"It's hard to eliminate the Johnston family not because of their family business or deep pockets. It's because of their family history and political background in A City. Besides, no matter how abundant their capital is, it'll only lead to a downfall under the guidance of the person in charge now. Their company has low liquidity. A 20 percent drop means that they've lost quite a large amount of money. They won't be able to take it for much longer." Luke analyzed.

"Indeed." Percy nodded and changed to another sitting position. He leaned on the couch comfortably. "Now, all we have to do is to wait for them to seek Old Master Mallory's help. Judging from his character, I'll be able to take action soon."

"It's easy for you to get rid of the Johnston family due to the current situation. But getting Nina back will be hard." Luke reminded him.

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However, he chose not to tell anyone and did everything in silence. That was why Nina could not understand him.

He was approaching victory, but Nina was still running away from him. Luke saw it all and broke it to him.

Percy's smile slightly faded when Luke mentioned Nina. "I'm fantasizing about my future now. It upsets me when you say that."

"You have to be clear about the present to embrace the future." Luke switched on his computer. The stock market would open soon.

Percy did the same thing too. He picked up his phone and opened the trading app. "You don't have to lecture me. You haven't even dealt with your matters. Why did Bianca come back with a different

appearance and refuse to acknowledge you? Have you found out the reason?"

His words hit a nerve in him. Luke entered Johnston Corporation's stock code proficiently and said, "Would I still be like this if it was that easy to find out?"

"Things are never easy for both of us." Percy refreshed the page, and the stock market had opened. People were constantly selling off Johnston Corporation's shares, and the price kept dropping. He said, "Tsk, tsk. Tell me, how long before the price stops falling?"

Luke analyzed the current trends in the stock market and made a guess. "It'll hit a limit down in less than an hour."

Percy nodded. "Then I'll sit here in your office for the rest of the day."

"What do you want to do?" Luke frowned. He did not like the thought of Percy staying here and disturbing him when he was working.

“When their share prices hit a limit yesterday, that woman started looking for me. I can't get away from her. She keeps telling me to help her elder brother. Tell me, can I still go back to my office under these circumstances?" Percy wanted them to take the initiative to look for Old Master Mallory instead of him.

If he was at the office, they would only think of him.

"Nina is working in Brilliant today. You can go and look for her." Luke gave him another suggestion on where he should go.

"The matter with the Johnston family isn't settled yet. I'm not going to disturb her. She'll be irritated." Percy went straight to the point. He had always been bold when doing things, but because of Nina, he would become extra careful whenever something was related to her.

Luke shook his head. "Then try your best not to talk."

"I know, I know. You're working on an important project. Don't worry. I'm not going to disturb you." Percy was in a good mood today, and he became more talkative too. He took his laptop out of the briefcase and thought of working here.

After a while, his phone rang. He glanced at it. It was the daughter of the Johnston family calling him.

Percy did not answer the call. After he left it to ring until the call was automatically cut off, he picked up his phone and sent a message to his assistant. He turned off his phone after telling his assistant to contact another number of his if there was anything about work that needed his attention.

He liked to have two strings to his bow. Hence, when he was preparing to lay his hands on the Johnston family, he had already registered for another phone number.

Percy put the phone that was switched off in his pocket and began to work.

Half an hour later, the Johnston family's share price had hit the limit down.

Percy whistled and said, "I didn't expect it to be so fast."

"You may make your next move now." Luke reminded him.

Percy nodded and gave a call to his subordinate. He ordered, "You can send out the draft that was written earlier. Get the keyboard warriors to launch the publicity stunt at full steam."

"Yes, Boss," answered the person on the other side of the phone.

Half an hour later, there were similar posts showing up on all economic forums in A City. The contents were about the reason behind the plummeting of Johnston Corporation's share prices. The reason stated was that the person in charge of the corporation was deceived, which led him to make a lot of bad investments. It resulted in a loss of a few million dollars.

Hence, the company was not liquid right now. They even started planning to sell the assets under the corporation to survive the crisis this time.

The news caused an uproar once it was released. Some investors regretted holding their shares and sought proof to know whether the news on the forums was true.

After that, Percy's subordinate provided them with the evidence.

The truth of Johnston Corporation's investment failure was verified with the evidence provided.

Moreover, the Johnston family had gone into hiding. They refused to give the investors a reasonable explanation and hid the truth. Some of the investors claimed that no matter how low the share price was, they were going to sell off the shares in their hands tomorrow when the market opened.

It only took two hours for the Johnston family to collapse. The news quickly went around the country. Apart from A City, some companies that cooperated with Johnston Corporation, as well as investors, had also made their move.

The Johnston family fell into the abyss of suffering at once.

Notifications were popping out continuously on Luke's phone. He looked at the man sitting on the couch and sighed. "The Johnston family shouldn't have messed with you."

“I told them before, but they refused to believe it. They insisted on messing with me, so now, I'll leave them with a huge mess that's waiting to be cleaned up.” Percy smiled lazily. He was satisfied that he had reached his goal.

Luke shook his head. If the Johnston family knew it was Percy who did this, they would regret trying so hard to make him marry their daughter.

Percy was the kind of person who would not mess with others if they did not mess with him.

However, his plan only succeeded because the Johnston family had existed for a long time. It had been so long that he only had to push them gently and they would fall.

Luke thought that since the Johnston family could not get in touch with Percy now, they were probably looking for Old Master Mallory.

He had left the business to Percy, although he was the one responsible for everything this time. Old Master Mallory no longer had to manage any businesses and was glad that he did not have to do anything.

However, he had something to be worried about now.

The doorbell of the Mallory manor rang.

The butler, Mr. Bennet, glanced at the person at the door. He dared not open it. Instead, he trotted to Old Master Mallory's side and reported, "Old Master Mallory, the Johnston family is here."

"Why are they here?" Old Master Mallory knew about the matter too. He frowned when he heard that they had come looking for him.