Chapter 152: If It Breaks, So Be It

It was half past twelve, bang on. Regardless of her chunk of the Hampton Group shares, Stacey figured it was high time to show up at the company. She had to let Brysen know she was a stakeholder now. Stepping out of her car, she was met by Lennox, who had just hopped out of his own ride. "Stacey," he greeted her. Caught off guard, Stacey shot back, "Lennox, what's up? What brings you here?" "Actually, I've got something for you, sister-in-law," Lennox said, handing her a document proving shared ownership. "This has been cooking for a bit. It's a gift from Boss, meant to cheer you up." Stacey was speechless. Sally, who was with her, grabbed the document from Lennox and gave it a once-over. "Twelve percent?!" she gasped. "Wait, I thought it was just eight percent?" Stacey asked, puzzled. "Stacey, with an eight percent stake plus your own, you'd only have sixteen percent - nowhere near Brysen's thirty-six percent. But with this extra twelve percent, you've now got twenty percent.