Chapter 227
Chapter 227:
Austin’s calm voice drifted through the receiver, steadying her. “I already knew what Lachlan had done p>
Brinley blinked in surprise. “You knew p>
“Yes. Miguel dug it up,” he said evenly. “Stay put. I’ll be there in half an hour, and we’ll go over it together in person p>
Right on time, Austin’s car pulled into the Shaw Mansion.
From the living room’s tall glass windows, Brinley watched him walk across the garden. A tender warmth spread through her chest. He was always like this—showing up at the first sign of trouble.
Austin entered the living room, his eyes landing on Brinley with concern.
“The situation’s trickier than it looks,” he said plainly as he reached her.
Brinley gestured for him to sit. “Tell me what you’ve learned p>
“Lachlan isn’t acting alone,” Austin replied, his tone grave. “He has backing from outside investors. But more troubling is the fact that several of Shaw Group’s senior directors are siding with him. They’ve been unhappy with your father’s leadership for a while, and now they’re using Lachlan as a weapon to push him aside p>
Brinley gripped her cup, tension tightening her fingers. “Don’t they realize that if the company goes under, they’ll lose everything too p>
“Greed blinds people,” Austin said, looking at her. “Lachlan’s promised them bigger dividends once he takes control. They’re too busy chasing short-term rewards to see the disaster waiting ahead p>
𝘉𝗲 р𝘢r𝘁 𝗈𝗳 𝘰𝘂𝘳 𝗰𝘰mmu𝗇𝗶𝘁y o𝗻
For a few moments, a heavy silence hung in the living room, broken only by the steady tick of the wall clock.
Then Austin leaned forward, his voice firm. “Moore Group has extensive reach and resources throughout the business world. If you want, I can ask Miguel to pull every string we have to crush Lachlan’s momentum. Once the wavering directors see the tide turning, they’ll fall back in line p>
It was the clearest, sharpest solution he could offer. With Moore Group’s influence, Austin could steady Shaw Group with little effort.
Brinley raised her head and met his intense eyes.
She could tell he wasn’t speaking idly. Austin never gave his word unless he meant it, and once he did, he always delivered.
Accepting his support might end the crisis in an instant.
Yet she hesitated.
The two groups operated in different sectors with no direct competing interests, and they had always stayed out of each other’s way within Bleron’s business circle. If Moore Group openly stepped into Shaw Group’s internal struggle, rumors would spread like wildfire.
And beyond that, she knew how complicated the Moore family’s inner dynamics were.
Austin’s brothers, always hunting for any misstep to undermine him, would seize the chance to accuse him of misusing company resources for personal gain—claiming he’d leveraged the group’s influence to protect a woman.
Brinley couldn’t allow him to be dragged into that storm because of her.