Loving DAD 1109

Sharon stared at the number on the screen, her throat tightening. 

Ginny could lend her 100 million. John had spoken with his father and together they could move around three billion in liquid assets–but no more. The Westin Group still needed to keep its operations running. 

Carter could temporarily mobilize seven billion, but if he handed all of it to her, his company would have to proceed with extreme caution in every investment decision. If the capital chain broke, the consequences would be disastrous. 

When Julliard learned of the situation, he offered four billion. Xavier added another five billion. 

Together, it amounted to just above 19 billion. 

There was still a gaping hole left unfilled. 

Even if she turned to Uriah for a loan, it was unlikely he could produce 17 billion in such a short time. 

Besides, Sharon could never allow Carter, Xavier, or Julliard to strip their companies of all their circulating capital just to help her complete an acquisition. If something went wrong with their finances and they couldn’t recover, she’d be the one carrying the blame for their ruin. 

Once her health stabilized, Sharon was discharged from the hospital. She had work to do–she needed to find a way to raise funds. 

Right now, her only real leverage was the set of original shares her mother had left behind. 

After some thought, she decided to ask Enzo to contact the shareholders loyal to Shayla’s faction. 

Thomas noticed her plan almost immediately. 

“You’re thinking of selling them the original shares?” 

Sharon nodded. “My current cash flow is too limited. Even with Carter and the others‘ help, it’s nearly impossible to raise that much money in three days. And if they help me, their own liquidity will be strained. It could affect their companies‘ investment decisions. I don’t want to owe anyone that kind of debt. (1) 

“It’s better to rely on myself than depend on others. I can’t keep leaning on people forever. 

Besides, even if I weren’t acquiring Silverstone Group, a lack of working capital is already one of my biggest weaknesses. Sooner or later, I’d have to address it.” 

Thomas studied her quietly. “I thought you’d be reluctant to sell your mother’s original shares.” 

Sharon smiled faintly. “Objects are dead things. People are alive. My mom didn’t leave me those shares so I could cling to them out of nostalgia. She left them to make sure I’d live better because of them.” 

She had thought it through carefully. Sooner or later, she would have to sell part of her original shares to build her own liquidity. 

Without cash flow, everything she did would be theoretical–investments, projects, all of it would exist only on paper. 

Back in the day, her mother, Shayla, had sold off assets piece by piece just to raise the seed money she needed to invest. 

Sharon had no such assets now, and she couldn’t keep running to friends for help every time she ran short. 

She wanted to solve the problem once and for all. 

Selling to her mother’s loyal shareholders was the best option. They had supported Shayla, and they would support her too. 

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When the time came to buy those shares back, negotiations would be far smoother. 

Thinking this through, Sharon turned to him. “Thomas, what do you think?” 

She lifted her gaze, only to meet a pair of eyes filled with quiet amusement. 

Thomas’s deep, tranquil eyes shimmered like a sky full of stars. 

“For your current situation,” Thomas said, “it’s indeed the best choice. However…” 

Sharon blinked. “However, what?” 

Thomas’s tone was calm but meaningful. “However, have you not considered the Kalen family? 

Their power is fragmented right now, but for a family of their stature, producing that level of capital shouldn’t be a problem.” 

Sharon let out a low, sardonic laugh. “Oh, I’ve considered it. But the Kalen family would definitely demand my original shares in 

exchange. 

“They’d probably even inflate the price and bleed me dry while pretending to be magnanimous, acting as if they were doing me an enormous favor for letting me buy my own freedom with what’s already mine.”