Chapter 373

Harvey's eyes landed on Vincent. For an instant, his body stiffened. Then, he erupted in loud, derisive laughter. "Mr.Jones-seriously? That pitiful 3% holding of yours? A drop in the ocean. You imagine it'll change anything? Get real."

But Hannah interjected, her tone razor-sharp, "Who claimed it was only 3%?"

She lifted her hand, pressing her tablet screen.

The towering LED panel flickered alive before shifting to display an altered ownership chart. Harvey's Granite Capital was listed at 48.2%-no longer a majority. Besides it, the Jones Group-20.0%.

Gasps surged through the room.

"Impossible! This is fake! A scam!" Harvey stumbled back,nearly colliding with a chair. His complexion drained to ash."There's no way the Jones Group hold 20%! Absolutely impossible!"

Hannah's voice rang like iron, unwavering. "Shall I summon Mr.Jones's CFO to present the executed agreements and verified bank statements? Or-" Her eyes cut toward Vincent with knowing certainty. "Mr. Jones, what about you disclose it personally?"

Vincent rose steadily, gaze locked on Harvey with quiet authority. "Jones Group has finalized a strategic subscription of newly issued shares in Luminara Group. Our stake now equals 20%. All records and transfers are complete. Would you like a certifie d copy, Mr. Langston?" With a heavy slump, Harvey collapsed back into His chair.strength abandoning him. The battle was lost. Irrevocably.completely lost. Every fortress he built-yet one fatal gap undone him. And Hannah struck without hesitation.

Hannah advanced, composure as unyielding as granite,addressing the room, her words cut firm and decisive, "As of this moment, in accordance with the Luminara Group Charter,I possess effective voting rights exceeding the absolute majority threshold. I hereby announce the immediate removal of Mr.Harvey Langston from his roles as CEO and Chairman of Luminara Group. All executive powers are revoked."

She paused briefly, her tone dropping to arctic frost."Additionally, every decision, directive, or transaction undertaken by Mr. Langston in the role of CEO, after the loss of my and other principal shareholders' support, shall be deemed invalid and void."

She delivered one final, steely glance across the gathering."And for those with objections-your opinion is noted and dismissed."

Then,without waiting for a response,she turned to the stunned man slumped in the chair. "My regrets, Mr. Langston," she murmured coolly. "But this chair? It remains mine."

That single line shattered the last remnants of Harvey's composure.

"Hannah Scott! What makes you so arrogant?" he suddenly barked, jerking up his head, eyes bloodshot, voice cracking under venomous fury. "At the end of the day, you still relied on a man! Without Vincent, you think you'd have made a comeback? A 20% stake from the Jones Group-what did that cost you? How many nights in his bed did you barter to secure that favor,huh?"

Vincent's head turned slowly, his brow hardening, expression Slackening in an instant. A suffocating chill rippled outward blackening in an instant. A suffocating chill rippled outward,suffusing the room like an oncoming storm. The bodyguards at his back braced,ready.

But Hannah didn't need the guards. Without a word, she strode forward and struck Harvey across the face.

Harvey never anticipated it. A blur, and then fire seared his cheek.

The room froze in silence.

Every eye fixed, stunned by the severity and precision of that blow. Swift. Unflinching.

Hannah stood unwavering, flexing her hand against the sting,her gaze colder than winter frost. She regarded him as one might a pest crawling from filth. "I relied on a man?" Her voice dripped with ridicule. "Harvey Langston, before you throw baseless accusations around, maybe you should look in the mirror. Didn't you do exactly the same thing you accused me of?"

Her words cracked through the air like a lash. "You clawed upward by fastening yourself to groveling sycophants,backroom conspirators, and dirty financiers. You hid behind their schemes, fattened on their corruption, and leaned on their protection. Strip away their crooked scaffolding-without those mutts clearing your road, what would you be?"

Harvey's features contorted in humiliation. Gripping his throbbing cheek, he fumbled to form a retort.

Hannah did not waste another look. She pivoted, commanding the shareholder body once more. Her tone regained icy poise,cleaving the tension. "Yes, the Jones Group's 20% acquisition was indeed facilitated by me. But the foundation of that deal was legitimate commerce-an exclusive license of Luminara Group's proprietary technology, secured by equity financing from the Jones Group." She paused, letting her gaze sweep across the room with forceful precision. "The agreement is transparent, the documentation complete, and the value mutually fair-aligned entirely with the company's strategic trajectory. It was a lawful partnership-no more, no less."

Then, her voice sharpened with lethal warning. "Any who dare distort this into scandal, any who attempt to smear a shareholder's integrity for selfish ends-know that Luminara Group's legal division will prosecute in full measure, without concession."

The room held its breath.

Hannah gave the room time to absorb her words. Then, casting a glance at her watch, she declared with finality,"Allprincipal motions have been resolved. This meeting stands adjourned."