The Prison-Made Queen novel Chapter 767

After hitting a dead end with Fitch, Josiah returned to the office to deliver the grim news.

When he pushed the door open, Hackett was pacing the floor like a caged animal. Seeing his son, he immediately pounced. "Well? What did he say? Is he going to float us the cash?"

Josiah tossed a thin file onto the desk, his voice heavy. "He refused to see me."

Taking a steadying breath, Josiah met his father’s eyes to deliver the fatal blow. "Dad, don't bother asking him. I checked the latest equity registry. The total shares owned by our family—including yours, mine, and the proxy accounts—amount to exactly ten percent."

"What? Ten percent?!" Hackett recoiled. "That's impossible!"

"It's true." Josiah tapped the file calmly. "Over the past two months, our shares were systematically swallowed up by dozens of shell companies and retail accounts. I tracked the capital flows. Every single one of them routes back to Apex Wealth Capital."

"Who is behind Apex Wealth Capital? Why would they force us into a corner like this?" Hackett stammered. The Sloan family had never crossed this firm. Why were they pushing for total annihilation?

Hackett’s bloodshot eyes locked onto his son. "...Who? Who is doing this?"

Watching his father verge on a complete breakdown, Josiah stayed silent for a moment before delivering the truth, syllable by agonizing syllable.

"Dad, it's Fitch."

He paused, watching Hackett's pupils shrink in sheer terror, before continuing with a trace of bitter mockery. "And it’s not just the shell companies. Apex Wealth Capital was the one aggressively shorting our stock to drive the price into the dirt. Then they quietly bought up the panicked retail shares and the minor stakeholders. The controlling shareholder and actual owner of Apex Wealth Capital is Fitch Sherwood. It was him all along."

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