Chapter 31

In the meantime, Price Group's crisis hit like an avalanche, sweeping across the globe overnight. Their stock price plummeted, and tens of billions in market value evaporated. They were faced with aggressive debt collection from banks and scrutiny from partners, causing the company's internal morale to disintegrate into widespread panic. Spencer flew back from Paravia in an emergency and assumed control at headquarters, conducting back-to-back meetings, negotiations, and responses around the clock. He demonstrated incredible composure and an iron fist, stabilizing core operations while launching a crisis PR campaign. He simultaneously mobilized every available resource to trace the source of the email, attempting to minimize the damage. He could handle the public onslaught, but the covert ones are difficult. He was still drowning in the crisis when a long-dormant rival saw an opening, plotting a secret abduction to extract his core technologies and market stakes. They somehow ob