Chapter 140

The Xanders made up their minds. After that, Leonard, Wilfred, Cedric, and others began to ferociously propagate the news that the Xander Group was about to merge with Southrive’s River Group to become the River Group’s branch company in Swallowston. One could say that the Xanders exaggerated the information substantially. To publicize to all of Swallowston, Leonard even held a press conference to get the information on the business news headlines. The effect achieved was within the Xanders’ expectations. Following the spread of the information, almost everyone in Swallowston soon learned about the merger. *** At night, Samantha returned home after she was done handling the affairs of tomorrow’s opening ceremony. Meanwhile, Rue and Adrian were having dinner together. Samantha learned about the Xanders receiving an investment from Southrive’s River Group and found it incredulous. She said, “Adrian, is your grandfather a fool? “Oops, sorry for my choice of words, but you have