "Amy Lee, how much money do you want? I can give it to you, but if you ruin me, you'll get nothing at all!"

Amy Lee laughed coldly again, "Alright, give me $10 million, and as long as the money is in my account, you can walk your own path, and I'll cross my own bridge. I won't bother with design circles anymore!"

Matthew Pitterson almost didn't hesitate and agreed to give her $10 million.

Mei Ke Xin, who was standing by, smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Pitterson, I advise you not to give that $10 million. It's meaningless."

Amy Lee laughed coldly again, "Give me that money! If I don't get it, I'll turn all the evidence over to the police!"

Matthew Pitterson looked at Mei Ke Xin and smiled slightly, saying, "Don't make a fool of yourself in broad daylight. Even if he offers you one cent, he won't give it to you."

Amy Lee subconsciously asked, "Why?! If he doesn't give me the money, I'll put him in prison!"

Matthew Pitterson nervously looked at Mei Ke Xin and palely explained, "Mei Ke Xin, you shouldn't misunderstand. Amy Lee is saying those things didn't happen. I agreed to give her the money because I don't want her to ruin my reputation outside..."

Mei Ke Xin chuckled at his pale explanation and said calmly, "Mr. Pitterson, you should remember that the Fee family is your company's largest shareholder. You use your position as chairman to embezzle funds, which is corruption and money laundering, and it infringes on the interests of all shareholders, including our Fee family! As the head of the Fee family, I have the right to request the FBI investigate this takeover case. So, regardless of whether Amy Lee has evidence or not, it's meaningless to you because the FBI will definitely find the person responsible for the acquired company and conduct a thorough investigation!"

"Besides, there's also your behavior with minors. Whether Amy Lee has evidence or not, I have the duty to report it to the FBI and let them investigate. The FBI's methods you should know; even if you two delete all the data on your phones now, they can recover it. Once they verify that this is true, your future will be spent in prison!"

Matthew Pitterson heard these words and his eyes turned black; he almost fainted and then fell to his knees before Mei Ke Xin, choking out, "Mei Ke Xin, I'm the chairman of the company! If I'm caught by the FBI, the company's stock price will definitely plummet, and our Fee family investment will also be affected. Please spare my life on this account; you don't want to see our Fee family investment of $2-3 billion suffer a loss..."

Mei Ke Xin said coldly, "The chairman's scandal will indeed affect the stock price in the short term, but the company's business foundation is not based on one person. As long as the scandal's impact subsides, the company's stock price will definitely rebound."

After a pause, Mei Ke Xin continued, "And our Fee family has capital, time, and patience. When the time is right, we can use this period of stock price volatility to buy more shares at low prices from those shareholders who don't have as much capital, time, or patience. Once we gain control of the board, we can appoint a new chairman to take over the company. By that time, when the stock price rebounds, our Fee family will not only be able to control the company but also make a killing!"

"So, if you're caught by the FBI, it won't be a loss for us; instead, it'll be a golden opportunity!"

Mei Ke Xin thought for a moment and continued, "Oh, right. Although you own 10% of the company's shares, due to your occupation of the company's assets, causing the company a direct loss of $500 million, and an indirect loss potentially exceeding $1 billion or more, this will definitely lead to the company suing for damages;"

"The court will also seize all your illegal gains worth tens of millions of dollars and require you to pay them back to the company. Even so, you will still owe the company several billion dollars in losses. The court will undoubtedly demand that you use your personal assets to cover this shortfall. In addition to forfeiting your illegal gains, you will have to pay at least several billion dollars in damages. You can trust Fee's legal team; they will do their best to get this amount as high as possible."

Matthew Peterson was already feeling dizzy and couldn't believe that Mei Ke Xin would be so ruthless against him.

Mei Ke Xin continued, "Aside from making you compensate the company for its losses, the court will also fine you a hefty sum. When the time comes and your cash is insufficient to pay off the compensation and fines, the court will undoubtedly require you to sell shares to pay it off. I estimate that things will progress to this point fairly quickly, just in time for the stock price to hit its lowest point, at which point my family can buy up your 10% shares at rock-bottom prices. The funds from the share sale will likely be left with little or no residue after paying off compensation and fines."

As Mei Ke Xin finished speaking, she added, "Oh, right, and there's the matter of your dealings with minors. Once this is confirmed, regardless of whether the other party was willing or not, you will have to take legal responsibility. If their lawyers seize this opportunity to hammer you for it, you will have to pay out tens of millions of dollars in damages. In that case, you might really be left with nothing at all!"

Shareholders may hold many shares, but they generally don't directly interfere with company operations. The operation of companies usually rests with the founders who own a minority stake.

Many well-known large corporations are like this.

Originally, if the company had a net profit of $500 million, after setting aside next year's budget, it would have left over money that could be distributed to all shareholders in proportion.

But Matthew Peterson may be the founder of the company, but during its development and growth, he constantly raised funds and sold many shares. It was precisely these investments that allowed him to take the company to a valuation of $10 billion.

However, Matthew Peterson himself only has 10% of the shares left. If he took all $500 million and distributed it among shareholders, he could only get $5 million out of it, and almost half of it would have to be paid to the US Internal Revenue Service. JrNovels.com