Chapter 455

When Celeste Harper rushed into the company, Blake had already gathered the entire tech and finance teams, frantically trying to contain the situation. No one had seen this stock market crash coming out of nowhere. "What happened?" she asked, eyebrows furrowed. Blake replied, "They’re buying high and dumping low—clearly trying to short our market. If they pull this off, IM’s stock value is done for. Total collapse." "That makes no sense," Celeste said, shocked. "IM’s been stable all this time. To short our stock to that extent... the amount of capital needed would be insane." "One billion." "Come again?" "If they’re throwing in a billion just to short and sell, aiming to wipe us out, we won’t stand a chance." "They're out of their minds," Celeste muttered, her face tense. "Blake, hold the line with both departments and start buying as they sell. I'm checking who’s really behind this mess." "Got it." With that, she left the tech and finance teams working flat out under the bright office