Victoria Sheldon's loss of money from futures trading somehow reached David Abel's ears.
He stood up immediately, lifting his foot as if to walk toward Victoria's table, but mid-step he seemed to recall something, withdrew his foot, sat down, and downed his glass of wine in one gulp.
When competing with Owen Moreland for the controlling shares of the Sheng Shi Group, he wanted to purchase a portion of the shares from other shareholders at a high price. With Owen's precedent of buying at a high price, the sly foxes of the Board of Directors jacked up the share price by 120%, which was 20% higher than the price at which Owen originally bought the shares.
